The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-13
DELEGATES HoMrwAaD BOUND.
The blaine Men Are Not Able to IHurrah
Very Loudly Yet.

CHICAGO June 1.-THE city to-day was full
OF delegates en- route from the Minneapolis
Convention to their homes. Az Chauncey NJ
Depew descended the stairs Mt his hotel on the
road to the train this evening. he encountered
ex-Gov. William Pitt Kellogg. the fiery anti
Harrison man from Louisiana
Il presume you Harrison men are all happy
new" said the Ex-Governor to Mr.. Depew.
"Oh. but We are all Harrison men. are we
notp" was the New Yorkor's response.
"Oh. certainly" said Kellogg. "of course
We are all Harrison men,"
But tho Ex-Governor did not talk much like
n Harrison man when interviewed on the stu
alton later.
Texas and Georgia." he said. nominated
Mr.. Harrison. l presume that tho ofllcehold-
ers from Texas expected that Harrison could
carry the State better than candidate de-
inanded by the Republican party in tho North;
4exn ho b last ssfn Tx s bs
lieve it ia wrong for the South to attempt to
dictate or influence nomination against tho
wishes OF the masses OF the party in the North.
tempt to reslect. Mr. Harrison. I~sincsrcly
Aen Of ths Sew SrS @
who accomIanied Mr.. Plat to tho city and re-
Sraush to Ne%
hork. did not fear any nsting bitterness on
the Fres ID he Ss
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Of the s1 %O @ sSa he will De thS ms
Frank Hscock Of New York and I. Y.
Michener Of Indiana echoed this remark and
endorsed all that had been said.
York went further in his Harrison enthusiasm
soar in sa m~ It. IN
the largest electoral vote that was ever cast for
Frank Hatton Of tho Washington Post was
much hnttpr anti f1ed nf HnrriSOpa OOminn-
ton than he would have been Mt that OF blaine.
He would have been much better satisfied.
reconeiiei hla'ao men Tho result Of the
shock to our fondest hopes. believed. and
am not yet able to convince myself otherwise.
that Mr.. Blaine was the real choice OF tho
Thomas l. Tsei of Maine kort his, room
during tho entire day and begged to he cX-
cCnscd from an interview on the Minneapolis
Before leaving the hotel Mr.. Depew, in an
"' You sa need S antcTate no bitterness On tho
than Bl"ins Mr TIats viii G not onposs tie
ever before to the dying ont Of any dissais,
aticket they also have something for gain.
They never knife ticket merely to revenge:
They may DO SO II through t they they
favorite and thus make probable the future
success Of that favorite.
THE opposition to President Harrison was
concentrated on Blaine. Nobody believes for
a moment that Blaine desires to re-enter pub
lie life. few voted for Mckinley. and Nc
kinley himself was for Harrison.
There is no doubt that GARRISON. Plat: md
3H nye B hs th aS wa
run on popular principles.
Clhrkson and tho other leaders who stood
with him could not feel the power Of the great
business interests o! the country. Harrison
had scarcely any organization to speak Of and
he had none of these great political leaders.
But kilograms favoring him-not manufac-
tured kilograms. but the honest expression of
business men-camo pouring into Min
neapolis. and they were very effective.
"Whitelaw lteid's candidacy had nothing to
do with Blaine's defeat. In the first place he
was not Il candidate. l made up my m ind.
however. some time ago to secure his nomina-
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 Harrison
would not have been u candidate. Take the
whole situation now and Harrison is possibly
stronger than Blaine would have been.
Harrison had three elements of great
strength. He was strong with the business
men. Nine-tenths OF the business men of the
country favored the denomination Of Harrison.
and believe that the laboripg men who arc
business men telt the same way. Then. too.
he was strong in the solility Of the old SOL
diers. Among these there was not dissent
ing voice. There are 100000 voting soldiers.
and this element WAS distrust'ul of every other
candidate before the Convention"