The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
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the following:
1.-The Chauncey NJ Depew who is as
| serting in interviews in Chicago that ht
will support President Harrison at Min
neapolis and the Chauncey NJ. Depew wnt
has an agent here at Washington endeav
oring to float his presidential boom are
curiously enough, one and the same per
son. Whatever encouragement the friend:
OF the president gathered from the decia
ration of support vouchsafed by the great
after-dinner orator must now, unfortu
| nately, be materially discounted. During
the past week a New York politician. who
claimed to be here as the personal repre-
sentative of Mr.. Depew, has sought inter
| views with several senators, and has en-
deavored to pour into their ears the rea-
| sons why the national conventions should
not nominate Harrison and should noinl'
nate Depew. The presence of this gentle.
| man, who asserted that he came direct
| his mission and its object were stated by
one of the numerous senators whom he
| had approached. Il is naturally supposed
that Mr. Depew has declared for Mr.. Har-
risen in the hope that ii the latter's NOM
| inatlon is seen to be impossible he can Sc
cure for himself the friendly support of the
4 president The announcement that Mr..
Depew has the ambition to be nominated
will not be read with surprise by those
| who know the completeness with which
| the hope of nomination captured him
| four years ago nor by those who heard in
| New York recently the repetition of his
| belief that he would be selected as a Re
publican who could carry New York. 1t
is but proper to add, however, that among
the senators with whom his confidential
agent talked there was but little encour-
agement for Mr. Depew's hopes.
But this interesting fact about the in
ception of n Depew boom is notfthe only po-
litical topic at the capital. Private ad-
vices received from the Minnesota conven
tion confirm the press reports that the
gathering was one vast amalgamation of
Blaine sentiment. AS long ago as the
meeting of the national Republican COM
mittee, when a large section of Republican,
ism transplanted itself here for tempo
rary and successful sojourn, it became
evident that Mr.. Harrison would have
peculiarly hard row to hoe in that state.
He called to his aid, therefore, the
muscular Pierce, who came to
Washington, received his instructions,
and went back to swing Minnesota into
the Harrison column with mighty swing.
He also promised to do what he could for
North Dakota. Both these states have
held their conventions. OF the six dele
gates from North Dakota FIVE are for
Blaine, the solitary administration man
being a son of Mr.. Pierce. 10 Minnesota
JQG OGlSGdJtS-dO-ldTBc are dIl lOE Dldlu6,
although one or two districts have in-
structed for Harrison. The Idaho delega-
ton are also for Blaine. Senator Dubois
who heads the delegation, is not an ad-
ministration man; Congressman Sweet
thinks Blaine is the one salvation for his
state, and the other four delegates are
quoted in the dispatches as being for
Blaine.
''It is quite evident now that Mr. Blaine
phatic than his letter of TWO months ago
TO Mr.. Clarkson if he wishes to stem the
tide that is now surely turning in his di-
rection. Those of his friends who are best
acquainted with his intentions say that he
will not repeat his action of four years
ago, and that at the Minneapolis conven-
tion there will not be a telegram peremp-
torily withdrawing his name. He Will not,
of course, stultlfy himself before the con-
vention by announcing himself as a candi-
date, and he may, indeed, go SO far as to
again assert his indifference to the nomi-
uations His friends, however, believe chat
if be is accorded the unparalleled honor
of being rendered the unanimous nomina-
tion of the convention he will not decline
to make the race. If this belief once gets
possession of the delegates nothing can
stop his nomination.
I'm the mean time the efforts of Mr.. Reed
to see whether the wind will shift in his
direction do not abate. At least one of
the Maine delegates has begun active work |
for the ex-speaker, and is writing letters
in which he pledges himself to vote for
Reed and seeks similar promises from
other delegates Within the last few DAYS,
too, Reed has endeavored to get foot-hold
in Connecticut, but ran against suag in
the assertion that his state would not
present his name, and that he had the op-
position of Mr. Blaine aud the two sena-
tors. Mr.. Reeds friends. however, deny
that Mr.. Blaine can in any way influence
the state against Mr.. Reed, and they assert |
that all the antagonistic efforts which |
the senators might pnt forth would not |
amount to the one-hundredth part of one |
per cent. If Reed can get some support |
from the New England states, especially |
from Massachusetts, it is said that it will |
be easy enough to have his name presented |
to the convention with all the necessary |
1t is perhaps unfortunate for |
Reed that the national election is held in |
1892 rather than 1890, for in the latter year |
bis exploits in the speakers chair were in |
every body's eyes, and no other Republican |
was receiving quite as much of the public |
attention.
AS for the Democrats, they are divided |
into two classes. The one wishes that |
Cleveland would step down and thus clear |
the atmosphere, and the other would |
nominate him whether he declined or not. |
To both of these classes the statement that |
he might conclude to withdraw was a |
topic of exceeding interest, and was |
variously viewed. Representative John |
De Witt Warner, who is known to be close |
to Cleveland, said that the prediction of |
would not be realized. What
ever Cleveland may say or do, said Mr.. !
Warner, he will mot withdraw Repre- |
sentative Tracey, another ardent Cleveland !
man, thinks that Mr.. Cleveland is not in /
the position to say anything. 1t is for the |
national Democratic convention said |
General Tracey. to settle this matter. 1t |
will nominate Mr. Cleveland, and | can |
not see how he can make any announce |
nent now that will affect the result. | |
have heard nothing that will /
corrooorate the impression that he is 10 !
withdraw f"