The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-06
stands thus

This is a significant showing. For
although it falls little short of Civ
ing an absolute majority for Gen.
Grant, it places him SO far ahead of
all competitors, even Of the popular
favorite Blaine, that it leaves no
doubt as to the aScendenCy of the
Grant feeling in this state. The Re.
publican sentiment of Minnesota is
Overwhelmingly favorable to General
Grant, with Blaine as second choice
in perhaps Il still stronger proportion.
OF course we do not ignore the fact
that Senator WINDOWS name finds
frequent mention. and that if he were
really a candidate, and DESTROYS Of oh.
tanning the support of his state in the
it is almost morally Ger.
tain that he could obtain ii.
NEBRASKA.
The Nebraska editors in convention
have cast their Presidential prefer
ences, as follows Nine Tor Blaine.
six for Grant, and one each for Sher-
man, seymour. Washhurne, Bayard,
Butler, General Hancock, Vic. Wood.
hull, Bessie Turner and Chief Ouray.
IOWA.
\ canvass Of the Iowa House of
Representative has been made to
ascertain the Presidential prefer
cncrs of the members. Result: Re.
puhlicans, So for Blaine. IL for Grant,
and one each for Sherman. WaShhTn
and EdmundS. \ majority uf the
Democrats were for Thurman. Sry.
mOur coming next. Bayard next, and
Tilden and Hendricks bringing up the
rear.
ILLINOIS.
Interviews with about one hundred
leading citizens of Chicago, last Fri.
day. showed that their preferences
for president We're about aS follows
Grant, %; Blaine (; WaShhnnr. ,:
Hayes, |; John Sherman, i: Gen.
Sherman, /; David Davis. 3; Bayard,
!; and Seymour, 4; non.committal,
40; any good Republican, 8. So says
the Times.
PENNSYLVANIA.
\ thorough canvass of the news
papers Of Pennsylvania OH the Presi.
dental questions shows that Blaine
is largely the favOritc Of Republican
editors, and Tilden slightly the favor
tie of Democratic editors. Thus
there are IS Republican journals open
ly for Blaine, 81 for Grant, and IL
for Sherman. OF the Democratic
journals, 23 are for Tilden, 90 for
Bayard, 81 for Hancock. 10 for Scy-
mOur, and for Hendricks.
Tom Krough, Secretary of the Ma.
tional Republican Committee, says
Don. Cameron is for Grant first and
for Don Cameron rs a second choice.
If that is true, Grants early with
drawal as 4 candidate will not break
CamerOn's heart. OF course il the
Pennsylvania Convention does not in
struct for Grant or Blaine, the dele
CATION will be kept well in hand rs II
unit for an emergency.
NEW YORK.
In the event that General Grants
name is withdrawn from the PreSi.
DENTAL contest, Senator COnkling will
he Il candidate for the nomination.
and his friends in New York will see
that he secures the delegation from
the State if possible. Mr.. Conkling
will not allow himself to be con.
sidered a candidate as long us Gener.
al Grant is spoken of.
OHIO.
According to Cincinnati Gazette,
the interviews show that out of about
1900 prominent men interviewed, O.
600 are for Sherman, with 1000 for
all others. Sherman will get the
delegates from Ohio. Gen Garfield
has come out strongly for Sherman.
NEW JERSEY.
OF the tWenty-One counties in New
Jersey twelve are now represented
by Republican Senators. A careful
canvass shows that seven of these
gentlemen favor Blaine as their PreSi-
dental candidate, four favor Sher-
man and one favors Conkling. Most
of them, it should be said, have a
tender feeling tor Grant, and he
would be the first choice of several If
their personal preference alone were
consulted. They fear, however, that
the popular hostility to a third term
and some other considerations might
endanger General Grants election.
Winnebago Times:-A mail agent
on the Southern Minnesota railroad
has been "fired out" for drunkenness
while on duty. Mr.. w. w. Wall, of
Preston, and N. A. Trowbridge. of
Fairmont, have recently been ap.
pointed mail agents on this road.