New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05

,vn,,xA HAS HOPES OF HARRISON.

INDIANA HAS HOPES of HARRISON.
rptrNps OF TIE IN PRESIDENT SAY THE sIAli'
Will NOT nE SOLID FOR MkiNl-Ef
,d,,r,nolis April THE men who have come 70
80 L,,vn a. the Harrison Sialwar,s' are predc'-
ing that Mckinley VIII not have 'h' so'' Wv
t,diana on the nrs; ballot. Some OF them go 10 ''
" s,,. ,h,t he may consider himself lucky II ne
,,s half the states vote. There are lht'"a'o"'
y, an understanding with leaders OF the ahti-M'hn
-, -novernen, I'm different parts u the country II
T., .td TIN, II tho plans that have been matured 90
o, ,uisc,rrv the eight delegates from the state
who have been instructed TO vote Tor McN'"'S an
,, m there II "A reasonable chance Tor nj" no'h'ia
,io, may md themselves In an embarrassing S''ua
.,o, Al IN. beginning OF the convention 'eher"
,r.ts,, ~ f. said will have votes on the hrs'
hau,, one Of the men who assisted IN nominating
~ General AT Chicago In lsss and Mt Minneapolis
49, 100 sovs tina, Vermont will vote for Harrison on
tho first ballot and that he VIII have votes from
other States including one vote from Illinois.
.It f. understood said this politician. that Proc
tor vii cast the vote OF Vermont FOR General liar-
rlson on the first ballot
"Vlu the delegates from Indiana support NC
<Inlcy when they know that General Harrison VIII
receive votes the first ballot
THE men who hope to see Harrison the nominee
believe that by the time the date for the convention
rr,,es there will have been such change in public
sentiment in the State that the thirty representa-
ives OF the State in the convention VIII feel 1t ther
duty TO support General Harrison
The "Harrls)n stalwarts" have only one rear
they say and that Is that the sentiment Tor har-
rlson may become so developed before the day or
the convention that the General may deem II neces-
sarv TO write another letter. They believe. how
| ever he will keep silent. knowing as he does
| that the Republicans OF Indiana. as well "a the
representa- ives OF the party throughout the coun-
try understand fully that he was III earnest "heh
| n, NrOt. his former letter.
I'VE know the General Is not "A candidate. SAID
ono of his friends. I'VE know. too, that he does
rot want the nomination. under any circumstances
Inn n he Republicans OF the Nation insist on max
Inc him a candidate. We believe they WILL ne
cannot blame US at home for being for him. IL Is
known that he will not decline the nomination II
II should come TO him without any seeking on his
p,ri. no man would All we ask OF him Is that he
keep silent - ....o,,, - ,,o
IT. = becoming more and more apparent 10 the
marty leaders here that the State Convention VIII
have a delicate subject 10 deal with when IL taxes
no the election Of delegates-at large ana the Iues
lion as TO whether there shall be instructions
the Mckinley sentiment in the state Is sun strong
ana some OF his friends who believe their future
welfare I'm politics depends on his nomination ana
election VIII probably insist upon the convention
| ,rdorsng him. The "Harr son stalwarts VIII OPP
nose such action They viii not ask that the con-
ventlon say anything for General Harrison; they
| vii demand that the convention elect trustworthy
men lelcgatesai large. and keep silent on the sub
irct OF Instructions and Inducements.