St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-29
JIM BLAINE FOR 1888.
The Popular Idol of His Party To-Day,
as He Has Been for Six
teen Years.
ne ruined Knight VIII be Renom-
i"a'eo as Sure as He Lives, Says
secretary Fessenden.
gov hauser of Montana VIII Bet
A"O 10 one on Him--The
Boom Rolling Rapidly.
Hurrah for Jamesc
Special TO the Globe


New YORK, Jan. 2S.-When s4anbsn
b. ElHlns Is asked who is TO be the nomi-
nee of the Republican party in 1ssS tba
big man who manipulated James @ RIoine;s
nomination and nearly succeeded i'm elect.
Ing him, returns an evasive reply. Rnt
there is dangerous twinkle in his eva
when Blaine's name Is mentioned and he ia
absorbed in attention in moments notice
to any information that indicates the
plumed knights continued power over
the masses of his party. Some of
Blaine's younger lieutenants are not
so reticent as Elkins. / ran across Sam
tesSenden of Connecticut on Broadway to-
day. As secretary of the Republican ma
tonal committee he had and has the conf
aenee OF Blaine, Elkins, William Walter
Fhelps and others of that ilk. who is to
lead the Republican column in 1855 ?" 1
asked Fessenden. James q. Blaine of
Maine" was the prompt and ringing re-
sponse You don't mean it." l said. I'm
dead earnest" he replied. There isn't a
Blaine man of
ALL THE HOSTS
who were In Chicago in 1884, who ia not a
Blaine man to-day. A few men who were
Tor him for policy then are ostensibly
against him, but they will be for him again
LOT the same reasons as In 1884 You can
marx II down on piece of paper in indel-
IlOle INK that Blaine will be renominated in
1885, as certainly as he lives and
the convention shall meet. What Is more
he will be elected" There is more Than
a little of this kind to be heard among Re-
publicans. The friends of other candi-
dates, like Sherman and Logan, affect 10
pooh-pooh the idea that Blaine is to be tie
front, but the old Blaine following ia
stronger in its belief in the man and his
destiny than ever before. | met II. c. Par
sons OF Natural Bridge, Va. tonight, and
asked him the same question I had
propounded to Mr.. Fessenden. Hereplied:
IF Mr.. Blaine wants to be- renominated he
can have the solid vote of the South in the
next convention. The darkies do not know
any one but Blaine to-day. There is no
doubt about the fact that he is
THE POPULAR IDOL
of his party to-day as he has been for six
teen years. 1t is only question of whether
he desires denomination that will deter
mine whether he will receive it. Joseph
JOrgensen, who was congress-
man from Virginia during the
period when Malone, by the
aid OF President Arthur, was dominating
that state, has become a resident of Wash
lngton Territory, and expects to grow up
with the country, until it is admitted as a
state In chat to-day he said: blaine has
just as large a hold on the Pacific coast
| as ever. l would not favor his renomina-
! ton. believe the party would do better
with other men. But it beats all what
hold Blaine retains ON the masses. Ny
! ticket would be
SHERMAN AND LINCOLN,
or If younger man is to be taken up.
Lincoln would be available. There is a
sentiment in his name that would be worth
$4,000 votes in the state of New York.
Sherman would be the strongest of the old
leaders l think. l admire Blaine very much,
but l think he has had his day and
charms" Democrats who study Republi-
can politics agree with the Republicans
have quoted as to the outlook for him.
Gov. Hauser of Montana said tonight that
| 1t was two to one that Blaine would
be renominated and 10 takers. Congressman
j. Thomas Spriggs of Utica said: ''Thera
is no one talked about among Republicans,
except Blaine. They think they cannot
elect any one else. 1 think myself he is the
strongest man.