The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-20
CANDIDATES GALORE.
RED HOT TIMES PROMISED ar THE
DEMoCRATLC CONVENTION
1 WIDE OPEN RACE.
Chances OF the Eastern Men Not Con
stdered GoOd-Bofes OF Iowa a
slight FaVorfte over the Others.

Slight URIC over LM2 UL4GE4a
yAsHINGrO1T. June 1s.-From present
.-dlcarlons there VIII be more excitement
TO the square inch 1ammed into the Demo-
cratic Convention at Chicago on July z than
ever before I'm the history of the party. Tt
VIII be a mighty clash between the silver
lldlers Of the West and South against the
.llden warriors of the East
This VIII be one feature Of the combat
Astute leaders on the other side of the fence
acknowledge that the fight will be short
and bitter. and that the silver legion VIII
rlle the roost- Slatisticians have figured
that the silver delegates viii outnumber the
.otlel.s Two &c one.
The feature OF the combat which viii
tLtract the gaze of the nation and which
VIII bring out every ounce of fighting
stun In each and every delegate, viii be the
free for all struggle for the nomination.
NO Presidential convention In the history
OK Ahe country was ever such an open affair
as this promises to be. There are more can
didates In the field than ever before and
the chance Of one man is as good the
next 1t would not be a surprising thing
20 those skilled in the way Of politics #
some man. the blacklist kind of a dark horse.
bobbed up at the eleventh hour and swept
the convention like a cyclone. Many people
expect this to happen Chairman Harrity,
OF the National Committee is one Of them.
fhat a Western man viii gather In the
nomination is practically conceded The
South has some hope but the cooler heads
rs not ripe for man south of the Mason
and Dixon line to head the Democratic
ticket. particularly one who wears the Con
.-1s-ate putlon- but a sturdy hight VIII
pc put up for the second place on the ticket,
and II the South succeeds In this the East
VIII Pc shut out completely The West
has the bulk Of tine candidates in the field,
as glance at the following list shows.
From a v0te-geteing standpoint it is agreed
By the leaders that the Western contingent
the strongest. as il promises to wean a
army tina DlDuIiEt fold hack
-e Democracy
Here are the names of the men who VIII
be pushed By their respective friends for
.the nomination:
Claude Matthews Csilver). Indiana.
.a-nea ~ campbell (the PLATFORM, Ohio
John u schoaeld che PLATFORM. illinois.
henry ~ Teller (sflver). Colorado
David Bennett Hill GOLD New York
" IMAM p Russell (the PLATFORM, 1assa-
william Rails Morrison Che PLATFORM.
Illinois.
Horace Boies Csilver. lowe.
Robert p PatUson (the PLATFORM. Penn
Richard P. Bland Csilver). Missouri.
J. e. $ blackburn Csilver). Kentucky.
Aql4 y stevenson CHE PLATFORM Illinois I
fcln Grlmen Carlisle (gold) Kentucky
licnard Olney (gold) Massachusetts,
e v li4ian q Whitney (gold), New York
or s4nn r. Morgan (silver). Alabama
APIS LIST presents MANY complications. 4
me Arst place Senator Teller of Col /
Qfado, is a Republican but he is stronger
Vn his silver views than he Is ii partv
matters a certain Influential CLIQUE ia
~ ASA tngton has been pushing his name
-nln the pass month OF So He has bae7
-tloned Tor the first place on the ticket
~ s.so for the second. The strong argu-
ent used BY them is that he would cap
lure the Republican eilverites Of the na-
ton bodily
senator Teller is now in his sixty-seventh
year sLd At the zenith of his powers He /
la a capable man. hard thinker and a
tremendous worker Some time ago II vvas
said Of him that nothing could take him
our Of the e.. @. p. Subsequent conditions /
l1ts changed this Although q lawyer by
N+ 9A@ssl9ns ne Knows as much about mines /
p mining as any man in the West The
-a- neral wealth Of the country has long
.eeen great lad with him. He also knows
own TO the small detail the mineral re- +
-fles OF every country on the globe
b. connection with Teller's name that If
7ulenant-lzeneral John NJ SchofeId has F
zen mentioned. Some would like to see
general Sch06e1d head the ticket win I
letier 10 second place and others favor I
reversal Of this. One of the arguments
'rought out in favor Of General Schofeid /
T7A az ne has never been parry man. He (
HileFed that his position IN the army was
rlcn that he had no business to mix with 4
Halitics- To this day he has never declared F
-L1AelI 70 be a Democrat or a Republican 4
Als enaraeter Is epotless his record mag. 4
'lncent and his executive ability proven +
AS money views, like his politics are IN 4
nown- Il is doubtful If he has as yet (
ecided he matter himself He is the /
ollv living Northern soldier with the rank /
~ AlsQleHaHt-lleneral- His army career /
ended when he retired a year ago
Many Of those IN the above list are con-
Adered not TO have ghost of q show
Fe-afy 0arlisle's hopes were blasted by
humillating defeat OF the gold force
Kentucky. and the fact that the State
q e!egation goes to the convention as q
! INIT for Senator Blackburn.
lI tne latter it can be said that he does not
axe ais candidacy too seriously he is one
~ ready 70 vote for man wearing the
.onIederate button He Is a believer in
1orece Boies. and ar the present OUTLOOK
ne hentucHCiaus viii get down to business
.of me love man II the second place on
@ls ucket goes 70 a Southern man, Senator
'-seAoufn g considered to stand as good
eaance &c any one
75-alor Morgan OF Alabama whose posi-
u g much the same as that Of the Ken
II slatesnan. viii get a goodly slice Of
imr on the first ballot. but he is not bank
airs. leaVlly on the nomination.
s4A-eecretary William G. Whitney can
llaly Pc called q candidate although a
A4e@s many of the Eastern delegates would
--A4 Aealg 90 light for him at the drop Of
ne Dat His gold views would be bar
er even l1 he consented to Join la the race.
hsF ago ne empharically announced that
z. business interests were too great 10 all
" q the consideration OF his name. and
recently reiterated this fact
senator David B. Hill has currency views
f. men the silvsr7tes would never accept and
I le same can b said OF Secretary Of State
. ichard Olney. Of Massachusetts,. The Bay
tate has a candidate IN Ex-Governor VIII
ana = Russell. who leans toward gold. but
Tho would probably accept the platform on
ne currency question.
--x-l Governor Thomas E. Pattison. of Penn
Or tantas the candidate OF William Harrlty.
lairmau Of the National Committee is a
43ld man but would accept the platform.
t1arIlty is for gold. but believes fla standing
1g the platform first. last and all the time.
ltis chances are believed to be better than
nose Of any ether Eastern man. but few OF
sns leaders are betting on the East these