Wichita eagle., 1888-06-27
WASHINGTON OPINIONS.

WASHINGTON, June 26-The nomination
was received here with undisguised sur
prise. 1t was so entirely unexpected that
even the often quoted phrase, ut is only
the unexpected which happens" afforded
no satisfactory solution. Washington had
not been well informed OF the progress OF
events. 1t had relied upon the statements
given out by friends of presidential as
pirants based upon private kilograms, and
had confidently expected the result would
| have been different, or at least would haye
been brought about in different manner,
but as the nominee for the presidency was
passed under careful scrutiny, it began to
be understood that no there were no weak
| places to defend
| One Of the first suggestions sprung, both
| IN the senate and house, was that General
| Harrison's record as a United States
senator was so strongly assailable
| in relation to the labor question,
| and as to Chinese immigration,
| that he would lose every vote on the Pacific
| coast. This objection was repeated to Mr..
Morrow. the leading champion of the
ChlneSe representatives on the Republican
side OF the house and, the record was ex-
ahmed. 1t was found Senator Harrison S
utterances on the Chinese question made
just about thirty-siX lines in the official
report and are published at pages $3.50 and
$3.50 Of volume "a. The question under de-
bate April q, 1882, was the passage OF a
bill to execute certain treaty stipulations
with the Chinese government. Mr.. Harri-
son contended that congress could not by
legislation extend the meaning of the
word "laborer," as used in the treaty,
without trampling upon treaty obliga-
tons. The senate sustained his position
and that was all the part he took in the
debate. The same position has been taken
by every president and secretary of state
since, down to Cleveland and Bayard, and
Mr.. Morrow said frankly his position was
the right one. He added:
I'VE are all protectionists in California.
we are not inquiring what a man, who
did not live in California thought about
the Chinese question in 1882. We want to
know Whot is to become of our prunes and
raisins and borax and timber aud our man
ufactories generally Senator Harrison's
congressional records on all other points af-
fecting the west was found to be most sat
lsfactOry. He had stood out prominently
as the champion of Dakota's statehood and
through three congresses battled manfully
for the admission of that state, He de-
manded home rule for Alaska and made
eloquent appeals in behalf OF an extension
OF the common school system in all the ter
tiers came before me as leading member
of the committee on territories"
All the senatorial candidates and most
of the senators on the Republican side
were absent from the chamber when the
announcement of the ballot was received.
Mr.. Allison was seen in his committee
room immersed in appropriations. He
simply said: Bully that's we'll" In ans
wer to question as to whether ne had or
dered the withdrawal of his name he said
that his friends had full authority to act
and had no doubt done SO without in
structions from him. He reminded the
correspondent that four years ago or more
he had told him he would rather be sena-
tor from Iowa during good behavior (Which
he hoped would be for life) than hold any
other position.
Senator Sherman was found in the room
of the committee on foreign affairs, of
which he is chairman. He showed signs
of the wear and tear and anxiety of the
last few days, although he has kept up a
bold front all the time. Up to the last
moment he had cherished the hope that
the contending candidates would eventual
ly concentrate on him and that thought
was at first almost too much for his Won
derful self control. He simply said it was
all over now and he did not wish to say
anything about it except that he should
support the candidates
Senator Hawley was understood to have
favored Allison, but he will support the
choice of the convention to the full extent
of his great ability and influence with the
soldier vote.
Don Cameron, of Pennsylvania, would
not say anything except he would support
the ticket.
Senator Turpie, of Indiana, regarded
Harrison as no stronger than any other
man in Indiana, and prophesied that
Cleveland and Thurman and the state
ticket would carry the state.
Mcpherson and Blodgett, of New Jersey,
declared their opinion that the nomination
was weak.
In the house, when the nomination was
received there was general waving of
miniature flags on the Republican side,
and a feeble attempt a rebel yell in the
said the nomination OF Harrison is entirely
satisfactory to all the Republicans, and
Will call out full vote. not only of the
Republican party, but also the protection
sentiment of the country, and will give
full play to the rising sentiment against
Cleveland. his message and the platform
of the Democratic convention. He also
said Harrison will carry all the industrial
states the west and the Pacific slope.
Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, said: ''Mr
Harrison can carry every state that Mr..
Blaine carried in 1884, and he will surely
in addition to these sweep the the state of
Indiana Harrison's private and public
records are unassailable. There will be no
mud throwing in this campaign. The
soldiers of the country will give him en-
thusiastic and practically unanimous sup
port as against "a ticket which has not only
no soldier representative, but the head of
which has exhibited constant and bitter
hostility to them.
Mr. Henderson, of Illinois-''I think il
first-class nomination and one that is
bound to win. His great-grandfather was
one of the signers of the declaration of in
dependence. His grandfather was elected
president of the United States in 1910, and
lived only to serve one month as such and
now Mr.. Harrison viii be elected to serve
the unexpired term of his grandfather.
Mr. wilkins. of Ohio, staunch Demo
crat. said Il think it the strongest nomi-
nation that the Republicans could have
possibly made Harrison is good organ
fzer and comes from pivotal state, and If
the Republicans of Indiana nominate Gov
ernor Porter, as they viii do, for the gov
ernorship of Indiana, he and MIR. Harrison
are bound to carry Indiana"
Mr. Lyman, of Indiana, said: at is en-
tirely satisfactory to the people OF my
state
Mr.. Golf, of West Virgina-'I am very
much delighted with the nominee. He
suits my people Also the soldiers, and he
brings US Indiana beyond doubt.
think he Will sweep the country"
Mr.. Browne, of Indiana, was enthusl-
astie in support of the ticket.
Mr. Allen, of Mississippi, in what he
probably intended to be a joke, gave out
the choice opinion: Il don't believe Har-
rison can carry single southern state.
The niger are all preiudiced against