, 1888-06-28
RETURNED TO CHICAGO.
Editor DeYOung IL Satisfied with
Harrison.
Why the General Opposed the
Chinese Legislation.
VIM. Pitt Kellogg Tells What
Might Have Been.

CHICAGO, June 27.-M. II. DeYoung, OF
San Francisco, who returned to-day with
the other mem berI of the California dele
cation from Indianapolis, said in an in
terview that he talked with General Har-
rison regarding the Pacific coast. Regard
ing that talk Mr.. DeYoung says: General
Harrison said he had acted squsrely with
the Pacific coast in the past and II he was
elected, the coast would
HAVE No CAUSE TO REGRET 1T,
And would be remem bered by him."
I was asked this question by a promi-
nent man: "Why did you throw the Cali.
fornia vote for Harrison after you had
said that he could not carry the Pacific
slope2" l answered that General Har-
tioE as l said he did, but subsequently
learned the reason why he voted against
the amendments to the Page bill, forbid
ding naturalization OF Chinese. 1t was be-
cause the proposed measure was already
law and incorporated in the revised stat.
utes. There was no necessity for ena"ting
it again, and he showed his familiarity
with legislation by the knowl.
edge he displayed OF the
existing law He did not object
or proposed legislation gainst the Chi.
nese, but only against this useless re-en.
actment. Upon that statement OF tho case
to me
ICHANGED MY VIEWS.
General Harrison il pro,ectionist in the
fullest sense and in his opinions favor.
ing gold and silver double standard
of money, he Is with us. He has a strong
will and is possessed ofthe most honest in.
tentions. Our ticket was Blaine and Har-
rison. We came shouting for that ticket.
w hen, at the last moment, we felt sure
nlN hfa .l..Is I.k
could not get Blaine for the first place we
would take Harrison, His representatives
had said he would not take second place,
but we had intended to put him there with
Blaine.
WE HAD cHEERED HARRISON
For second place. so we are "a tisfed. Our
final decision was made on the floor of
the convention. We saw that il must he
either Sherman or Harrison and we had
power to- break the deadlock As long as
st0 Blaine spectre was in the convention.
IL was certain that other delegates would
vote for their man."
KELLOGG TALKS.
William Pitt Kellogg, OF Louisiana. was
in communicative mood at the Grand
Pacific to might. Chatting over the politi.
cal situation with some gentlemen he said
ut all could have been done on Saturday
evening. Blaine could have been nomi-
mated as easily as rolling off of IA log, and if
it had not been for a mistake made by the
New York. delegation it would have been
done, too"
You could not have got Ohio for
Blaine" interjected one Of the bystanders.
Couldn't we?" repeated Kellogg. "Weli
just to put you straight on that point |
will recite a little history. | went myself
and saw Foraker and talked over the stu
alton with him. and he told me he was all
ready To 20 To Blaine, and twenty or twenty
five votes in the Ohio delegation would fol-
low his lead. So you can tell from that
what the result would have been. / tell
you are, If we had not adjourned on Satur.
day afternoon rs we did under misunder-
standing, Blaine would have been the nom-
inee OF the convention"