The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-14

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began moving. There were scattered
interviews from Ohio at this time that
Mckinley was growing. Reinforcing
these natural expressions from the
! mans own state, came the great west,
| the west, that is the west of Missouri,
demanding Mckinley. The west has
never been strongly tariff and the east
ern politicians were non-plussed. The
! Mckinley boom grew and waxed great
in the west before it appeared any
where east of the Mississippi river eX-
! cept in Ohio The eastern politicians,
SIS yet disunited opened up a general
but not unified fight on Mckinley. a
state campaign had been fought in
Ohio and this was seized upon as a
pretext for the hint that Mckinley
was trying to overshadow Foraker In
! Ohio. This was shrewd move against
Mckinley. Foraker and Mckinley
have been political opponents. The
anti-McKinley men all over the Union
asserted that Foraker would not be for
Mckinley for president, but he had the
power and would squelch him. This
was kept up until Foraker's friends in
| Ohio became disguised. Foraker re-
peatedly assured the country that he
was for Mckinley for president, and
was answered by general incredulity
from the country. SO much so that one
of his followers said: Foraker is get
ting tired of reassuring the country of
his friendship for Mckinley every
morning before breakfast" At this
time Foraker was greatly annoyed, but
stood faithful and fast.
BY the middle Of January, Quay,
Plat and Clarkson representing ALI
son, who had in the meantime come
out for president as a single gold STAN
dard champion, and Manley repre-
senting Reed, met at Quay'S home in
Washington and decided that McKin-
ley was the man they had to fight. At
this time not a state had instructed for
Mckinley, but the eastern politicians
knew that he was gaining and they
resolved TO put a stop to it. They had
DO doubt of their ability to do it. The
famous "favorite son" arrangement
was conspired, then and there. Nor
ton appeared as a candidate from New
York. Allison of Iowa was already
out. Reed was supposed to stand
with all New England at his back.
Henderson was put out in Nebraska.
Shelby Cullom cline out in Illinois;
Davis in Minnesota, Bradley in Ken
lucky; Harrison was doomed some in
Indiana. Congressman Steele of that
state insisting at the time that liar
rison would be candidate" Quay
was already out in Pennsylvania. Here
were nearly all the principal Republi-
can states of the Union with candidates
for the presidential nomination. In
all McKinley'S career up to the present
time he was in the greatest danger
then. The Chicago, New York, Phila-
delphia, st. Louis and Boston Republi-
can newspapers assailed him bitterly.
He was not the originator of the Nc
Kinley bin. they said, and the attach
ment Of his name to the bill was n mere
public accident and n false appellation.
The public listened to this for about
three weeks, as the newspaper files will
show. Then came the positive declar-
alton from Harrison that he would not
be a candidate. Then Manderson's
constituency in Nebraska notified him
that they were for Mckinley, and one
fayorite son retired; the same thing
happened in the northern border states
and Cushman Davis, another favorite
son, fell. The states We're now hold
ing their conventions and Mckinley
was far in the lead. The managers
touched off another bomb. This was
the A. z. A opposition TO Mckinley.
The organization decided against him.
The Mckinley forces by this time were
organized and they met the a 2. A.
attack with great gufTaw, which
forced the national committee of the
a. i. \. to crawfish hurriedly. Still
the Quay ring was not discouraged.
II had never wavered, when, with a
profound shock. the state of Vermont.
part of New England and part Of Tom
Reeds domain, walked up and present
ed 10 the country a delegation To St
Louis favorable TO Mckinley. This
staggered the favOrite sons as they
have not been staggered in the whole
course Of the fight. Next came the
Illinois convention. Shelby Cullom.
another favorite son. fell by the way
side and was crushed under the Nc
Kinley juggernsut Meanwhile the
southern states were in a turmoil.
What Republicans there are down
there We're divided and conteSting dele
cations were numerous. Mckinley
was everywhere accorded the lead
Then the financial howl began. The
tarin had been thoroughly discussed
and was dropped. The New York
papers finished up McKipley'S record
and it proved 70 be favorable through
out for silver. Innumerable attempts
were made 10 make Mckinley speak
en- The matter without any success
whatever. Seeing this Quay gave up
tue fight He visited Mckinley al
Canton and the country became a.
sured OF McKinley's nomination.
Brsdley. kentucky's favorite son. pull
ed OF the track. leaving as favorite
sons. Allison and Reed and Morton.
During the last week II has become
apparent 1t St Louis that the con-
venJion would declare for the single