Evening journal., 1892-06-13
ALL FOR HARRISON NOW
Depew Declares That No Bit
terness Exists Anywhere.
PLATT WILL STAND BY THE TICKET

Mr.. Depew Says That One Secret Of Presi-
dent Hargson's Strength at SIinneap.
oils Was the Fact That He Was Backed
by the Country's Business Men.
CHICAGO, June lS.-The city is full Of
delegates, en- route from the Minneapolis
convention to their homes As Chauncey
NJ. DepeW descended the stairs at his hotel
on the road to the train he encountered ex.
Governor William Pitt Kellogg, the fiery
anti-Harrison man from Louisiana ~
presume YOU Harrison men are all happy
now, said the ex-governor to Mr.. Depew.
'Oh, but we are an Harrison men, are
we notr' was the New Workers. response.
"Oh, oettaiply," said Kellogg "Ofcorrse
we are. ali Harrison men" But the ex-goT-
ernor did not talk much like a Harrison
man when interviewed on the situation
Texas and Georgia Did 1t.
"Texas and Georgia" he said, nominated
Mr.. Harrison / presume that the Office
holders from Texas expected that Harrison
could carry the state better than a man de-
manded by the Republican party in the
north At the last election the Democrats 4
carried Texas by something like 10000. ] !
still believe it is wrong for the south to at
tempt to dictate OF influence a nomination |
against the wishes Of the masses Of the |
party in the north. We have great fight /
on our hands in the attempt to re-elect Mr..
Harrison. sincerely hope, Of course, that |
we may re-elect himS'
No bitterness. Says Depew.
Before leaving the hotel Mr.. Depew, in |
answer to number of questions, said;
"You need anticipate no bitterness on the
part Of those who voted for other cigdi
dates than Harrison. he said. "Alr. Platt |
will not oppose the nominee. The very
manner in which the nomination came
around viii lead sooner than ever before TO
the dying out OF any dissatisfaction with it,
When people set out to knife ticket they
sAso have something to gain. They never
knife q ticket merely to revenge. They
may do SO If through their revepges they
see that they can destroy the rival OF their
favorite and thus make probable the future
success OF that favorite. Such would prob
ably be the attitude Of the Hill men toward
Cleveland. The opposition to President
Harrison was concentrated on Blaine No.
body believes for moment that Blaine de
sires to re-enter public life A few voted
for Mckinley and Mckinley himself was
for Harrison.
"There Is no doubt that ClaiAson, Plati
and Quay honestly believed that they could
nominate Blaine. But the Minneapolis con.
vention was run on popular principles.
Clarkson and the other leaders who stood
with him could not feel the power Of the
great business interests Of the country.
Harrison had scarcely any organization 10
speak Of and he had none Of these great po
litical leaders. But telegrams favoring him
not manufactured telOgrams but the
..N1
pouring into Minneapolis and they were
very effective
Harrison would Have Retired.
"whiteaw Reid's candidacy had nothing
to do with Baines defeat In the first
place he was not candidate. / made up
my mind however some time ago to secure
his termination If il lay within my power.
Everyone knows my feelings toward Blaine
Had he not written that letter to Clarkson
he would have had my support. More than
that, If ne had At an early date announced
his candidacy Harrison would not have
been candidate Take the whole situa.
tion now, audtwith Cleveland as the op-
posing candidate, Harrison is possibly
stronger than Blaine would have been.
'Harrison had three elements OF great
strength. He was strong with the business
men 70 tho manufacturer the admins.
tration means life or death. Nine-tenths
Of the business men Of this country favored
the denomination of Harrison, and believe
that the laboring men, who are dependent
uDon the manufacturers and business men.
felt the same way Then, too, he was
strong in the solidity OF the old soldiers
Among these there was not dissenting
voice There are $4,000 voting soldiers,
and this element was distrustful Of every
other candidate before the convention"
Blaine Expected Harrison to Win.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The Post pub
fishes the following interview with Senator
Hale: "Air Blaine told me the day he left
Washington that he expected Mr. Harrison
to be nomipated,n was the somewhat re.
markable statement Senator Hale made to
Post reporter "Mr. Blaine meant what
ne said IN his letter to Mr. Clarkson He
did not want to be a candidate and was not.
but his friends insisted upon pushing him foI
the presidency and seeing they would do SO
whether he was willing or not, Mr.. Blaine
resigned. I do not think that he wanted
the presidency, for it does not require an
election to that position TO add anything TO
the laurels of James G.. Blaine.
During the further course of his talk Mr..
Hale said that Mr.. Baines withdrawal
from the cabinet was not the result Of has
tily formed determination. To Senator
Hale he had expressed desire Of leaving
the place some months prior to the time
when he did. Being asked whether the ex.
secretary had retired from public life alto
gether, Senator Hale said he did not know.
81 do not believe that he has, he continued,
"and DO not want to be Quoted as saying
SO, for what Mr. Blaine's plans for the
future may be Iam not nxepared to speak.
However, / know that he desired TO leave
the cabinet to pursue line Of work that he
had laid down Tor himself aAd TO which he
win no doubt devote much of his timen
Warner oIiller for Harrison
CWcAGDr JUNE 13.-"There will be nc
knives xVieidaHin New York ON election