Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-30
THE POLITICIAN.

General Harrison's friends in Con-
gress are unanimous in declaring that
there is no truth in the report that
there was combination to bring
about his nomination at st. Louis.
Representative Henry, of Ind, says:
''There is absolutely nothing in the
stories, so far as l know, and l am in
constant communication with those
who would be first to know of such a
movement" and Representative Hanly,
of the same state, said: "The people of
Indiana haye always taken Gen. Har-
rison at his word. They believe i'm
plicitly in what he says, because they
know he is not a demagogue or tricks
ter. OF course, we would all like very
much to see Gen. Harrison President
again, but we are not planning to have
him nominated. Should there be a
1ong-drawn-out fight in the convention,
ending in deadlock, Gen. Harrison S
name might be suggested That, how
ever is only possibility, not proba
bility. When tie time comes the Indi
ana delegation will act as men and as
Republicans" Other Indiana Republi-
cans in Washington talk the same way
Senator Platt was perfectly serious
when he offered his resolution provid-
ing for the adjournment of Congress
on May End. Speaking of it he said:
'It is perfectly clear that there will be
no important legislation during the
session except that embraced in the ap-
preparation bills, which ought to be all
disposed of before the date mentioned.
This being the case we should begin to
look to adjournment | see no reason
for remaining here merely for the pur
pose of introducing and talking upon
agitating resolutions, and am persuad
ed that the country would under the
circumstances, be better satisfied to
haye us at home than to haye us here"
Mr.. Platt's resolution was referred to
the Appropriation committee. While
it is hardly proba BILE that the resolution
will be reported to the Senate by that
committee with quite as early date
for adjournment as that set by Mr.
Platt, the opinion is general among
Republicans in Congress that unless
some new complication arises to prevent
adjournment will occur before the first
of June.
Many regard the bill, last week in
troduced by Representative Hepburn,
of Iowa, providing for government
commission of five engineers to report
upon the best practicable route for
ship canal, with a depth of 2S feet, con-
meeting the Great Lakes with the At
1antic ocean, as one of the most i'm
portant measures before this Congress.
Col. Warren S. Reese, who is contest
ing the seat of Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, and who is credited with being
the father of the Allen resolution pro-
viding for an investigation of that
election, which was recently favorably
reported to the Senate, is in Washing
ton. He says of his contest SIT is the
basis to show that Alabama is deprived
of Republican form of government.
Over 10000 white citizens of the State
have set forth the facts in a petition,
showing that the government of the
State, as well as the U. S. Senator
elected by the legislature of 1s93-94,
was not chosen by majority of the
legal voters of the State. 1t is one of
the most remarkable conditions eyer
known in the history of this govern
ment. when $4,000 voters by fraud and
other dishonest practices defeated 2sO,-
900 voters. Those who are wailing and
tearing their garments to haye liberty
vouchsafed to bleeding and down-trod-