Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-27
ELKINS HAS A SAY
IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE


Cl1yk1oo DINNER.
WAsHixGros. May 2s.-The opposl-
ton to Blame is beginning to show
sigma of wsbbling. This - well iilus
trated by the fact that there 10 shist
In tho ticket nearly every day. The
last suggestion which comes from toe
Platt people Is that the anti-Harrison
ticket at Minneapolis u to be Blame
and Gresham. Those who are familiar
with the Gresham campaign four years
ago will smile TO think OF any such at
TEN OF 70 combine oil and water ~ that.
Whv was il that Mr.. Gresham refused
TO make bur one speech for the Blame
and Logan ticket, and that confined TO
the nnances only. and from the step OF
the sub-treasury IN Wall street, Gen.
eral Logan's friends can tell. 1t was
not because of any opposition which
one soldier had To another. IL was
because of the well-known opposition
which Mr.. Gresham bad 10 the head OF
the ticket. Utterances OF MIR. Gresham
with regard to Mr.. Blaine both in 1876
and eight years later would not sound
very well coming from the second
place on ticket with Blame. Judge
Gresham does not like President Har-
rison. Does he like James u. Blame
any better?
A New Work caaard-
Tho latest story about Biaine's pur-
pose is that he will 60 from New York
10 Bar Harbor and will not return to
Washington until after the MinneaDo-
lis convention. Tne story is probably
q New York canard. But If the oppo-
s.tlon to HARRISON is wavering there -
no wavering or hesitation IN the harri-
son ranks. The campaign for the pres
ident's denomination II being conduct
ed with the utmost vigor. Hrs friends
are speaking with great confidence OF
his denomination and reelection. There
10 no longer any question that he viii
be = candidate to the last, whoever may
be put in the field against him. That
announcement mas served TO give VI
tality to the presidents campaign
which was wanting before. The Harri-
son leaders are forming their plans a.
70 the conduct Of the convention. The
latest report 10 that Gen. Horace For
ter. formerly private secretary OF Pres
ident Grant, and one Of the most noted
of the American speakers, being an adj
mitsed rival of Chauncey Depew. will
present the name of President Harri-
son to the convention.
Rusk Not In IL.
The Blame men have apparently
soupht to gain strength in Wisconsin
bv intimations thst Secretary Rusk
might be placed upon the ticket. IL 10
unnecessary 70 state that this suEges-
siou receives no countenance from
General Rusk himself. ls may very
much Be doubted whether be would
accent Q second place on the ticket
with any one. although II President
Harrison were not candidate I'M
doubtediy General Rusk might be in
duced to consider . proposition TO be .
candidate for the firss place. The at
tempt 70 secure support against Harri-
con in Wiscousin, even although Henry
G. Payne, who has been working with
Clsrkson, has written . panicky letter
about the conditions in Wisconsin, has
proved unsuccessful. Senator Sawyer
has como out with great deal OF vigor
for the president, and has manifested .
good deal OF impafience with the anti
harrison people. Senator Sawyer said:
sNr. Blaine does not want to run. He
has told me that ne is unable, physi-
cslly. to go INTO such y canvass"
Meant What He said.
"will Mr.. Blaine write another letter
reiterating hrs determination not 70
become . candidate, or will ne yield TO
the persuasion Of his friends and admit
MS willingness to runr' was asked.
Secretary Blaine is an honorable
man. He meant what he said when he
Withdrew. He would like hss friends
to believe him. Hc IS aot the kind Of
a man to play fast and loose in mat
ter which so vitality affects the republl-
can party. IL ne was willing to accept
the nomination he would let the party
90 understand. and he would not have
written his letter IN the first place."
Then you are willing to risk your
Judgment on the wisdom OF the renom-
nation of President HARRISON
at IS by all means the wisest and
safest thing to do. Heis much stronger
than Ia 1888. BELIEVES that the men
who are trying TO break him down
have not the best interests OF the party
at heart, or ii they have | seriously
question their Judgment
Can HarrIson carry Wisconsin,
can Garry wsseesssn-
.sMost assuredly he can. IL any man
in the party can. lie was much strong
err there than Mr.. Blaine for many
wears. His vote was larger than
BIsiue's by several thousands He has
done nothing to weaken himself in
pubic esteem. and If the state - lost II
will BE- owing to the complications
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