Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-28
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OF MIR. Michael Ii. DE 4 oung, the editor
OF the San Francisco Chronicle, made be-
fore the conference Of the representatives
OF the leading candidates at Chicago.
The interviews appeared in the Chicago
tribune, one of the leading Republican
papers OF the United States, and the ac-
count was telegraphed to the San Fran
cisco Enaminer by its special correspond
ent, Mr.. Ballard Smith. Below we ap-
pend the remainder of these interviews:
Mr.. Andrew I. Wilson said "I have |
been an Organizer Of Labor in Indiana
for two years. Among all the Knights OF
Labor in Indiana there is one sentiment |
we don't want Harrison. He is kid
glove aristocrat. He is our bitter enemy
That is the sentiment"
"Have you come here to express that
sentiment"
"We have come here because we are
Republicans. We are interested in get
ting the best material on the ticket and
Ben Harrison is the worst material.
Though he claims two years ago to have
carried the State for Robertson, when he
was candidate for Lieutenant-Govern
everybody who knows the standing OF
Robertson in Allan county knows that
organized labor did the work. Harrison
has little strength in Indiana. The ma
jority, whether Republican or Demo-
cratic, is question OF from 5000 to
6 1000 votes. Labor has the balance OF
power. If labor antagonizes man he
has no chance of success"
"What are the instances OF your
strength"
"Notably the instance OF Roger Shields
in 1884. Roger Shields was on the Re-
publican ticket for State Treasurer. He
had raised operators for the Western I'm
colt was placed on him. We did all we
elected their Treasurer by 10000 ma
jority. Shields ran 1000 behind his
ticket and next year the Republican ma
jority was 5000"
"Is this solitary instance?"
"No; the instances are many. When
w. d. Bynum ran for Congress some
500 Democrats of the English faction
opposed him. We took up the cudgels
in his behalf and we elected him by 900
majority"
"And you would bring all your strength
to defeat Harrison?"
|
John Bodenmiller recalled that in the
city of Indianapolis the labor organiza-
tions opposed the Democratic ticket last
summer and elected Republican Mayor
There is an element Of some l 900 voters
in the city, who are independents, and
they are discouraged about the political
labor movement, because of the old
Greenbackers who are in. The latter
are looking for somebody on whom they
may unite. Harrison they will not have
at any price, because in his race for Gov
ernor agains Blue Jeans Williams, he
made speech asking that an asylum be
raised for all fiat idiots.
"How is the sentiment between Gresh-
am and Harrison ?"
"Simply this. Harrison opposed our
organization at the time of the strike.
Gresham has favored us. Gresham is as
strong with us as Harrison is weak at
tended my assembly last Thursday
evening, and, in jest, a voice cried: Boys,
l suppose you know Cleveland is nomi-
mated at st. Louis and Ben Harrison will
be at Chicago
"There was a great laugh, and the
Chairman, rapping for order, cried: DO
not profane this meeting by mentioning
Harrison's name.' It's trifle, but it
shows our sentiments"
f. f. Gould said: "The feeling OF
labor organizations toward Harrison is so
bitter that some were opposed to our
coming here. They said Let Harrison
be nominated, and that will give us a
chance to kill him politically forever"
"What is the cause of your opposi-
ton?
Harrison is simply the tool of the
classes against the masses. He leads
the frilled-collar aristocra,s. | am here
because would help TO assert our rights
here. Defeat is certain ii Harrison be
nominated. Gresham is the only man
who could oppose Thurman with the
labor party"
w. G. Farnham said: "We oppose
Harrison because of his vote on the Chi
nese bill. First he lodged the vote and
then he voted in favor OF Mongol immi-
grafton. Besides that he is an attorney
for the great corporations. He is the at
torney of the street-car company. He
can never carry the State OF Indiana.
There is only one man who could carry
it, and that man is Gresham"
John P. Martin said that he had been
notified to come to Chicago by the Secre-
tary OF the Federation OF Trades. He
was told to attend to their interests, and
their interests, he said, meant the nomi-
nation of Gresham. Their interests
mean $4,000 votes.
M. j. Smith said the Painters Union,
OF which he is President, is opposed to
Harrison.
John T. White said: 'I am here be-
cause Harrison cannot carry Indiana and
Gresham can. When Mcdonald and
Harrison were opposing candidates the
labor organizations opposed them both.
The Democrats withdrew Mcdonald.
The Republicans let Harrison run and
we defeated him. We will beat him if
he be nominated now."
We ask any honest workingman to
consider the tenor of these interviews, to
take into account the character of the
men with whom they were held, the fact
that they appeared in the great Republi-
can newspaper Of the northwest and to
form his own conclusions. He certainly will
not permit Republican orators and editors
and hired workers to pull the wool over
his eyes in the face Of such plain facts.
Old Tippecanoe was not much OF
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