The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-02
President Harrison is Still Much
Concerned About the New
York Situation.
There May Be Some Politics Even
in q Corner Stone
Laying.
Ihe Ex-Czar Willing tn He = Candidate
IL He Caa Thereby Beat tho
Present Incumbent.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-The presidents 8 re-
cent visit to New York, though for no other
purpose than to Jay the corner gtone of tho
1raht monument, occasions lively specula-
tlon hefe Of political character. It Ia we'll
known that some of the party leaders in
Now York are inimical to tho president. do
clarlng for the nomination of new man at
hdlnnehpolis and thorough reorganization
o1 she national committee. The presldent's q
trends are extremely cautious about dis
oussin2 the republican situation in New
YORK. They realize that President Harri-
son 10 not popular over there among the
politicians, and that some of the local lead
ers would be happy enough to throw him
over Tor another man. They deny, how
ever. that he was in any sense to any deoree
on trial in the Fasaett campaign. or that
anybody but Fassett himself Gun Justly
be hold accountable for tie tarrjhla
drubolnR the party received in the state Last
1all. II was the opinion Of the president at
the time that Fasaett blundered in MAKING
me Issue. 1t was unwise to suppose that
the Wnole state could be aroused by abuse
Of the methods Tammany hall was pursu
ing IN the metropolis. It was claimed. too.
Fassett's vote in the city Of New York
showed some return for his labor, but in
me country districts, where the people had
been left practically without an issue. the
republicans failed to 20 to the polls. II is
~ This way the president accounts for the
losses Fassett sustained outside Of the CITY.
Bnt the presidents friends urge this view
~ the case with moderation. They are
very solioitous about Now York. They do
not believe that the opposition. even if
actively exsrted. could be made 10
defeat the presidents denomination. Bnt
they are looking beyond the Minneanol,s
convention to the time when the empire
state Will be necessary to republican sue
cess, at the polls. If possible they want
everything made pleasant before that time,
so that there may be no temptation for dis
gruntled republican leaders to retire to
their tents after the nomination has been
made and refuse to come out until they
haye been 'fxed' to suit themselves.
80 TAR as tho nomination at Minneapolis
ls concerned the Presidents friends reason
in this way: Enough Harrison delegates
will aApaar there to control the convention
and determine the result. The point then
Will be only as to the advantage to the |
party that would arise from making the |
nomination by acolamation and going be-
tore the country with a great show of I
nnanimlty and enthusiasm. This is to be
thoroughly explained to the lukewarm and
ne unlnstruoted delegates, and the belief
IS they cannot resist the appeal.
The Harrison people complain of the at
'ltude Of Chauncey Depew. That Platt
should be foxy, or that Warner Miller
!hould be sulky occasions no surprise; but
Depew has stood for and secured consider
.tion as man outside of the managing
LASS and he has been treated we'll by the
PRESIDENT. So when Depew talks in a
'atronlzlnR Key about the president being
hat sort of thing. the Harrison people
row indignant, 1t sounds to them too
much like faint praise, and they declare
hat if the president is to be damned polit-
oally in the Empire state, they want it
one IN an old-fashioned. straightforward,
rthodox style.