, 1884-06-07
WHAT THEY SAY.
Opinions ofLocal People on Blaine's
Nomination.
He Can and Can't Get There Sure
Enough.
Popular Sentiment on the Subject
Somewhat Divided.

cured views in regard to the nomination
of James G. Blaine as the candidate of
the Republican party for the office of Pres
ident of the United States.
H. S. Oliver, deputy internal revenue
collector:-"Wcll, Blaine is all right
enough, and he will be elected, but he was
not my first choice. My first choice was
Arthur"
Mr.. George MILFORD was in favor of
Blaine and claimed that he was a strong
man.
Benjamin Hellman:-"You just bet
your life Blaine is my man"
George Leighton blaine is the best
man we could have put up"
|. Greentree-''Blaine won't win. He
is bound to be beaten"
DR.. Corey:-"I helped organize the
Republican party and have been a mem
Der of that party ever since, but they have
never done anything since the party ex-
listed that suited me so well as the nomi-
nation of james G. Blaine"
United States Attorney Riner:-''I do
not say that Blaine was exactly the man l
wanted, but there is no better man in the
country, and / am sure that he is bound
to win"
j. +. Jenkins-'I have always been a
Blaine man, and he is going to be our
next President"
A. C. Snyder-''He is a pretty good
man; l guess we will elect a Democrat this
time for a change"
Abe Idelman-''Oh, I'm just will d,
and don't you forget it. Jim Blaine, why
he's the best man in America, you hear
my racket"
T. N. Shanks-'Blaine's nomination
suits me. The convention could not have
done better"
Charles Hollingsworth-HJim Blaine is
my man first, last and all the time"
j. G. Pratt am in favor of Blaine
and he will be the man. He is going to
be our next President"
A D. Kelley-"I am glad he is nomi-
mated and l might say that it is a matter
of right that he should be our candidate"
G. A. Draper-'We have got them
now; we'll have a Democratic President
sure"
Chauncey Curtis-"Blaine is the man,
and l have always been in favor of him.
Jim Blaine will be a hard man to beat.
l. c. Whipple-"Blaine suits me. |
I'M glad he is nominated and he will make
us the right kind of a President"
P. Zehner-"Jim Blaine is my man"
Rev. DR.. Cowhick-'Blaine will be
beaten and with less trouble han it would
have taken to beat Arthur. He did not
show administrative ability as Secretary
of State, while Arthur has done so
decidedly as President"
A. Jackson-''Blaine is just the man
we want and his nomination suits me.
II. Donzelman-'Blaine is the man we
want, and now I tell you what, if he is
elected American citizens will be pro-
tected in their rights no matter where
they 60"
L. Kabis-''He can't get there, for we
arc going to elect a Democrat"
jeff Carr-"We are going to beat him
sure but if we must have a Republican
President give me Jim Blaine"
Col. Emery-''Blaine will beat us.
Louis Loeb-"In bet on Jim Blaine
every time; he is going to win"
7. B. Reed-'In bet a suit of clothes
that Blaine gets left.
[. S Taylor-'I am glad that Blaine
is nominated but 1 hardly expected it.
He will make a good President and l
think he is just the man we want"
j. W. Brown-'I am suited with
Blaine, suppose l shall have to be-"
Walter Hurlbut receiver of the land of
fce.-'Well it is a subject that I don't
care to be quoted on but you may say
that l don't believe any better man could
have been nominated.
William Sturgis-''I am suited well
enough with Blaine, but ut the same time
he was not my choice"
j.. II. Jones-''I have always been a
Blaine man and I tell you this just suits
me-"
John Shingle-"I am what some Re
publicans call "A yellow dog Democrat but
if | was where | could do so I'd vote for
Jim Blaine.
j. X. Jeffrey-''I am suited with
Blaine and yet 1 don't know but that
some of the others might have suited me
just as we'll"
Joe Fisher-"He'n get there. Jim
Blaine's the man"
Deputy Sheriff Hosford-"Just the
man we want,
Hon. 1. Bergman-''We've got EN-.
Shake"
G. A. Guertin-"He can't get Their,
against Tilden."
S. A. Bristol guess you'll have to
stand four more years of Republican
misrule."
Doug. Rhodes Strongest man they
could put up,
William w. Randall, theatrical man
ager and Independent Republican-"Give
us Tilden and we can beat Blaine"
DR.. c. NJ. Barkwell-'It suits me. 4"
j. D. Gill-"Blaine cannot carry all of
the New England states"
Tom Reed, councilman-"Tve got a
few hundred up that Tilden gets away
with the baggage"
Joseph Knight-"Blaine is not as level
headed as Arthur, and eau DO beaten