The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-18
The Republicans Are Going to
Have q Hard Time Of It
In Ohio.
Jerry Simpson Tells What the Peoples
Party Will do in tho Cam mpsign
This Year


so regarded by men of all parties. Kepub
licaus no longer attempt to defend the
methods employed bv their party managers
in that election. Outside of official circles
they have fallen into an spathetic condi-
tion, which does not respond either to ap-
peals or commands.
Up to date there have been bat twenty
two meetings held in Harrison's state to
ratify his nomination. These have been
mainly in the north. In the central and
southern sections of the state one may
travel over whole counties and entire con-
gressional districts without a view of q
Harrison flag, campaign pole or any evil
dence of republican enthusiasm. This feel
ing every where remarkable, following the
Minneapolis convention. is more noticeable
here than elsewhere for what it portsnds.
Rhody Shiels has proposed Q series of ex-
cursions from all parts Of the state to the
Tippecanoe battle ground to arouse the old
time Whig element in the party and their
descendants, who constitute the younger
generation Of republicans, to proper sense
of their responsibility. These have been
attempted in some localities and have
proved such failures that the idea has been
abandoned until later in the campaign.
It is the Gresham republicans Of the state
who constitute q standing anti-Harrison
force in the party. The country. generally.
knows of the hostility of the president and
the great iurist to each other. The origin
of the long feud is not SO we'll known. It
grew out of the stern and unyieldinR integ-
rity of Judge Gresham on the bench, q
| trait which has raised up for him many en-
emies besides Harrison in his own party.
It was in the earlier 70's. A number of
! democrats living in Harrison county had
| been indicted in the United States district
court at Indianapolis on the charges Of
fraud at tho preceding election. The in,
| dicttnent WAS malicious political prosecu-
tion. Thomas A. Hendricks had been re-
| tained by the defense, and tho republican
managers, fearful of leaving their case in
| the hands of the dist ict alto ney, had
brought Ben janin Harrison into the case as
| an assistant counsel who could be rolled
upon to secure convietion bv fair means or
| foul. if necessary to republican uses. Judge
Gresham was p1 eslAing. hendricks, in the
preliminary Wo X OF the SO ectiOn of q Jury,
was lezs watchful than his adversary, not
suspecting that any effort was to be made Ut
jury packing. Judge Gresham, who knew
Harrison we'll, was more watchful of him,
and before the noon adjournment on the
first day had become assured of collusion
between Harrison and the republican Off
GERS of the court. to fill the jury box with
jury organized to convict When about
four o'clock jury was announced consist
ing of eleven strong republicans and one
democrat whose political faith WAS like
unto the mustard seed of Holy Writ. he
vacated the bench and sent for Harrison
and Hendricks to meet him in his private
room. He informed them there that he
had been AL attentive observer Of the man
sr,r hS SnI thn rnr had hanv inI o,,I
insview of its political complexion and the
evident intent OF the prosecution to convict
| the defendants without fair trial, had re-
solved to discharge the jury as it stood.
Harrison protested against the discharge of
the jury. He insisted that there had been
less to deny SO plain a fact" said Judge
Gresham. "And, SIR" he added. striking
| the table at which he sat, never again try
! to make my court a railroad for running men
| into the penitentiary." He announced his in
tention not only to discharge the jury, but to
order the court officers to empanel another,
which should be equally divided, rs nearly
| as possible. between democrats and repub
| licans He did so. and the result of the
| trial WAS that nearly all the defendants
we're acquitted after fair hearing, and the
few convictions were only for technical
| oHenses.
| The retention OF an Indiana democrat
under the Harrison administration has
given rise to more republican disoontent
than any Of the many really bad things tho
president has done. President Cleveland
appoint ted as United States minister to the
court of China Hon. Chas. DENLY. Of Evans
vile. When Harrison came in he found
DENLY still in the diplomatic service. He
| was evidently in no hurry 10 remove him.
| This is said to his credit. but the fact did
not impress the Indiana republicans as
civil service reform. number of Indiana
| ~, usaH uaf -rl
| to go to China. Months, ana then years,
| went bv. and Denby was NOT recalled. The
party began to gov rebellious. Lawyer
| Twynuna, of Princeton, in Gibson county.
who had saved his senatorial district to
the party on one or two ocoesions and who
had contributed la gely to Harrison's sue
cessss. went to Washington and made per-
sonal application for the post. He was
coldly ecsivsd by the president, and left
the White house, extending to its occupant
privilege of which he will never avail
himself as long as he lives. When it was
announced that the president had appoint-
cd Senator Blair, of New Hampshie, as
his successor, party feeling in Hsrrison's
state ran ut its highest. When
the Chinese refused to receive Blair
tho act was accepted in Indiana as rscog-
milton of the equities of the case. violated
by tho president in AGO editing New Eng
lander TO an Indiana office. The recent ap-
pointment Of John W. Foster a. secretary
of state has led to a renewal Of hope among
the Indiana oflics-seekers, who feel that
Harrison realizes the desperation OF the
situation in his own state, and Is throwing
once more after the Chinsss mission. He
insuited Harrison, but Harrison has n habit
of overlooking insults when ha needs the
| insulter. There il general republican ex-
pectation that Judge DENLY will be reliey ed
| before the summer Ia over, and some In
| it t.tr hs.. n,St