Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24
TWO STATESMEN,
Billee Washburn Abroad--What He Don't
Know About Politics and Things Win
dom Too Modest to Indicate the Next



dom Too Modest to Indicate the Next
President.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-Congressman w. D.
Washburn, Of Minneapolis, arrived at the
Grand Pacific last evening and shortly
after was seen by the GLOBE representa-
tive.
Il can't tell" said Mr.. Washburn, ''what
effect the elections of this fall will have
on the Republican party in 1884. but this
will say that it was Godsend
that New York and Penn
sylvania went as they did this
year. Everybody knows what caused the
upheaval in Ohio, Kansas, Indiana and
other Western states. The result is easily
explained. 1t was prohibition, the prohi-
biton question and nothing else, which de-
feated the Republican party. In my own
state we had no such issue, and it went Re-
publican by larger majority than is
usual in off years.
evil not Window be reelected senator
in your state?" asked the reporter
II don't think that there is
any doubt about that responded Mr..
Washburn.
'sWhat chance does he stand for the pres
idency!"
"That question is premature. I am I'M
able to answer it at this time.''
ibid not the river and harbor bill have
something to do with the Republican de-
feat?"
sit may have had little effect in some
of the Eastern states, but doubt if it had
any anywhere else. It rather helped US in
the West and Northwest
'Nhat about the Mississippi river i'm
provement?"
81 don't know what will be done in that
It will depend much upon what the COM
mission, the secretary Of war
and the chief engineer report
as to the work. know you people here
are opposed to the improvement, and this
junketing commission does not amount tc
much, but don't care about that. We be
ieve the engineers, and think the improve
ment good thing"
"What about tariff legislation by the
present congress!
81 think that this session will do on the
tariff bill what it ought to have done at the
last session,-revise it, if it has time.
don't know what congress will do, but
want to say to you that the Republican
party is still here. It is yet alive
to its duty and the issues. of the
day. It is the only party ever
organized that rebuked its own leaders
when they overstepped their bonds, and
which punished corruption in its ranks. II
will be on hand in 1884 and win another
victory"
SENATOR WINDOW.
United States Senator William Window
of Minnesota, passed through the city yes.
terday morning on his way to Washington
intending first to visit his brother at Ster.
ling, ILL.,, from whence he goes this even.
ing to the East. The senator breakfasted
at the Grand Pacific, and declined to say
anything regarding the political situation
So far as his reelection was concerned
he was non-committal, but il
was apparent that he thought
his chances exceedingly bright. So far as
the future of the Republican party was
concerned he could see nothing that was
not hopeful. The party's work was not
done, and it would undoubtedly elect the
next president, but who the fortunate man
would be was something that he was unable
to predict. He was in too great hurry to
submit to a long interview.