Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-23
HARRISON AND MORTON
This, It Is Said, Will Be the
 Ticket in 1896.
MIR. PLATT HAS APPROVED OF IT.

Not For Arts Sake Alone Is the Ex-Presi-
 dent In New York, It Seems He Sees
 Republican Leaders When He Is Not SIt-
 ting For Artist Johnson.
 NEW YORK, May 23.-The Times says today:
 Harrison and Morton are to lead the Re- publican hosts In 1896 if the plans of cer- tain politicians do not miscarry.
 These politicians say they have secured the consent of Mir. Morton to take second place on the ticket. and assert that Mir. Platt will give this combination his hearty support
 Indianians who have had a higher ap- preciation of the social qualities of OK President Harrison than that cherished by ex- United States Treasurer Huston of h. diana arc never weary of talking about the consideration shown by the ex-presi- dent for the artist Eastman Johnson in Harrison's coming to New York to sit for his portrait instead of asking Mir. John- son to make the journey to Indiana to ob- tain his sketches in the home of the ex- president. or perhaps in his office, where he might be taken in his serenest moo6 cheerod but not inebriated by the mild jollity of Partner Miller. and buoyed up by tho hope of another term in the White House.
 Nothing except the conspicuous absence of Rhody Shiel from the neighborhood of the Fifth Avenue hotel is lacking. how ever 10 justify suspicion that Mir, East man Johnson is not alone responsible for the appearance of ex- President Harrison, the Harrison boom" and Tom Carter in this latitude and longitude all in one and the same week.
 Carter Talks Free Silver.
 Carter is talking free silver, however, in which he does not believe, and that might hC regarded HIS an indication of in compnti! ility if Carter were not like Joey Bagstock in hoing "dovilish sly in poll tics Harrison and Carter will pull to- gethor yet Montana frco silver Repub- liCans may not all he prepared to admit that, but Montana Republicans a'e for the party first ard for free silver when it is quito convenient to be so
 Tx, President IIarrison's journey to New York is supposed to indicate his satisfaC- tion with the situation in Indiana as wCll as his concern about securing support in the east and first of all in New York.
 It is the Indiana idea that the Ropub. lican women for the old ticket in 1899 were right, and that perhaps the chief reason for Harrison defeat in the last campaign was the illogical conclusion on the part of the convention that it was Harrison alone the country longed for, and that it cared so little for Morton that it would readily accept Mir Whitelaw Reid after n nasty introduction and without ( previous intimate acquaintance with him. While IIarrison's friends in Indiana arC now ready to believe that even with Reit as vice presidential candidate Harrison could not he beaten. they would prefer tC havo tho old ticket" of 1888 rather thar that of 1899.
 Harrison Sees Platt.
 In spite of the assurances given that tht object of General Harrison's S visit Is ex clusivcly artistic, the Indiana Harrison men who have talked about it regard il SIS incidentally political Notwithstand ing the assurances of T. c. Platt that ht and the ex-prcsidont simply exchanged the time of day and tho compliments O the season, the understanding of the prac tical Indiana politician Is that during tht long waits" between the hour-long sit tings in the studio of Artist Johnson thu OK president has exerted his magnetic in fluence over P1att so effectively as to con vince him that the future of the Republic an party and of Platt as a power thcreir
 
 and Morton.
 To tho man who happens to know how | great a disappointment to Plntt was tn, | Hon. Benjamin Harrison as president tht | acceptance of a proposition to again nom mate and possibly elect the latter may seem incredible. But 1t is understood tha Harrison has made it very plain to Plat that Reed cannot be named by the :: votes of New York and the divided vote of tho other eastern and middle states that Mckinley could not be elected ever if Inc should secure the majority of thu na tional convention that Is now so complete | ly out of sight for him. and that thu only man who can make n statement oI ] the money question that will assure thu sound money mon of the east and the 1t to silver mon of the west Is Harrison. General Harrison is understood to hav disposed of Morton's candidacy for presi dent without appearing to half try, Ther was no lack of compliment for Morton b, the cx president. His complaccncy as vic president met with hearty commehdation