The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-07-14
WILL HAVE TO WORK.
That is What Fassett Says His Party VIII
Have to Do.

That Is what Fass.tt Says His Party VIII
Have to Do.
WAsIIlNGTON, June 29.-Mr. W. j
Campbell, d shrewd corporation lawyer,
was selected Tuesday by the Republi
can committee to manage the job of re.
electing President Harrison. The
meeting was in many respects a re-
markable one. Gen. ClarkSon was the
choice OF Il majority Of the committee
and as he said in his speech declining
to be ii candidate, he might have been
elected in defiance Of the presidents
wishes; but, when Mr.. Harrison in.
formed him that he did not desire to
have him manage the campaign, Gen
eral CiarksOn yielded.
The committee took a recess from II
until O'Clock this afternoon, to give
the president chance To make his
preferences known. During the recess
the chairmanSh,p WAS pcd,iled around
to four different men-ex Senator
SeWell, of New Jersey, Mr.. Kitchener,
Of Indiana. Mr.. Massey, of Delaware,
and Ex-Governor Cheney, OF New
Hampshire, all Of them declining how
ever.
The president at one time was dis
posed to name Chris Magee, the boss OF
n,
but this, it. was represented TO him,
would hopcleSsly alIienate Senator Quay
and his friends and the IDEA of having
Magee selected was abandoned. After
the refusal Of SrWeli. Kitchener, Massey
and Cheney. HE president Indicated
that his next choice was Mr.. Campbell,
of Illinois. Campbell had said that he
would not under any circumstances ac-
cept, and even after he was elected this
afternoon 1t was some time before he
could be persuaded to undertake the
task imposed Oh him.
How arduOus this task will be was
appreciated by every member of the
committee. there was, In fact, no at.
tempt to conceal the desperate charac-
ter Of the fight this fall. j. SlOat Fas-
sett, of New York, in his speech nom.
mating Mr.. ClarksOn said that the par
ty was confronted at the outset by the
appalling spectacle of Wisconsin, Iii.
| nos and Iowa in the list Of doubtful
states; that so far aS New York was
concerned the Democrats had certainly
selected their strongest candidate and
| that the coming campaign would put
every Republican who wished Tor his
partys success upon his mettle John
Manley, of Maine. was made secretary
of the committee, and Cornelius Bliss,
the New York millionaire, was selected
to undertake the task of frying the fat
out of the recipients of Republican
tariff bounties. a commit lee of nine
members is to be selected, the chair
man, with the advice ana consent Of
the presidential and vice. presidential
candidates, TO assume the active man
| agemenL OF the campaign. n majority
| of the members of the committee were
| anti-IIarrlsOn men before the Mime.
| apOliS convention, and although the
| Presidents wishes were acCeded to in
| every respect today, the temper OF the
meeting must have been anything but
gratifying to the occupant OF the White
| House. Some of the illusions made to
him were far from complimentary.
General ClarkSOn III eulogizing Quay
and Dudley, whom the President had
| turned down, said that one OF the re-
gretS of his life would be that he had
not son whom he could name after
these two great leaders.
The final fling Came at the conclusion
OF the session this evening when some
one suggested that the committee take
recess until 8 o'clock and then In
body call upon the PRESIDENT. That
would De wise thing to do, remarked
AN anti Harrison member Of the com
mittee sarcaStically. The day has
been hot and we have had rather a
warm time OF it, | think we should
accept the invitation to go over to the
White House and cool Oft"