The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-10
THE STANDARD-BEARERS.

The polling of the members of the In.
diana legislature, as stated in THE HERA11
on Sunday. to ascertain their preference,
as to Presidential nominees is significant
1t indicates two things which are pecu.
marry interesting at this time. One would
naturally suppose Mr.. HARRISON would be
sne choice OF Hoosier Republicans. State
PRIDE would incline many towards him az
against man from any other state. He
has always lived there and for wears ba,
peen one of her foremost citizens. The
state gave him majority in 1888. and in
return he has rewarded Indiana as nc
other President ever rewarded his own
state. Not only has he put all his own and
his wife's relatives that he could discover
into fat Offices, but he has provided scores
OF fellow Hoosiers with soft places Tina,
ne could not give all the men of
lnolana good offices is no fault OF
MS, because there were more Indianians
than offices and besides some consideration
had to be shown to politicians in different
parts OF the country who had aided him in
his campaign with money and influence
Yet, Notwithstanding all he has done for
his local fellow citizens, it is found that of
forty two Republican members Of the legis-
1ature only seventeen want to see HARRI-
SON returned to the White House. while
twenty are Tor BLAINE as first choice. We
say this is significant 1t is equivalent to a
verdict against Mr. HARRISON, making it
almost certain that he will not be nomi
mated, even should he insist upon being a
candidate before the convention. The
party managers, the men from all
parts OF the country who will make
up the convention, will not be
so defiant of the public sentiment
as to attempt to foist upon the people a
man who has been repudiated by his own
state. The incident is also significant in
this, that the Hoosiers recognize the fact
that MIR. BLAINE is the biggest and fore
most OF living Republicans. They do this.
notwithstanding few years ago he SLAM
oered lndianians by withdrawing libel
suit against newspaper on the score that
he could not get justice in the state.
AT the same time the ninety five Demo
cratic members of the legislature were
polled as to their preference, the result
being as follows: CLEVELAND. 40: GRAY
90; HILL, s; the others scattering. We
must regard this as a practically unani
nous expression of opinion in favor
OF the return of GROVER CLEVELAND.
1t was state pride which led SO many
TO vote for Judge GRAY. Were he out of
the question, as he undoubtedly will be
when it comes to the convention, the thirty
six Indianians who want him because he is
a Hoosier, would undoubtedly support
CLEVELAND as against all Others Governor
HILL figures very little in the poll. but
quite as much as he does with the solid
people OF the country elsewhere. He
would he good man to talk about in con-
nection with the Presidency, if a higher
and a better were not before the public.
In this connection we may mention that
on Sunday next The HERALD will print
letters from many United States Senators.
Republicans and Democrats, giving their
opinions as to the preferences of
their respective states as to who
viii be the choice of the two
parties for next years race. 1t is remark
able, the unanimity with which these writ
ers declare that BLAINE and CLEVELAND
will be the standard-bearers. But one Sen
ator thinks that CLEVELAND is out of the
race, and that one is fanatic free coinage
man. However, he halls from a southern |
state which is loyal to the ex-President and |
true as steel to the Democracy.
Every indication is that the fight in 1891 |
will be made under the old leaders, and |
what is of equal Importance and interest is
the indication that the result will be the |
same as it was in 1884.