The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-07
Why HARRISON WON.
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N TIE Republican soayruttssn, seys. Tae
representatives Of indxs Gresham, Senator
Afszx11 s4t1f1t.sr 1z1<Yx1Hu. ts<a He-yl~es1
G~s. Alxes. aud Indeed all the leading sss-
dssfzse<, usst stouf . table AE1 fssess@-eS
esndidiy and without partisan eoisr fssr
question shrfhers candidate mi NJ not te
sxrseuf uysu 4 good asssxssst o. wss shown
y, al sfss<s. 70 candidate WIS psessfd
agnlnss the party Interest Endeasors
were ffeqaepfiy made 10 tAis var on Fri
axy. sAsanss5, Sunday and HoafAJ TO
axre> up1e tIekst The stronger camps
worked Together fof this psrpose- and Be.
the convention. when u came. Was wise
aas good Al lines were held NATL ran-
1ldafr eonld be nominated whe.s fsosslEa
fioa euaIf be made unanimous
ss The nonsinatiea Of Harrison the re-
sslt ~ an sg-esrssst az eamhinsfloa be
forn fhe convention met on Monday
II am suse u was act. All das sunday
good politicians sGsaitfed that faey could
see no certain outcome ~ 70 men. u wns
generally thought shst the Harrison move
fneas wss chsekmsssd. The sharpest poll
tlessns could sec no afiesnpss - make
zion nsss and Harrison sfsswed q risisg
psise ~ strength the Light sSme- After
i've iseSioks the Iowa delegAfson saw that
the situation eoaid he unlocked and .
favorable ticket reached. q ticket which
Seu Ynrk and Indiana, The two necrskary
states. had asked for. and the nomination
81 which would make those two states re-
syaasibse for parry sssccess in November.
senator Allison had Instructed Ne 10 sui
ordinate hin Interest ~ sill tifnea to the
party Intefesfs When The revelation came
VIC fen that this was tsse time 20 siye up
Mr.. Allison in the PARTY Interest.
Before doing 10 We went % several cf
~ LAT and ffsTA fhrru ftgt
sols!y for the rarfy's interest. and ssiIl real
king that Mr. Allison had good chances
left, we were willing TO give up and unite
on Harrison n they uoalf 60 70 him aisc,
IL was . patriotic appeal. uusciGsh. and
purely tn ae Interest Of the party. They
accepted u. aud senator Allison was with
frxwn aud his entire following Of ninety
nine votes transferred to Harrison. aud
fennsyIvania and other state. came In TO
mike his nomination certain. Is IL a pc
euilsr fact that Iowa made this choice.
while as heat think the most Of rs dele
gates preferred Gen. Gresham IL Gen.
Gresham Had bocfi - far up la the ballot
- Harrison, or II be hal not fallen OF 20
in his vote 40 that he could have been
taken ~ ant nominated. think the mos;
Of the Iowa delegation would have gone 10
him rather than 10 Harrison Indeed. We
had delegation me ting Monday morn
ing. when for the nrst time the second
ehoicr Was die aad the most Of the
delegates who declared their secoad choice
declared fer Gre ham. The Judge Il scry
popular In Iasa- lie ~as enc Of tbs com
handlers 81 TIE famous Croker tr.gaie OF
Iowa soldiers. aud i very dear 10 the sol
dirfs OF our stats. But his case was mus b
favEe no seisss than Allison's"
" bat Is your opinion now a. 10 the
original strength Of Judge Gresham As q
presidential candidate
II am fraak 10 state II ~ have stated II
ell ffe time: think that In snahy respects
Jadge tsrrshaHi was the ssrorges; faasa Ia
the fieid-shal 81, In his osn strength.
There Il much 10 bis career 70 appeal to
eyefy AInrsss1n home. a. the admiration II
every Azte7scaa boy. and 30 the pride 81
csery American eiitxen. The West could
have united upon him. Indeed. Iowa ali
tbs tiIae had The discrimination to keep
the nomination Ia the Misssxlppl valley,
and think all The Northwestern and far
western sia,eH shared in this feeling
nhai DO ou think Of The strength Of
the iicsetgs
81 believe Il Is ticket that win grow
stronger until the dag Of the election.
TINS Ticket commands and represents the
full strength OF the Republican party. No
Republican convention has adjourned
eines the war with everybody accepting the
result ~ unanimously When blaine was
Nominated In its8s. 90 fser cent oil the Re
putilieHas went home delighted ard bur
cent remained indifferent, and the fatal
'iu per eenf, went home 10 stik and defeat
Ell the party at the polls. There VIII se no
fatal 10 per cent This year avn Harrison
il as kfrrnr A. HE party. lie IL as streng
to draw votes on the protection aad other
questions n any other esuds!af. would
hc. New YORK demanded Harrison, Iuai-
ana offered him, cauneeticgt approved
Dim, Nes Jersey accepted him. aud Gait.
fuEula adopted him. These are the states
that can eEect him, Taes have given bond
70 e. Republican. aud ! believe they viii
Go II.
''nassisen viii grow /. be mere ard ,aoye
rep'ilar every day. The old fathers OF the
PARTY remember the wonderful campaign
81 1850. when the enthusiasm far outtan
that foe Blaine in ises The old Harrison
badges will be brought ont. aBa the same
spirit thu swept the country ihen--tbe
spirit thai VIII stand hs American inter.
esis-~will sweep the co8utyy this year. The
many Arguments that leok Iowa aus other
states "a Harrison when their DELEGATIONS
largely preferred other men personally " as
the argument that the doubtful states do.
handed Harrison. II puts New York, In
diana. Connecticut aAd california on their
netlie. Tbey teok the responsibility "
nominating Tho candidate sad the fcspof-
sitsuiy 81 cleeisng him, aud | balicNe they
aid do u. We can make a campaign on
pFtneinfesl we shall have tn meet a cam.
isi=a 81 hooslle. fraud and huilsioxing ON
tue bart ~ The Democrats The Rcpub
Iran party viii have vcrs little caHpaiga
fund ~ Agsln.f the oru,rnt fund that
isiany large Interests viii pFosissr the isetn-
Uefsts, hist Believe tkts is enc 81 tic t.it.-
~ sists Of onf strength believe we can
make a Sfr0i1s asts winning aghs GA pfin
ttp.c and VII oat money.
We erv rosng io have = hard tiyhi We
have an 9iisfrurufaus. determined, aud
powerful cHemN tp meet. Who have las
electoral votes Ia iisc south to begin With,
and who baTc az organization of fraud
and torve 81 the city - New Work But
thiEk the American VIII have his eyes
Vfrypea by The administration of Grover
Cleveland. hy she dasniua5ini Of the
Ssnfth. which hes administered ia his
Affairs. aad By his trOc ifslic alliance The
strength ~ the protective larf piaut ain
dFnE IS many tsuil s.iufE III rcrTnlts from
tha Democratic sfts " ao have been drty-
sug lafsssi %. for faany Years and who
will net endure the frec trade platform
faste 81 - lerlS. and the free trade
tacursi made al Hashiugtra by cleveland
The American vel i@gtsan l,cvins 81 sec
q at the hvhsscfsisr islfy iaici.tls "a rnt
hts Nsfes u tive Gi.is aiil give the Vafty
lau.tN new votes this rear in the Necessary
Sa s The million 81 now voters among
TIE Senng nacn. ssse. wan have ssnszican
ptidf, aud who Waus - nstaia american
heisrs t. America, viii ycFy cenauIly give
TIC Republican party their surf.urf ard
this u another assurance ~ sureass