New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-13
DEMOCRATS
HARR1soN,s DENOMINATION scAREs THEM.
TALK ABOUT TILE CHICAGO CoSyENTIoN=MoRr
MsoN NURSING HIS" BOOM
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Warrington juno l2.-The denomination OF Presi-
dent Harrison Q disagreeable disappointment 10
leading Democratic politicians in Washington, anu
they are farther at than Senator Palmer
candidy admits that tho Republicans have named
their strongest man. but all the other Democratic
aspirants for the Presidential nomination are as
reticent on that subject as Grover Cleveland Hill
nstly declined to express opinion German prefers
not to be quoted Morrison, who holds feocral
ONCE, says that II would be manifosty Improper
for him talk Speaker Crisp also refuses TO express
an opinion. All Of these men, however. as wen "S
many other Democrats OF less distinction, dd express
their views the subject before the nomination was
made and almost without exception they agreed win
the opfnion expressed by Senator Palmer yesterday
The Cleveland men, Of course declare that ne
IL the only Democrat who can carry Iowa, WISCONSIN,
illinois, Nebraska and Indiana, as well rs Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut, against HARRISON ana
that the salvation OF the Democratic party IN the
coming struggle depends upon his nomination Inc
anti Cleveland soof al this statement but they
do not agree among themselves as 10 who would be
q stronger candidate than Cleveland. senator
Brice who has gone to New-York and Ohio on his way
to Chicago. is understood seriously entertain the
hope that the lightning of Presidential nomination
will strike him. and IT is whispered that the Willy
German, having, in his opinion. sucked the hili
grange dry, is quietly encouraging Bnce's belief
German is a OZARK horse" Of no mean promise In
the opinion Of himself well rs of a large number
Of Democratic Representatives. especially from the
South. German and his partisans are exerting all
their energy and powers OF persuasion to convince
delegates to the Chicago Convention that the I'M
fortunate condition Of affairs In New York would
make the nomination CT a man from that State ex
CO dinghy dangerous If not fatal, TO the Democratic
party OF course, al the good Western men,
heartily applaud this sentiment, but they do not
mean that German shall be the beneficiary If it pre-
walls In the National Convention.
Morrison and his partisans tho busiest men In
Warrington now, and their industry has begun TO
make noise In fast this particular dark horse
has become eager and restless that lie slip his
halter and escape from the stable any day Robert &.
lnesrsoll's whilOm antagonist the lecture rostrum
George X. Vending. published long and stirring
manifesto in behalf of Morrison to-day. is addressed
10 the National Convention. In 1t the statesman
from Waterloo is described ms 1.-The intrepid. the
sagacious and the ncorrptble patriot. soldier and
statesman The manifesto concludes follows:
1t was Morrison. who, for ten years, did more than
rsfs p'S is William lila r. Mors a ond speak
With the solemnity of judicial oath. and with the
Cod Il IS Norr s tie p"To f The sodeT the he
statesman and the friend Of the people who can lead
has had thirty four Years Of public life and comes with
cleai hands. comes with n pure heart. comes with
record as ipvulncrablc as Gibraltar and reputation
srotless O star
OF course, Senator Palmer and his friends cannot
agree with Vending in his estimate Of Morrison,
peciay as he declares at the outset that he wishes
that Cleveland could be elected"
Tho Morrison movement has been kcR under cover
until now but 1t has been quietly and vigorously
pushed for some time past by Carlisle, Mlls. Vest and
several other Democratic Senators. well by a
number OF prominent Democratic Representatives,
from tho West and SOUTH. 1t is asserted also that
Morrisons emissares have been at work Ia New
Jersey. Pennsylvania and New-Iork as we'll as in
New England and that promise Of the nomination for
the Vice Presidency las been used bait In certain
quarters In the hope Of hooking Cleveland gidgeons
When General Slccum in Washington several
weeks ago, 1t was intimated that he hal come in |
response to invitation from the Morrison managers
who were anxious TO sound him on the question OF
the Vice presidency. Since that time! IL Is said, the
Morrison fishermen have been angling in other waters
In the hope Of landing a bigger fish, but thus far