St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-28
CUT CLARKSON COLD.
President Harrison Plainly
Told the IoWan He Was
Not Wanted.
William j. Campbell, Of Chi
eago, Chosen to Manage
the Campaign.
Tom Carter, Of Montana, Is
Elected as Secretary
Unanimously.
Fassett Voices the Misgivings
OF the Party in EN-
phatic Words.

W ASHlNGION. Uulle EA.-1l " do IL "oO
o'clock this morning when the meeting
of the Republican national committee
was called to order by the temporary
chairman, Gen. J. S. Clarkson. After
the roll had been called J. SlOat FaSsett,
of New York, took the floor. and placed
In nomination for permanent chairman
of the committee Gen. }. s. Clarkson.
Of Iowa. Mr.. FaSSett said: "Wnen the
doors closed on the Minneapolis con-
ytHtion, am glad to believe that they
closed on a united party. 1t would be
folly to say that a great many friends
Of Mr.. Blaine were not disappointed,
but, like their leader. they were loyal,
true Republicans, and Immediately
upon the nomination in the convention
they became ardent supporters of the
administration. We all feel that we are
entering on no holiday excurSion-that
we are entering upon a contest which
will put to his best mettle every Repuo-
ican in the United States.
We are confronted at the Outstart
with the appalling spectacle or WlScon-
sin and Illinois in the list OF doubtful
states, and Iowa by no means certain;
with religious differences rife In the
Northwest and threatened coalition OF
Democracy with the Alliance. The
Democrats have nominated, to my
mind, the strongest man they could
have placed in the field, especially so
far as the thirty-siX electoral votes IN
New York are concerned.
In Desperate Fight.
It is now important that we should
proceed to select a chairman according
TO our best judgment. We cannot af-
ford through personal preference to
turn our shoulders to one single lCta of
strength. We must win the support of
nil Republicans. We are in desperate
light, but we are in it to win. And for
that purpose we must have the support
Of our best leaders. At our head we
want no inexperienced man. We want
trained leader, a man to whom we can
look with every confidence of success,
and he whom | shall mention has since
1876 been engaged in every contest that
has been Waged by the Republican
party.
He has always been a faithful, saga
eious, devoted and efficient member of
The national committee. To him, in
conjunction with Senator Quay, is due
In higher measure than any other the
success attained in that glorious CAM
paign. | refer 10 the hOnOred temporary
chairman of this committee, Gen. j. S.
Clarkson, of Iowa. [Applause].
Wasted Lots of Energy
Through the four years that have
Elapsed since the campaign, more than
DO per cent of the energy and strength
Of Gen. ClarkSOn has been given to un-
selfish services to the Republican patty,
and today there is in existence, what
never has happened before, thorough
Republican organization reaching all
over the country. There is no man so
near the young Republicans of the
United States today as j. S. ClarksOn.
We must have the young men of the
country with us in this campaign, and
i think no other name would inspire
them with so much enthusiasm as that
of Clarkson.
| believe that within his grasp is the
scepter of success. do not know which
to admire the most, his sagacity as a
general, his fidelity as friend, or his
loyalty as a Republican partisan. 1t
seems to me that this committee, a large
number of the members of which come
from the old committee, can pay no
more proper tribute to him of their eS-
TEEN and appreciation for the glorious
work he has performed in the past than
to ask him again to assume the leader
ship and show US the way to a repitition
Of the victory of 1888. Applause.
Hen Wanted Another.
Mr.. Fassett's remarks were several
times interrupted by applause, ana it
was specially hearty and enthusiastic
when reference was made to Mr.. Clark
sons eminent services to the Republi-
can party, particularly in the campaign
Of 1855. As Mr.. FaSSett took his seat,
Gen. Clarkson arose and said:
''Gentlemen of the Committee: l
wish to say to you what you should
know before any further steps are taken
in the direction of my election as chair
man of this committee. While l have
already had the personal. tender of the
fOrtv-One members of the committee of
their support of me as chairman, and
while thirty of them have expressed
their intention to vote for me whether
should be a candidate or motor whether
my election was desired by the candi-
dates of the party or not, and as | ap-
preciate as the proudest hOnOrs of my
life their expression of confidence and
good will, it is still my duty to say to
you that | have learned from the presi-
dent this morning that he desires some
one else for chairman.
AS a good Republican, L bow cheer
fully to his decision. add | earnestly
trust that no member Of the committee
will now insist in voting for me, and
that all will unite in accepting for the
officers of the committee such judg-
ment as the candidates for the presi-
deney and vice presidency may desire
and recommend"
HarrisOn's Choice.
When Mr. CIarkson had concluded,
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado. said that
as the temporary chairman had init
mated that he had had an interview this
morning with the Republican nominee,
he would request him to state, if he
knew who lie was. his choice for chair
man. "What did the nominee say?"
queried the senator.
Mr.. ClarksOn. III replying, said that
he was not sure that any particular
person had been decided upon during
the conversation. the names of MessrS.
Massey, of Delaware; Cheney, of New
Hampshire; Campbell, of Illinois, and
Carter, of Montana, have been men,
toned, but he was not advised as to
whether the nominee had the definite
selection. Gov. Cheney was the only
one who was a member of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Kreis, of Missouri, moved that a
committee be appointed by the chair to
call upon the presidential aud vice
presidential nominees and ascertain
their preferences in tie Matter. Tie
motion was lcsr. MI. Fassett suggested
that possibly Mr.. Elkins might inform