The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-10
HARRISON SECOND CHOICE.

homo and abroad, that the father of the
proprietor of that paper is the first
choice of the republicans Of Montana
for the presidential nomination in 1852
has resulted in making active the opo-
sition which otherwise might have lain
dormanttfor some time to come. While
the naming, of a republican candidate is
peculiarly the province OF the members
Of that party and q matter in which
neither the democrats nor the demo-
cratic press take great interest, yet it is
the duty of a newspaper, as such, to cor
rect error eous impressions, such as
those Mr.. Harrison's paper is now circu-
lating.
There are in Montana three leading
daily republican papers-The Helena
Herald, Butte Inter Mountain and Great
Falls Leader. They are published in
different sections of the state, and each
undoubtedly represents the republican
sentiment of the people who give it sup
port.
1t is but just to these three papers to
say that whatever the choice in the mat
ter of a presidential nominee may have
been, they have supported President
Harrison's administration and kept the
convention Of 1892 out Of sight till the
son of his father forced them to show
their colors. Col. Sanders was in Chi
cago a few days ago and took occasion
to place the matter in it's proper light
before the people there. The Helena
Herald, a few days AGO. took advantage
Of this interview to again place itself On
record in the following language:
There is nothing that need exotic surprise
in the announcement that Senator Sanders
is in favor Of Blaine for president. He has
supported him for the past fifteen years, and
first voted for him in the national conven-
ton Of 1876. No reason can bs conceived
why he should have experienced a change
Of heart in the meantime; and his prefer
enoe unqusstionably represents the views of
four-ffths of his republican constituents,
The Great Falls Leader has for it's
constituency northern Montana, and
tired of the talk that Harrison is the
choice Of the republicans of the state,
has this to say:
Every now and then an eastern paper has
an announcement that Sanders and Carter
have promised to turn this state over to
Harrison next year. In the first place no
one man or two carries the republican vote
of Montana in his or their pocket. And
unless these gentlemen have an astonishing
attack of an enlarged Uranium lately they
have not made any such promise. 1t can be
put down as a falsehood pure and simple.
Moreover, any one who has examined the
feeling in this state knows that the first
choice of the republicans is James G.
Blaine. If he will not accept a nomination
then President Harrison has perhaps the
next best chance. OF course, the feeling
against the Helena journal apparently
works agains, the Presidents renomina-
ton, but a moments thought will convince
any one that he is not responsible for its
foolishness.
The third in the list, the Inter-Moun-
tain, is as emphatic as it's contempora-
ries. The other day the journal SAID:
"As far as our observation extends, none
OF the republican newspapers of Mon
tana have been booming any particular
candidate for president" To this the
Butte paper replies:
1t is evident that the observation of
the Helena journal did not extend beyond
its W doorstep. James G.. Blaine. ii he
will accept the nomination., can get six
votes from Montana in the convention, and
afterwards carry the etate by 5000 MAORI
ty, and that ia a conservative estimate. The
Inter-Mountain is for him, first, last and
all the time, while he shall remain a posi-
billty. We know not how some republican
politicians may fesl in this matter, bus the
people are for Blaine and business in
1882, and the Inter Mountain is their organ.
While the republican dailies
that Harrison is not their first choice as
d candidate in 1892, none of the weekly
papers como to the rescue of the sons
paper. AS a rule the country press is
non-committal, but as the three papers
mentioned fix the politics for those in
the interior, it is safe to say that but
few of them will be found on Harrison's
side. 1t may be accepted as a fact that
Harrison has no chance to secure the
vote of the Montana members of the re-
publican national convention, even
though he should make Carter secretary
OF the interior.
TIE CUBA SCARE.
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