The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-21
Claims Harrison's Supporters
Bargained Without Their
Leaders Consent.
THE 1NDIANAN NOT POPULAR.
The Senator Does Not Believe Silence
Is Aiding His Presidential
Boom.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Nov. Ex-senator
John Sherman of Ohio was seen to-day in
his room at the Fifth-avenue Hotel by a
reporter. The Senator stated that he had
met ex-President Harrison and Warner
Miller and had had pleasant chats with
them. He added that Mr.. Miller came to
his (the Senator's) room last evening and
they talked over many of the incidents OF
the convention of 1888. Mr.. Miller's recol-
lections of events tailed with the Senator's.
1.-THE New York delegation" added the
Senator, "held banquet on the Saturday
night before the convention Of 1888, and
after Senator Miller had made speech
they all agreed to support me. l received
a telegram to that effect. Sunday inter-
vened, and in the meantime Elkins and
other friends of Harrison got Mr.. Platt to
agree to vote for him on the first ballot
Monday. The result is known. | have no
charges to make against ex-Presldent Har-
rison and our relations are pleasant
Whatever bargains or promises his friends
might have made he did not sanction them,
because he absolutely refused to appoint
Mr.. Plat Secretary of the Treasury"
did you hear that General Alger in
tended to answer you soon?"
"No; don't believe lie has read my book
yet
"He will answer that part which refers
to the buying of delegates at the conven-
ton in 1888"
II shall be glad to read his answer. My
relations with General Alger have been
pleasant. I simply wrote history. 1t was
J, -I,~a Gov INIT hot n hnr nnd
with doing the work.
Senator, did you read story to-day
which said Mr.. Harrison's friends would
ask him to say whether he was a candidate
for reelection"
mo, but certainly think he should an
nounce whether be is a candidate or not.
1t would be much better for him, l
imagine. l don't think he is very popular
with the people. In Ohio Mr.. Harrison
cannot be said to be very popular. Even
when he ran the first time his own State
went against him."
The Senator then turned his attention to
Secretary Carlisle's speech. The basic
error of the speech, he maintained, was
his idea that legal tenders could be done
away with entirely. 1t could not be done.
ne Sdlu Tie great iulSIdhc WAS Luc way III
which the Democratic administration had
tempered with the gold reserve. Itshould
have issued short bonds of five years. dura-
ton, which the banks here would have
taken up quickly at 3 per cent, and with
this paid the expenses of the Government,
instead of intrenching on the gold reserve.
These short bonds of course would have
been paid for in legal-tender notes. In
stead of doing this the administration had
permitted Democratic and foreign bankers
to clear $11 900, 900 by selling bonds for gold
at per cent. Carlisle's plan proposed last
year was impracticable. There are 5000
National banks, and it would not do, in
order to have currency, to take the gold
out of the United States treasury and scat
ter it around for these banks to redeem
money that had been issued by these
banks.
The Senator said he did not know when
the Republicans would be able to organize
the Senate. When it came to an issue in
regard to money he thought the East
would be against the West, irrespective of
party. AS long as Cleveland was Presi-
dent, he said, there would be no silver
legislation, because he favored sound"
money. The Senator thought the 'silver
craze" was on the wane.