The sun., 1892-05-11
THE MAN TO BEAT HARRISON.
EHERMAN CHOSEN At A CONFER-
ENCE OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS.

ENCE OF REPUBLICAN, LEADERS,
| Messrs. Pintt. Quay, and Cameron Consider
the Chances OF Many Aspirnnts mud
Decide that sherman's Arc Bes.,
with James Gillespie Blaine Out.
WASHINGTON. May 1O.-The Rerublican news
paper organs that are engaged in tho ungratc-
ful task Of belittling tho Importance Of tho
political conference which took ilnce in this
city last Saturday evening, find It necessary to
| mako downright misstatc ments OF fact in or
dor to countcract the effect OF what took
place. Some Of tn ESQ organs. moreover. go so
far as to state that nothing like conference
took place. and that the talk between Messrs.
Platt and Quay was entirely informal. and not
arranged for in advance. These reports only
serve to make plain the ignorance Of
those who circulate them. Tho fact
is that the conference was OF the most formal
prearranged character. and that It was called
for the one particular purpose OF mapping cut
. programme by which the ambition of Presi-
don't Harrison could be defeated. The Republi-
can managerswho onpared notes ut this me ct
ing. received reports from friends in various
parts OF the United States who are working in
harmony with them. making suggestions for
tho contin lance Of tho work against Harrison.
They were highly gratned aud lndecd some-
what surprised ut tho Roadway they are max
Ing. and one Of them says to-day that he Is not
overstating tho Case whom he says that Harri-
son Is already beaten man.
The reports OF the Saturday night confer
ence sent to the newspapers that print tho
news were innccurate only in ono resnect that
ia. in making the meetinp n,nce NJ tbo
anti Harrison Republican managers the
house Of Senator Quay. Tho fact is
that Senator Cameron had the honor Of
entertaining the "conspirators." rs they
hnve since heen coIIed nv tha p,rrison
organs. and the oentlemen mat ot hi. ariato.
cratic old Lafayette place residence. next
door 70 tho house Of Mr.. BIn{ne. NOT NV acci.
dent. but in response TO written invitations
signed by Senator Cameron. to meet Mr. platt.
Senator Wushburn was invited as the repre-
sentotiva of Mr. R,oino Senator tockhridgs
Of Michigan "A tho renresentative NJ Gen.
Alper Senator Wolcott as thu renresontafiv,
Of anv candidate 70 heat Harrison. no mntter
what his name NAV be. and n member Of the
House as a supnosed sunnorter Of the presi.
dontial aspiratons Of Thomas r. Reed.
Senator Stockbridpe. who ia a candidate for
reelection. and therefore not dnbblinp too
much in politics lust now. berped to be Ak
cused on the ground of a prior eneagemen.
Senators Washburn and Wolcott were out of
town, and the member OF tho House did not
get his invitation In time. 90 that Senators
Cameron and Quay and Mr.. Platt were the
only "conspirators'. uresent Thev were In
earnest, however. in their desire to bring about
tho defeat OF Mr. Harris son at INV cost and
before separating agreed TINT their task was
not so difficult as It might mt first appear to be-
At the outset u was conaeGled that Mr. Blaine
was the man the country wanted md the one
who could be nominated by acclamatton II he
would be content to ait still and let things
take their natural course Mr.. Plat expressed
the PENNSYLVANIA Senators It was not necessary
for thcm to say that the Keystone state would,
II desired, be for the man from Maine as 10y
ally MS it always had BEEN
or course, however. it would not do for
Blaine to be a candidate at this time and in
deed the staten ent was mads in tho confer
ence on the authority of n close personal and
political friend Of Mr.. Blaine that before the
meeting Of the Minneapolis Convention let
ter would be penned by him supplemen to
tho one which he wrote to Mr. Clarkson in the
winter. ard which would make It absolutely
useless for his friends to attempt to make a
candidate OF him. In view of this statement it
WAS agreed. aft.r a long discussion OF tho
merits OF many possibls candidates. that
Sherman was the man who seemed to be the
strongest and most available With New
York. Pennsylyania. and Ohio TO start with. he
would mako a most formidable candidate
These States. it was SAID. he could have for
the asking in caso his candidacy should prom.
ise the strength necessary to nominate him.
and tho only question at all was about Ohio
After tho matter was fully talked over it was
decided to send nm agent to Ohio. not to have
Foraker promise to nominate sherman in the
Convention. as has been stated, but to see
whether he and his friends would agree to
give Sherman honest and loyal support. Mr.
Platt, who was particularly friendly to Shcr-
man, at the outset OF the talk expressed his
upalterable opposition to Harrison and when
Senator Hiscock's abatement that no should
vote for the President's denomination was
quoted to him Mr.. Platt remarked that His:
cock' g support amounted to very little at any
rate and that perbaps It would be woll for the
New York Senator to co little slow. in view
Of the fact that he had pretty large fight on
hand to secure his reelection.
suggestion WAS mado at the conference In
tbo intorest Of tbe candidacy OF Mr. Reed 1t