The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-21
SENATOR PLrMB.
a short TAX win him About Mr..

BIalne.
Topeka Capital: 4 Capital represen-
tative lad short chat with Senator
Plumb at the Congregational church
last night upon things in general. The
senator said be would remain In the
city until Saturday, but would hardly
make any addresses TO the soldiers or
anybody else unless there should happen
70 be a campfire or something Of such
an informal nature as that. There were
SO many speakers in the city now that
there was no necessity 10 go very far 70
find somebody TO entertain the people.
He further said he would probably re-
main IN the state until the meeting of
congress again.
Having been with Mr.. Blaine a part
OF the afternoon and evening the repre-
sentative asked the senator what hr.
Blaine thought Of the victory in Maine
last Monday.
"Mr. Blaine regards IL as a victory
which will restore Repubiicanism to its
old status IN Maine, and sounds the
death of fusion in the Pine Tree
State In his own language, Untouched
all tine points we wanted The MAORI
~ Is about 5000 or 5000, and Mr.. Blaine
Is Of the opinion that the Republicans
will be enabled to hold t. Thirty-one
O0b "a AAAAAy AOUA ElAtC 6GA1D0tS ACAC
elected. and all OF the counties but two
AID those two heretofore Dem
ocratie, gave Republican majorities.
These two counties are needed, Mr..
Blaine thinks as reminders-suggestiy
of reminiscence, as it were. Fusion
being dead, there is, of course no hope
that the Democrats are ever capable OF
doing anything. and the GreenbackeFs
are coming back into the Republican
ranks by scores and hundreds. The Re.
publicans of Maine are in good spirits
now, and flushed with victory, propose
to keep what they have got"
To what does Mr.. Blaine ascrihe the
results"
sit was a square contest between fu
sion on one hand and Republicanism
upon the other, though national ques
tions had good deal 10 do with il. i
was the contest which was intensified
by the Garcelon episode and to retrieve
the defeat suffered in September, two
years ago. The Republicans were de
termiDed this time that Maine should b
redeemed, and they have been success
full"
"Will Mr.. Blaine remain in the Stat
any length Of times
"No He goes back to Maine as sooI
as he is through here, making no stop
anywhere. He eamc west for the puT
pose Of speaking at Topeka to the oil
soldiers and the people of Kansas, ant
when he has finished here he will leay
st once for his old home. starting Fri
day night at 10 O'Clock and returni ng 4
Chicago via Omaha"
This is his first visit to Kansas, ign
itp
"He was through the state ON his wa
to Denver some twelve years ago or SC
but this is the first time he has eve
, been here to halt as he puts it.
lie is in good spirits after such goo
: results in his state, ysn't he"
! "Yes. He contributed greatly to tbs
result and naturally feels good that FL
SION in Maine has at last been broke
I up and Republicanism resumed its oil
III time swaY Hereafter we reckon o
: Maine as among the Republican states,
"What does Mr.. Blaine think of Tt
peka and Kansass''
: "He thinks that the city has grow
= with remarkable rapidity, indeed, an
is much pleased with its fine appearing
and eVidsnee Of enterprise. He attril
utes the growth of kRnfas Snd ITS cap
n tai city TO great agricultural and stoo
! raising resources which the enterpTts
OF our people and railroads have deve
oped. Mr. Blaine when apologized I
for the pfesent hot and dusty conditio
D of the weather chaTitably responds b
e stating fact that KaRsans sll kpQw bI
, probably never fully apprenticeship
our autumns are delightfully."- baimy an
pleasant; also, that dust is preferable
5 tornadoes. He is thoroughly posted o
( the characteristics OF Kansas. as he il
for that 5patteg, ~ every etats in tn
lunion. His address to- morrow vii,
e suspect, convince you of this"