The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-29
or HARRISON.
Ex-sPEAKER REED ONE DE THEs
3 MOsT 0UTsPOKENsOF sTHEMA ALL. SIS


Ex-sPEAKER REED ONE OF THE
MOST oUTsPOKENO FTHEM ALL.
He Refused to Speak nc the State COne,
yention In Vermont iE Harrison Was TO-
be Endorsed. and Dsclineti to Aid ,Sen-
ator .Aisiricl. I'm RHODE Island unfia the
Senator Assured Elm ThA&; the Delegassa
to be Eieutcsi From chat state SRoTfsa
not be Instrncfaa s0E the presidents
tSsw York SUM-
WAsHrseros, April 25.--Hcnry Waiter
sons recent remark that g Tom !" RecdS
would make strong Presidential candi-
date. being possessed Of both vii and aa-
dacity, two qualities most admired By The
American people, has given new impetus
to the Presidential beom of The ex-
Speaker which hsa fonrished inls Etful
sort Of way erer since he made a part
.hero.of himself in the fftysfrsti Congress.
Mr. Reed Is, however, III mo- sense q candi-
date, although he wouid l,es willing to be-
come one if by that means he could aid
in the defeat Of Benjamin Harrison. There
is ut present no hope so dear to the heart
of the Big Congressman from Maine as
that Of seeing tho political ambition Of
Benjamin Harrison extinguished forever.
That hope burns brightly III Dir. Reeds
breast at present, for he is one Of The
many strong Repnblieaisieaders in WASH
ington who regard the problem Of defeat
ing Harrison's denomination as nm easy
one. For several months passed Mr..
Reed has taken part more or less in the
disjointed and irregular, but none the less
earnest, conferences that have been held
by Harrison's political opponents in-tile
Republican, party, and he has been one
of the most outspoken Of them sll in
favor Of almost any plan bat will result
in sending Benjamin Harrison back 70 ;
indiana as q private citizen. Wien Mr.
Reed was Invited to speak at the State
Convention in Vermont, and replied that
he would not do SO If Harrison was to be
Endorsed, he was told that he might con-
slider the invitations canceileas
Very we'll, he replied IS you know
your own business hest, hut ASSURE you
you will miss a very fine speech =
Mr.. Reed was dead in earnest when no Z
told the Vermont n'anagerstllat he would
not appear at u Convention which intend
ed to endorse Harrison, and he wasssill
dead in earnest when he made the rejec-
ton OF Harrison the priceof his parilci-s
patton in the Rhode Island.campaig AT
though not generally known, lit is a fnct
that before going TO Rhode; Island. where
he did snch effective ,w0rkfor the Repul-sss:
.licans, Mr. Reed received II he issuance
of Senator AIdrich that the delegates
Ito lie elected from Rhode 1sland TO tho
Minneapolis Convention should mot he in
structed to vote for Benjamin Harrison.
This will be news to the President, and
not pleasant news either, for he llas re-
garded Senator Aldricl, rs one of his
~taunchesf friends and supporters. He
will lie badly Disappointed. however, for
Senator Aldricl, will control that Rhode
Island delegation absolutely, and he has
already given his word that it shall! be nh
anti-Harrisnn delegation. IS
Mr.. Reed knows that lie cannot he q
candidate lhis year, if forno other reason
than that the shadow Of james G. Blaine
hangs over hin-not 80 darkly as he did &
u year or two ago, perhaps, because Mr..
Blaine has NOT the snme hold OIL the party
management il, Maine as he 0Hce had,
but still sufficiently strong to preclude oil
hope of delegation in the interest OF
Mr.. Reed "a Presidential candidate. But
though his maine will probably not be {
presented to the convention, tlle ex-.
Sneakers influence will he felt there, and
it is said that not more than one OF the
eight district delegates from the Pine
Tree State will he Harrison men. One OF
these, already chosen, is an enthusiastic
supporter OF Bisine's nomination, but tho 4
President has been totally unable to Sc 4
cure the selection Of friends OF his, and 1t
is generally thought that his failure is
due to the opposition of Dir, Reed, who
has had his hand tightly on the machine
in Maine during the last few monthR.
In Washington the suggestion of Reed
as II presidential possibility meets with
much favor, and especially in the House
of Representatives he is strong and pop
ular, and has many friends who think
that ticket composed oil Reed and some
strong western soidierwo beinyIncibie.
1t is said to be the private opinion OF Mr.
Reed, however that no Republican ticket
viii lie inyincible this year, and he is in
ciincd 10 think that the Republican, be he
Harrison or some one else, who is made
the standard bearer of his party, does 30
with the prospect Of defeat before his
ewes. This does not mean that the ex-
Speaker would decline to allow his i,an,e
to lie used, In case there should be
chance for him, because he is far too scn-sj
Isil,le not TO know there is no mar aiiye,
Republican or Democrat, who Would not
accept tlae nominatian for the Presidency
IN a,iy year. Mr. Reed knews that the
time has not yet arrived, however and he
hopes this year only to accomplish the
defeat Of Harrison. That will satisfy hiGl
almost as much Ills Ills Own nomination.:
and he feels VERY confident df winning,