The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-09
WILL BE BRYAN AND M'KlNLEY.
ELECTIONS PRACTICALLY DECIDED
AS TO CANDIDATES.

Contest Now Expected to BE squarely
ON the Financial Issuc-BeIIef Ex-
pressed That Imperialism VIII Be
Out of 1t Before Election Time.
Nation Seems Ready to Take Up
Its HerO-Hanua's Throw Down ia
His Home County.
Washington, Nov. S-(SpeciaD Two po-
litical problems were practically solved by
the result of yesterdays elections.
In the first place the denomination of
Mckinley on sound money platform, by
the Republicans, is assured, unless some
unexpected change of sentiment occurs,
and in the second place, Bryan will be the
Democratic nominee on the Chicago 16 to
l platform.
This is about the way Senator Morgan
of Alabama and other national politicians
in Washington size up the situation.
President Mckinley returned to this city
very well satisfied with the Endorsement
given him in his own state and he inform
ed one of his closest friends that the
financial question must necessarily be the
leading issue In the next national cam
paign. On a platform of sound money
backed up by the general proposperity
throughout the country, the President ex-
pressed the belief that the Republicans
would be again victorious over Bryan and
free silver. He also intimated that the
questions of expansion and imperialism
will probably be settled before another
year rolls around, thus eliminating those
topics as issues from the next contest.
Senator Morgan concurs with the Presi-
dent so far as the candidate and the is
sues are concerned, but he is not willing
TO concede the reelection of Mckinley.
1T is TO be the old fight over again,
with the same principals in the same
ring, remarked the Senator, with a know
ing smile.
Ready for Hero.
Some of the political prophets are bold
enough TO assert that the country at large
would cheerfully place both Mckinley and
Bryan on the shelf to make way for
popular hero. A former member of Con-
gress who realizes a handsome income
from his legal practice, based upon expe-
rience obtained in the national legisa-
ture, declared that the country is weary
of so-called statesmen and practical poll
ticians in the White House. and is now
eager for favorable opportunity to place
the nations hero, Dewey, in the preslden-
tial chair. The speaker went on to say
that Mckinley has played his personal
popularity for all its worth, and the sltb-
stantial business interests of the country,
South as well as North, are afraid of
Bryan.
I'VE are of an emotional nature" he
added, land recent developments show
.conclusively to my mind that we are
about due for a period of hero worship.
What would be the result if two such mas
ters of political craft, as William C. Whit
ney, Democrat and Senator Proctor, Re
publican, should combine forces and push
Dewey to the front, at the appropriate
time, Notwithstanding his repeated but
nevertheless qualified denials of presiden-
tial aspirations? Why, party lines would
be swept aside and we would see one of
the most remarkable campaign in the his
tory Of our country.
However, tempting may be the flavor of
such expressions, they do not take the aV-
erage politician to be found here at the ma
tional capital
Hanna Growing Unpopular.
"They didn't do a thing to Mark
Hanna in the Cleveland district" is a pop
ular expression heard in all places where
the elections are being discussed 1t seems
to be generally recognized that there is
but little comfort for the mighty Mark
to be derived from the result in his home
county. He is being denounced by Repub-
licans with even greater severity than by
Democrats, and there seems to be gen.
eral demand that Mark and his methods
be relegated to the rear.
Prominent administration men reluctant
ly confess that the Republican party is
heavily handicapped by the attempt of
Senator Hanna to pose as dictator of the
party. Some of them go SO far as to
suggest that the President cannot afford
to go into another campaign with Hanna
as chairman of the National Committee
Incidents are cited to show that Repub-
licans in Hanna's home openly scratched
Nash and voted the remainder of the Re
publican ticket, to emphasize their disgust
for Hanna. 1t remains to be seen whether
Senator Hanna will acknowledge that he
has been Jeffriesized and quit, or whether
President Mckinley will have the nerve
to sponge out the dollar mark.
UNITED STATES AND CHINA.