St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-13
Chauncey Fails to See the
Cloud Rising on the Po-
litieaI Horizon.
It Is Funnel-Shaped, and Will
Strike Harris on Very
Hard,
But Chaaneey; Insists That
Ben's Enemies Will Yet
Love Him.
You Are Forgiv en-, Chauneey
--Exeuse Our Hilarity in
November.

CHICAGO. June 12.-Chauncey NJ. De-
pew arrived in the city this morning.
and left for New York in the afternoon.
In answer to questions by reporters Mr..
DepeW said:
You need anticipate no bitterness on
the part of those who voted for other
candidates than Harrison. Mr.. Platt
will not oppose the nominee. Conk-
ling once believed that the Republican
party had, at convention held at Chi
cago, gone to its political death. After
ward. we carried the state of New York
handsomely for the nominee. In that
instance, as is always the case, the
young men formed the party. The
young men know nothing abou
the wire pulling of leaders,
and all these little games that
go on behind the curtain. They went to
work and organized themselves. The
leaders saw that they were not indis-
pensable after all, and that the band
wagon was getting so far in advance of
them that if they waited until after tile
campaign they would not be able to get
i'll it again. People never knife ticket
merely for revenge. They may do so. if
through their revenges they see that
they can destroy the rival of their favor
ite, and thus make probable the future
success of that favorite. Such would
probably be the attitude of the Hill men
toward Cleveland. The possible atti-
tude of HIPS followers toward Cleve-
land, however, is
Not Possibility
on the Republican side. The opposition
TO President Harrison was cOpcentrated
on Blaine. Nobody believes for mo-
ment that Blaine de sires to re-enter
public life. There is no doubt that
Garrison. Platt and QuaYyhonestly be-
lieYed they could nominate Blaine. But
the Minneapolis convention was run on
popular principles. We nave never had
more able politicians than these men
in managing political machinery,
and they are Invaluable in the after
convention canvass. But the possession
of great power leads party leaders to
discount the strength of party move
ments. ClarkSon and the other leaders
who stood with him could not feel the
power of the great business Interests of
the country. 1t is not seen in ordinary
causes or conventions. Harrison had
no organization to speak OF, and
heahad none of the great political lead
ers. But telegrams favoring him. not
manufactured kilograms, but the honest
expressions of business men, came pour
ing into Minneapolis and they we're
very effective. We met every night.
There were no brass bands, but i'll a
quiet way each man. pencil III hand.
took the reports OH the situation from
the others. In this work Of getting at
the exact condition of things and the
progress we were making, your man
Jones, Long" Jones, was the most
efficient. He was superb. Then we
made up our minds to risk test. 1t
was daring thing to do. We arranged
for meeting of all the Harrison dele
gates. We knew perfectly well that If
not enough delegates appeared TO con-
stt1te il majority of the convention the
fact would be recognized by
The WeaK-Kneed Men
to be a release and that our cause was
lost. But when 463 votes were found,
they chose me to lead the column, fully
convinced of success. The opposition
was disorganized, but when those 463
men saw my arm raised they recognized
the man whom they had chosen to
direct their tactics. Whltelaw Reid's
candidacy had nothing to do with
Blaine's defeat. In the first place, he
was not a candidate. | made up my
mind, however, some time ago to secure
his nomination if 1t lay within my
power. Every one knows my feelings
toward Blaine. Had he not written
that letter to Clarkson he would
have had my support. More than
that, if he had at an early date
announced his candidacy. Harrison
I,
letter was a message from great leader
to his followers. 1t was never my dis
position to sulk in my tent. In the first
place it spoils the disposition, and then,
too. tents are hot. The more l con-
templated the situation, the more | was
convinced that there was no other can
didate with one-half Harrison's strength
before the people. Take the whole stu
alton now, with Cleveland as the oppoS-
ing candidate, Harrison is possibly
stronger than Blaine would have been.
He is certainly stronger with the cOun-
itfv than he was in the last campaign.
He has proved himself really a big man.
He was
Never Jealous
of his secretaries. He never endeavored
to take away one iota of credit that was
due Blaine. But when you come to say
thai SOIllC ODc DcSiOC IldllioOil Col AlCO
out all these great affairs of state with
out any suggestion or modification
from the president you run the thing
down to reductio ad aOsurdum. Har-
-rison had three elements of great
strength. He was strong with the buSl-
ness men. Nine-teenths of the business
men of this country favored the renOm-
-ination of Harrison. and | believe that
the 1aboring men who are dependent
supon the manufacturers and the busl-
ness men felt the same way. Then, too,
he was strong in the solIdity of the old
soldiers. Among these there was not a
dissenting voice. There are 1000 vot-
ing soldiers, aud this element was dis
trustful of other candidates before the
convention"
AS Mr.. Depew descended the stairs
of his hotel on his road to the train this
evening he encountered ex-Gov. Will
lam Pitt Kellogg, the fiery anti-Harri-
son man from Louisiana.
II presume You Harrison men are all
happy?' said the ex-governor to Depew.
ssOh. but we are all Harrison men
now, are we not?" was the New York
el's response.
"Oh, certainly" said Kellogg, 'of
course we are all Harrison men," but
the ex-govefnor did not talk much like
a Harrison man. Interviewed on the
situation later, he said;
"Fexas and G eorgia
nominated Mr.. Harrison. l presume
that the offieeholders from Texas eX-
pected that Harrison could carry the
state better than candidate named by
the Republican party. AT the last cleo