Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-21
THE INDIANA SIDE.
HOW California Was Brought 60 the
support OF Harrison.

Indianapolis special o. the New York World
heard to-day the Indiana side OF the story,
as Il IL cherished In the breasts OF the few stall
wart ones who lay Harrison's success NJ their
own doors. and the story gives added signif-
canoe 10 the visit Of National Chairman John
s. Clarkson 10 Indianapolis Eyerybod, know.
what lot Of whoopers CALIFORNIA; delegation.
are. Morris NJ Estee's red. white and blue
necktie. the gem badges. the bands. the oceans
OF California wine. and the hurrah and hula
baloo with which the Californians Of both par
ties came east screaming last summer are fresh
in the mind. At St Louis they got in on the
ground floor of the Southern. secured the
temporary craftsmanship, and. rejoicing in be-
ing the third on the roll of states. swelled
themselves with the idea that they had nomi-
mated Thurman. The Indiana Harrison mana
gers who had already fixed their state delega-
ton and whipped every state IN the union over
10 convert delegates 20 Harrison as q second
choice, were watching the st. Louis perform
ance. They saw, or say they saw. that Cali
fornia would betray almost any one for the
peacock satisfaction Of having the reigning
hand in the making of a nomination.
THEY WEREN'T ALL noR ELAINE.
They heard the noise of republican Califor-
MAS coming when the palace train left San
Francisco. A certain trusted man from here,
packing his grip, went westward 10 meet them.
Within 200 miles Of Chicago he boarded their
tram. BY that time the telegraph had told
that California was coming east FOR Blaine.
Delegate Beamish. Of San Francisco. told me in
Chicago. at the convention that the delegation
was far from being solid for Blaine There
was n big Gresham element and some scatter
ing. They had held meeting on the train to
decide whom they should rally around and
had but partially fixed on Blaine when some
one at q waystation told a newspaper reporter
that California was for the Maine man. At the
next station they met the assertion In print.
II made some hard feelings, but pride was al
stake and to make the best of il they came into
Chicago booming and believing for Blaine.
The Indiana delegate met them this side Of
Omaha, He saw they all were for Blaine; but
they were all for the winner, Just the came
he could not secure their promise 10 vote for
Harrison as second choice; they were for q
sure winner. The word was passed around by
lndianas representatives among alf'the Harri-
son delegates. and il was Harrison who pue
Estee on pedestal. Then the Indianians COD.
died California and said:
"1our fine work got You the chairmanship.
Lo. California Is great"
THAT SUNDAY THE THING WAS DONE.
On the mysterious Sunday when the Blaine
managers were caucusing at the Grand Pacific
and Senator Hiscock's friends from Onondaga
were keeping tab in a back room in hopes OF
flushing him on Monday in case the deadlock
held ont. Blaines men went 20 Indiana snd
offered Harrison second place. Three times
tins mission failed. Indiana had California
under her eye. With Monday morning came
the dispatches from Blaine. Harrison's man.
ager knew they were in town, and long before
the second one was ready man from this state
had gone TO the California camp.
You nominated the candidate for yice-presi-
dent at 81. Louis he said. IF you want 10
nominate the next President here in Chicago,
the chance is at hand"
Can he be nominated?"
The Indianian showed his poll-book with his
second choice. He gave reference in each del
egation. The Californian hunted them up,
found them as represented and agreed Mon
day morning Creed Raymond with q deal OF
melodrama. told CALIFORNIA; Is votes for Har-
rison, and there was a storm. Chris MaRee,
Matt Quay TO the contrary notwithsta nding
brought Pennsylvania into the Harrison line ON
the first ballot. too, and when the second roll
was called. Clarkson, with the help of Senator
Spooner. OF Wisconsin, who carried big infiu-
ence with the Allison element, swung Iowa in
That, said the man who told me the tale
to-day. lis 1ndianas story Of the national con-
vention. Ii is not told to everybody. but YOU
may be sure the Indiana politicians do not
relish the proposition that il was the machnst-
ing Blaine managers who bestowed the NOM
ination upon Harrison. They are making
NOISE enough now, but tell you that John s.
Ciarkson, Chris Magee and Spooner, of Wis.,
consin, are the solidest men with this admin
istration- To square with Quay be was given
the craftsmanship. Had John Sherman been i'm
Chicago himself the Ohio delegation would
have been turned over TO Harrison. But he
had no manager there whom he could trust.
Foraker was for Blaine or Foraker. and Nc
kinley had been crowded into back seat"