Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-04-06
A POLITICAL TANGLE.
Opposition to the Pres
dents denomination.
PENNSYLVANIA WON OVER
Osher States Must Be Conciliated =
Blaine May Be in the Race.

WasHYGrDY, Aoril 6-The political
raldrpn l. beginning 10 secth and boil.
Politicians. % large AMI small caliber from
different sections Of the country are drop
ping In hrte dnily. Their purpose evi-
IDENTITY j. in 1sccrtain the drift OF the poll
tical ca rent nt this usually well-informed
pqliti, al confer A very prominent Re-
publican 80 iici IN. who has been here for
some "avs, hds made what he terms care
ful diagnosis Of the situation. lie finds
things mixed IN most remarkable man
ncr In New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio the lcalors are mt heart all against
IIarrison's denomination. But since
Blaine's lettrr OF withdrawal they have
been drifting like "a Ship without IA rudder
or compass. Their troubl. seems to be
that there is no command . figure in the
east or west upon whom they can concen-
trate
Withthis condition OF affairs, Harrison
seems 10 have no competitors that are
likely To trOnble linn among the names
that are mem ipncd as president ial possi-
bilitirs. Seia urs Cameron and Quay will
control the delegation from Pennsylvania.
The recent important appointments which
have been made in that state are close
political friends OF the two senators. The
president recently overruled his post
master general, and allowed Senator
Cameron to name the postmaster for the
city of Harrisburg which is Cameron's
residence. This .-tion was very crafty
ing to him, as he had not asked or received
any favors from the administration for
two years.
Tom Platt and Warner Miller, who con-
troll the politics of the Empire state, are
both
Opposed to Harrison's denomination.
The former has been here within a day
or two. and has been in close conference
with Secretary or War Elkins and Scrle.
tary of the Treasury Foster. Platt does
not believe Harrison can be elected, even
IL nominated. lie is not alone in this
belief. There are a rumber OF leading
Republican senators who entertain the
same opinion, and for that reason are
opposed to his denomination. Among
them are Senators Washburn, Teller,
Cullom. Stewart. Walcott, Pettigrew and
Power (mostly silver senators), and on the
house side Representative Tom Reed and
others, while the outsiders who are anti
Harrison embrace n long list of once
strong Republicans, headed by Colonel
Dudley.
Governor Fora ker, whose friends claim
he will control the delegation from Ohio,
is also opposed 70 Harrison's renomina,
tion.
IL these antaGonistic interests can be
reconciled, and strong efforts in that direc-
tion are being made. Harrison's renomina-
tion may be set down for fixed fact, and
there will probably be no other name of
any consequence mentioned at the Mime
apolis convention There is every now and
then, however, a mention made Of
Secretary Blaine's Name
among his personal adherents - and
there are some among them who assert
with great ppsitiveness that he will be
nominated by the Republican convention,
Notwithstanding his letter OF withdrawal.
They do not disclose the basis for their be
lief, but take the ground that il the plumed
knight should receive the unanimous
nomination, he would accept IL. Intima-
tions of this sort are frequently uttered