Huntsville gazette., 1892-05-28
HARRISON SPEAKS OUT.
denomination vii! Be Crafty
ing, but Failing He VIII Not
Suik.
Special to the Press


hurry burly that pIoce ds a gle t
convention. ID conversation on the
probable outcome of the meeting at
Minneapolis he takes very philos.
Iphical view. In going back to the
causes which led to the present con-
Ispiring of leaders against his renom~
nation he said.
| When | entered the executive
office | found almost every position
of any consequence promised to not
one but several aspirants without
my knowledge. 1t was i'm possible to
comply with these promises. | was
responsible for the administration of
the government, and | had made up
my mind only to appoint the best
men if I could find them, and would
carefully scrutinile the record and
fitness of every name presented.
There may nave been some mis-
takes. but It was not from lack of
effort, but from causes which were
my knowl, dye. The action OF the
conventions of almost every State is
the recorded testimony of represen-
tative bodies of the Republican party
as to what is thought of the admins.
tration.
| The embarrassing part of the office
| is that there never are enough places
to 60 around, and somebody must be
disappointed. | never have and
never shall make any deals or bar
gains for political support. If the
convention, after the Endorsements
which the administration has re
Iceived, does not see fit to accord a
denomination, that will be their bus
mess A denomination will be gratis
tying, but il the convention take
another course they will doubtless be
controlled by some other motives
than the policy of getting even on
imagined grievances.
HOW INDIANA WILL GO.
The Indiana friends of the Presl
dent openly assert that no other man
than Benjamin Harrison can carry
that State against any Democrat.
The President has expressed him self
on this point. To friend he said:
My friends III Indiana says that |
can carry that State. That believe
to be the case, and there is an en-
barrassment which will confront me
if some one else should lead the party.
If we should lose the State it would
; be charged to me or my friends that
we did it. If the convention should
see fiji to take up another candidate
it shall be my duty 10 put forward
extra efforts to carry the State for
the Republican candidate. What
: ever the result. it shall not be said
o that was the cause, either by indif-
= ference or apathy.
The President is receiving constant
advices from his friends, and some-
thing must happen which has not
, yet occurred to prevent his renomi-
nation on the first ballot. A conser.
vative estimate sanctioned by him
a self gives him over 800 His friends
> place it at 400. Notwithstanding
, all the stories about Mr., Blaine, the
President has not yet any, suspicion
: that the Secretary will permit his
name to be used against him.
HARRlsoN's CHANCES.
b As far as his ability to win is con-
cerned in his talks with his political
r friends the President thinks that be
S is stronger on that score than any Of
e the names mentioned. He does not
o include Mr. Blaine in the list, as he
d does not consi Ter him a candidate,
a but he has the record of having car,
v ried New York by good round ma,
: jority, where Mr.. Blaine lost it by q
p scratch
Il IF an admission which has aroused
the admiration of the whole people
G goes for anything in national politics
IS the President thinks he has some.
thing to draw on which no other Re :
5 publican candidate could present
!. AS for sulking, he said to a friend
n Any man who sulks after the nom