The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-17
.PREFE some ONE ELSE.
Two-Thirds or States
Senators Are Un.
to the President
And Many of Them Will Go to
Minneapolis as Delegates
at Large.
Senator Hill, In Speech Mt Birmingham,
Ala, Pledges tho Electoral
Vote of New York.

: WASHINGTON, March 1G.- The representa-
tive OF the Chicago Tribune sends that pa
per the following: Fresh talk is heard
about senatorial combination against the
administration. According to an Informal
canvass recently made it 10 claimed that
about two thirds of the republican senators
are opposed to Gen. Hnrrison's renomina-
tion. If the senators controlled many state
delegations this would be serious matter.
But they don't. Their states usually
refuse to make the grievances of the sena-
tors a national issue. However, good
many states ornament their delegations by
putting on United States senators as dele
gates large. Senator Hiscock was one
Of the delegates at-larRe from New York
last time. He wants to be sent to Mime
apolis under similar conditions this year.
Hiscock is for Harrison but his allegiance
ia not so strong that the Patt people ers
afraid to trust him with an unp!edgsd del
egation, Senator Washburn, of Min
nesota, is now actively anti-ad-
ministration. He expects to be one
Of the delegates. Senator Aldrich, of
Rhode Island, will probably be one Of the
representatives from that state. Aldrich is
not unfriendly to the administration,
though he would prefer to see Allison the
nominee. Senator Quay intends to hsad
an anti Harrison delegation from Penn
sylvnnie. Don Cameron would rather avoid
the discomfort OF the convention crowd
and pull the wires from Washington or
Harrisburg. Senators Frye and Hale may
both come from Maine. Frye is now for
tue administration. Hale is neutral. The
president would probably like to have
both senators az delegates in order to
head off ex Speaker Reed. Mr.. Reed is in
a fighting mood and he wants to go to the
convention himself. He is also willing to
be put in nomination. Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts, is an old-timer in national
conventions. and he will be at the head of
the Bay state delegation in Minneapolis.
The president has taken good caro- of the
friends of Senators Hoar and Dawes, some
what at the expense Of the younger ele-
ment. So the senatorial influence
| in Massachusetts, may be counted
on for the " administration. Senator
Proctor expects to lead the Vermont dele
4 cation again and throw it. for Harrison as
no did in 1855. From this it may be gath
cred that the senators who are against the
| administ alton come mostly from the
west. 1t is thought that Cullom and Alli-
son may not be the only senators presente 1
by their states. Mand~rson is now a
possibility and the Nebraska delega-
ton may decide to put him forward.
The feeling Among the senators them
selves is friendly to Cullom. He will get
mo eout of the opposition of his colleagues
to the administration than anybody else.
However, the trouble about senatorial
combination is that it has nothing in COM
mon except opposition to the pl esident. It
cannot center on any particular candidate,
snd its influence ia therefore negative
| rather than positive