The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-17
AS VIEWED IN NEW YORK
Belief That Mckinley Thinks Levi MoTto
Is Strong In the South.

Is Strong in the South.
New York, April 16.-McKinley's
friends are still intent upon punctur-
ing Morton's boom with as many holes
as possible. Their persistency in this
method of political warfare is leading
certain politicians to believe that the
Ohio statesman does not like the re-
cent reports from the southern states
where Governor Morton has been pick
ing up some delegates, and expects to
obtain some more. Branches Of the
Mckinley league of this state are be-
ing started in every assembly district
in this city where Milholland and his
ieutenantS can muster a corporaFs
guard of disgruntled Republicans.
There was a meeting at Milholland's
state club tonight, the. headquarters
Of the Mckinley league, and a branch
for the Twenty-Fifth district was form
ed. This is Cornelius S. Bliss bailiwick
and he wants to make good showing
to back up his contest for a seat in the
st. Louis convention as a national del
egate. Another Mckinley meeting
was held in the Thirteenth district,
and another branch league was formed
Resolutions were passed indorsing Nc
Kinley for president, and calling upon
Governor Morton to withdraw from the
race.
Congressman Thomas Settle, who is
the first and only Republican from
North Carolina in congress, thinks that
his state will go Republican for the ma
tional ticket next fall. He is one of
the young Republicans from the south
and was elected on a square Republican
platform. The Populists and Republic
cans co-operated in many OF the dis
tricts but in his district Populist ran
against him as we'll as a Democrat. He
was elected by plurality of 5000 IF
the delegation from North Carolina
goes TO St. Louis uninstructed." he said
tonight sit will be against Mckinley.
/ think it should go uninstructed in or
der to leave the delegates free to act.
1t is certainly a better way than to
bottle up and seal delegation. 1 can
not say which candidate is the strong
est in my state, because there is a sem
timent in different localities for Nor
ton, Reed. Allison and Mckinley. In
one place every one is for Reed and
twenty miles from that spot the people
VIII be for Mckinley. In one section,
Governor Morton Will have friends and
in another, Allison. And. as l said. il
can be safely stated that an uninstruc-
ted delegation will be against McKin-
ley" Congressman Settle said further
that Senator Pritchard was in favor of
the Populists and Republicans coop
Grating, not only on the state but the
national ticket. Il do not think that
can or will be DONE" he added. THE
are for sound money. and
l do not see how they can Cooperate
with the Populists. who favor silver at
10 10 l. The Populists imagine that
they hold the balance Of power in my
state but they do not. I think that If
their numbers were counted they would
be too small 10 affect political results.
II the wish 10 retain any show of
strength and be taken in out of the
damp they had better support the Repub-
lean national ticket. If they do not.
they wilEbe sadly left and lose prestige
think that the Populists and Republic
cans will cooperate on the county and
state tickets. You Will see US paired
together in order 10 defeat the Demo-
Gratis and have honest elections. We
shall have a fair election and I believe
that North Carolina, for the first time
IN its history, Will go Republican for
the national ticket Where one Repub-
lican quits because he believes in free
silver We shall have six Democrats
Join US because they believe in sound
money. The Populists will gain some
recruits from the Democrats on the
free silver question. But the coalition
# sound money Republicans and free
silver Populists is incongruous and, in
my judgment. can never be effected.
The Republicans in my state are both
Tor protection and sound money. and for
that reason 1 think Senator Pritchard's
wishes can never be carried out oil
and water do not mix. Republicans
are gaining rapidly on the sound money
sSue."