Telegram-herald., 1888-01-04
BLAINE AID ALGER
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CIsclasAr1. Jan. 3.-fhs Elsqlalrer prints
Ehs folissing 5isp2Lch da-sd a. Ns~ YORK,
The aaly openly ayose& csndidAcg Tor
sscsad place ca tns hspublc4n National
ticxst . lAat q GsnsFal K A AigeF, OF
Michigan Axsr ~ss formerly bitter
Antagonist Of Jas. q. Alsins. He : nov
auoaed a. s2ying that Mr.. Bizius Is practie-
ally ths only nsan isft for his party 70
noninats. This chAnss haz bssn brought
ABOUT by ths catering atteau0ns Of WY
Blaine men % Governor Algsr- The
principal aatterer has been Congressman
William Walter Pneips. When Gsneral
Alxsr vas here about seven or eight months
ago. on bis usy to Europe 70 nezo1iate tas
boncs OF projected Michigan railroad, he
met Mr. Phelps lor the hfst time. and vas
inxiled 10 spend sunday al feanock, oy
which name Mr. Phelps Jersey place
"a knosn. II seems that the Genera
had met Ar. Phelps SOC out West
sOmesheas While the young man Was
travelling aroand tns world, and had sx-
tended some courtesies 70 him which the
father expressed q wish TO reciproeato.
From that sunday association Gsnsral Al
DER came oct a changed man as regards bis
sxprszsi0ns concerning Mr. Blaine. These
expressions had previously eeen hostile.
They hrst became guardedly prudent. then
a. time inssFVensd they gradually vesred
around to his present advocacy Of Blaine's
nomination.
Il IS now known that Mr.. Phelps pat
into General Ayers head the idea that Mr.,
Blzinss fliends could make him Vice
President, and that be would do well 70
hs6ee promptly II be would Ike that honor
The General IS highly sEaiiabls eand idats
for several reasons. oneof the chief or waich
that be a. born in Ohio
The Republican party has not had good
lack sinco Il vent back on Oh 10, and ssne-
ral AIksr might prove a msOcot. He wa
born about thi rty miles below Cleveland
where he vas farmer : boy, and studied
hs Dsboll srithmstic. Llndley- Murray
9r.mmar and Wsbster sDelling-book by the
Exht OF psne-k knots IA an 0id-fashioned ire
place. He gained knowledge In this way 10
zach schaol and when the war broke out
Ia had already gained fair knowledge OF
law. His precsptor was Judge William IL.
rpson of Akron
His war record as the commanding oricer
of Michigan cavalry regiment and one oi
Phil. Sheridans followers was = nrilllHni
one. HIS regiment vas composed OF haruy
lum bsrmen, Injured to hardships u
ths pine forests OF Michigan. fearless, in-
dependent fighters By nature. IL required
70 ordinary man TO be their com
mander. After the war General Alger be-
xak the practices of law a. DetroiL he
struggled along for a few wears, got slice
Of corporation business that grew into q
plnra and finally began series OF small
Investments IN railroads and timber lands
which have grown into = fortune OF >S.OOO,
coo OF St.0O0Uoo.
IL is quite possible that the Blaine man
ayers Ia looking around for a Nice-Presi-
dental candidate may look greedily on
those millions. and, taxing the man and bis
millions together, conclude that IL Is the
b.st thing that can be DONE Congressman
IA. s. Brewer. OF Michigan, who - spending
Ne~ Years here, told aas today that AichI-
zan Gill be solid Tor Algsr and also solid
for Blaine. The delegates viii Dc Instructed
for Al<sr, bat Otherwise unFnstructed. The
nsisrity Of the members OF hls party IA the
State. Mr. Brewer SAYS, are zrdentiy Tor
Blaine. and vhile the party managers could
tAwart thsm IL their purpose 10 secure the
denomination Of Mr.. Blame. they do not
dare 10 do 50, lest their own heads 20 IN the
basket later.