Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-18
THE SITUATION IN INDIANA.
The state VIII Go Republican and Destroy
Uarrison's Chances.

The state Will Go Republican and Destroy
Harrison's Chances.
washington Evening star, l7th.l
A Star reporter had an interesting
chat with Treasurer Huston on various
topics this morning and il was not long
before the conversation had drifted into
political channels.
"Matters are in very good shape Just
now in Indiana, he said, land think
that the organization is most complete.
You may not know how much depends
upon the Indiana state election this fall,
but can assure you that will have avery
strong national effect. In the first place,
unless our party there makes some I'M
pardonable blunders, some insane errors,
the State is going to be
CARRIED FOR THE REPcBLICAN TICKET
by plurality larger than that of 1883.
which was little over 1900 The
great effort that is now being made is
not TO educate the enemy but to inter
est our own voters. A single Repuoll-
can who is induced to 90 to the polls is
worth six Democrats who are persuaded
not TO sheer at our principles. The Re
publican vote is going to be light, as,
indeed, will be the entire vote,
this being an off year. Then,
too. the new Australian system will cause
the rejection of a great many ballots.
and am pretty sure that the home folks
will have hard time to keep up the
average. But as things 90 on am IN
clined to think that the party will pull
through with
A VERY HANDSOME PLURALITY.
"The State ticket is n popular one
and all the conditions are favorable.
"Now. as 10 the effect of this election.
IL Indiana goes Republican HarriSon's
chances for denomination are worthless.
He will not be heard of in the national
convention, whereas If the State is car
RED by the Democrats he will be re-
named beyond the shadow of a doubt.
Why is this so? Well. in order to ex-
plain that, let me 90 back to
the convention of 1888 and tell you
that it was then made very apparent
that the nominee must I've able TO carry
one OF the four doubtful States-Indiana,
New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.
1t was on the Saturday night preceding
the final ballot that | happened TO figure
out the fac that "a majority OF the votes
of those four States were being cast Tor
Harrison. With those figures as basis
| had printed handbill, with which !
flooded Chicago, showing not only how
Harrison could be nominated, but how
ne could
CARRY INDIANA AND BE ELECTED.
This was q clincher. 1t was evident
enough then to the convention that the
RIGHT man had been found, and the nomi-
nation became q matter of course. Now,
suppose the State should go Republican
thisyear in az election devoid of national
interest, by an increased plurality, what
would lie the result ? Could Harrlson's
friends claim in that event, as they
did in 1888, that he was the only
man capable Of carrying his State and
her fifteen electoral votes? Our former ar
gument Of bis availability would be lost.
But IL the other side should win this fall
how apparent it would become to noml-
mating convention that Harrison is the
factor that carries Indiana and that he Is
therefore the man to be chosen.
Don't you see. if the State should go
Democratic this time it could DO easily
demonstrated that Harrison as political
factor is more powerful in his own State
than the Lord? You know that 1t was
very. truly said that he carried the State
in 1883 with the help OF Heaven, and II
he can carry it with Heaven against him
lie proves himself to be
A VERY LARGE MAN.
"Tbat is the state of the argument
But on the other hand il the Lord can
pull the State through this year without
Harrison's help there Is no use consider
ing his name.
81 know the state of the sentiment in
the ranks of the party, and | am as sure
as am that you are IN front of me that
the chances OF the man across the way
for a second term rest entirely upon the
defeat of his own party at the polls next
month in his own State.
QUEER SITUATION, ISN'T 1T
"That last trip did him great deal
/ of good, and was a very clever piece OF
work. HIS speeches were all forcible,
and he sustained his reputation for say
ing Just the right thing.
II wish that you would make it very
strong when you say that | am not mol
have | ever been candidate for the Pc
sition of assistant secretary of this de-
partment. Indeed. am not certain
whether should take the place if it were
offered me. I'd have to consider the
proposition very grayely.
lyon see have been talked abou
ever SINCE | entered politics, and | dc
not believe that any man in the Admins
tration has been so persistently mis-
represented as | have been. This hai
all come from Democratic sources anC
is done for the purpose OF creating th'
impression that the President is snub
hing me and thus TO weaken both OF III
with our own party"