New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-13
A STRATEGIC SUCCESS.
COLONEL MCLUREs VIEW OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
THE DEMOCRACY TO MEET IT'S WATERLOO
WITH BRYAN AS ITS CANDIDATE-THE
DEMOCRATIC EDITOR POINTS TO W.
TUE MAN
c. WHITNEY AS THE MAN.

c. WHITNEY AS THE MAN.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. II (speciaD Alex
ander Mcclure, Of THE Times" in taking
ro,rosnectlve survey OF the political situation as
Tuesdays battle left 1t, said to the correspond
ent OF The Tribune:
regard the election Just over one Of the
,,aanest cut strateRicai moves made In
the arena OF American politics AS mntary
genius like Napoleon or Grant would pan
campaign the Republican MANAGERS planned
theirs and their opponents marched INTO the
meshes of their tactical man@uvres' WIN the
natural result - 49,. 49, =,
compared and differences drawn the Republi-
cans started out to hold Ohio In order TO estaD-
Itch Mckinley as their nominee and 10 lose
Nebraska, hoping to insure the hoHha'ioh Vi
BRYAN by the Democrats. , -,
So far as Ohio is concerned. her favorite eltic
zen received overwhelming lhoorseieh' VI
his administration and his pollcy. -, -.
ma naIv1e tho vote i'm Nebraska and the point
ia clear In Omaha there were SOW registered
Republican votes $500 registered democrats
and Populists, and 5000 registered Wi,nouS
preferences indicated. showing maJor,y Oh
nearly two thousand Republicans over All ~
shown by the figures the Repuphcans shouu
have carried Nebraska by 3Oo0 10 ovVV ina5o,
iy at least The vote therefore, is utlaccVr III
bic when compared with the rtgisuy IT, r.
can be no other inference than that tne go a.
given to Bryan in order TO enc4 9haa there
nomination the old platform. so tnat tn p
can be no doubt as to the success OF the ne
publican ticket next year. . -. 49,.
This view is strengthened by the fact th si
Iowa. adjoining Influenced by the same condl-
tions and interested in the same INDUSTRIES
went Republican, usual with SVEN.
DEMOCRATS WILL LOSE ALL WITH
BRYAN
Watch the movements in the future. 1t Is a
| big game on the board of politics. Inc hepup-
cans have scored the first vantage OF Po srard
for 1900 We have in war what they can graiu
! tactics We have just finished the hrst move III
what may be called grand politics. III, 10
| 1t Is impossible to tell so soon what WI Wiz We
done by the present management or the lCenio-
| cratic marty but YOU can put this down, II they
| put Bryan at the head OF the Democratic Na
tional ticket of 1900 they VIII not carry sin 70
gle State east of the Mississippi ana north vi
! the Ohio They might by fusion carry a rev
States unimportant in number OF elee s,,0.o a.
votes. west Of the Mississippi, where free silver
! is a local ISSUE but they will lose at least one
| third of the States of the South ..,n
| The Republicane on a platform or expansion
| and sound money have carried hehIu ,ttt ~ ~
matter what may happen on tecnnlcaltles ~ =
| through high handed measures OFTEN resoI ~
| To by desperate characters Whatever may pe
! the outcome It is evident Bryarlsm mas oetn
! ranudiated in Kentucky. With Bryan at the
| head Of the Democratic ticket next year, there
| is an easy fighting chance Tor the fepuo,ica"'
| IN the Democratic strongholds OF the oout ILL.,
The shrewd management or Maryland Dehho
| cratic notifies saw this-Bryan was kicked out
OF the platform by the Maryland ,n,tnon
| and Smith was elected agalns. - pa nhn
/
had made an excellent Governor -.
| II the Democratic managers propose 10 VAIN
| into the Republican trap they can 90 50 Win
| little effort.
HE LOOKS TO WHITNEY AS THE MAN
| There is one man in the Democratic party
| rha would make a candidate who could bring
! ont the whole vote and more. | mean william
| @ whitney OF New-YOrk. met him frequent
~ in the Cleveland campaigns he Is one vi
| the most accomplished politicians and statesmen
| this country has ever produced. In the second
| nomination Of Mr. Cleveland he brought MN
| forward and placed him at the heau Oh ,me
| ticket over the most bitter and aggressive nos
tility of the delegation Of his own state secur
! ing not merely majority but the TWO hlIos
vote required by the rules Ua feat
| plished under apparently insurmountapie OBJ
staces and contrary to the tradtions anu rSie ~
| of conventions. Mr. Whitney is cool anu Is
! never Influenced by impetuosity or Ill consid-
| cred conditions. ,,,. 4.
Tba chief trouble might be to his ability to
' accept a nomination If such wise s'ep 49, ea,
/ proposed-his business interests are SO vast
| and important. -, = 49,, ~ -.
| destiny is Governor-elect Smith OF Maryland
| He is sound on the popular issues or the DAY,
| He also has an immense amount OF PERSONA
| strength He elected Representative III
| Congress last year by a large majority 30 ne
| ie a representative as we'll as Governor -elect
| He has no angles about him. He Is not handi-
| canned by personal antagonisms or involved III
| complications Of National politics.
| nv Democratic party in National and State
! contests of the future must have new men, OF
| they must expect to be RELOCATED permanently
to the rear 49,, an
| The American people moving ahead rap
| ,5Iy and will only support men who are keeping
| abreast of the times ~.,,
From now until the gathering OF the National
| conventions about seven or eight months hence
| tho managers of both parties will be arranging
| the preliminaries for the great Natlonai coh.es
over issues which Will have a promnnen. piac'
| In tho opening events Of the new century.
|