Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-26
HARRISON Il, LAYING PIPES.
Organizing Business Mems Boom
for Himself.

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New York Herald Special.
WAsHGNGToN, Feb. iS.-- Republican
Senators have discovered that President
Harrison las I'm ice chest.
He carries il under his vest
When the senators go to see him
lie puts his hands on the chest. teeters
up and down on his foes and tells what |
d wonderful chief magistrate he has
been. The senators do not go often to
see him. Spring is coming. The air is
balmy, and party leaders like ordinary |
mortals, are enjoying the warmth and |
sunshine of the budding season. II the
weather was very hot perhaps they |
might visit the White House more than
they do.
One of the most prominent senators
recently rislIed an attack OF pneumonia
calling on Mr.. Harrison. lie tried in
vain to heat up the conversation until
the President got on to the subject OF
his own ADMINISTRATION. The senator
stood it for 40 minutes and came away
very hot indeed. That was the only
topic he could get the President to talk
on.
/ find after chatting with various
prominent Republicans that that IS al
the President will talk on. They go to
him to consult on purity policy, men and
measures and are invariably made to
listen to "what big boy am |.
The result is that there is a great deal
of friction between Mr.. Harrison and
the senators of his party. so far as
these gentlemen are concerned he seems
to have built wall around himself,
horse high, bull strong and pig. thick.
They can't get at him. If they do now
and then squeeze through the gate they
find Mr.. John Wanamaker there with
sweet smile and they squeeze back
again. Senators Teller and Wolcott are
in open revolt. They refuse to call at
the White House or to consult with the
Philadelphia annex.
FOR SECOND TERM.
In spite Of the "oilishness" of the party
managers in the Senate Mr. Herrison is
undoubtedly planning for renomina-
ton. He has an idea that the dear
people are tired Of politicians and that
the only real solid boom for Presiden-
tal aspirant is business mems boom.
He evinced his regard for the business
men of the country few days ago
when some Boston Republicans called
to lay plan for the 1899 campaign be
fore him. Ii was winter in Boston and
they survived the visit. Their plan was
of the ordinary hack politician kind,
with some embroidery.
Putting his hands on his ice chest, the
President, / am most reliably informed,
suggested that the only way to cause a
spontaneous uprising of the people was
to work them through the business men.
lie thought that the only way for the
republican party to succeed in 1899 was
to cause the business mon Of hecountry
to demand the continuance of the pre-
sent administration and to have them
subscribe literally for campaign pur-
pose. Nothing could withstand such a
genuine and hearty expression of public
opinion as this would be. Had not
Merchant Wanamaker been glorious
success? Politicians were clearly
played ont, the honest merchant must
come to the front or the public might
think somebody was trying ito fool all
the people all Of the time"
TO prevent any such impression being
made, | am told that Mr.. Harrison adj
yised his Boston friends TO see that Har-
rison business mems clubs spring up all
over thu nation, and that a collection be
taken up Immediately after the services
of organization.
BRER BLAINE LAYING Low.
Now what is Mr.. Blaine, the other
Presidential candidate, doing?
| find that well informed men here do
not think that Blaine is we'll. A change
in his manner to his old time friends is
very noticeable. He is friendly, but for
getful as brilliant, yet far more reserved
than of wore. This friendliness and
brillancy comes now in flashes; it is not
the Blaine of four years ago. There is
an evident desire on the part of many
strong Republicans to nominate for the
Presidency again their old idol from
Maine. They are working to this end
with a will no less determined because
they think it policy to work in silence
and without II brass band. Not all Of
the old Blaine men are with these plot
tiers. One of the latter, a senator, said
to me to-day:
s'There is something the matter with
Blaine. He is not get-at-able, as he used
to be. Many Of us have compared notes
and we agree that Blaine is sick man.
He is not at home to his friends, and
often at his office we can find neither
the secretary nor his clerk. Again, if we
do see him he will agree to send in a
name for appointment to the President
or do something like that and forget all
about il. Sometimes he lays the blame
on the President, but it is clear that he
doesn't take the interest in politics or at
least his own advancement that he once
did.
"Do you go to see Harrison often ?" |
asked.
''Not recently" the senator replied,
with a look of disgust. 81 don't believe
that he has friend except perhaps one
man in the Senate. We are all tired
IL is not pleasant to recommend man
for appointment and vouch for him and
then find that the President goes to the
United States district attorney or some
Federal office holder in the district for
the mans pedigree, 1t is eXasperating.
Why, do YOU know that neither Harri-
son nor any one in his cabinet has made
a single appointment that has strength
ened the party either with the people or
the politicians? Well, that is gospel
truth and Il matter of common remark
among the Republican senators. Ii is
not pleasant either to cell on the Presi-
dent and hear him, as he invariably
does, laud himself and his administers
ton to the skies. He won't let anybody
else talk. This is not only my expert
ence, but also the experience of dozen
of my Republican colleagues. Harrison
unquestionably expects a denomination,
and is trying to work up sentiment for
himself among the business men,
"How about Blaine?"
"Well, Blaines friends-that is, some
of them are working for him, but |