The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-31
M'KlNLEY IN THE LEAD
This Is Admitted In Certain
Quarters.
But HE MAY NOT BE NOMINATED.
For some OF the Big Politicians Are
Against Him-Governor Morton Is Loom
ing Up, and Allison Il Growing-weli-
mans Gossip.

ing Up, and Allison Il Growing-wsll-
mans Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - Especial. =
Since Senator Quay returned from Florida
a few DAYS ago a number OF political con-
ferences have been held at his house AT
one OF these, attended by Mr.. Red $ friend,
Joe Manley, and by Senator Allison's
friend and manager, Mr.. Clarkson, certain
reports concerning the political outlook
were submitted and freely discussed. Mr..
Manley and Mr.. Clarksop had just re-
turned from the west, whittier they had
been TO make arrangements for the hold
ing OF the national convention In st.
Louis, and they came back with anything
but rosy information concerning the pros
pects OF their fayorite candidates. While
In the west they had become much inn
pressed with the strength Of the Mckinley
movement. They had learned beyond
shadow OF doubt that Mckinley Is going
10 have all or nearly all the delegates from
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, in
case Senator Davis candidacy does not at
tract much attention.; Nebraska, kansas
and Missouri. As TO Illinois, Clarkson
and Manley reported that state would
probably be divided between Reed and Me-
Kinley. In Indiana they discovered so
much Mckinley sentiment that II the
much talked of effort TO nominate General
Harrison does not materiali-e goodly
share Of the Hoosier vote may be expected
to go TO the Ohio man.
The Mckinley Tide.
In fact, these managers OF rival candi-
dacies found so much of Mckinley tide
running In the west that they were anx-
ious 20 talk the matter over with Mr..
Quay, who is still the acknowledged leader
OF many Of the active politicians of the
Republican party. Mr.. Manley was also
worried because ex-senator Platt had ap-
parently gone into the Morton movement
with unexpected sincerity and zeal, thus
robbing Speaker Reed of the powerful sup
port from that quarter which had been
counted upon for some months past. AT
this conference the opinion was expressed
that the field is becoming so much divided
up that the man who has the greatest pop
ular following is likely TO win, -after all,
and II is a serious question with the poll
ticians IL Mckinley is not that man. At
any rate there is n good deal of worry
among the managers lest the popularity OF
the ex-governor OF Ohio with the rank and
file OF the party does not prove strong
enough TO carry him through, notwith-
standing some Of the weaknesses of his
| position.
Just now IL Is admitted by the leading
men at the capital that Mckinley has the
| lead, but they still are inclined to the be-
| lief that he will not be nominated. They
say the big politicians are against him
| and that no popular candidate ever won
without the cooperation of skillful mon
| of national influence. Though Mckinley
| is on top now, they believe there will come
| another change in the situation and that
| before the convention meets Mckinley
| stock will be quoted much lower than II
| Is at the present time. They believe Gov.
| ernor Morton is going TO attract great
| deal of attention and that Allison is grow
| ing all the time. Some of them go so far
| as to say that all the cards are now run
| ming in Allison's direction, all save the
| surface indications, and the experienced
| politician never counts upon the ephem-
| eral thing known as personal popularity.
| They Stole March.
At the same time men who are not II
the Mckinley movement arc anxious con
/ corning the news which comes from the
south. They are just beginning to realize
that the Mckinley managers stole marcel
| on all competitors In the southern field.
/ year ago a number of Mckinley men wer,
very active in the southern states. Hints
| OF their operations reached the ears of the
| other politicians, but did not excite alarm
| No one dreamed that anything lasting
| could be accomplished so long before the
| opening Of the campaign. But it now
transpires that the Mckinley manager:
| knew what they were about. They ar
| ranged matters so that great majority o
the southern delegates are pretty sure L
land in the Mckinley column. Nortl
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, are all salt
TO be nearly solid for the Ohio man. Tn
Mckinley men say they have those state
"buttoned up tight" and that no one els
can break in there. During the confer
ence at Senator Quay's house this state o
affairs was pretty thoroughly discussed
and IL was admitted that the Ohio chap
had taken time by the very forelock so IA
as the south was concerned. What tn
rival managers will do TO undermine tn
effect of Mckinley missionaryism remain
to be seen.
| The Morton Movement.
To just what extent Mr.. Platt Is deter
mined TO go in trying TO nominate Morto
is something all the politicians would Xix
to find out. The most Intelligent opinio
was that expressed today by New Yorke
who is thoroughly familiar with polite