Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-21
NEW YORKN DOUBT
IN TIE COMING coNvEmIlo1
To Re Held in n1innsepnan - =
Depew and He Fal'owsn rlanGfne
in the Psssidsns's lnnusuA

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no more interesting feature q ~ ~
neapolis convention thaa - -
York delegation. and there Dili - ~
elements Of greater impoE<nnoo u ~
deliberations Of the oonventaoo. -
journey OF the delegation - uiooo,
spolis. the details Of which havo fuG6
been arranged. viii be somoWhas q -
nature Of = progress. and y hound -
attract very general attention. ~
Depew has given inetfuctioos fog =
SPECIAL train on the New York Csn1Hnn
railroad. and the delegates will - CO.
veyed over the Vanderbilt system. ~.
Depew, with Senator Hsacock and 90
or two intimsts frsends. vii travel q
luxury sp the presidents psivaHe CO.
but Mr.. Ptatt and the anti -Horrionn
leaders viii reach the soak q
conflict by route Of their own. D.
pew sees advantages and dlead vantnnm
in making the trip in company VITA
the bulk Of the delegation. The spoo-
val train will run rather siowiy fhrouGh
New York State, bscause it - inloo601
TO pick up along the way the doiexo-
iions from the various distrscls. II
train would therefore, mach Minno-
apolis perhaps day altar az -6eua1og
Platt and his associates get thoeo.
Mr.. Depew and Senator HiAoock hoVo
determined 10 make an earnest CANVAS
for President Harrlson's Fenominas,oo,
and the question winch bas arisen =
whether IL would bc better for. them ~
he IN Minneapolis 40 soon ~ anlseons
istic influences get there, or whether u
10 bettor 10 go on the regular train. -
that an oppor tunify may be hAd q
meet all the New York delegates e.
cepting the few who will compose -.
Senator Platts party. Depev viii
sustain in some respects something gbo
same relation TO the canvass which y
being made for the renonsuatsou ok
Mr.. Harrison that Mr.. Evarta did thirty
years ago 20 the denomination g
favor of the nomination OF William H
Seward.
Posstsos ef the New verksrs.
There are some things which indico1o
formal and persuasive. winch will -
made 70 various delegations in boheIf
os Harrison will he mainly those Of Mr..
Depew. The purely political part e
the work will, 50 far ~ the New York
Hiscock. TO Judge Robinson and Gen.
eral Husted. Robertson 70 By long odd1
the ablest of the politicians who viii
90 to Minneapolis from New York psc
nounccd IN favor Of Harrisou's n0mi.
nation. II is eomewhat significant that
those men ~bo have been Biaioo,o
friends through thick and thin
in times when it Was populoe
to support him and in umeo
when il meant almost political ruio u
New York staie 70 do il, are The mon =
the delegation vino Arc nov optspokoo
advocates OF Harrison'o uominnsjon.
There never has teen IN hour oanoo
Mr.. Blaine WAS firft suggceted, nearly
twenty years ago. ~ pooeIoie p 4co1-
dental candidate when Judge Robert
con was not as earnest IN advocato q
such action ~ any man in the rep0bll-
can party. Hvsted haa aiWays beon .
strong Blaine man. Depew at hoAr4
ever Mnce 1920. has rega,de6 Blame -
the man for the party. although "a 1854
Depew's position made ,t aecessasv Tor
him, - il dad for nearly all New York.
ere, 70 favor Arthur's renomiua&ion -
long as il seemed possible TO bring thof
about. In 1883 Mr.. Depew would pot
have been candidate bofoeo
the convention had Mr.. Bia,ue pef-
mitted the use Of hls name. and ~
now 10 inspired by the same senti1neot
which has led 50 many republscAns -
feel that If Mr.. Blaine 10 ever % ~ .
candidate he has now reached The time
Of life when such honor must be Giseu
10 him. But Depew, like ail The SIM
cere friends OF Blaine. believes thaf
Blaine meant what he sasd ia the letter
vf remuneration which he wrote la&
winter. Toe sincere and lone-tFie1
frlends Of Blaine are nearly al pro-
nounced advocates OF Hafrison's ~
nomination, white other ustmbefa =
the delegation, Who are reporto1 20 -
still hoping that Blame Will permit he
name 10 be used, are men Who- unta)
within few year,, have been conepsco-
ous among hls opponents IN New York