New-York tribune., 1896-04-03
REED IN NEW-ENGLAND
HAS M'KINLEY INHERITED Thu
STRENGTH OF GENERAL HARRISONf

THE ACTION OF NEw-HAMPsHIRE LENDS oREAT-
Err INTEREST TO COMING STATE coSvEN-
rroNs-rHE SPEAKER ON PAR WITH
ALLISON IN POSITIVE STRENGTH.
[pY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBrSE.l
Washington. April 1.-The wavering Of the
Reed line In New-Hampshire recalls to the minds
OF politicians here TIE stories that were In crcu.
lation q year ago about the Maine mans
strength in New-England. AT that time Gen.
eral Harrison was thought to be in the race for
the Presidential nomination, and current report
was that he had considerable following In
Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut. and
would be able to hold 1t against Mr.. Reed. No
explanation Of this was given by anybody, The
Senators from thee three States would neither
deny nor confirm the report. Those who In
dulged IN speculation the subject fancied they
saw in the Influence Of Senator Proctor, who had
served in General Harrisons Cabinet ex-
PLANTATION Of the Vermont situation. but the sit.
uation In Rhode Island and Connecticut re-
NAMED unexplained.
The question now comes up. has Mr. Mckinley
inherited this Harrison strength. as he appears
to have Inherited that in other scctlone? And II
go. will the fact appear at the conventions soon
to be held in the three New-Ergiand States
named? Vermont Rhode Island ard Co2necti-
cut have yet TO speak but soon will DO so. Their
action will be awaited with all the greater in
terest because OF New HampsLire's action IL 10
conceded that II they are for Mr.. Reed they ought
10 speak with great distinctress; that copy OK
the wHampshire deliverance as 10 the candi-
dates would in effect be another Mckinley VIC
tory-or rather three Mckinley victories. And
II four OF the six New wEngland States go on
record in this wavering way toward the local can
didate, where will that place him in the race!
At the outset the whole Of New-England, with
hraa rr.t ttAr fftad "A
him. His strength elsewhere as developed is IN
New-York. Pennsylvania and in several OF the
Southern States. He has no following SO far
either in the West or the Northwest SO that II
weakened In New-E England will he still be the
best man upon whom the anti-Mckinley forces
can combine at ST. Louis?
Mr.. Reed, his friends point out. would even in
those adverse circumstances be as we'll OIL as
Mr.. Allison. The Iowan has lost outright the
whole OF his surrounding territory, Michigan
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Illinois, the Dakotas and
Nebraska which stand In geographical relation
10 lowe Massachusetts, New-Hampshre. Vef.
mont, Rhode Island and Connecticut do TO MainA
are all in the Mckinley column. AS a comprc-
mise man, therefore, the Maine candidate and
the Iowa candidate the score Of positive
strength to start with are thought TO be about on
q par
AS a part OF this speculation about compro.
mise man. mention is heard again OF General
Harrison, But this talk awakens only faint
echo, Not that General Harrison has lost any
OF his hold on Republicans. but bis Narulest adj
mlTeTS 1nflSt tNut u seElOuS movement El6ho
him factor in the fight now would be unjust
to him and to his fame. They have accepted his
letter on the subject OF a denomination as ftnal
and satisfied that such was the way that he
himself meant il should De accepted. And "
course the Mckinley men accept IL final
Moreover as they have won since it was written
in all the territory which before the letter was
written was claimed for General Harrison. in
Guiding Indian l, they express themselves as COM
fdent OF their ability to hold their own there
now against all possible combinations. They
are confident that the men who tried e defeat
General Harrison at Minneapolis could not this
year make any headway with him their un-
willing candidate