Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-15
THE HARRISON TALK
Friends of the Ex-President Pleased
With Recent Events.
His STRENGTH IN His own STATE
Republicans There Said to Be
United Under His Leadership
LOOKING FORWARD TO 1896

Gen. Harrison's receptions on the stump
In Indiana give his admirers and supporters
here a good deal of comfort and encourage
ment, and justify, they contend, their claim
and expectation that his name will be the
central and commanding factor in the next
republican national convention. They point
to the fact that crow ds greeted him at
every stand, cheered his utterances Justify,
and were never SO demonstrative as when
some enthusiastic admirer coupled the ia
vOrite's name in resouding shout with the
next presidential contest.
The itinerary Of his first stumping venture
IS believed to have been planned with two
objects in view. The first object was to
assist the republican candidates in two dis
tricts. usually democratic. but where The
result this time is conceded TO be doubtful,
while the second object was TO test the
present spirit of those sections of the state
toward the distinguished speaker. where, be-
fore his term as President, he was By no
Means personally a favortte.
" hen Mr. Gresham Was "a Rival.
In the long contest for republican leader
ship in Indiana between Gen. harrison and
Judge Gresham, a great deal of strong feel
Ing was aroused those localities training
under the Harrison banner rejecting Judge
Gresham with some emphasis. and those
lCCdllllcS duHerlnR 10 Gresham StOutly
Rejecting Gen. Harrison.
Amons the Gresham stronghOlds were
Evansville, the second city in size In the
state, and New Albany and Jsfersonville,
two thriving manufacturing towns, the one
at the foot and the other at the head OF the
falls of the ohio opposite Louisville Judge
Gresham. while dIsIrict judge TO- Indiana,
hel1 court twice a year at Evansville, and
his fine social qualities drew ali OF the local
republican leaders to his side. Being a ma
i've OF the New Albany and Je.fersonviiie
district, he naturally had the support of all
ms old republican Trends and neIShbOrs Ia
those localities in his hight for leadership
after Senator Morton passed off the scene
As strong as Judge Gresham was, how
ever, IN the esteem and affections OF mis- old
friends IL home, he did not lead any OF
them into the democratic party when he
renOunced his Old allegiance and took office
under MIR. Cleveland. They remained al
most To a man, firm in their old faith, and
cCEt.nued 10 vote the republican ticket.
But had these men sOftened in their feel
inEs toward Gen. Harrison? Had they ac-
ceptei or would they accept, service under
has banner after having been in so many
factional contests opposed to him? 1ne
only way TO find this out, and make
for the future. was TO send Gen. Harrison
into those trorghOids and note the Results,
and this was decided upon.
Harrison Folks Pleased.
The results. the Harrison people assert
with greatest confidence. far exceeded their
most sanguine expectations At Evansville,
where Gen. Harrison spent the night. the
demon tration was the most remarkable for
size ard enthusiasm ever witnessed in the
city. and al New Albany and Jeffersonville.
within forty miles Of the old Gresham
homestead. immense crowds greeted the
Harrison train and cheered the eX-President
to the echo
The Ha a-rison people are jubilarJ. In their
Opinipn the last difficulty has been disposed
OF that served to supply the friends Of the
presidential asp rants from other states with
a handle against the eX-tresttent. Ii can
not longer lie said as they declare, that
Cen Harrison lacks the solid support Of his
party friends at home. the only republicans
in InaiJua row, they assert, are Harrison
Republicans. The friends of Fairbanks, the
friends Of eX-GOv. Porter and the friends
of all the other local leaders are united in a
keen desire TO see the eX-President again
carry the party banner in a na CtOnai cam
paign. And they are willing to work to that
81 L. As for The former followers of Judge
Gresham, they are represented as being
stronger in the Harrison faith now than
even the original Harrison men Their en-
thussss-l and support partake. in manner.
OF that earnest sense of right.ng a wrong
OF making up for species of past short
COm.nEs. They have no word Of bitterness
for Judge Gresham, bat the fact remains
that their old leader left them. and that the
man they once opposed fer the old leaders
sake and AT his instance is now the repre-
sentative, uEchallenGod in the state. Of IN.
old party and al Of its associations. And
they want the occasion to arise when they
Possesses them.
HarrisOn's Own Scntimcnts
Gen HarrisOns own feelings with re-
gard to 1876 are frequently referred TO-
though rcver. it i5 likely, by authority He
takes the kcenest Interest in current po-
hucal events, and talks general politics
without reserve to his friends of both par
ties He knows what is being said about
him as a presidential quantity and must
Know fN-arZ -
his home friends are canvass ng and trying
to forward his chances for the nomination
two years hence. But IL is true. by the
testimony Of several eminent men, that
Cen Harrison never draws such CONVEX
satiOns arOurd 20 his own fortunes nor
goes beyond polite attention when the con-
yerSatOns are turned that way without
any encouragement. The best belief Is that
he Is carrying himself In the embarrassing
premises. as he usually does in all premises
with dignity and perfect good taste