The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-03
WHAT WILL MR.. PLAT Dol
A QUESTION THAT PUZZLES THE Igz1,
HARRISON REPUBLICANS

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They Ksew That Quay asa Cameron Asl
Even Ton Reed Will DO All They Ca, "a
Prevent the Fresidencs REORGANIZATION,
bat ss 20 Flats, They Only Know That
Ne Doesn't waat Harrison, and 10 Us.
| aiterabiy Opposed 20 Joha Sherman.
WASHINGTON. April 2-There are q score
OF well-known and influential Republicans in
Washington and elsewhere who are rejoicing
over the return OF Senator Quay. They are
eager to know what he intends to do In thu
way OF opposing the ambition OF President
Harrison to q renomiration. Mr.. Quay will be
ready to talk to them in day or two He will
begin the fight on Harrison by opposing tho
pending Pennsylvania nominations. The op-
ponents OF the President appear TO be very
quiet OF late. but this is only because they
are OF necessity playing waiting game.
They are more than ever determined to find
some candidate with whom they can defeat
Harrison. but the absence Of Quay and Clark
son. owing to illness in both cases. has hereto-
foro made 1t impossible for the Presidents
enemies to put their plans into operation. Ii
is now said that both OF these shrewd Repub-
lican leaders will be ready with the coming Of
the early April blossoms to inaugurats the
anti-Harrison movement In earnest In the
mean time the less conspicuous but none the
less enthusiastic and effective Republicans
who are In the field against the President are
doing all In their power to create sentiment
in the various States that will prevent the
pledging Of Administration delegates The
plan Of the anti Harrison mon is to create as
long list OF "favorite sons" as possible in
order to scatter the votes OF the delegates in
the hope OF being able finally to concentrate
nd M nft hofr
Senator Cameron lie as bitter in his enmty
to the President as his colleague. Senator
Quay. and just as anxious to prevent his NOM
inatien. There seems to be no doubt more-
over. that these men will succeed in using the
Pennsylvania delegation In such way us to
greatly embarrass Mr.. Harrison's chances Of
denomination. Mr.. Cameron has been con-
fined to his rooms for several weeks until yes.
terday. and during his convaesccnce from So
vere sickness the old-fashioned house on
Madison place.. next door to Mr.. Baines. has
been the scene OF many conferences. at which
the anti-Harrison movement has boon talked
over fully. No determination as to a candi-
date has been arrived at, but Mr. Quay will be
informed OF what has been said. and will
be ready soon to map out plan o,
action. The Washington Republicans who
are most earnest In the attempt to find can
didate whom the anti Harrison men can sup
port and nominate. are Senators Quay. Came-
ron. Washburn. Cullom. Wolcott. Teller. Stow.
art Pettigrew. and Power. and Representative
Tom Reed while the outsiders include long
list OF once strong politicians. headed by Col.
Dudley all Of whom the President saw 1T to
turn down as soon as he was warm in the
White House chair. The ex-Speaker is as bit
ter in his opposition to Harrison as any of tho
Senators named. II not moro so. and he makes
no secret of tho fact that he stands ready tn
render any assistance In his power toward the
success OF the anti Harrison movement
From advices received by the anti Harrison
managers they are confident that there will DO
four or five candidates before the Convention.
and that there will be two or three more in the
background who can have tho solid support OF
their respective States whenever it Is apparent
that there is q fighting chance to beat Harrl.
son. Illinois. It is calculated will present Cul.
!om. Now HAMPSHIRE Blair. Michigan Alger.
and Ohio either Mckinley or Sherman.
Wisconsin M BE- H san.s.rI in favor of q
VIII onfs IL from @atns
him candidate At the start BY the sentiment
that he T. in duty bound to remain loyal to HI:
South Dakota. Colorado. Montana. and other
Who Ss;
e fair prospect Of success That man. however:
hns ss e. n
III s:$sr +. With Nth, t @ t gsz
DO and who e his esndiddatei i would b.
EsS III Ssg xS AND % sod ss
or even with determined majority Of these
delegations opposed to his nomination, 1t is
su hnts my fsn fns ?
tions, but they have not succeeded in their
mfs9n Hn9 given BY one q these
NOT A want to have Mr. Harrison no
but further than that he is entiTey updeeided
! ss@s s shat Sth IT Fi%tt on he sa5iesS q
eoyery was made that these two members Of
the Big -Four ere very suspicion: OF EACH other.
ienbS ase0S With HIN i BY 81
leading the President to think hat. in return
s T So SsM 5s ss
Mr.. Hiscock. OF course. endeaydred to placate
Mr.. Plat by making as plausible defence Of
factory understandin. as to their past or
70 another Senator Mr., PIntt made no secret
Of the fact TINT he would !iko to take m anti
Harrison delegation to Minneapolis but that
lie almost despaired Of finding proper Gapdi-
date. The names Of sherman Alger;, Mckinley.
Rusk. and one ortwo others were tall ed oyerat
great length. and their good and bad qua tiles
as candidates were mnutcly DISGUISED. At
the outset OF tho conversation Mr. Rlntt sur
prissd his caler sy STATING That ~ VIA:
J John Sherman. This statement was a SUR
Prise. because within the rast few , weeks
Washington. based chiefly on the report (.
brought from New York bya Dcmocratic Sem
ut or that the Ohio senator was Mr.. Platfa
favorite candidate. Mr. Plat has stated. bewT
ever. in the strongest possible language that
delegates hs f9g Shermn YIN his ao con
Even Mr. sherman admits that IL the
Governor say. tho word he can have
there can be no doubt OF his strength
with tho party outside Of the Buckeye State.
were presented to MI. Plat in as
strong ght e DoSSsise bHt many
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