The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-13
FOSTER INTERVIEWED
OHIO's EX-GOVERNOR TALKS ABOUT
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
He Says st. Louis Is Good Place to
Nominate Mckfnley-Sherman,
Garfield and ConI<Ifng.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12-Charles Foster ex-
Governor Of Ohio and ex-Secretary of the
Treasury, was in the city to-day. To re-
porter who addressed him on the subject OF
politics Mr.. Foster said that the selection
of ST. Louis for the Republican national
convention city was all right. 1T is GEN.
trial. he added, land the hotel accommo>
dations are ample. Missouri has recently
elected ten Republican Congressman, and,
besides, the State is debatable. II conven-
tons have any special influence the selec-
ton Of st. Louis by the committee was
eminently proper" The Ex-Governor smiled
as he added: st. Louis is good city in
which to nominate Mckinley"
DO you think Governor Mckinley will.
be nominated?" he was asked.
The outlook for him is certainly good.
and there is no division of sentiment what
ever in Ohio in regard to his candidacy
and his ability" was the answer.
Reference being made to ex-President
Harrison. Mr.. Foster said: II do not know
whether Mr.. Harrison is candidate or not.
In the talks i had with him while he was
President inferred that he had had enough
and did not care for 1t again. He is what
date, perhaps. which means that he will
take II should 1t be offered / suppose any
one would receive the nomination should IL
be rendered My impression, though. is that
the ex-President Is not candidate
did you see what Senator Sherman said
about you in his book % was asked.
Il have not read the book yet. but my
friends have. Sherman acquits me of all
collision I'm nominating Garfield in 1880,
but. reading between the lines, / see that
1t is more in the nature of forgiveness than
anything else l sat by Garfield in the con-
vention, and day by day he was urged to
make an effort to get the nomination him.
self. but he did nothing. He asked me
often what TO do and what it meant. and
my answer was that we should stand by
Sherman. And we did stand by him faith
fully. Why, il Mr.. Garfield had made any
would have hurt him and defeated him. I
remember well that Mr.. Conkling was the
hero of his side, and he rather appreciated
the applause. When he came in he WOULD
tiptoe slowly down the aisle and receive
his rourtls of applause in way that indi-
Gated great pleasure. After Garfield made
his great speech of the convention the
as their leader. and they applauded him.
But he did not court IT, as Mr.. Conklins
evidently did. He did not have as far as
Mr.; Conkling to walk. and he came in hur-
riedly. OF the two great speeches made
there / liked Garfield's better than Conk-
lng's. But this is long, long story and
| may have something TO say at length
later"
Proposed american Party"
WASHINGTON, Dec. R.-The national
council of the patriotic organizations has
been in annual session here for the past
three days. Delegates from all the prominent
patriotic orders were present, represent
ing over three million members. A platform
OF principles was formulated as follows
Demanding that stringent laws be enacted
by Congress to restrict immigration; that
no public funds be appropriated for any
n
proposed sixteenth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States; that no
State should grant the right of suffrage
to any person not a citizen of the United
States: demanding that all property public
property alone excepted) be subject TO
equal taxation.
committee was appointed to attend the
national conventions of the political parties
for the purpose of inducing them to in
corporate these principles into their plat
forms and in the event that none OF the
political parties recognize these principles.
then steps will be taken to form an Ameri-
can party. This national council Is work.
ing to secure unity of political action by
the membership of all patriotic orders. The
committee appointed to attend the conven-
tons OF the political parties is composed
of Col. E. II. Sellers, of Detroit; Judge
George w. Van Fossen, Tacoma, Wash. /;
Stephen Collins. Pittsburg, Pa: A. ".
Winter. Nashville. Tenn; Francis G. Camp
bell, Minneapolis, MIMI