The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-02
Ex-senator Warner Miller Favors General
Harrison. with Some Prominent Eastern
Man for Second Place on the Ticket.
Leading Forces of the Party Hating Be-
tween Allison. Harrison and Alger.
Democrats Manifest q Determination to Sc
lect Thurman for Second Place on Their
Ticket-Left- Handed Support for Gray.


He Is Likely To Be a Western Man, and Har-
rison's Strength Is Steadily Growing.
Special to the indianapolis JourusL
NEW YORK. June 1.-Senator Hiscock came
over from Washington to-day TO confer with ex-
Senator Plat and Mr.. Depew about the New
York Republican situation. Mr.. Depew is halt
ing as to whether he shall become an open can
didate and demand the seventy-two votes Of
New York. or whether he shall r~eiterate his
former cry that Mr.. Blaine is the man for the
emergency. Plat and Hiscock are reported to
be anxious to sec Alger and Morton made the
ticket. now that Mr.. Blaine has again with
drawn. Warner Miller has shown deter
mined dis position to support General Harrison.
He says that with Harrison and an Eastern
man for Vice-president tho party is certain to
carry Indiana, and thus has four chances to
carry the election by securing either New York,
New Jersey. Connecticut or West Virginia. By
any other than an!Indiana nomination he thinks
the chances would be seriously lessened.
Whitelaw Reid, of the New York Tribune, is
quoted as inclining to Harrison, although per-
sonal friendship for Dspew, and William Walt
or Phelps. OF New Jersey, will restrain him
from an open announcement OF that preference
until their wishes are known.
Most Of the friends of the various candidates
who have been here for two or three weeks have
gone home. The leading and dominant forces in
the party are hating in the matter of a selection
in the West between Senator Allison. of Iowa,
General Harrison, and General Alger. Of Michi-
gan. Senator Sherman reached the high tide
Of his candidacy two or three week. ago. Gen.
eral Gresham's canvass has been literally broken
against the solid wall Of opposition raised up in
New York against any candidate who 10 suspect
ed, by reason Of the forces behind him, to be i'm.
preRnated with free trade and mugwumpism.
Ex-senator T. G. Platt, who is the leading poll
tician in the New York delegation, and has the
largest personal influence in il. said to-day that
General Gresham's candidacy for President is
the only one that should be vigorously opposed.
In conversation to-day, he said that he had no
doubt that the nomination of Judge Gresham
would cost the Republican party every doubtful
State in the East.
Joseph II. Manly said that after the attacks OF
the Chicago Tribune upon Mr.. Blaine and Mr..
Blaine's friends in the interest of Gresham, no
matter how loyal the leaders OF the party in the
State might be. it would be difficult to hold the
votes for him.
Col. W. h. Calkins, Of Indiana, who has been
here for two or three days, says that Judge
Gresham's friends in that State will support
General Harrison heartily, il he should be nom
mated. This declaration has given General HAr-
rison q considerable boom.
Senator Allison's strength IN the East Is rath-
or of the negative than positive quality. He is
looked upon as being wholly available If it
should BE- impossible to unite upon any one in a
doubtful State. Senator Harrison's nomination
contemplates. also. the nomination of w. W.
Phelps, or ex-senator Warner Miller, or Levi
P. Morton for Vice-president
R Z. Kerens, q wealthy st. Louis business
man, who 10 known as q close friend of Mr..
Blaine, and was with him In Europe two months
ago. delivered . significant interview here to-
night, in which ne said: "Nine-tenths Of the
rank and file OF the Republican PARTY are for Mr..
Blaine for President, heart and soul. They de-
lead the party to success. to a glorious victory.
They want him, and they cannot see why they
should not have him, or why the illustrious,
and unselfsh, and patriotic example he has set
should not be followed by the declination Of
others of the candidates In the interest Of the
party"
"Mr. Kerens," said the reporter, '.you were
with Mr.. Blaine in Europe and know something
about the operations of his mind. Do you re-
gard him as out of the question: as q presiden-
tial possibility"
Mr.. Kerens-The only thing that would in
duce him to accept q nomination now, in my
Judgment, wonld be unanimous, or practically
q unanimous request from the convention, sup
ported by the request of other candidates. At
his age and with his experience the allurements
of the presidential Office are tri1ing compared
to what they were when, in hot ambition, he
frst sought the great place. am not violating
his confidence in telling you that ! am now re-
peating almost his exact language.