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Show HE IS OUT OF THE RACE. Harriaon Not a Candidate for a Renom-Inatlon. Renom-Inatlon. Washington, D. C, June 21. Special. Spe-cial. The Evening Critic has a double leaded article headed, "Out of the Race." " Harrison is not a candidate for rcnomination." It says: "A gentleman gen-tleman who enjoys the most intimate relations with President Harrison, and with whom the executive talks concerning concern-ing important matters in the most confidential con-fidential manner, called at the White houso during the past week. The conversation con-versation turned upon tho silver question ques-tion and the possibility of the passage of a freo coinage bill by congress, and the president's visitor urged upon him the benefits of such an act and tho great popularity to be gained by signing it, as well as the advantages which would accrue to the republican party by reason of such legislation. leg-islation. The president listened to his friend patiently and courteously and then replied in these terras: "I am not here for the purpose of acting in the interest of myself or of my party, but in the interest of the people of the country. When my term is out I expect ex-pect to return to Indianapolis aud resume re-sume the practice of law." "Those declarations are in tone aud manner characteristic of President Harrison, Har-rison, and which indicated plaiuly to his friend that he had thought long and deep on the subject, and had made up his mind upon it. Having arrived at a deliberate determination in this wav president's decision is unalterable, it can not be shaken by personal thrta nor can he be driven from it by personal per-sonal consideration: so his friend came away fully convinced that Fresident Harrison was not and would not be a candidate for renomiuation and re-elec-?' , lhat he h't reached the final and settled conclusion to serve out his term doing what seemed best to him ia ?ILat!ei?-as ll?ey arose, and then to return to his quiet life as a practicing lawyer in the courts of Indiaha " 6 |