The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-13
WILL NOT TAKE REVENGE.
MIR. Depew's Very Sensible Size-Up Of
Presidential situation.

MIR. Depew's Very Sensible Size-Up of the
Presidential situation.
CHICAGO, June 12-Chauncey M. Depew
arrived in the city this morning and left in
the afternoon. In answer to questions by
reporters Mr.. Depew SAID: 81 anticipate
no bitterness on the part of those who
voted for other candidates than Harrison.
Mr.. Platt will not oppose the nominee. Mr..
COnkling once believed that the Republic
an party had, at Chicago. gone to Its po-
ftical death, yet we carried the State of
New York handsomely for the nominee. In
that instance, as is always the case, the
young men formed the party. The young
men know nothing about the wlre-pulling
of leaders and all these little games that
90 on behind the curtain. They went to
work and organized themselves. The
leaders saw that they were not indispensa-
BILE, after all, and that the band-wagon
was getting so far in advance of tn EN- if
they waited until after the campaign they
would not be able to get in it again. Peo-
pie never knife ticket merely for re-
venge. They may do so If. through their
revenges they see that they can destroy
the rival of their favorite, and thus make
probable the future success OF that favor
lite. Such would probably be the at titude
of the Hill Tnen toward Cleveland. The
possible attitude of Hills followers toward d
Cleveland, however is not n possibility on
the Republican side. The opposition to
President Harrison was concentrated on
Blaine. Nobody believes for a moment
that Blaine desires to re-enter public life.
There is no doubt that Clarkson. Platt
and Quay honestly believed they could
nominate Blaine. But the Minneapolis
convention was run on popular prlnolples.
We have never had more able politicians
than those three men In the manageme MT
or machinery, and they are Invaluable In
the after-conventlOn canvass. But the
possession of great power leads party lead
ers to discount the strength OF party move
ments.
STRENGTH UNDEREsTIMATED.
"Clarkson end the other leaders who
stood with Linn could not feel the power Of
the great business interests of the country.
1t is not seen ordinarily in caucusses nor
conventions Harrison had scarcely any
organization to speak of, and he had none
OF those great political leaders. But tele-
grams favoring him-pot manufactured
kilograms, but the honest expressions of
business men-came pouring into Min
neapolis, and they were very eff
IeCIiVe. W. U1tt oNcIS 1ucIo
were no brass bands. but in o quiet way
each man. pencil In hand, took the reports
on the situation from the others. In this
work of getting at the exact condition of
things and the progress we were making.
your man Jones ('LOng' Jones) was the
most efficient. He was superb. Then We
made up our minds to risk test. 1t was q
daring thing TO do. We arranged for a
meeting of all the Harrison delegates. We
knew perfectly well that if not enough
hale Ia annaarad fOcODafitnfa N n Y
of the convention the fact would be recOg-
niZed by the weak-kneed men to be q re-
lease. and that our cause was lost. But
when 1853 votes were found they chose ME
TO lead the column. fully convinced of sue
cess. The opposition WAS disorganized
but when those 463 men saw my arm raised
they recognized the man whom they had
chosen to direct their tactics.
"Whltelaw Reid's oandidaeyfa nothing
TO do with Blaine's defeat. In the first
place, he Reid was not q candidate.
made up my mind, however. sometime ago
To secure his nomination II 1t lay within
my power. Every one knows my feelings
toward Blaine. Had he not written that
letter to Clarkson he would have had my
support. More than that. If he had at an
early date announced his candidacy, Har-
rison would not have been candidate
Thatletter was message from great leader
to his followers 1t was never my disposition
to sulk In my tent. In the first place it
spoils the disposition. and then, too, tents
are hot The more contemplated the
situation the mere | was convinced that
there was no other candidate with one-
half Harrison's strength before the people.
Take the whole situation now, and with
Cleveland as the opposing candidate, Har-
rison is, possibly, stronger than Blaine
would have been.
He is certainly stronger with the coun-
try than he was in the last campaign. He
has proven himself really a big man. He was
never jealous of his secretaries. He never
endeavored TO take away one iota of credit
that was due Mr.. Blaine But when you
come TO say that some one else beside Har-
rlsOn carried out ell these great affairs of
state without suggestions OF notifications
from the President, you run the thing
down TO q reductio ad absurdpm. Harri-
son had three elements of great siren 9Th.
He was strong with the business men.
Nine tenths of the business men of this
country favored the denomination of Har-
rison, and believe thAt the laboring men,
who are dependent upon the manufacturers
and the business men, felt the same way.
Then, too he was strong in the eolidity of
the old soldiers. Among these there was
not a dissenting voice. There are 45o, 900
voting soldiers. and this element distrusted
every other candidate before the cOnven-
a.