The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-26
HARRISON'S HARD ROAD.
MANY LEADERS OF BIS OWN
PARTY TRYING TO DOWN HIM.

Letters Sent to Delegates in an Effort
TO Imbue Them With the Idea That
Harrison's Nomination Means De-
fest-The President Not Shaken In
His Determination to Run.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-President
Harrison has no intention OF Withdrawing
from the contest Tor the Minneapolis nomi-
nation. He thinks, indeed, that there is no
contest, that the nomination is practically
certain to be given to him, and with IL an
acceptable platform, and that the only
question now is whether or not he shall be
nominated by reclamation. The President
now feels confident that he will not only be
renominated but re- elected, but his friends
are saying to the disgruntled and the indif-
ferent that if they care at all for party
success they should make assurance doubly
sure and start the party candidates
(for they couple the names Of Harrison and
Morton together) with the impetus of Il
nomination by acclamation. In entertain
ing these confident hopes the President Is
not at all blinded to the opposition among
the leaders Of his party to his denomination,
but is relying upon the rank and file. No
one knows better than he how earnestly
and even bitterly his denomination has
been and is being opposed.
TOLD ALL THE UNPLEASANT NEWS.
Kind friends bring here all the Disagree
able things that Secretary Blaine says in
the interesting conversations which are had
at the red house and are then repeated oil
over Washington, and the severe things
which ex-Speaker Reed says in the cloak
room OF the Senate as well az of the House
fria all
country send him the interesting letters
which his opponents here are writing TO
men who have been elected delegates. He
has, for example, half dozen or more
written by Mr.. Reed to former Maipe men
aud others elected delegates in different
portions OF the country. all belittling
"B. H. :" as Mr.. Reed terms him, and
reelected. The President is aware
from his correspondents that Mr..
Reed and other opponents here
have been inviting delegates to
come to Washington shortly to learn more
of the reason for setting President Harrison
aside, so that they may go back and give
them to the other members of their state
delegation. Indeed, it would surprise the
antl-Harrison senators and representatives
to know how much he is told of their plots
and acts.
THE --LATEST PLAN.
He is not disposed to take very seriously
their latest plan, which is, have Mr.. Reed
state in the convention that while President
Harrison is a good man and has given a
good administration, be cannot Do reelected,
and then have the delegates e.,
previously prepared as they will
have been by letters aud
at conferences by Mr.. Reed and others, vote
to set President Harrison aside. One rea-
son is that Mr.. Reed will not be a delegate,
unless President Harrison is misinformed
and that he may find difficulty in telling the
convention these things. The President is
fully aware, too, that Boss Platt, " arner
Miller, ]. Sloat Fassett and even Chaunoey
N. Depew are opposed to his denomination.
although he cannot account for Mr.. De-
pew's opposition, and that Senator Hist ook,
who is Harrison man, may not be allowed
for that reason to go TO the convention as a
delegate at large. But he believes that a
majority of the New York and the Penn
sylvania delegation will be for him.