Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-14
REPUBLICAN, PRESIDENTIAL POS.
SIBiLiIieS


Indications the last week have justi.
lied the Impression that the opponent /.
"r Within Mckinley have ,U:nc to ~.
gard him as til" one candidate for Pres.
ident On the Republican ticket who IL
entirely too stiOng. Indeed. that cO,l-
vlciiOn In the minds of the ant .Mcl<'p.
ley men Is really many mouths cid. II
viii account for the energy AMI actlvi.
~ with wL.ch agents of other caiuii.
dates have appeared In all parts of III"
country. let by men Of skin IN the pre-.
limiiary work Of conventions. tn
strengthen the lines Of other can,ll.
dates az SGT Mp ''fnvOrltc SON. ,s,n,ll.
dates where there seemed q" bc u
probability THAT Mckinley would h. the
choice unless an Interest In n local can.
'li'late could bc stimulated.
In the East. excepting New York.
pennsylvania. and perhaps New Jr'.
SLY. which has not yet been sounded
satisfactorily. hut where Mckinley
fir'ls u leaning among the strong pro-
zee tion!sts. Reed H. pretty secure Hut
outside Of New York auh Pennsylvania
the Fast does not command enough
votes In the convention to make Mr..
Reeds chaEc"s promising. u IL rs.
snmcd generally that the Morton hoom
IN New York Is To ,m u Reed boo,m l".
fore the light shall he over. IL Reed
shall cC!l"t In other States enough
strength In del, gates To max" II worth
while 90 attempt to beat Mckinley.
Notwithstanding the very chilly dir
ncr by the Ncw York delegation IN the
name q! Merton, NJ which every one
WAS uncomfortable and entirely lack.
Ing In enthusiasm. the Morton cause l.
still rrgarlr as one set up for con.
v~niencc and, perhaps, to keel, u Ger.
tain number II estimate Republicans
from running after the NAPOLEON q.
Fro'cciion.' II Is 81 common for Nc";
York to 20 10 u national conventions
wll!i II division that II will im notes
worthy II the delcgltio shall i,r made
solid for Morton. even rs u compliment
If that compliment IL NJ all likely To
stand In the way Of defeating Mciiin.
ley Mon ton will not receive It.
Very little concern has been felt as
Ia the Quay boom aud the movement
by twenty-five members of the Penn.
sylvania 'ielega ton IN the House To pu,
Quay In the field rs u formal candidate.
The foimallty of II Ii like the Nor
ton fOrmalities. There are some Re.
pnblicans In Pennsylvania who would
prefer Mckinley Quay will not lend
his name To any plan that will help
Mckinley. Like Plat. and like many
other Republicans-ch chiefly. of course.
those who have had experience with
Presi,lents-ouay does not want an
Ohio President.
There IL an impression here. which
may not h. shared In New York. that
Ohio politicians have habit. disliked
even among professional politicians. of
preyari'ating-and then there Ii al.
ways. II In asserted. too much Ohio
fayoritism shown by Ohio Presidents.
This town IL full Of traditions to Illus
iratc this belief, brought down from
III. administrations Of Hayes and Gar
field.
one PENNSYLVANIA Representative,
Mr.. Dalzcll. has refused to sign the re-
quest To Quay to le u candidate. lie
gives ms his reason his decision To sup
porn Reed. While the refusal Of Mr..
Dalzcll seems To fly In the face Of Mr..
'!nay II may e right In the line Mr..
Quay is walking himself. lie does not
expect to De- nominated.
quay ,locs moi propose 10 90 before
the country with his record Ms u man
agrr AMI his later record. pronounced
by - Republican member of the House
from Ohio To be that Of u Judas Is