St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-26
The Chances Of a Big Stam-
pede to Him in the Chi
cago Convention.
Hiscoek Is Busily Erecting
Fences as the Legatee Of
the Maine Man.
Harrison the Choice Of the
Hoosiers = They Don't
Want Gresham.

managers are in conference here for the
purpose of deciding whether to have
the Plumed Knight go to the front again
or whether it would be better to pick
out good dark horse, sound in wind
and limb, that would not be handi-
capped with record, and start him
over the course. The Blaine men are
confident that they hold the key to the
situation-that they can nominate him
if expedient, and if not throw his intlu-
ence to some candidate whom the Re-
publicans throughout the country would
recognize as the heir to the prestige of
this dismounted knight. Charles Emery
Smith, of the Philadelphia Press,
reached here last Tuesday, and he and
Phelps have been confabulating over
the question ever since. HiScOck claims
the honor of succeeding Blaine, and
nothing will ever shelve him but di-
rect announcement that Blaine is again
in the ring. This dilemma complicates
the situation greatly, and B. F. Jones,
of Pittsburg. chairman of the Repub-
lican national committee, was tele-
graphed for to help Smith and
Phelps out of this extraordi-
nary emergency. By next week
it will probably be decided officially
whether OF not Blaine must be perma-
nently retired from politics. The New
York Press published a significant in
terview with Chauncey M. Depew. An
Albany dispatch reported that the
great after-dinner orator would within
week write letter absolutely with
drawing his name from the list of preSi-
Dental aspirants. Upon this statement
Mr.. Depew was interviewed.
81 am not" said he, writing letters
on on politics, nor do intend to do, SO.
That report probably started where
views with myself started-in the brain
of the originator. There are interviews
purporting to have been had with me
appearing all ever the country. Only a
few days ago column and half inter-
view appeared in Western paper. 1t
made me talk ON politics and labor ques-
tions, and placed the interview in my
office. No such interview ever took
place in my Office, nor do / recollect see
ing a reporter on the day of the alleged
Interview"
Are you candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination, Mr.. DepeW?' was
asked.
81 have perhaps said fifty times al
ready that / am not candidate. 1 do
not care to talk about myself"
"Have you heard much talk regarding
your candidacy"
II have views regarding other men,
but no personal views regarding my
self"
.'Who is your choice for president?"
81 have never heSitated to announce
my choice as Mr. Blaine."
'.Do you think it possible as has been
said, that the mention Of Mr.. Blaine's
name in the Chicago convention may
arouse such enthusiasm that there Will
be stampede, and Mr.. Blaine will be
unanimously nominated?
II think that very possible"
'Do you believe that Mr.. Blaine, in
the face of his expressed desire to have
his name Withdrawn from consideration,
would accept the nomination ii made in
such manner?"
"The convention would adjourn i'm
mediately after the nomination, and 1
do not think that Mr.. Blaine would COM
pei the Republican party to hold another
convention"
"What would Mr.. BIaine's chances be
if nOminated?"
"Good. Mr.. Blaine would have this
advantage, that all stories about him are
old. Old stories, like venerable chest
nuts, never shoot twice in the same
place. Consequently if Mr.. Blaine were
to ran against Mr.. Cleveland again,
there could be nothing to say against
Mr.. Blaine, while Mr.. Cleveland's adj
miniStratiOn would furnish ample new
material on which to base attacks"
Mr.. DepeW was asked il he regarded
Mr. Sherman aC strong man
"Yes," was the reply, ''he has been
in public life for a generation, and has
demonstrated himself to be states
man. His ability as secretary of the
treasury has never been questioned,
and his administration of that Office has
made him very strong with business
men,"
sHow about Gresham"
sMr. Gresham is a very good man. l
know him personally and know him to
possess every ability that can be de-
manded of a candidate of the Republi-
can party
.Do you think that besides Mr.. Blaine
any of the candidates have any peculiar
fitness to carry the State?"
81 do not. l believe that any of them
has good fighting chance to carry New
York, and that there is not much choice
on that score"
To show the bad blood existing be-
tween the friends of Harrison and
Gresham, the Critic prints the following
interview with Hon. John G. New, of
indianapolis, who is now in Washing
ton. 1t says Mr.. New is enthusiastic
for Harrison, and he says the sentiment
in the state has crystallized around the
Harrison boom.
"Judge Gresham" said Mr. New, "has
no strength to speak of. He is not of
the people, never has been and never
will be. The people that talk of his
popularity are few railroad receivers,
clerks and lawyers in Chicago. He has no
claim on the Republican party, as his
record will show. He has never done any
thing for the party except to find fault
and criticise the leaders. He has
never missed an opportunity to: speak
harshly of the grand old party, and
severe critics are not the ones to unite
party"
When asked if Judge Gresham could
carry Indiana, Mr.. New replied:
'sCarry indiana? Never. His nOmina-
ton would give the state to the Demo
Gratis beyond the shadow of doubt"
"Could Harrison carry the state?"
"Yes, by 10000 majority. He would
| sweep the state like whirlwind. He
is strong in the affections of the people,
and should he be nominated the success
of the Republican party would be
assured. He will have the state delega-
| ton in the convention, and they will
stick to him to the last. By nominating
| Harrison we make Indiana sure Re-
] publican state"