St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-11
BENNY LYING LOW.
HE ISN'T TALKING. IS SIGNIFI-
CANT ACTIVITY AMONG HIS
FRIENDS
SHOWS HE HAS A LONGING.
HAS HIS WIRE-PULLERS FROM
MAINE TO TEXAS IIWORk-
ING UP SENTIMENTS
BoURBoNs BLAME CARLISLE.
Friends of Hardin Attribute De-
feat to the Secretary's ST.
Ience.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-In a COM
munication to the Herald, FIT. Roots,
a prominent Indiana politician, an
intimate friend of Benjamin Harri-
son and a delegate to the two ma
tional conventions which nominated
him, defines his understanding of the
attitudes of the eX-president's friends
with regard to a denomination in
1896. Mr. Roots letter says:
when away from my home in In
diana, l am confronted with the queS-
ton, Is Mr.. Harrison a candidate? and
what steps are beng taken to help his
candidacy"
In answer, I will say do not be-
lieve Mr.. Harrison has confided the
great secret to any living man. In
answer to this question, What signifi-
canoe attaches to the meeting of Mr..
Michener and other politicians recently
at Indianapolis, and the active work of
certain prominent politicians in4TeXas
and other sections of the country"
l unhesitatingiy venture to assert
that there is a concerted movement
on the part of Mr.. Harrisons friends
to crystalline public sentiment in his
favor, and so concentrate that Senti-
ment in the various states that when
the first ballot shall be taken at the
convention in 1886, Benjamin Harrison
will have very favorable showing.
Instead of having only one little
state (VermonO solid for him, and in
stead of having his own state divided
on the first ballot, he will have several
states, and Indiana will be as she is
now, for him to man." Mr.. Roots
quotes from letter received by him
previous to the Minneapolis convention
from one of the present members of
the Republican national committee,
who is, he says, one of Mr.. Harrison S
most bitter political enemies. The quo
tation follows:
II want the man nominated who has
the best chance of success at the polls
and L believe Harrison is the man.
| The present delegation from Indiana
may well feel proud if they can sus-
tain the reputation made by their pred
ecessors at the convention of 1883 for
earnestness and zeal in the support of
out distinguished fellow citizen. My
| advocacy of Harrison's nomination is
wholly due to my desire for party sue
cess, and because 1 believe he can best
meet the requirements of the hour
L shall be glad to assist in whatever
work our delegation may deem neces-
sary and shall report for duty upon
arrival
written to him by Gen. Harrison,
which he thinks will tend to disprove
| any impression that the eX-preSident
is a cold man in his personal attitude
towards members OF his party. This
| letter is:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
| Jan. 4, 1S92.-My Dear Mr.. Roots: 1t
| has been the grief and chief burden
of this place that 1 have only had a
choice as to which man I should dis
appoint, it being decreed beforehand in
every case that must disappoint one
or more. In the case of my Indiana
friends, I can hardly tell how much
! grievous trouble I have had over the
thought that friends felt aggrieved.
have tried to be fair and kind; and
one of the few things I am sure of,
connected with the administrati ton, is
| that 1 have never willingly hurt any
| worthy friend. 1 have not heard of
any serious camplaint by any Republi-
can friends of any public act of the
| administration and it is a comfort to
know that nothing has been found
assailable there. and that most of
those who have been disappointed in
getting offices have acted with great
generosity and friendliness. With kind
regards, very sincerely yours,
Benjamin Harrison.