The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-30
He Has Been Promised Growers sup-
port and Has Therefore Declined
to Run for Minor Omces.
CURRENCY BILL DOOMED
1T HAS LITTLE CHANCE OF EVEN
PASSING THE LOWER HOUSE.
Extra Session of Congress Probable IL
Tax Appropriation BE Held Up.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The positive re-
fusal OF Secretary Carlisle to permit the
of his name in the Forthcoming cam
paign in Kentucky for either the Cover
uorship or the Senatorship to succeed Mr.
Blackburn is no surprise to the immediate
friends Of the Secretary in Washington.
Indeed. there is good reason to believe
that the Louisville friend TO whom Mr. Car
isles letter was addressed knew his bust
ness perfectly when he took immediate oc-
casOn to make the letter public. The truth
IS. that Secretary Carlisle has come to be-
ieve in the batteries of his friends, who
have been telling him that he is the logi-
cal candidate for the presidential nomI-
nation in 1896, and his letter positively de-
Ginning to be a candidate for any office in
the gift Of the people Of his State is the
first move in the game There are a score
OF eager candidates in Kentucky for the
governorship. any of whom recognizes Will
ingiy that with Carlisle in the race every
other man is out. So. too, Mr.. Carlisle's
refusal 20 be a senatorial candidate relieves
Mr. Blackburn from all fear, for no one
knows better than the senior Senator from
kentucky that his case is hopeless If Car
isle is his competitor. BY this letter Mr..
Carlisle has made every ambitrous politi-
clan in the State his friend and he Is now
assured of a united and enthusiastic dele
cation from Kentucky to work for him
untiringly at the next democratic con-
ventioa- Whether they will win the nomi-
nation, or what the empty bauble when
won will benefit Mr.. Carlisle is another
question Mr.. Cleveland has decided on his
Secretary of the Treasury as his his legatee
and whatever Cleveland influence there may
be at the convention Will be thrown to Mr..
Carlisle. How strong will be the Cleveland
element at the next Democratic conven-
ton is another interesting problem. That
portion OF Mr.. Cleveland's strength that has
been heretofore recruited from the banking
and business interests of the East will be
very chary OF supporting Mr.. Carlisle.
whose financial views are, to say the best
OF them. crude. His conduct of the affairs
Of the treasury his open. almost defiant,
contempt of the New York bankers, his
subsequent suppliant attitude ana his pres
ent dismal failure to correct the currency
problem. are scarcely the elements out of
which TO construct an earnest support at
the convention His attempts TO conciliate
the Eastern bankers have alienated his
feature of the pending currency bill.intenied
as sop to the South and the West. has
failed TO enthuse those sections and has
fingered the East. However. as the only
result OF being nominated at the next DEM
bcratic convention viii be one additional
line in his biography. II is not impossible
that Mr.. Carlisle may be nominated.
The utter hopelessness of the next. Dem
ocratic candidate for the presidency is
illustrated by a little incident that is told
by the friends of Colonel Morrison who
IS an avowed seeker after the nomination.
He was making a speech few days ago
while home for the holidays. In the front
row of his audience sat a citizen who had
partaken of the cup that conquers care
At an impressive period in Colonel Norri-
cheers for Adlai Stevenson he cried.
Three cheers for Stevenson. the next
President of the United States The audi
ence was staggered for minute, but Col.
Morrison promptly met the situation.
That's good he answered. land If Adlai
don't want it. I'll take it myself"