Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-31

TACT that 7 nave hlNat ''''t, - 80
friends. one Of these is cardinal HlD'
bons. who spent some time wan me
here at Eikins not long ago, anl VINO IS
bv the way, one Of the Eietl men OF ll'e
tf,;tad Ctstgs. Nv daughter married
Catholic. She asked my advice ABOUT
the matter, aud ! told her mat u she
really loved the man she was ABOUT %
marry / did not thInS lfe difference oi
religion was TO be considered Tier nus,
band was very strong 100 hI' lailh. ana
as She did not think the question Oh o'
nomination made much difference, she
became a Catholic. As Tot me, We.
live 100 the Christian religion. nut an
not much Of a seciarian. Al OF ne
churches arc doing great good Tor cl'lli'
zation. law, peace and order " 'nh'
rot attend ny own church, am con,
tent to worship at any other 81 hanl' !
was a vcstryman five years ~ an SOUS
Episcopal Church IN New YORK. li'f'
al HON my family and ! worship al we
Presbyterian Church. Ny religious Dee
lief In short may be summed up 40
quotation from Tennyson, which is.
" There's a Something that Watches
over US. and our individuality endutc'.
That's my iaiih, and that's aW my
faith"
now IoHs SHERMAN LOST TIM PRISE
DENCY.
Speaking OF Tom Sherman, senator,
what do you think OF his Uncle lohni we
Senator? Will be cut any Inquire ~ tue
coming national convention ...
II think not, replied Senator ElEln',
FOR / have understood that he "iil not
be a candidate. lie Is perhaps the best
equipped tor the presidency OF any 90
or public men. lie is great states
man and a great all around man, anI r
would have made q good President ''r
might have been nominated 10 l'''.
The choice wavcred for SOME time We
tween HIM aud Harrison. 10 swung on
the turning Of a hair but the iiIf was
turned In the direction Of HARRISON, ana
he was nominated. The turn was in'de
through the friends Of Blaine. Ihey
ielt that their iavoritc had becn deic~'ed
partly BY Shcman's friends IN 1870, and
and again in 1850, and they could not
forget this. The truth Is, Il was under.
Uood among the friends OF Blaine That u
II came to be q question between Harm
son and Sherman, the Blaine strength
sould, as far as possible, be cast TOT
HARRISON. But there should be no ms
AXE, Mr.. Blaine was asked by cable,
reing IN Europe at the time, and the
snswer came back, Harrison
rnE covtSrioN or 1880.
"You can't tell anything about a con-
yenton, however" MI Elkins went On
Take that VI 1880. We thought We
Sould surely nominate Blaine. lore.
saw the close contest which was bound
to come betwr Grant and Blaine, aud
/ urged Gen. Garfield, who was Tor
sherman, hut alter him for Blaine, To
give US twenty-five votes from Ohio, u ~
any time IL should be shown that TINS
would nominate d ainc. lie promised
10 do this. But during the next ballot
his own name was sprung. aud, IN order
70 end the contest, he was nominated
TlIg PRESIDENCY
you are mentioned as a presidential
candidate. Senator. Have you aspira'
oNo. / have not, replied Senator
Elkins. II have YOU know, lived long
time both Ia the east and the west, en-
gagged all the time IN active business.
For sixteen years | have served ON the
national committee, have attended the
four national conventions and have
taken part In all the campaigns ms
has given me wide acquaintance and
made me many trends throughout the
country, some OF whom, In their partial
nv. have mentioned my name, even m
connection with the presidency Ihat
is all. do not say that II the presidency
we're in my grasp that | would not reach
ont and take il. am ambitious. but
do not believe that am the logical CON
clusion OF the situation, ! am content
to be a United States Senator see m
that position a field where believe
can work to advantage and where
/ think / can do good TO my state
and the country. IL is a position which
/ think is worthy OF any man and his
best energies"
Senator"
II am not a candidate for the vice
presidency" replied Senator E0kins' 81
don't know that / would like to give up
the six years OF my senatorship, which ]
am now assured Of, ior four years OF the
vice presidency, even u were sure /
could have Il. The position ~ the
Senate is an active one, and like u for
that reason. would not like TO give
40 possibility OF doing something,
which | think I have as Senator, 10
that OF the vice presidency, where ]
could do nothing put preside
rnE CAMPAIGN oNE OF ISSUES, NOT OF
MEN.
"You say you are not the logical can.
didaie lot the presidency Senator
Elkins. Who isH'
THAT | cannot yet say" was the re-.
ply. "The talk about myself comes, IN
addition to what | have said before,
from my being the INST republican
Senator elected from West Virginia IN
twenty five years. and from a south
eru state In a long time. Ihi, together
with the fact that the West Nirg mia re-.
publicdus broke the solid south, and
with West Virginia republican We could
lose New York and WIN the presidency
next year, has drawn attention TO this
state. But this ls not enough. The
issues to be fought this year ate not
those Of the north and south. That
kind OF campaigning has, hope passed
away forever This IS an era OF bust.
ness-not sentiment, We want the
issues which tend to the up.bmding ul
the United States, the development OF
the country and the making as more
than ever a great and prosperous nI
ton; indeed, the greatest aud most
prosperous In the world. a, TO CJnUi.
dates, there are plenty % good men and
great men in the field.
tom Reed OF Maine would max, Cd
good President. So would Harrison.
Mckinley, Morton or Allison Although
i. IL. Ia ..