The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-02
Benefieiaries Of Harrison Are Work.
ing Like Beavers for His
denomination.
Efforts Being Put Forth to Make
Sure of the keystone
Delegation.
In Ohio Government stlpendiaries, or
Duty, Are Working for Sherman
Foraker Following Wrathful.

u PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Ia strong Hnr-
rison sentiment has developed within the
past few days among the class OF repub-
Leans who, while active in politics. are
usually found working in opposition to the
set-np methods Of the party machinery and
against slated candidates for Office. II ia
pretty we'll understood that back OF the an
nouncement Of Charles w. Henry's candi-
dacy for delegate to the republican ma
tional convention in the Fifth congress
sional district. where ex- Collector David
Martin and John S. McKinlay had been
only slated for delegates by the ward com
'bine. lies stiff movement in behalf Of
President Harrison, which may not only
extend to the other congressional districts
OF the city, but to all sections Of the state.
In this city tho boom for Harrison is said
to be engineered by a number of leading
manufacturers and business men, who are
acting in conjunction and in accord
ance with the wishes of Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker. Mr.. Wanamaker called
on Mayor Stuart recently, and the two
gentlemen had LONG and private con-
sultation in the inner sanctum of the may
orss office at tho city hall. At the conclusion
OF the conference neither of the partici-
pants would admit that they talked politics
but theimpression prevails among the pol
iticnl fraternity that some allusion was
made to the situation rs regards the ap-
proaching primary elections for the sslec-
ton of national delegates. @
Mayor Stuart has not yet committed him
self in this respect. He has not said he was
with the ward combine, which IS supposed
to be for Blaine. or in favor Of the element
which is supporting Harrison, but he is
known to be in sympathy with the manu-
facturers and business men. who are sup
posed to be behind the Harrison movement.
These gentlemen, it is said, are particularly
pleased with the Presidents attitude in sup-
port of the Mckinley tariff: and while it ia
given out that there is no intention of
making distinctively anti Blaine or anti
anybody else fight, it is proposed to take a
stand for the denomination of
the present executive.
tt is expected that i'll few days the
I IzxSSis,ison people will have candidates in
all i've districts 'of this city, ana battle
be opened. Already United States Marshal
William II. Leeds is in the field in the Sec
ond district, ana it is said that he became
a candidate at the express request of Post
Wanamaker. The marshal
has 80 stated to a number of the workers in
the district.
In the Fifth district, where Mr.. Henry
will make the Harrison fight, a large
number of federal office holders reside.
Among them are Revenue Collector Brooks,
Assistant Postmaster Hughes and Naval
Officer Powers. They all train with tho
combine, however, SO that Mr.. Henry can
expect no support from that source
e.
element constitute the strength of the Har-
rison boom in the city it is different in the
country districts throughout the state.
Here the federal office contingent is looked
to to send Harrison delegates to the Min
neapolis convention, and the administra-
ton is said to be using political pressure of
a powerful kind to bring about that state of
affairs.
Collector Cooper is very serene over the
situation AS he views it, and strongly en-
tertains the opinion that Pennsylvania will
send Harrison delegation from most of
the districts outside of the city. The pres
ent occupant of the White house has his
interests looked after by the postmasters
and other federal officials at the various
county seats, and they are said to be doing
yeomnn service in the way of making dele
gates for the administration.
Under the new postel regulations recently
adopted and put in operation a postmaster
at county seat is responsible for the
proper conduct of all the postoifices in the
Is ANYTHING goes wrong at u minor
postoffice, tho postmaster in whose territory
the trouble exists sends an inspector. who
looks into the matte. The postmasters, as
we'll as other federal officers in the small
towns and boroughs havs the fate of Rev
anue Collector Warmcastle, of Pittsburg,
before their eyes. 1t is limited that Warm
castle was not for the administration. His
office was weighed in the official as we'll us
the political balance, and found wanting.
The Harrison men. including the federal
will make fight ali over the
state for delegates to the state convention
and thus endeavor to have delegates at
large to the national convention of their
way of thinking as we'll as district dele
gates In short there is to be an aggressive
battle for Harrison all along the line.
The Citizens club, the leading oolored
political organization of this city, has
adopted resolutions endorsing President
darrison's administration. The resolu-
ions will be enprossed and will be pre-
rented to the president.
THE PUBLIC ANXIOUS.