Evening journal., 1913-02-10
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Nomination That Came
Without the Asking
BY Holland.
BY Holland.

Some time in March. 1896. was
informed that there was only one
contingency that would prevent the
nomination, at the ST. Louis national
Republican convention. Of William
Mckinley for President of the United
States and Of Thomas Bracket Reed
for vice president T1at contingency,
I was told, was the refusal of Mr..
Reed TO accept a nomination for vice
president
At that time the kite Thomas c.
Plat, who was then The leader of the
New York State Republican organiza-
ton. was, or professeh to be, strongly
in favor of the nomination of Mr.
Reed for the Presidency Mr.. Platt
professed to believe that McI<inleys
record as a friend OF silver, although
made at a time whr,n great major
ity OF the members -Df the lower house
of Congress were friendly TO silver.
would make him an unacceptable can.
didate for the Pres idency to the great
body Of the Republicans of the east.
On the other hand Speaker Reeds re-
cord as an oppon ent to the enlarged
use of silver in car currency was a
consistent one
It had always been the belief o,
the ADLER politicians that Mr.. Platt
had other reasoris than those relating
TO Mr. Reeds r ecord upon silver foi
earnestly supporting Reeds nomina
ton for the Presidency.
Suppose" I asked, "the contingency
actually arises Mckinley is nominat-
cd for Presid bnt and Speaker Reed
refuses to allo NV his name to go before
the convention as a candidate for
vice presidents"
7 was talking to one of the leading
financial powers of the United States
man sensitive about the appearance
Of his name in public print It was
with the understanding that | would
not quote him in anythingr that
might write about the vice presiden-
tial nomiI iation that he consented to
tell me what the real game of EN-
pire," as II was illustrated by Repub.
lican poiffcs in 1896 was.
"The ticket that will be nominated
in ST. louis will. ] have good rea-
sons for knowing. not be Mckinley
and Reed. but it will be Mckinley
and II obart-Garrett A. Hobart OF
New Jersey" he said 1T is high
time lhat a frst-class business man
be nominated for vice president. Ho-
bart has that qualification. Further
morea he is the most popular man in
New Jersey and he is just the kind OF
man. to whom Mckinley would give
unbounded confidence.
Now, I viii tell YOU a curious
thing Hobart was told recently that
he would in all probability be Repuh-
li'tan candidate for vice president OF
the ticket with William Mckinley.
"'Not il | know IL, Mr.. Hobart re-
plied
"He was asked why he felt that
way He replied TO be vice pnesi
dent OF the United States is q very
great honor No man can afford tC
1 take that Office whose entire conduc
OF life has not been absolutely hon
orable Now it would not be honor
able for me to permit the use of M
name in that connection because
am strongly convinced that the Re
publican who should be nOminatel
for vice president is Speaker Reed
That would he a splendid ticket
William Mckinley for President an
Thomas b. Reed for vice president
But suppose Reed win not hav
It? His friends say that IL is eithe
the Presidency or speedy retiremen
to private life with him.
He will have to tal0e it, If he
nominated unanimously, Hobart re
piled.
"Now." continued my informant
Hobart was lulling himself into Sc
curity because he thinks Tom Rec
Will be nominated for vice presiden
He will find, however. before the con
vention meets that Reed would nc
consent to go before the conventio
as a candidate for vice president
think Hobart will be nominated Will
out the expenditure of dollar or tn
exaction of a pledge from him."
Ii afterward developed that tn
prediction was accurate. Mr.. HobaI
stated after his nomination that il ha
cost him not ore cent or sing
pledge, nor had he ever by one woI
asked any one TO aid him in securir
that nomination.
Copyright. 1913. by e. J. Edward
All rights reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will rela
"An Instance OF McKinley's Shrew