Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-06
Mr.. HARRISON IS WATCHING
THE ES-PREsiDENr IS ALERT As
NEW WORKERS. PLAY POLITICS.
May Come and Make IA speech or
Two" IL MIR. Morton Receives the
Nomination for Recommendations
Politics In the state Campaign.

~ pldyeu ny the HepupHchns III thiS
state just now.
II is doubtful II any Republican read
the letter of ex-Presldent Morton. de-
claring that he would accept the guber-
Material nomination. with more interest
than did Mr.. Harrison yesterday morn
ing. so much has been said to the
effect that the Republicans of this state
are going TO pick out a presidential
candidate at the state convention this
year, and as Mr.. Harrison likes to see
presidential candidates picked out. he
naturally finds the present events worth
observing.
1t may be fairly presumed that Mr..
Harrison would be quite as deeply in
terested in watching ex-senator Thomas
G. Plat select presidential candidate,
as anybody else, though in view of past
events 1t is not certain what his emo
| lions might be. Mr.. Plat has been
his warm friend, then his bitter enemy.
and finally in "placated" condition
all within six years. But, at any rate,
| the eX-presl6ent is In this city now.
| Within week he has been in consul
| tatlon with eX-Secretary OF the Navy
| Tracy, who as much as any other mem
Der OF the ex-presldents late cabinet
possesses Mr.. Harrison's confidence.
Mr. Tracy Is also In the confidence of
those who manage New York Repub-
llcan politics. Shortly after he called
on Mr., Harrison at Monmouth Beach
he declared in this city that he thought
Mr.. Morton would be the candidate
for governor Of New York and would
be elected Now comes the interest
Ing announcement that If Mr., Morton
rs nominated, MIR. Harrison will prob
ably come to New York state and make
some campaign speeches in behalf of
ms former associate in the administra-
tlon.
Mr. Harrison was at his hotel yes
terday when press reporter asked
MIN II he cared to give an expression
IN view OF Mr. MortOns declaration.
NO" he said. ~ do not care to dis
ouss 1t, further than to say that 1
have a very high regard for Mr.. Nor
ton ana our relations are OF the most
pleasant"
DO you expect to take any part
In the campaign of the next two
months?"
1T is likely that shall make n few
speeches. possibly two or three In the
INDIANA campaign. / have practically
hssented to n request TO do So" said
the oX-presldent.
"lf Mr. Morton were nominated in
this state"
Before the question was completed.
Mr. Harrison anticipated, and smiling
ingly said:
!, Il expect to be in New York state
some time In October, and I do not
Know what arrangements for q speech
or two might be made | cannot say
Mr Harrison's tone indicated that he
would not be averse to say word
on the stump II the occasion pre-
scented itself, A reportI was current
yesterday that Mr.. Harrison was to go
from this city to West Virginia and
speak at the convention which will !
nominate a Republican candidate IN
Congressman William l.. Wilson's dis
trtct. The convention will be held this
week Mr. Harrison said he had no
intention of making n speech at this
convention, although he intended to 20
TO West Virginia this week. He did not
expect to attend the convention. he
sald and would excuse himself from
making speech II invited
Mr.. Harwisonl said another thing
which is interesting In view Of the ma
tional, politics which enters into the
present situation here After leaving
New York he ID going to make n short
visit to ex-Secretary Of War stephen
y. Elkins' at his West Vlrgi:la home.
MT Elkins is something OF a politi-
clan and he understands New yorl,
pohtcs, 1t Is generally believed, about
as Wen MS he does the broader field az
national politics. VI
When the fact OF Mr. Tracy's recent
v,sit 20 Mr.. Harrison. Mr. Harrison's
ssls't 70 New York at the time when
Mr., Morton declares his intentions and
MT Harrson's later visit 10 Mir nj.
kins were all put together YESTERDAY,
one Harrison Republican said that tha
present situation In New York evil
1ently had as much OF interest in il
I9r MT Harrison as It had for Mr.,
IT the rallying of the old Harrison
administration about Morton does not |
mean Harrison boom for ,Sae % Ne |
snlu, the situation Is manifestly fuli |
or interest for the eN-president liz az,
Ient,y wants TO know how much pres
dental timber there Is i'm n yt,hs,.,a
torlal nomination in New York ,hie
year III Mr., Morton Is To he regarded |
rs q presidential candidate in Tho
event or his nomination and eIec,ior
Us governor Mr. Harrison would evil
dently like 10 know It as soon MS anv
one, II MIR. Morton liz NOT 10 he Is S
didate for additional honors ,ba al
iyinS OF the old cabinet TO Mr. Morton
may mean rallying that viii count
Tor Harrison in 1896" NVNi''
Mr. Harrison, while snealSlnp ~ h,s
VISIT TO West Virginia, was asked a. bs
tnought the report that Mr. Ell,ins
has ambitions 10 run for onngre.s ~
MT Wilson'S district was true
40 not know, but do not think
nc Is candidate" replied Mr.. HarrisN
on, AS ! understand the sItmat,n,,
Mr. Mason and Mr.. sturgis are os
pr1hts' One was collector Of revsn,,s
and the other district attorney in " ,,,,,
ADMINISTRATION. believe" 90 '"y
=, lhe declaration OF ex-Vioe. prestdo,,,
Morton that he will be a oandidate
t the convention for the gubernal
,orial nomination caused some Ren,,h
lca is TO breathe easier than usual yas
r,iuay They were the men who is,,on,
lne Value OF liberal supply ~ eel, ~
re,pE Republican Campaign
foliowing the year OF busInsss A.
preston and scarcity OF ready css,
was a comfortable reflection thar !
nun ~, OF millions was to be In tbs t,e,a
iuS declaration OF Mr.. Morto, aisc
,ri some men TO breathe bardar
ines; ihese were the Republicans who hayo
lnwardly II not outwardly resnI,,ad "a ",
defeat the candidate ~ ~ eh,,u 70
Thomas C, Plat. Ex-senator
Up to the date Of the convar,,o-, -,
possibly little longer. the,, x,,iti ,, ~