New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
ACCEPTED AS FINAL.
COMMENT ON GENERAL HARRISON'S
WITHDRAWAL.
MOST PEOPLE REGARD IT AS SINCERE AND CON
cI.UsIvE-wHAr FRIENDS or THE OTHER
CANDIDATES THINK oF IT.


The main topic Of discussion in political circles
Yesterday wss the letter which General Harrison
wrote to announce his withdrawal from the
Presidential race. Various opinions were ex-
,ressa5 Some politicians were inclined to think
that General Harrison was simply playing 4
srrewd game. and that ne would come to the
front after the other candidates had become so
hadlv tangled up that there practically no
s,rs,gAtenlng out the tangle. The majority,
however. were inclined to believe that the ex-
President was sincere. and 20 take his letter as
. frank snd manly withdrawal and had only
t,rd words TO say in rec ignition OF his past
crvice 10 the party After dispusing Of General
Uarr,scn's letter and accepting Il as hnal and
conclusive. the next question that came up was
rs 70 who would beneh: mos; by the retirement
Of .he ex-Pre sident.
Naturally each political manager figured out
.ns, how his choice was going TO benent py the
.t1drav.al There is no doubt that the
r.rr;son canvass was in excellent shape when
the General announced his withdrawal. and
.tat y the ex-PresiGent took stand for any
ether candidate his assistance would be OF great
value The general impression is, however 'hat
Harrison WI! not make a move to heip any
candidate, or even suggest that his friends he'P
orv one He has retired, and the politicians
cernea. and he e willing 70 let he rest fight 1t
on. alone There was some talk yesterday that
Genera! Harrison Nigh, become contestant Tor
-. o,d scat in the Senate when Senator voorhees,
re;rcs. but there IS apparently no basis foF such
'''o' WARNER MILLER'S OPINION.
There Wa. a fair sprinkling Of politicians IN the
city Yesterday and they all had 'heir say ABOUT
the matter. At the Fifth Avenue Hotel was ex-
senator Warner Miller lie eaid IN speaking OF
the Harrison letter:
at IS a manly. straightforward document
,hi,,, that he is IN earnest. and his letter 9hoao
he accepted by his friends as final expression
rro,, him / think that his Wlthdra"a! Will
materially assist the chances or governor -io'-
.on Tho Governor was Vice-President Of the
United States when General Harrison was resi-
dsrt The relation between the two has always
en ., tho warmest character think that
many If General Harrisons friends when they
understand that he is not candidate VIII turn
o. Morton and give him the support that tney
ia have otherwise accorded to Harrison
lanes 6 Clarkson. Of Iowa who is looked
r,on q. manager Of the Allison boom, was not
.urprIsed at General Harrison's course lie sald
that The ex-President had acted IN VIE anu M
djTnifed manner. lie added that, whlle .ne
euanca Of the eX-President might nave lrilta'eu
Sc friends he certainly was not called upon 20
make any statement until he was ready. MI VI,
Clarkson said that he did not know VINO ,n MGu.u
hana0t nv the Withdrawal but that ne under
600 that the people Of Indiana were favorapiy
Sisposed toward Senator Allison He ADDED
u presume that no ex-Presiden' "ou.u r 0"i -
~ he nominated by faction in ms parry. -
Tho nomination should come unanimously theh
II might be another thing. IL Is 100 & yaIS S,o ~
predict who Is going to be oenenteu. a". g. o.
e6out v,ho Is to be nominated and the talk "l
politicians and newspapers is merely guesS"o'A
at this time.
SENATOR THURSTON SURPRISED.
Senator John NJ Thurston. Of Nebraska
when In the city recently. said that MS S'a'e
WAS for Mckinley upon the lines OF trote1'o'i
he came over from Washington yesterday anu
,n conversation with friends at the Fifth Avenue
14o+e1 exoressed surprise at the action Of Cen
eral Harrison. He said that II wouId he nd, u u
70 explain IL unless the General did Aot care 10
have campaign and marriage aoout me
same time. He added. in speaking OF ne pio'-
able result OF the withdrawal:
~ have always considered that General Har-
r,son was a candidate. but from the tenor OF
his letter | Judge that there is no DOUBT ti'at
Re "a sincere In his withdrawal. ! am inclined
TO think that the retirement OF General lar
rison will help McKinleys chances indlaha
will in all probability go 10 him, and ne VIII
get strength elsewhere. General Harrison rag
many friends in Pennsylvania who looked
upon Mckinley as a second choice. ms re-
tirement might rebound 10 Governor Morton ,
interest If the people OF the country could
divest themselves OF the belief that there is
lack OF sincerity on the part of The New
York leaders who supporting Morton.
Ex-Governor Charles Foster walked through
the corridor Of the hotel with an '1-toid-you-so
expression upon his face. Mr.. roster some
time ago said that ne had positive infcrma tion
that General Harrison would not be candi-
date but he unable to confirm tho state
nlent Now he has been proved TO be right. He is
inclined to think that many Harrison votes
will now come 10 Ohlos choice-Majcr Nc
Kin,ey He praised the ex-President righly for
the dignlfied and wise manner in which ne had
Chauncey NJ Depew said that he vss sur
pr!sed that General Harrison had withdrawn
from the race positively. He admitted that
the General had often expressed 4 reluctance
70 be a candidate again. but he did not think
that he would declare himself as he 1ld But
Mr. Harrison being out OF the race, dr. De-
pew thought that Governor Morton would bfne-
a. greatly by the change In the Presidential
race He like Mr. Miller cited the warm
friendship that had existed between General
Harrison and Governor Morton az the time
that Harrison President and Morton Vice
No word mas peea received in this city yet
concerning the date OF General Harr.son's re-
turn here 1t is believed, however, that he vii
be in the city within the next two weeks. HIS
son. Russell Harrison, and his daughter, Mrs
Mckee are both here now. The announce
uent Of the date OF the marriage OF the ex
President to Mrs Dimmick is expected as soor
as he comes to New-York.
Spealing Of General Harrison's letter. Mayor
strong said Yesterday: 1T takes good mar
out Of the race. l consider General Harrison
one of the brightest men that this country
has produced No else has been mentioned
for President who is his superior In the esuiiia
tion Of the people. Mr. Harrisons deterInna
lion not TO run again will be heard with regre'
by a very large body Of Republican voters con
fned 10 no particular State. Tho nave peei pee,
earnest in their wish 10 see the ex~freslu"h
again fine occupant Of the White House
The Mayor preferred not to express an oplh!Ul
as 10 which Of the candidates remaining ia tn'
con.sst might be benefited by ex-President Har'
rson's withdrawal
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