Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1888 — Senator McDonald Interviewed. [ARTICLE]

Senator McDonald Interviewed.

An interview with ex-SenatOr McDonald appeared in tbe Indianapolis Sentinel of Tuesday. He sees in the drift of political possibilities that the probabilities point to the nomination of Harrison for President by the Republicans, but that, “with Mr. Cleveland as our candidate no well-informed Democrat expects defeat.” He also believes that the President will appoint same man under fifty-five years of age to the vacant place on the Supreme Beneb, with the chances favoring Senator Gray, of Delaware, and Judge Schofield, of Illinois. Relative to tariff legislation, his stay in Washington warranted Mr. McDonald in believing that the Mills bill was growing in strength, and its friends are hopeful of passing it through the Lower House without material change. The Randall bill is looked npon as simply a measure to antagonise it, ani even Republicans are not regarding it favorably. The paramount issue of the coming campaign, in hts judgment, will be the subject of revenue reform in connection with the administration of President Clove land, and as Indiana has been treated fairly, of TheHOoeier Democracy are in very good condition, and can only be defeated by discord in the ranks not now anticipated.