Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-15
BILLY WINDOW.
he Seeks to Eaalightsss Chicago People about
Minnesota Politics.
Chicago Times.1

Chicago Times.
Senator Window, Of Minnesota, who is
here on business connected with the COM
mercial convention now in progress, has
great hope for the Republican party in 1880.
In an interview with representative of the
Times on yesterday evening he expressed
himself to that effect, and added that the re-
suit of the recent elections must greatly
strengthen the likelihood that the next Presi-
dept would be of the same political faith the
present one holds.
1sOf course said he, 81 look at it from a
Republican point of view. But can't see
why the party should not go right on
SIS there any great number Of third party
people in Minnesota Nationalist he was
asked.
81 hardly know what you mean by Ma
tlonal,' said he ''The Nationals are green
hackers or absolute money people, with COM
munists and others mixed in, are they not?"
s'We have none of them in Minnesota that
know of. We have people who desire the
ISSUE OF new treasury notes and the abolition
of the national bank system. and these we
call greenbackers, but in all my campaign
through the State found but two men who
favored the absolute money idea. Of the
candidates for Congress, three were green
hackers, and they were defeated. All the
newly elected members are hard-money men,
One OF them, believe, made some promises
to some OF theleading greenbackers in his
district-did it to make votes-and I don't
know just how far his pledges may co. but
at heart believe he is a hard-money man.
Our delegation to Congress is sound on the
money question:
"What do you think will be the effect Of
our Illinois elections upon the country at
larger"
SIT can't be other than good both now and
in 1892
"Won't it have deadening effect upon
the fiat trouble?''
sit must have. think people will come
around all right on that score before 1880.
Even Maine will come back
"Mr. Blaine will feel it incumbent upon
himself to bring Maine back, won't he?''
80, Maine will have to come back. Maine
will be ashamed of herself by that time.
There's nothing to keep her out The pop
ular vote in this and the other States north
shows the tendency Of the popular sentiment.
haven't looked at it very closely, but am
inclined to thiak the vote was heavy enough
to have given us majority of an electoral
college if this had been a Presidential year.
The interest seems to have been very deep
for an off year,
GLOW does the Grant movement get on
with your people in Minnesota
"There are great many men in the
State who are quite enthusiastic for Grant in
1902
"Do they give any reasons why?'
swell, they seem to feel that he is strong
and decided man, and that we need an ad-
ministration of that sorl.''
"Wasn't the feeling stronger last spring,
when there was a prospect of communistic
disturbances, than it is now2''
perhaps it was. That sort of thing
has tendency to create desire for an ener-
getic, decisive administration. Still we have
very many people who have unbounded faith
in the silent man. Even men who would
not and did not vote for him for second
term would vote for him now
MIR. Window expressed himself generally
as pleased with the Illinois election, and
made several inquiries as to the political sit
uation in detail.