St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-10
GOODBYE, HARRISON.
An Indiana Congressman Says
Ben Will Be Turned Down.

An Indiana Congressman Says
Ben Will Be Turned Down.
New York Star.
'Gen. Harrison has been sore dis
appointment to the Republicans of In
diana. He was never popular in our
state, even with his own party, and
since lie has been in the presidency he
has succeeded in adding fuel to the fire
OF prejudice against him that has always
been burning at his own home ever
since he entered political life. All of
his appointments have disappointed his
warmest friends, and / don't believe
that, except for state pride, he would
get the delegates of his party in the
next national convention. He was
always a cold man, with few friend
ships that were warm and generous"
This statement came from eX-Con-
gresham John Elan at the GilS5y house
a couple of nights ago. Mr.. Elam lives
at Terre Haute. about seventy miles
from indianapolis. He is the law part
ner of Senator Voorhees,, and has rubbed
against the president, both in law mat
tiers and in politics.
Disappointing as President Harri-
sons acts have been to the Republicans
himself somewhat with them had he
not been so small and narrow-minded.
Judge Gresham is strong with the Re-
publicans of our state. There isn't one
of them of any Importance who does
not think that Harrison should have ap-
pointed him to the supreme bench when
the vacancy occurred to which Judge
Brewer has been called. Every one
who knows Judge Gresham recOg-
nizes him as the ablesG Judge in the
West, and his eminent fitness for the
supreme bench is known the country
over. Of course few people who knew
him expected that Harrison would ap-
point Gresham. He isn't broad enough
for that. Had he. chosen Gresham he
would have strengthened himself just
where he is weak and showed himself
capable of doing liberal thing. The
fact that Judge Gresham had been his
competitor would not have been con-
sidered by an able, high-minded man.
But it is not only his failure to appoint
Judge Gresham that has disguised his
party. Almost every act of his admin
istration, so far as Indiana Is concerned,
has tended to increase the disgust that
seems to have fallen upon the Repub-
Leans, not only in Indiana, but all over
the country"
"Will he be renominated?'
IL don't think so. l think the leaders
of his party intend to turn him down.
Yet you can never tell. 1t is rather an
unusual thug for party to drop man
with one term. 1t hasn't been done for
thirty years, except in the case of
Hayes, who never was elected president.
But the Republican disappointment is
so great that it looks as though Harrison
would follow Hayes into retirement at
the end of his term. Don Cameron's
prediction is being verified. When he
said that Harrison would be the
loneliest man who ever 0ccu-
pied the presidency, he gagged
to a hairs breadth the estimation
in which most Republicans hold Mr..
Harrison. OF course we do not expect
that the Republicans can elect anybody
in 1892. The Democrats have got the
call on the next executive of this coun-
try, and the issue of tariff reform will
win them the fight" -.-
"Who will be the candidate?''
"That | cannot say. We have plenty
of good timber. But indications which
point to one man to-day may shift to an
other within twelve months. Mr.. Cleve-
land is very strong with his party, and
we have other men who would make
popular candidates. We only lost the
last election by an accident, and Gen.
Harrison has so taken the heart out of
his party that we will have plain sailing
two years hence"