The morning call., 1892-04-27
ONLY A FIGHTING CHANCE.
The Election of Democratic
President Unlikely.
Carter 4. Harrison Admits the Probable Elec-
-, -t:sn of His Namesake-Illinois
Favors Senator Palmer,

= Garter A. Harrison. a prominent Demo-
orat and ex-Mayor of Chicago. as well as
proprietor of the Times. the paper formerly
owned and edited by Wilbur +. Storey, is at
the Palace. .
Mr. : Harrison is shrewd- appearing.
active and alert with hair and beard that
. are almost perfectly white. When he was
interviewed byo CALL reporter in MS
apartments yesterday he had just returned
from the Southern Pacific offices and had
removed his coat TO enjoy smoke. He
leislrely filled, lit and smoked his pipe as
re: diScuSsed national politics.
"Wb0 is the most popular Democratic
candidate in, Illinois" be was asked.
Palmer is our man." was the reply.
land think he can carry the State and
the country. oWil he be nominated? 1t is
impossible to tell what any set Of men
whom Edo not know aud with whose views
l am not familiar will do in convention.
.. What are Cleveland's chances?"
He could not carry the State. nor the
country; neither could Hill Each has killed
the other by the factinnal fight which has
been waged in New York. The successful
Democratic candidate must be a Western
man, and Palmer could carry most of the
Middle and Western States. BoieS is my
second choice In this campaign it is safe
will WIN"
e No NEW YORKER.
"Wilt the Vice Presidential candidate be
from New York ?"
No; we want no New York man on the
ticket Governor Russell OF Massachusetts
would be a strong candidate, and so wOuld
German. L. don't think that Whitney has
much chance, either. for first or second
place He is not in it. But you represent
a Republican. paper, don'tyou? Shouldn't
1.or al nrN1
be remembered. however. aud that is that
- ever since. the DAYS of General jackson,
when the Democrats have won, it has been
By PRINCIPLES, not by nlen, and so | say thas
on platform opposed to the Mckinley
Dill with safe dark horse the Democrats
must make their fight"
. Would Lincoln be strong man ia Hi
nois as a Republican candi6ate?"
well. he is an affable fellow, with
great deal of bonhomie, but we don't want
to go to England for President. A man
who has been Minister to the court of ST.
james should return 10 this country and
mix with the American people again before
aspiring TO such an office. Besides he is TOO
young. The President of the United States
should be at least GO years of age and the
Presidency should be the good rounding ont
OF his career. At tile end of his term he
should be content to drop ont of Office and
: be the neStor Of his party or he should die
There is only one candidate, unless Har-
. enumerated
his inaugural address and declines re-
nomination. No, Mckinley has no chance
q against Harrison.
HARRISON CO8IPLIMENTED.
( .''Ihe country has been very prosperous I'M
der lis administration and he has made
only one mlstake-tbat of the Chilean af-
fair.
when TiIden opposed Governor Dix
:: Of New York he beat MIN for reelection by
$4,000 votes. Dix was fond of fishing and
-:afier Tie election he went cut with an old
man who had been his b0atman for years.
Well, Jim, said Dix, I've been
beaten, but suppose You voted for me?'
Well, no, Governor replied the boat
man; : did not
Q 80 Why, how was that?' asked Dix, in
surprise
Well, you see,' said Jim, THE lobster
pots have been running very badly of late,
and l thought IL was time we had a change
SO voted for Tilden.'
The converse Of this is applicable now"
continued Mr.. Harrison. ''The country
HAS been prosperous, the lobster-p0ts have
been full, and Harrison is likely to be re-
elected unless there is some great CONNER
cial disaster before the election. l don't
think it will be a very close contest, and as
. II appears at present tie Democrats have
: only lighting chance"
: . Mr.. HaIr on left Chicago about six weeks
ago. for rest and recreation. he has in st
returned from the Yosemite, and after
O.. visiting Monterey. will start for hom e
toward the end of the week.