The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-13
AN ECHO OF 1893.

The Indiana friends and supporters of
President Harrison have been highly
complimented for their splendid organ
ration at Minneapolis and for the man
ner in which they conducted their CAM
paign. Special reference has been made
to the fact that they stood upon the
record and merits of their own candi-
date without attacking those of others,
thus avoiding. as far as possible. the de-
velopment of bitter feeling. They fol-
lowed the advice of the President to
stand firm, but throw no bricks" The
result vindicated their policy and adds
to the significance of the Presidents
victory.
One of the first speeches made by Gen.
Harrison after his nomination four
years ago was to q number of delegates
who came here from Chicago to call
upon and congratulate him. In the
course of an impromptu address, reply
ing To one which had been delivered by
Mr.. Ellison, of California, General Har-
risOn said:
i am glad to have an opportunity TO re-
turn my sincere and heartfelt thanks TO the
Indiana delegation aud TO that band of
devoted friends who gathered about them
and assisted them at Chicago. When L
saw in the newspaper press of the East and
OF the West the enc0miums that were
passed by the correspondents upon the de-
pertinent and character OF the representa-
tiyes of Indiana at Chicago / was greatly
pleased. and when L heard of their affec-
tionate devotion and of their discreet aud
Wise prese ntation OF the claims of Indiana.
i was still further gratified. And If the re-
suit of that convention had been, rs il well
mi ght have been if individuals only had
been conside cred in the contest that " as there
waged, the select on for this high
place of some one other than myself, L
should have felt that the devoted In
terest, the W ise and faithful presentation by
the Indiana delegation of the Indiana STU
alton was such that the failure To yield to
their argument would still have left me
crowned with the highest crown that can
be placed upon mortal brow-the affection
and confidence and discreet support or my
friends from Indiana am glad that the
dispatches said OF them, and truly eaid,
that they conducted their canvass with
that gentle and respectful regard TO the
interests and character of others who were
named for this high place. and that they
have come home without those regrets
which must have followed IT this
victory had been wen at the expense
of any of those noble names that
vention. l do not feel at all that in select
ing the candidate who was chosen regard
was had simply TO the individual equip
ment and qualifications for the duties of
this high office. / feel sure that if the con-
ventiOn had felt free To reg ard these things
only, some other of those distin gu sh ed
men, old-time leaders of the Republican
party-Blaine. or Sherman. or Allison. or
some of the others named-wOuld have been
chosen In preference TO me.
This extract is reprinted To show Gen.
Harrison's appreciation of the support of
his Indiana friends in 1888 and his gem
erous reference to those who had been
his competitors before the convention.
At present he is not in posi-
ton where he can talk, but no
doubt he would like to- reiterate
his gratitude to his friends and his APP
probation of the loyal support and ex-
cellent generalship of the delegation
from Indiana. General Harrison is
much better known than he was four
years ago, and he could hardly say now
that the nomination came to him for
geographical reasons only. The people
have learned that in respect of equip
ment and qualifications for the high
office he holds he is easily the peer of
any man in the country, and it was this
much moro than his being an Indiana
man that secured his denomination.