The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-07
IL IN said TINT no Expressed Himself
for hnrrIsnu-licyiow Of tho situn.
tioh-Ml Agreed That It Is as SAT,
to Predict ono Nomination nv An.
othcr-Tho Canvass viii DO FREQ
From bitterness

VI Ino surprises oil tNn llilnor vas tho
revelation which ex.Secfotary Elkina
nddc OF bis in.ontion respecting tho
nroeidential politics OF next year. Mr..
Eltins won't TO tho dinner 10 find TINT
nearly ovcry ono OF those who took
part in 1t wero OF opinion that
hc favored for tho presidential nomi-
nation some far western mnn, per-
haps OF tho character aud tho friendli.
ness 10 silver which arc suggested by
Senator Allison's name. But something
was said by Mr.. Elkins which convinced
MI. Depew, and everyone else Mt that
table, that tho eS.sccrctary OF wal
inyOrs tho denomination OF ex.rrosidont
Harrison, and proposes 10 spend timo,
and 20 mako use OF some OF his great
resources in 30 influencing politics so
that tho nomination can DO secured.
Whether there Is any understanding
between General Harrison and Mr.. FL.
kins or not was not determined by any
thing that took place at the dinner. In
lac. whatever 1t was the cx-secrctary
said which showed that his mind wRs
made up, and that no |, TO DO counted
among those who will try 10 swing tho
convention to Harrison, was not said in
the hearing OF the ex.Presldent.
Mr.. Depow is reported to DO convinced
not only that Mr.. Eltins favors the re-
nomination OF Harrison, but also that
no will probably DO chief among tho
politicians who will take are OF tho ex.
Presidents canvass. 1t Is Il canvass
which mnst DO directed very differently
from those which resulted in the fret
and second nomination OF General Har-
rison. Yet !. IL n canvass which, in
some Of its features. Mr.. Elkins ia cs.
p~eclally qualified by experience 10 d.
rect In 1854 Mr.. Elkins was the rep.
tentative leader OF tho Blaine mon Mt
the Chicago convention. Mr.. Blaine's
personal attitude toward that couven-
iioR was that he ought not 10 appear as
a politician seeking tho nomination.
lie said himself that no had once tried
10 obtain the nomination, and had used
all tho honorable methods known to
politics to secure n favorable result. Ia
TINT effort he failed. and it seemed TO
him that aitcr that no ought not to ap.
pear before his party Us personally di-
roofing and asking Tor tho presidential
nomination.
In 1850 his name was used, but it was
used BY combination between certain
clements in the Republican delegation
from New York state with similar ele-
mon!s that had been developed in the
Pennsylvania delegation 10 break the
strength OF the third.tnrm Republicans.
who. under the leadership OF Conkling,
were trying TO bring about tho noinina-
ton OF General Grant. In 1854 Mr..
Elkins undertook tho direction OF tho
canvas which had the nomination OF
Mr.. Blaine in view. Mr.. Blaine. it was
known, would esteem it I most gratiiv-
ing honor il the party should nominate
him. but he was unwilling TO DO or cay
anything himself which should make it
appear that he was personally directing
a canvass. Thatbriercampaign resulted
in Il splendid victory for Mr.. Elkins-a
victory the fruits OF which were lost to
the Republican party BY the corruption
OF the ballot-box in New York state.
All OF those Republicans who arc now
talking OF presidential oinons und con-
ditiout and il is the prevailing political
gossip here just now are satisfied that
General Harrison will not lift his fin.
ger, or do or sar anything which might
lead to tho belief that he is actively en-
gagged in 4 canvas for the denomination.
At the same time he has learned since
he has been hero that there docs exist n
genuine impulse, genuine in the sense
that il is not manufactured by poll
ticians, or by personal friends Of Gem
eral Harrison, which may become 30
great that under skilltul direction and
wise control it may determine the action
OF tho convention. Mr.. Elkins has felt
that current in some parts OF tho west.
He has realized how strong il is here,
although it is an undercurren,. and it
is some tribute to his ability that thesc
Now York Republican, are now offering
when they say that il hc does UNDER
take to make use OF these currents WISE
" 10 increase them then he is more
likely than any other active politician
to make such OF thom as will in the end
bring them to success.
Tho impression among Republicans
hero is that while Mr.. Depew ia per-
fccily sincere in saying that Governor
Morton is his candidate, aud that no
will be supported i'll good faith by n
unanimous delegation from this state.
nevertheless no is OF impression now
TINT this Harrison Impulse may prove
10 bo tho strongest after all, and that in
u certain sense he Is in sympathy with
Mr.. EIkins, and perhaps may have even
consulted with him upon this matter.
At all events, put OF the aftermath OF
tho Depew dinner tho important nova
that ha, been cleaned is that Mr..
EIkins ia for tho denomination oil tho
ex.presidont, and that no probably will
take active part in such canvass rs may
10 thought nocossarytosecurc TINT nonl-
inaiion.
Nevertheless those Republicans who
have been dining together and who have
been exchanging condolences Tor the
past ten days expressed with almost
perfect immunity this opinion: That
tho politics OF the presidential year AFRO
now 30 concealed by tho mists OF un.
certainty and tho snspicion that uncS.
pcctod circumstances may arise or COM
binalions DO made that it IL M saio TO
guess that one OF tho prominent ltepub.
licans may DO nominated rs another.
Mr.. Dopcw himself said that 80 tar as
tho event Of tho convention itself Is
concerned it 10 in tho o~bscurity Of tho
future, and tis not impossible that
n nomination may DO made, which at
this timc has not oven boon thought OF.
Another thing has been developed, aud
that ia that tho several anynsscs which
nre to DO mude by tho friends of tho
moro prominent candidates will DO con-
duc,ed withou. that bitterness OF pcr-
aonal opposition which has character
lied almost every national Republican