The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
POLITICAL NOTE AND COMMENT.

THE administration of Mr.. Harrison has
strengthened the Republican party In every
part of the Union.-Peteys burg Index-Ap-
peal DEM
SAYS Senator Gray, of Delaware: "Tbe
uncertainty which prevails as to New York
seems to me TO now render CleveIand's
nomination unwlse."
For the congressional nomination in the
Twenty sixth district of Pennsy lvanla. DR..
Flood, of MeadvilIe, editor of the Chautau-
guam. received about 1900 majority.
Mr.. CLEVELAND keeps up the very exert
ing diversion of gathering in delegates from
the States which are sure to vote for the
Republican candidate.-New York Com
merclal Advertiser.
OUR Democratic friends must find some.
thing intensely depressing in the reports of
Republican gains which come in with such
monotonous regularity inst now from Ohio.
Illinois. Indiana, Iowa and Michigan.
Boston Journal.
Nix. BROWN. the Republican guberna-
torial candidate in Rhode Island. puts an
exasperatinG truth succinctly when be says
that eff Cleveland and the free-silver Con-
gressmen had been here longer and spoke
Oftener we would have had a walk over"
GEN. CHARLES H. GRosvENoR. of Ohio,
Gays the Democrats are forced TO pass a
free coinago bill through the louise if they
do not wish to forfeit all their prospects in
the North western States. He does not be-
LIKE they can make successful fight on
tariff reform.
SENATOR SHERMAN says he thinks the
presidential tickets will be headed by Har-
rison and Cleveland. respectively. though
he confesses himself at q loss to know how
State does not send delegation for him.
He thinks Boies will not be nOmin ated. be-
cause he is really Republican.
HON. II. c. KERENs, st. Louis politician,
who is a close friend of Secretary ElkiDs,
says he has seen letters from nearly every
State IN the Union which convince him
that Harrison will be nominated by accla-
nation. He expresses the hope that Cleve-
land will be the Democratic candidate. as
he thinks he will be the most easily beaten.
A NEW YORK correspondent says: Mr..
Hill made the remark the other day. mir.
Cleveland is getting the resolutions. but l
am getting the delegates" That observa-
ton holds true in the case OF Rhode Island.
Their State convention passed resolutions
instructing their eight delegates to vote
for Cleveland at Chicago. but Mr. Hill has
received written pledges from five of the
eight delegates that they intend to vote
for him.
"IF / were a cold-blooded politician"
Mr.. Hill is quoted as saying recently. lin
view of the fact that the Rhode Island
Democrats have Endorsed Mr.. Cleveland it
would be natural for me to give quiet tip
TO my friends to knife the ticket. But of
course. shall do nothing of the kind"
The gentleman who heard Mr.. Hill make
the remark jIst quoted said that thcre as
a ght auiveriDg of Mr.. Hills ey elid. al
most imperoeptible. 0s he finished the
sentence.
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY said to some of his
friends who called on him. at Washington.
that there was not the slightest shadow of
doubt about Ohio in the coming campaign.
1t has been demonstrated to be tariff
State. and the sentiment Is steadily IN
creasing. so that upon that Issue 1t would
not be surprising If Ohio gave large q
Republican majority as she sometimes did
in the days of the war. Mckinley looks
for the nomination of Harrison practically
10y acclamation, and expects 10 60 upon the
stump for him. opening the campaign in
Ohio.
The San Francisco Bulletin. an indie
pendent paper. argues that. as nine-tenths
of the Republicans of California favor the