accounted for only by agreements and compacts
made among leading delegates, but that was impossible in this case
because the convention was divided between prominent candidates.
I think the Republicans in every state will cheerfully acquiesce
in the result, and hope and expect that we can elect the ticket."

Soon after the nominations were made, Ohio Republicans in Washington,
held a ratification meeting. Alphonso Hart acted as president of
the meeting. He said it was not a matter of surprise that there
had been a difference of opinion as to candidates at Minneapolis,
when the choice was to be made between Harrison, Blaine, McKinley,
Reed and Lincoln. To-day their followers were all Harrison men.
I entered the hall as he was closing and was loudly called upon
for a speech. I said I had come to hear the young Republicans,
McKinley and Foster. I congratulated my hearers upon the bright
prospect of Republican success, and declared that Harrison would
be elected because he ought to be. The following synopsis of what
I said was published in the papers:

"President Harrison was all right. Personally, perhaps, he (the
Senator) would have been in favor of McKinley, but there was time
enough ahead for him; the future would witness his exaltation. He
eulogized McKinley most eloquently and declared him to be one of
the greatest and best men in public life. It was the best thing
to nominate Benjamin Harrison and the next thing to do would be to
elect him. It made no difference whom the Democrats trotted out
against him, he could and would win.

"The Senator said he was getting old now and did not feel like
working as he once did. He wanted to take things easy and let the
young men exert themselves. 'Let me,' he said, 'play the part of
Nestor and talk to you in a garrulous sort of a way; give you good
advice, which you do not always heed. Let me wander around like
the old farmer and watch the young men toil, but if I can mend an
old spoke or repair a broken wheel call upon John Sherman--he will
do his best.'"

On the 1st of July I started from Baltimore, by boat, for Boston,
for the recreation and air of a short sea voyage. I arrived on
the 3rd, and met, as usual, a reporter who asked many questions,
among others as to the condition of the silver bill and whether
Harrison would approve it if it should pass. I answered, I believed
Harrison would veto it, and also believed that if Cleveland was in
the chair he wo