The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-01-10
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
Profound Uncertainty to the PresIden-
tiaI Possibilities

tial Possibilities
Seldom has the roll of recognized
democratic presidential aspirants been
as short as it is at the present time
Previous to the congressional elections
of 1894 the men mentioned" for the
candidacy included Hill. Carlisle, Steven
son, Boies. Morrison, Bayard. RUSSELL
German. Whitney. Pattison and Others
and a few months ago Cleveland and
Campbell were added to the number
The chances of most of these, however,
were blighted by last years elections
Campbell, especially during the recent
campaign. appeared to be among the
most promising of all the aspirants-
If he should pull the republican plural
ity in Ohio down near the normal av-
erage it was generally believed he would
sweep the national convention of 1896
But his defeat by the largest majority
ever rolled up against a democratic
gubernatorial candidate in Ohio except
Vallandigham in 1868 has put him out
of the list of next years possibilities.
Of course. several names viii be pre-
sented in the democratic convention
That party's nomination was sought
even in 1864. when II states of the DEM
oc-atic region were excluded from the
voting. and when democratic chances
in the rest of the country, even before
the military victories in the fall of that
wear. were the reverse of fattering-
Horatio Seymour would have accepted
the candidacy in 1864 as lie did in 1865,
when the strife for it was about as active
as if there had been any prospect that
the candidacy would be worth anything.
PendIeton wanted the nomination
which Seymour received, and so did
Hancock. Hendricks, and probably
Chase. In 1872, when the candidacy, as
most of the level-headed democrats
could see. was a barren honor, Trum-
bull. David Davis and Thomas F. Bayard
would have accepted it if itw offered
to them. In all the other canvasses
since the war democratic prospects
were bright and the nomination was
eagerly sought. =
The democracy will have no difficulty
in securing a candidate in 1896, yet the
doubt as to who the party Will put up
ic as great as if it were sure of victory.
Ii the republican tidal wave were alb
sent. and if the result OF the election in
New York in 1894 had been different
Hill probably would be nominated ON
the first ballot Now, though, he is ont
| of the reckoning. Nobody thinks of him
in connection with next years nOmina-
ton. The third term talk, of course,
means nothing, so that Cleveland's name
will not go before the convention. Cor
man, Pattison. Boies, Stevenson and
Russell are out of the race. Morrison
has some friends, but. unfortunately,
none of them live in Illinois, and his
chances of getting that states delega-
ton are poor. Bayard will hardly be
seriously considered. The fact that
Kentucky is 4 doubtful state may help
Carlisle's chances somewhat, but he
hardly feels sanguine. Perhaps, after
all, Whitney will be the nominee, al
though his prospects of being able to
carry his state are decidedly unpronfs-
ing. For the first time in y years
there is profound uncertainty as to who
the democracy viii select for a Presi-
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