The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-07
SLANDER AGAINST GENERAL HARRISON
Meets Prompt Denial by the Candl-
date and His Friends.
Protection Sentiment on the Coast
of the Pacific.
Thousands of New York Leaguers to
Meet in Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July 6.-General
making inquiry as to .he truth of the charge
that, in public speech delivered some years
ago, he said that zone dollar a day was
enough for any workingman." This story
has been sent all over the country in one
shape and another Tens Of thousands of
postal cards, containing the story have been
sent into this State. Friends and supporters
of General Harrison state it is an absolute
falsehood. The proprietors of the Journal
have placed in one city bank $1,000 to be
paid any man, women or child producing
proof.
Mr.. Estee Talks.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 6-M. M. Estee of
California, chairman of the Notification
Committee, speaks confidently of Republi-
can victory on the Pacific coast. "Oregon,',
he said, "has clearly shown the attitude of
the Pacific slope upon this matter The sim
pie truth is our people can do no other way
than support the Republican ticket AL
most all Of our industries are protected by
the tariff California is the only State in
the Union that makes raisins. 1t is the only
State that constantly produces any great
amount of prunes. 1t is the only State
which produces olive oil, and the only one
tnat produces any great amount of b0rax.
On all of these things there is a tariff, and
there is one thing worth observing. and that
is that Notwithstanding the tariff on all these
things, ON prunes, for example, of or q
cents pound, they are cheaper than they
were before the tariff was put upon them,
and they were compelled to come into COM
petition with American enterprise The
foreign dealers formerly charged double as
much, and their profits were doubly greater
than they are now"
What about the wool INTEREST,""
That, OF course, is one of the great indus
tries OF our State, and those engaged in it
will have great deal to do in shipping the
profits OF the commonwealth, but it Is no
greater or more important than the fruit
growing interests"
Your State seems to receive the nomina-
tion OF General Harrison with great enthu-
"Yes, sir; the nomination Of General Har-
rlson pleases the California people,-~-.a-te-
ty will grow the more the people learn OF
him. The enthusiasm for him is already
greater than expected, although | was
Harrison man after Blaine. The talk about
the Chinese question is idle. The matter is
New Tork Leaguers-
SARATOGA, N. Y. July Cit is expected
something like 5000 persons will come to Sar-
atoga on Monday to attend the convention Of
the Republican League of the State of New
York, and the arrangements for their accom-
have been made by Police Justice
w. A. Pierson and a committee of citizens of
this village. This is Republican strong
hold, and the friends of Harrison and Nor
ton are as thick as bees.
The convention will be held in the Casino,
on Wednesday and Thursday. The conven
tion will select a new executive committee,
composed of one man from each of the coun-
ties of this State. Officers of the League
will also be selected. Many eminent speak
ers from this and other States have promised
to attend the ratification meeting to be held
on Wednesday evening.
From 700 to 1000 delegates and alternates
will be present, besides host of other Re-
publicans. The programme will begin with
a torchlight procession on the evening OF
Wednesday, after which there will be rati-
fication meeting the convention hall.
The speakers invited for the occasion,
most of whom have accepted, are Mr.. Nor
ton, ex-senator Miller, Senators Biscock,
Eyarts, Sherman and Spooner, Congressman
of Ohio, and Goff of Virginia,
and Mr. Wolcott Of Colorado. The next day
will be devoted to the business of the con-