The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-20
CHANCESTOR N rKINLEY
The Bold Claims of His Man
ayers.
THEY ARE TAKING BIG CHANCES.

Going Into Every Part OF toe Country tx
cept Iowa aud Now England Mckinley
Against tho Fieid-It WIZ he Hard to
Beat Him.
WASHINGTON, Murch 90. - Special. =
Tho campaign for tho Republican nomina.
tion IS becoming decidedly interesting. II
is the most prolific topic Of conversation
In Washington. Senator's and representa-
tiyes eagerly watch every move on the
board and discuss all the various features
OF the canvass with ono another according
to their preferences and preiudlcoi One
phase Of the campaign has attracted uni
vorsal attention here. 1t Is the apparent
determination Of the Mckinley managers
10 go In and win from the start Ii Is well
understood that Tho men who are looking
after the interests OF tho Ohio candidate
have come 10 the conclusion the only way
IN which they can carry Off the prizo is to
fight for it n every state and territory, re-
gardless OF the rights or wishes Of so called
favorite SONS. Accordingly they are carry
Ing on vigorous campaign in every part
of the country, excepting the state OF Iowa
and New England, these being left out for
reasons which will bo stated hereinafter.
Tho Mckinley managers boast that
there Is not "A state In the Union cast Of
the Missouri river, excepting Iowa and the
New England section, from which they
will not have votes. They may or may
not bo able to make this claim wholly
good, but they will come pretty near It.
In pushing through q campaign OF this
sort they have had TO tako big chances.
There IL no better settled rIio in politics
than that ID Is dangerous for one candidate
TO attempt to eroroaoh upon tho state OF
another candidate II ho does this, he
must expect to arouse antagonisms which
will return TO plague him. In other
words, all nc wins in this way may bo
dearly bought, because 10 win prevent his
having the friendship Of the men who are
in control of tho remainder of that state
and drive them TO unendng opposition 20
him in case their own candidate falls by
the wayside. For instance. it Is said by
observers here that tho Mckinley mana
gers arc making donkcys Of themselves by
going into New York and trying to get
delegates away from Mr.. Morton. because
angry that after the New York governor
drops out as a candidate all their strength
will be cast 20 Allison or Reed and none
of 1t TO Mckinley.
The Opposition.
But the Mckinley men appear TO have
counted all this cost before acting. Their
programme IL 10 go into tho convention
with a majority or tho votes favorable 90
their man. Indeed they believe this is
the only way in which they can win. This
does not mean that Mckinley must be
nominated on the first ballot, but that
with ths votes openly for him he intends
to have enough planted I'm the following of
other candidates, enough second choice
strength 20 give him n majority of tho
whole. The Mckinley men fear that un-
less they can do this their man will be
beaten by tho combination against him.
They are aware Of the plan of the opposi-
tion leaders TO take possession Of the con
vention, Of the contemporary organization
and the committee on credentials, already
described i'm thoso dispatches. They admit
that the success Of such plan might be
fatal to their interests, and they arc in
consequence straining every nerve to
ohockmate by getting n majority OF the
convention Oh their own side.
As TO New York, the Mckinley men aver
that they could not expect any friendship
from Mr.. Plntt and from the delegates
elected by him whether they kept out of
the state or not They count rs just so
much clear gain all the delegates they are
able TO win away from Platt in Now York
and from Quay i'm Pennsylvania. 1t Is
well known hCre that the Mckinley man
ayers have not coutoEted themselves with
securing delegates openly pledged to thoir
interests in these two states. They are
trying to secure the selection of rs many
delegates as possible whuso second choice
is Mckinley Their idea is that after one
or two ballots the Ohio mans lead will be
SO largo and his nomination SO near that
there will be- restlessness in all the other
camps and desire on tho part OF other
delegates to join hands with them. III
they have second choice men In New York
and Pennsylvania on whom they can rely
at tho favorable moment, they will count
the victory as practically won.
Allison and Reed
Up TO this time the Mckinley managers
have kept out OF Iowa ard New England
There is n method in this. Senator ALI
Mckinley managers as tho only real can
iidates In tho field besides Major McAln
lev. They do not look upon tho senator
and tho speaker as favorite son aspirants,
or ms candidates who wero thrust forward
as u part of scheme to beat tho leader
For this reason they have been careful TO
keep ont of Iowa and Now England. IN
fact thoy have endeOvored To cultivate
friendly relations with the Allison ana
Reed men. Tho Icy managers claim
that IL the opposition endeayors to concen'
trato its strength upon Reed most oil the
Iowa and other western delegates VINO are
for Allison will go TO tho Ohio candidate,
and that the same thing Is truo OF many
of tho New England delegates IL tho effort
bo made to throw the opposition TO All
son. Probably sono Of this claim VIII DO
found well based when the critical mo-
ment comes, and in this feature OF their
campaign tho Mckinley managers are
playing tho part Of wisdom, II In no other
bitterness In 1t.
Tho contest Is obviously one of Mckin-
l,v npainst the field, and it Is as yet too
early To risk an opinion as TO which siue
will proye the stronger. IL Is always dan
gerous 20 a candidate have all I'll other
aspirants against him, and especially wheh
tbere Is some bitterness about 1t, as Is
likely 20 be the case In the proselt affair
ON the other hand, 1t Is conceded Mo
Kipley will 20 into the convention with
something like $50 votes as first choice,
and perhaps 80 10 100 IS second choice III
,bis turns out 10 bo no case, it VIII ne
vory difficult to bent him, for there Will be
an impression that he Is eOing TO win and
tho men who wish TO make arrangemants
with tho wlnncr viii not only know where
-, ,,o IN p,ootfnfe. but will feel that they
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