Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-15
THE HAIR RISON BOOM
How it Differs From the Booms of Othe,
Candidates
His Friends Believe He Will DC
Brought Out After a Deadlock
fu the Convention.

A close analysis of the statement just
made by ex-senator Palmer Of Michigan
throws little light on the subject of Cen
eral Harrison's real relations to this years
presidential race. AS much as he is
quoted as saying mas been said by Others
in the same position TO speak. The ques-
ton is left about 1t was before. But
the fact that General Harrison is not an
active candidate for his partys noInina-
ton and will not become active candi-
date does not affect in the slightest the
expectation of his friends that he is
destined to be the nominee of the republic an
national convention.
The difference between the Harrison
boom and the other booms appears in the
way in which the booms are being man
aged.
BOOms of Other Candidates.
Mr.. Reeds candidacy is confessed on
every hand. His own state will instruct
enthusiastically for him, and many other
states will follow suit. His friends north,
south. east and west are openly at V ork
in his interests. 1t will be possible in
few months to estimate with some ac-
curacy his first-choics strength.
This same thing is true of Governor Nc
Ninley, whose state has already virtually
instructed for him. He is directing his
own campaign, and his lieutenants are in
Iowa formally presents Senator Allison
as her choice, and calls on the whole of the
northwest to come to the support Of the
man who, she claims. stands so dis
tinctly for that section.
The New York republic ans seem so eager
to declare for Gov. Morton they are in a
quarrel as to the time when the deciara-
tiOn would best serve his interests Some
want 1T made almost at once, and give as
their reason the advantage likely to accrue
to the cause at distance from home in
dorsement of an earnest character Others
are not even waiting on the home indorse
ment, but, knowing that it will be made,
are already setting out on missionary work
in neighboring states.
Here, then, is something definite as to the
Reed, the Mckinley tn Allison and the
Morton booms. When the national conven-
ton meets the frst-cfCice strength of all
four of the active candidates will be ascer-
tainable. But where Will be the Harrison
boom? In what way is it to E1aterialize.
and, repeating the performance of Aaron's
rod, swallow the other booms?
Belief of Hnrrison's Friends.
The belief of the friends cf Gen. Harrison
is that no one of the four active candidates
will have strength enough to secure the
nomination on the first ballot, and that in
the resultant efforts at combinations
deadlock will occur. Reed and Mckinley
will destroy each otner. Allison and Nor
ton will be unable to make terms, the men
of the northwest ob1ectng to the New
Yorker because of his banking and large
corpo1 alton connec TORS, ard the eastern
men declining to accept the Iowa Senator
because of his silver environment. Who,
then, will best answer the ends of q COM
promise man?
Gen. Harrison's name may not even have
been before the convention. This state, al
though anxious to see him nominated, may
not instruct for him, and 10 other stata Is
expected or is being regarded 70 do so. But
at the stage of the game described the de-
mand for a strong candidate is expected to
bring forward his name, and develop the
very great respect in which he Is held by
the people of all sections. State favorites
will disappear. Bosses will be powerless.
The one man strong alike in one section as
in another, and who will have antagoniZed
nobody in the convention, will prevail.
This is the Harrison boom, as described
here in Washington.