The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-04
HARRISON WINS OVER A FOE.
T0B0DY WORKING HARDER FOR HIM
THAN SENATOR CULLOM
A Lattle While Ago salking Over . Que..
tfon OF Patronage, Now Toying TO Secure
n Harrison dele cation from illinois,

A IAttle While Ago suikiae Over . Cues
tion OF Patronage, Now Toying TO Secure
N Harrison Delegation from Illinois.
WASHINGTON. May 3-Tbe action OF tho I'LL
nois Republicans ut their State Convention TO-
morrow will be watched with anxiety by rresl
dent Harrison and his friends. The President
Is lust now putting great faith in the newly
professed friendship Of Senator Cullom. and
the Harrison programme contemplates the
selection OF the Senator to head the Illinois
delegation to the National Convention.
Tho conversion OF the Illinois Senator is one
OF the most surprising and complete trans.
| formations that has taken place in a long tim,
| year ago there was no more ouspokcn op-
poncnt of President Harrison in tho United
States than the Republican Senator from I'LL
| nois. When Harrison first camo into Office.
Mr.. Cuilom and his colleague. Charlie" Far
well. foil out with the Administration over the
matter Of Federal appointments in their State.
MIR. Farwel is still antaGonistic. but as he has
been shelved and Is no longer power In the
politics OF the state. his opposition does not
count for much.
One month ago Senator Cullom was a self
constituted candidate for the Presidential
nomination. He and his friends had at their
tongues ends q hundred reasons why Hnrri.
son should not be renominated. tho chief OF
which was that his Administration had been
complete failure. After Mr.. Culom and his
shuuters had doomed his boom for a little
whilo tho Chicago Tribune attacked it with
county and the state generally followed
suit. Tho, Senator became frightened.
and at once begun to make terms with Hnrri-
SON n, i; R.rgain was struck Mr.. Culom formal;
to DO appointed assistant United states Truus-
urer at Chicago. an factions Of Illinois Ko-
~ in n nNsnr hall, ,,r,r
augmentation for tho appointment Of Samuel
cans hs oss e esnt Of Mpab
city city 81 chicaEo rresdsnt Harrison plainly
CuIlom would ,po allowed to name the man.
tTsyn The Ffesiasat and he I1I%oits ssnatSss
the Presidents refusal to allow them to name |
e the to S & @ s s sde, sse S
John r Tanner. who had never been mem
toned in connection with the place. and who
the. notice Of his appointmont. Tanner is a
and r. tRs rend OF Coy Eer and
Ecpablcans Of tho State That is ~" Why senasor
Cullom selected him. and now the latter has
gone heart and soul into the Harrison move
The Senator says the, Illinois Republicans
ore for Harrison. and although the Convention
Fison men Just the same. lie says Mi Harrison RH a
and that the opposition to him comes
principally from disappointed ofiiceseek-
gives the President all the credit for the diplo-
matte negottations growing out OF the Chillan,
Italian. and Behring Sea controversies. and
says the. latter was sitting up nights going
over tho foreign correspondence and planning
D vigorous American policy while other peO-
pie" were. in their beds. sleeping. His refer
ence to other people" is supposed to be
The Senator is disturbed. however. By the
act that he has lOOSeneu hiS hold on |
aois Republicans. who are very much inclined
It present s to give HARRISON tho cold shoulder
En- gland. as their candidate for President. Tho
Lincoln boom. which has existed in ntful
sort OF way during the winter. has been great-
J revived Of late since the work Of selecting
ARREST
The name, Of Lincoln is already causing
senator Cullom much uneasiness. but he
,opes to be able tomorrow to stamp it out in |
he Illinois Convention and bring that Of Har-
i :p to ne front. II he does not succeed he
us recent trick Of political confirming. ,,