The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
JOHN M'LEANS nm
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SDi y. A. EDWAn
Washington. July l4.--fs,.zl
] have had . good deal 4
aorman-van wyck- crols, ~
trying its level best to a.. y
Chicago platform. AIN
fact that John r. Mclean ~ N
game. Well. he has, and !. .s'l
stack Of chips than most \.
! had . talk with a demccr,,
day, = man who is in conc, w
knows what he is talking
true blue democrat and nan.
baked sort. When had told n
had written about the McI...
he said unhesitatingly IN,
rect. He said, however -.
gone far enough, that / M
whole story. He said thers
that Mclean was a candida. \.
pee, man to obtain es.ss..
democratic organization 4 ~.
use 1t for his own purposss !.
National convention. 49,
Ohio man, that purpose Il 81 y
l had sized 1t UP to BE- M
bigger game than any Of ~ n
is entirely selfish and az. ~ g.
with the view of benetltlns
His evident intention ia "a s,ss
cratic nomination. and Than NJ
ganization II he can, and piss Z
the silver question. He VII
sibly a silver man, but IN
understanding with the Ea,tss.
Instead Of having ths or 4.
vote for German or any oths, !.
for the nomination, he viii ~. I !:
him. He knows that the W.,
Southern democrats distrust &, \
man and will not vote for ny. h
they can maintain the two-thIrSs y
control over one-third Of IT, y
against Bryan, thus shuttins ~
the nomination. they will eyeutsss,
their votes to Mclean. Mclxse u
be playing the silver champion i \
untried and unfiedged delerain 4,
may corral enough of them 4 \.
him. That is the game that ~
playing and that Is one OF The rs,.sI
the aforesaid untried and un0sd,S
gate should be kept at home, VIII
not believe there is any possibrln
nomination of anybody but Brn
reaffirmation of the platform A \
it is we'll to know the plans 81 Il,
sition and combat them intellIresis
nomination OF a man like McLsrj
be a farce. Is he II nonI,,]
Ohio the chances are that BIZ win n !
whelmingly defeated. There arstl,
of democrats in that State who a
lieve that Mclean is a democrat n
are Indians and will not vote 4
They will knife him or stay avn n
polls.
Any other good man NOMINATED N
ernor In the State OF Ohio viii ~
be elected owing to the factIouI 4
the ranks Of the republicans. TX |
is growing bitterer every day "
knives are flashing on all sldu, q
owners OF them say they will Mt
them until the Hanna contiugea. !
forever. That means democrats
II the right kind Of man 10 nenir
man who means what he llys NJ
says he Is q straight Chicago
democrat. and in whom the miau
democratic party and the reton
In that State have confidence. N
kind Of a man Is lost ball,
these are the facts. the chances \
Mclean will be nominated II NM
He has the r,oDg y
He has lot of hired strikers NJ
ers, like Allen o. Myers. alwIt a
and down the State shouting y
and keeping him posted on Mt
He knows exactly how and Vim
delegates when he needs thM I
probably think that he needs ~
will get them. He will very ilfu
therefore, and tho ~
Gratis will have hard time Ma1
State for Bryan. 1t will DO - y
ern combination.
There Is no longer any douE =
Eastern combination is at wcH y
at work. Their latest recruit y y
John T. Morgan OF Alabama, vhph
IN interview in the Washingtcn
which he pleads for democTaue
/ don't know what he means py 90
harmony unless 1t means tnat "
back on the Chicago platform asM
If coterie of Eastern money cs.'.
gold plutogogues who bolleo ~
SO. There can no man say slM
Morgan Is not a silver man. ~
S clear on that point. He BY -
ng for the white metal too lons
% be any doubt on that scoM
advocates a backward step lroa
,ago platform. He does not w
sue made SO prominent 10 tns ~
,aign. He wants no radical ml
ID, therefore, he is against pu
Easy to see why Senator Morsn
3ryen. He is q rabbi axpanslua.
hat the name implies, and % 80
i'd OF Bryan.
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