The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1896-02-26
REPUBLICAN SCHEMES.
Bosses, Not the Voters, Will Noini-
nate a President.
Public Offices and the Management OF
Affairs to Be Completely Taken
Out of the Hands of
the People.

Washington, Feb. 2O.-(Special)-
! The republican managers do not intend
/ to stand any nonsense from the peo-
/ pie this year. They do not intend that
/ the people shall have anything to say
concerning the nominations to be made
/ at St. Louis by the republican national!
! convention.
Those who are observant of political
/ affairs have noticed that Tom Platt
/ of New York, Matt Quay, of Penn.
/ sylvania, and Ret ClaTkson, of Iowa,
| are working hand in glove to control
| the nominations which are to be made
1 this year. Heretofore they have per-
mitted the people to nominate presI-
| dents; aud after they bave been elected
| those presidents have not given such
| consideration to the bosses as they de-
| sire, end hence the managers propose
! to name their own candidate this time
| OF course it is important that the
| bosses should have control of a large
number of delegates. so that they car
cast their votes in any direction which
| may seem most advisable when the con
vention has been called to order and
nominating speeches have been made
You will observe that Tom Platt has
brought out Gov. Morton, of New York.
for the presidency so that the solid vote
of that state will be cast for Morton I'M
der the direction of Platt. In Penn
sylvania it was difficult to find any man
for the presidency upon whom theentire
Pennsylvania delegation could unite;
so, as last resort, Senator Quay permit
ted his Dame to be used as presidential
candidate; and therefore the solid vote
of Pennsylvania will be cast primarily
for Quay, but secondarily, under the
direction of Quay. for some other can
didate. 1t will next be noticed NAT
Boss GARRISON. of Iowa. nearly a year
ago brought out a candidate in the
person of Senator Allison. who will
not only command the vote of the state
of Iowa, but will have a number of
delegates from other states.
IL became apparent recently that
Maj. Mckinley was likely to have {.
number OF votes in the state of Illinois,
and so it has been determined that
Senator Cullom shall be brought out as
candidate TO prevent Mckinley from
getting votes. with the ultimate inten-
ton of having the Illinois delegation
cast solid vote for Allison, or some
other candidate yet to be determined
upon by the managers.
There are three Other republican can
didats in the persons of Reed. of Maine;
of Mckinley, of Ohio, and Davis, OF
Minnesota; and all of these candidates
are independent of the bosses of the
republican national committee. Zach
one of them stands for himself and his
own individuality. 1t is the deterI9 ina
ton of the managers of the republican
NATIONAL committee that neither D.avis,
/ Reed nor Mckinley shall receive, the
nomination.; because each of those
prominent republicans is of independ-
ent spirit and character, and
would not submit TO the don ina
ton of political managers otter
he should reach the white htuse.
After ell of the work which las been
done, and which is being done how.
and which is to be done by the re,pub-
iican manipnlators. even If they sftouId
sncceed in dominating the man of he'll
choice. il will yet be long way OH be-
fore election day, or before they can
secure the success of their ticket
Until very recently Il has beet as
sumed by web informed Republicans
that tae legatee Of the triams rate