Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-12

The opposition TO Harrison Is narrowing
down closer and closer to a concentration on
Blaine. The efforts to excite the ambition of
sherman do not meet with much success. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Foraker would be glad TO
use his influence to have the solid delegation
from Ohio present and support Sherman at
minneapolis for the nomination. with
the idea Of succeeding to the seat in the
Senate. But Mr.. sherman possesses a
great deal of shrewdness, and is not
willing to be made Use of. if that happens to be
the object of the opposition in pressing him into
Candidacy. 1t is understood that the position
he assumes is that of willingness to accept the
nomination, but determination not TO seek it.
making fight which would help to defeat Har-
fison without necessarily sending the n0mina-
ton to Ohio.
BLAINE THE REAL OBJECT.
The real object is TO nominate Blaine. and il.
Is pretty near point where the success of the
opposition must depend upon whether or not
Mr.. Blaine will accept the nomination if offered
to him. Undoubtedly Messrs Reed QUAY
Alger, Clarkson and others believe that he viii,
not again decline, but il appears 10 be ilnprac-
tcable for Mr.. Blaine TO say anything further
on the subject. except. perhaps, to some one
man whom he can trust without reserve, and
who will keep the secret from every one until
the time comes when lite disclosure is necessary
to their plans.
JUDGE E. B. TAYLoR's VIEWS.
Judge L. b. Taylor. who occupies Garfeld's
old seat in the House. and is one of the most
prominent and shrewdest of the Harrison men
IN Congress. said to STAR reporter this morn
ing:
MIR. Sherman, 1 presume. would accept the
nomination If it we're offered to him, but he
will not make fight for it. appear as a
candidate in the Convention. He will 90 to the
national convention 70 support Mr.. Harrison
and the Ohio delegation will be solidly for the
President.
'Mr. Harrison is absolutely sure of the nom
nation unless Mr.. Blaine permits the use of his
name In the convention. If Mr.. Blaine appears
as candidate when the convention meets Mr.
Harrison name will not 60 before the couyen-
ton at all.
DON'T THINK BLAINE WILL BE CANDIDATE.
''But do not believe Mr. Blaine will be
candidate; do not see how he can. and if he is
not Mr.. Harrison will be nominated on the
first ballot That opposition which is merely
looking around for a candidate with whom to
defeat some one man. merely to CRAFTY resent
inent for personal disappointment. cannot
accomplish anything. They can do nothing
with Sherman, Mckinley or AIger as a candi-
date, and they are dependent entirely on Blaine.
Mr.. Harrison renominated.
DON'T KNOW WHAT The PEOPLE WANT.
1.-THE great majority of men in Congress never
know what the people want in matter of this
sort. know that in ga nearly all the promi-
nent men in Congress opposed the renomina-
ton OF Lincoln and believed that he had no
chance in the world of being renominated
When insisted to some of our folks that he
would receive unanimous denomination al
Baltimore they thought me crazy. but
with all the opposition there was at
Washington the nomination was made
by reclamation. Since Lincoln / think there
has been no man in the White House whose re-
nomination has been desired and expected by
the people of the country at large as is that of
MIR. Harrison. He will have the Ohio. Indiana
Illinois and Pennsylvania delegations solidly
behind him in the convention. Quay will not
oppose him after the convention meets. and. in
spite OF Platt, he will have many New York del
egates"