Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-10
What One Of Them Says About
Those Who Are Opposing Him.
THINK THEY SHOULD Be CONSULTED
The History of the 1876 Conven-
ton Cannot Be Repeated.
UNDER NO BOSS RULE

An ardent advocate of the nomination of
Mr.. Mckinley at st. Louis. and man of
wide experience in practical politics, said
to representative of The Star today:
TOO much stress is laid upon the fact
that nearly all of the prominent republican
managers are today in the anti-McKinley
column. That does not argue that they
will remain there to the end, or. remaining
there, that they will be able, all combined,
to compass Mr.. McKinleys defeat.
Ground of Some Opposition.
Are all these men really opposed to Mr..
Mckinley? 1 have my doubts about it. /
am inclined to believe that some Of them
are not. There are men. you must remem-
Der, who always want to appear as having
goods to deliver. They hate to believe. or
to lave others believe, that anything of
Importance can be accomplished without
their assistance. They like to be conferred
with and deferred 20. and all that. do not
derounce the trait. 1t is natural. But the
exhibition of 1t does not alarm me. There
are some pretty prominent republicans who
do not relish seeing the Mckinley boom
grow as 1t does w;noIt word OF cheer
from them. They fear the effect of success
on a man swept thu; ;nto Office without
Their aid 1t might cOndace to 10 much in
prudence Oh his part. They might find
II difficult TO :cure lie coSnitCn at the w aiie
pa ment of themselves. Aud so It is. as
| believe. that there men today CO.
operating with the opposition, VINO are not
III Their hearts against MIR. Mckinley but
Oily against his capturing the prize
without appearing to owe them sonnet thing.
They want to go to st. Louis with goods to
deliver, or intimately associated with those
VINO have. and thus put Mr.. Mckinley
openly under obiigl lions.'
But suppose all of these men should
nod out TO the end?" was asked.
- History of 1876 Not to BE Re-
peHteL.
'n-ell, even then they could not win.
know the hope of the opposition. The men
who are responsible for this favorite son
maneuver expect to repeat the history Of
the Cincinnati convention of 1876 when a
similar maneuver defeated Mr.. Blaine. But
there were features in that case which do
not perta-!n to this case nor can they be
forced into it. Mr.. Blaine, although SO bril-
liant ard by many so well-beloved, was at
a great disadvantage at Cincinnati. He
Was under personal fire, merciless for a
time. and SO conducted as to estrange
many men from him at the critical mo-
n:cnt. But no such warfare is possible
against Mr.. Mckinley. So that when the
ST. Louis convention meets the only QueS-
ton to be decided viii be as to whether the
man so clearly the choice of the party shall
be defeated by the managing politicians.
1t VII not take three ballots to decide it,"
VIII BE Under No Boss.
"AIr. Mckinley. then, will go in without
any oiligatiors?'
"Practic ally without any obligations. The
people are going to make the nomination.
and will ratify it at the polls. His obliga-
tons will he TO them, and will be dischars-
ed when he gives to the country good,
clean administration.