Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

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OTHER srATE-Gov RUSSELL PRESIDENTIAL
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| Correspondence Of The Evening Star
BosToN. Nov. II, 1892
President Harrison may yet become a resi-
dent Of Boston. He will certainly, SO says his
son-in-law. Mr.. j. r. Mckee now of this city, if
the efforts of Mrs. Mckee and himself can pre-
vail. The weight of Baby McKee's persuasions
would undoubtedly be thrown in favor Of Bos-
ton. II the President should decide to ac-
company his daughter and her family here he
would not show greater attachment for them
than when he refused to allow his election to
the presidency to divide his family circle 1t
is safe to say that President Harrison will never
consent to be long away from Mrs. Mckee and
his grandchildren. Either he will Join them in
Boston or they will join him in indianapolis or
Washington.
AN ARGUMENT FOR BOSTON.
There are many sound arguments in favor Of
Boston and election day has furnished another
which should appeal with especial force to Mr.
Harrison at this time.
Massachusetts is the only state Of influence
which has thoroughly Endorsed his administra-
ton. II President Harrison cannot find in the
io'u. 40 Aiou .uassscnutetts signs OF puDllc ap-
probation and approval he will look in vain for
them anywhere. The republicans of this s..e
stood by him nobly. They we're loyal to him
to the last man. Over 20, 900 more votes were
cast for him than in 1888, and he carried the
state with handsome plurality Of q 900. The
reduction OF 5000 from his plurality of 1888
doesn't mean the loss Of any republicans but
only the natural increase Of q prolific democ-
racy. The reelection Of Gov. Russell, taken
in connection with the republican strength
shown in the presidential and congressional
votes, clearly resolves itself into a personal
rather than party triumph. More than 10, 900
republicans who voted for Russell because they
admired the man did SO only after they had set
the seal of their approval on Harrison and his
thoroughly republican administration
HIS ADMINISTRATION INDoRsED
Not ony did Massachusetts, republicans strain
every nerve to roll up an approval Of the
present administration, but they retired all
those Congressman who had been most con-
spicr in attacking it. Williams, Hoar, An
drews. Coolidge and Crosby are now in private
life, while in the list of new Congressman are
Draper, Apsley, Gillett and Wright, all business
mon and manufacturers, and s. w. Mccall, a
lawyer OF high protectionist ideas. The verdict
OF Massachusetts on the Mckinley bill could not
we'll be more satisfactory to its author. What
ever has been the finding returned by other
states the fact remains that here in Massachu-
setts, where the question Of protection and
free trade was discussed more thoroughly than
anywhere else in the country, and where there
were no sectional issues like free silver Farm
ers Alliance or the force bill to complicate the
promblem, an answer strongly in favor Of pro-
lection has been given. But this is not the only
feature of Harrison's administration that Massa-
chusetts approves 1t cheers reciprocity to the
echo. Applauds Tom Reed by the hour and pro-
poses to make the author Of the elections bill its
next United States Senator. Intelligent,
conservative ha IN,
its opinion of Hsrrison's administration and in
the rOusing Endorsement it has given the meas
ures that distinguish it. 1t certainly is
wrong If the rest of the country is right. But
the old commonwealth is not disturbed simply
because 1t Is in the minority. 1t has been there
before, and lived to see the nation swing around
to its way of thinking
GOV. RUSSELL PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITY.
As a result Of this election Gov. Russell be-
comes a national character and a presidential
possibility in 1896. For him to carry the gov
ernorship in this state where Harrison received
"a 900 plurality is little short Of political
miracle. 1t strengthens the popular superstl-
ton that he bears charmed life. Republicans
are simply astonished. They kept his plurality
IN Boston below their expectations and rolled
up greater republican vote outside Boston
than they believed possible, and yet, presto"
they see him pull out with 1000 plurality.
Those who refuse to credit any supernatural
agency in the governors success have various
ways OF explaining it.
Some say that Halle was q weak candidate: that
like Col. Allen last year he only had the mega
tive merit OF being an unobjectionable man,
Neither, if elected, would have taken rank with
CASTOR and Rice, Long and Robinson. Both
were nominated in conventions where the del
egates found their services superiuous Some
how, somewhere, it had been decided by some
body that they were the men to lead the party
back to power. 1t doesn't catch the young men
to nomipate candidates who would as soon die
as to meet the other side in Joint debate. 1t
isn't that Russell is a forensic Achilles whom
no one in the state could meet. There are
dozen able republican lawyers who could cope
with him SO far as debate is concerned. Attor-
ney General Pillsbury could do it, Hundreds
OF republicans feel that they could have won
with Pillsbury. The people wanted Pillsbury
aud Plllsbury was willing. Now voters are in
ouiring why they didn't get him or some other
strong young intellectual gladiator who was
something more than a real nice man.
THE POLICE CoMMIssIoNERsHIP ISSUE.
Some critics are asking why Halle allowed Rus
sell to go over the state demanding that he tell
the public whether or not he would reappoint
Police Commissioner Osborne if elected, when
he could have spiked the governors guns by
asking him to tell whom, if reelected, he would
appoint in Osborne's place. They argue that
Gov. Russell could never have answer ed that
question WtnOut creatlng war In his own party
ranks, as the leaders of two rival factions in
Boston are after the place.
The indications are now that Commissioner
Osborne will be removed by Gov. Russell early
in the year. Will the executive council concur
in the appointment of his successor? There ia
little chance Of it, and if they come to dead
lock in this as in some other appointments Mr..
Osborne may be allowed to serve another year,
in the hope that a republican governor may
then be elected. The object of the police COM
mission is to keep the control Of the 800
liquor licenses of Boston away from the demo-
cratic 'bosses" of the city. To consent to the
appointment of P. Mcguire or any Of the other
democratic aspirants, so the executive council
argues would be to defeat entirely the purpose
for which the commission exists.
Mr.. LODGE AND THE CAMPAIGN.
In looking for a scapegoat on which to foist
responsibility for the party's gubernatorial
errors in nomination and management some
evil eyes are being turned toward Henry Cabot
Lodge. This brilliant republican statesman is
as much disliked by some Of the leaders whom
he overshadows as he is admired by the rank
and file OF the voters of the state. majority
of the present legislature are instructed to vote
for him for United States Senator but there is
little doubt that effort will be made to
swerve them from their allegiance. The init
nation that Lodges counsels are responsible
for the third party defeat, coming when repub-
licans are smarting under its humiliation, Is in