Show Karrison a Candidate for Kenomlnatlon Special to THK HEUALD Examiner Dispatch NEW YOHK Feb 17 Stephen B Elkins secretary of war announced today in I letter to a personal friend hero In New York that President Harrison is a candidate candi-date forrenomination The secretary added that the President would moreover be the choice of the Minneapolis convention and turthermore would be ro eleoted This is the first authentic announcement thot the President is a candidate for renomination I although everybody was convinced of it That the secretary had sent such a letter was known at the Filth Avenue hotel tonight I to-night There were various comments devoted de-voted narticularlv t the nronhetin decision of the letter There happened to bo a Republican = Re-publican United States Senator at the hotel the discussion of the just as secretarys letter was at an interesting height It would be u breach of faith to give his name but it was not Senator Hiscock Ho had no objection though to having his sentiments printed They were As soon as thj Presidents name is presented to the Minneapolis Min-neapolis convention half a dozen of the most brilliant orators in the Ropub ican party west of the Allegheny mountains will take turns in opposing his renomina tion I hey will assure the convention that tie President cannot be reelected With the west and south arrayed aeitinst the President I cannot see why Mr Elkins has Unrioraken the contract with which he soem8 to have burdened himself |