The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13
|CARTER HARRISON IS
WILLING TO LEAD
|, DEMOCRATS.
In 1896, Harrison Had an Idea That
the Presidency Might Come His
I Way-Harrison and Tom
4 Johnson Loom Up More
Prominently.
By Jos: Ohl.

! Washington, April 11-(Special) The
report from Chicago ting that Car
ter Harrison expects to cut a figure in
the contest for the democratic nomination
FOR the presidency does not surprise any
body who knows the astute and energetic
MAYOR of Chica go. Carter Harrison has
presidential aspirations and he believes
The time has come for him to get busy
in national politics.
out al the Kansas City convention in
1900 / talked with Mayor Harrison upon
several different occasions and while he
declined to make any positive declaration
of his hopes or intentions, the impression
] he made upon me was chat he expected
to cut figure in national politics in 1901.
Harrison and Stevenson.
Carter Harrison could have had the nom
nation for the presidency at Kansas City
had he so desired. In response to over
lures made to him by leading southern
delegates, as well as by the politicians
of his own state he declined to allow his
name to be considered in this connection.
Before all elements had agreed upon Ste
venson many leaders looked to Harrison
4 as the best man for second place upon
the national ticket Their experience in
H96 with Sewan had been such a dlsas-
roEs one that there was no disposition
to take up an eastern man 70 rthe tail
sthe ticket. OF course. the convention
uld have named Hill had he consented,
T. Hill did not propose to take second
&c with anybody and after him there
apparently no eastern man regarded
ecially desira BILE.
arter Harrison had just won a notable
DRY of the same character that
Red 10 his credit the other day. He
ery popular with the delegates to
Konvention and if he had but said
Mord he would in all proba bility have
Enamed for vice president AS it
a. selection of old man Stevenson
Argely due to his influence it being
rs purpose to stop the talk in favor of
limself 0y showing TO the front another
I.luois man and putting al the back OF
has man the solid Illinois delegation
carter Harrison at that time made it
lain that he regarded the second place
IN the national ticket too small for him
?, consider. BY Inference. if not by
words he announced himself Of presiden-
t8I size. at the same time proclaiming
-1at his time had not Vet come. He was
waiting for the campaign 10 be waged
-eur years later. He felt that another
-sforE in Chicago would strengthen him
20 the eyes Of the American people and
le also felt that the conditions in 1904
would he more favorable to democracy
han in 1900.
81 il might Just as we'll be set down
$ p fact that Garter Harrison is now
9Jniing himself a factor in the prest-
fHral contest.
ingalls, Out OF 1t.
he result Of the municipal campaigns
three of the larger western cities may
counted as having most direct bear
upon the presidential campaign.
chicago puts Garter Harrison to the
oat as a possibility.
nCinnati. by the overwhelming repub-
lin majority registered in favor of
vr Eiieischmann. elemnated NJ. r.
IN from consideration as a guber-
alel OF presidential possibility.
leland shoves Tom Johnson well to
'front.' and gives his friends the op
nifty TO talk of him in connection
I the senatorship and with the
ltl nomination.
can be no question of Johnson's
-5h in his own city He made a
5I<e os i last year when he assum
,e management Of the Ohio state
ign and bent all his energies to
lection of a Cincinnati preacher TO
,Tice of secretary of state, but in
pnd he is evidently all right The
Il influence Of Senate Hanna and
publican machine was back of the
scan candidate for mayor; and
X that but the McKisson faction,
ia las heretofore been against Han
y out strongly in support OF the
1s candidate When Goulder. the
an candidate lost his voice and