The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
THE TALK ABOUT HARRISON.

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THE TALK ABOUT HARRISON.
why 1t Is Current, and why the Dele
CATION Should Not BE Instructed.
Washington Special to Chicago Inter Ocean.
General Harrison is in New York, with
no thought of politics, as he completes
the arrangements for his wedding next
Monday, but his name has been discussed
much in the last two days by his friends
here at the capital in connection with the
presidential campaign. AS the contest goes
on between Mckinley and the opposition
and shows signs of bitterness that may
live after the convention. the name of Har-
rison has been brought forward in the in
terest of peace as never before His friends
now believe that the convention may turn
to him as the candidate upon whom all
can unite in harmony after few unsuc-
cessful ballots.
The Indiana Congressman are not willing
to believe that Harrison has taken himself
out of the list Of possible candidates. Those
of them who were near him knew before
he wrote that letter that he had no desire
again to take upon himself the burdens
that must accompany the honors of the
presidency; burt they also knew that there
never has been a President who retired
from Office with more praise Of his ad-
ministration than did he. They also recog
nize that If the Republican party gets into
a bitter contest at st. Louis there Is no
man to whom more men of all factions
would turn than to Harrison. They are,
therefore, anxious to be in such position
at st. Louis that the convention may not
turn to Harrison without his State being
Congressman Steele, of Indiana, has been
one of the closest friends of Harrison and
he is also a close friend of Governor Nc
Kinley. His district has indorsed Mckinley,
but Mr.. Steele says he does not believe tina,
Indiana will ever shut out the possibility of
many months that Harrison had no desire to
again become President said Colonel Steele,
but we also know that he is a leader in
than any other. His administration was so
able that he has been compared with the
greatest men who ever occupied the presi-
dental chair. 1t was also clean and patriotic.
and since he retired to private life Repub-
licans and Democrats have praised It as one
OF the best administrations We ever had;
and all men, without regard to party, have
agreed that General Harrison is one of the
ablest men of the time.
Now. we Republicans of Indiana have no
desire TO use Harrison's name further to
divide the party into factions We do not
want to be in position where we shall be
unable to take the lead if there should be a
leader who would be satisfactory to all fac
lions. We know that such movement could
not be used to defeat any favorite. but would
be simply to unite all Republicans on a can
didate whom all could support with the same
hearty enthusiasm that they now do their
own particular candidates. They are not
anti-McKfnley men who are talking of Har-
rison; neither are they alone Mckinley men.
They are thinking Republicans. the friends
Harrison because his administration has
placed him above special features of the Re-
publican policy. As tariff advocate his last
front of protectionists. AS a wise leader i,
finance he has the confidence of even the ex-
tremists of both sides. of that question.
But, above both these issues Harrison
has the confidence Of the American people as
no other man in either party because his
administration was in every respect the en-
history is the history of the most prosperous
period Of our country. Should the party
turn to him as the candidate there would be
make the campaign. 1t would be an all
round Republican campaign. with the admin
istration of Harrison standing out in contrast
with the present Democratic administration.
But there is no occasion for speaking of
these things that are known to all men, Re-
publicans and Democrats alike. The thought
ourselves in the position that New York
Democrats were placed in the last Demo-
cratic convention. when the party turned to
Cleveland and nominated him. without the
help or apparent consent of his own State.
There may have been reasons for the New
York Democrats occupying that peculiar po-
diana Republicans should not occupy a
similar position at st. Louis. Harrison is the
Idol of Indiana Republicans. We not only
rejoice In the honors paid him by the Nation.
but we love him as the highest type of a
man and statesman that our State has ever
produced. If General Harrison's name
ton by the delegates from any other State.
and he should be nominated. we of Indiana
should feel It as a humiliation. If there
should be a break to Harrison in that con-
vention no instructions for any other candi-
date could hold the Indiana men, and 1t
would be bad politics to place them under
they did not obey, when, if they should obey
such instructions. they would not represent
the Republicans of the State or the districts.
II hope to see Indiana send an uninstruct-
ed delegation to the ST. Louis convention. for
the reason that do not want to have Indi-
ana Republicans placed in the position the
New York Democrats found themselves I'm
four years ago. when they saw Mr. Cleveland
nominated with the New York delegation
supporting another candidate and voting un-
der instructions for him to the end"
Mckinley or Harrison.
Washington Special to Philadelphia Record
Mckinley or Harrison was the reply
which most Senators and Representatives
made to-day when they were asked who
would get the Republican nomination. The
extreme Mckinley men. Of course. insisted
that there could now be no question about
McKinley's nomination, except whether Il
would be by reclamation or as a result of the
| first ballot. The close friends of Reed and
| Of Allison, having recovered somewhat from
| yesterdays CONSERVATION. insisted that Their
| candidates were still to be considered as nav.
| irg chance to win. but most of the anti.
| Mckinley men coHtented themselves with
| saying that they were now more than ever
| determined to beat Mckinley. and that In
| order to do 50 they were ready, IL necessary
| to support ex-President Harrison.
II Mckinley Is not nominated on the sec
| oni ballot, according TO the anti-McKinley
| managers, he Is as good as beaten. and they
| Mckinley with him. Mr.. Reed may be tha
| one man or Mr.. Allison, as their friends st.l
| hope, but according to the ntI-McKinley
| managers generally 1t is much more likely
! that his name will be Benjamin Harrison
| Harrison and Morton. the triumphant ticket
| of 1888 is already talked of as being tn,
most likely outcome of the ST. Louis con.