The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22

ably known there For these reasons, think
be viii be the natural compromise candidate,
and If be Is nominated he viii carry New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut beyond all
question.
Senator Mcpherson, however, is making no
movement whatever toward securing the nom-
ination, and is now in Europe. OF course. we
of New Jersey would feel highly complimented
If be should secure the nomination. think
the democrats will win in 1892. New
York is democratic state, aud with
elect the president. The reason it was lost to
Cleveland was because of mismanagement and
disafiection among local managers in New York
City. / believe that the republicans, sooner or
later, will be driven TO do what the democrats
are attempting to do-that Is to stop the now OF
money into the treasury. They may do that
in two ways-eitber by cutting down the tariff,
or by paying out exorbitant and fraudulent
pension demands.
Mai. Kotz is the internal revenue collector
in the Fifth New Jersey district, and as his
four years of service have already expired he
is anticipating removal every day.
The Situation in Michigan.
One OF the good takers of the convention is
N. c. Hall of Hudson, Mich, who is stopping
at hotel English. He is democrat and is en-
tirely sanguine as to the future OF that party.
In Michigan" said he yesterday, I'VE have
made remarkable advancement. l remember
a time when we never dreamed of such a thing
as a democratic congressman from our state
but we kept on until three years ago we had q
majority Of the delegation-six out of eleven. II
l. true we lost three OF these six at the last
election, but it was only a temporary setback.
1t was the tariff question which was
responsible for this, and particularly
the clause relating 10 wool but
The reoet;on on This matter has already come
aud farmers who were inveigled into voting
the republican ticket last fall are disguised
with themselves. If a vote was held now,
Michigan would be carried by the democrats.
Last fall the high tariff wool buyers went
among the farmers telling them they would
only pay from - TO 40 cents Tor wool, and ex-
planning that the fall in price was due to the
Mills bill, which then looked good for
passage in congress. These buyers also
said that if the republicans should be sue
cessful the price OF wool would readily ad-
vance. There is no doubt that this sort of talk
had its effect upon the farmers of Michigan
and induced large numbers of them to vote the
republican ticket The result, however. has
been that wool is not selling for as much now
as il was even last fall and consequently the
farmers are disguised. They see the folly OF the
high tariff talk. and will not be made fools Of
again"
Mr. Hall further said that there was a bitter
fight in his state over the disposition OF federal
patronage The funny part OF It.. said he,
is that John Sherman of Ohio is taking such
an active part in il. II seems rather strange
that an Ohio man should have a voice in the
distribution of patronage in Michigan doesn' I
it: But that is just what is being done. Sher-
man, you know. has never forgiven Gen. Alger
for the part he played in the Chicago CONVEX
ton. Sherman went there supposing, as was
generally believed that he would get the votes
or the South, but when the balloting began
ne was amazed to learn that Alger
had bought lot of his niggers, and that they
had deserted him for Alger. Sherman never
forgave the Michigan man for this, and he has
been getting his revenge in the best way he
could. Alger, you know, was prominently
mentioned for a place in Harrison's cabinet,
but Sherman said no, and mo" it Now
Sherman is fighting Ayers recommendations
for appointments in Michigan, and Harrison is
afraid to antagOnize him, fearing his influence
in the senate. Michigan Jared far better under
Cleveland than she has ever Jared under q re-
publican administration. We had Dan NJ.
Dickinson, postmaster general; Montgomery,
commissioner OF patents; Lathrop, minister to
Russia; Parkhurst minister to Belgium; En-
right, assistant commissioner or Indian affairs,
and innumerable consular appointments"