The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-04
LEANS ON NEW YORK
Harrison Is Looking to the Elm.
pire State for Aid.
MORTON EXPECTED TO DO MUCH
Fassett's Appointment WAS to Secure Fences
The President Is Apprehensive About
ludiana-Other Representations.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-A World special
from Washington says: The President
leans upon New York. The question is,
Will the support Of Tue New York il the
Republican national convention insure his
denomination. The Presidents friends
here do not conceal their qualification at
the substitution OF Fassett Or Erhardt IN
the New York custom house. nor do they
put any other than q political interpreta-
ton on the transaction. They admit the
President is trying to strengthen himself
and party for next years campaign. Tney
express the hope that in pursuit. of that end
he may be able 10 do as well everywhere as
he seems 20 have done in the Empire state
The canyassing of this subject has
brought to light the fact that the Harrison
people, in their calculations for reaomina-
zion, are looking to VicePresident Morton
for good deal Of assistance. Morton, too,
IL is said, desires another term of office, and
necessarily his fortunes are bound up with
those of General Harrison. II Harrison
wins, Morton will EiE. If Harrison must
retire, he viii have TO so with him. The
substitution Of an eastern man for Harrison
would mean the substitution of a western
man for Morton. The substitution of even
north western man for Harrison would
involve the defeat of Morton, for the
Harrison people assume the old ticket
must stand or fall as originally intended.
The personal relations existing between
the President and Vice President, while
pleasant enough, are not conspicuously
cordial. They do not see a great deal of
each other. 1t has often been remarked
here that General Harrison is never at
any pains to have Mr.. Morton with himon
any of his outings. 1t was suggested al
the time the trip across the country was
projected that may be the people would be
treated to sight of the two high officials
travelling together, but Mir. Morton was
not invited. Mr.. Wanamaker and Mr..
Rusk were preferred to him. It is said
here the President perceptibly cooled
towards MIR. Morton after the speech OF
Mr.. Voorhees, in the Senate last fall, in
which the ce-President was somewhat
warmly complimented. Mr.. Voorhees, was
never an admirer of General Harrison, and
in that speech eulogized MIR. Morton at the
Presidents expense. Then other Demo
cratic Senators spoke pleasantly OF MIR.
Morton, and since none of them had even a
word OF compliment for the President the
effect on General Harrison was to sour
him towards the man who was winning SO
much over him. 1t is apparent
the Harrison people are count
ing exclusively on the ambition of Mr..
Morton. On other grounds he could not
be depended upon for aid. But he likes
his winter residence in Washington. he
has the means to meet all demands of the
highest station and he will want second
term as Vice President TIE Harrison
people believe, too, that he will work for
denomination, and in doing so will neces-
sarily help the President But iubilant as
they are about the prospects in New York
the Presidents friends are anxious about
Indiana. The situation there is anything
out assuring. There is no enthusiasm for
the President in his own state The men
who stood by him before are est-anged
now. The need of a strong and steady
hand at the helm there is manifest. The
state Republican committee is lukewarra
The chairman is an unknown quantity and
no work is being done.