Telegram-herald., 1888-04-11
.ALGER A CANDIDATE
ae FaANSlY coNFEsses The FACT
csasfaesd That HIS Friends Are Ia Far
nsst-wfu s1@ks 10 PsEs0.&i knort-
Ei.aas Oat Of the k~cs-othsF
MichlxAa News.

Dsrcofr, April l0.-A Jozraal special
from New York says Il hate . coward.
Yes ara = candidate for the Presidency"
The speaker Vas Gsa Russell A. Algef.
"Aner what nv friends have done, the
General continued, II think / should be
dong both them and myself an inJusiice to
deny my candidacy. | sm in the q cid and
10 stay but / sbal make 40 personal efforts
% capture votes. The once OF Presidsnt IS
a liGl.e roo great for that l think l. would
be beneath the dignity Of any man 10 20
around making personal appeal for sup-
pOrt Tor the Presidency. Ay friend. have
been saying goOi many Bice things ABOUT
me and apprec ATE theia ysry highly.
have very little respect for msn who is
constantly ing. No, | am not a candi-
date. don Wsnt the Oftce, and II the
same time doing al he can 10 get the noIai-
nation. Taat is the hind OF q maa you
nust look out for. | believe the people APP
pGeolals franknsss, and | repeat without
eEOtsm that | am a candidate for the Pres
idency. subject 10 the approval of the Chi
cago con onEtnti0n.
My visit here. however. has nothing 70
do with politics. have recently returned
from Californis. l left my home in De-
troiE on the 18th OF February. Just rs
was starting for the train a friend called
me up over the telephone and said that they
were going TO organize some Alger Clubs
with the view Of placing my name IN nomi-
nation for President | told him he had
better not. but he replied, We are going 10
| do il anyhow, and cut Off the circuit.
| did not give the matter any serious thought,
bot when | got the Michigan papers that
followed me on my travels / saw that
| the Alger movement had been fairly
started | am informed that there are all
| the wav from fifty 10 one hundred and
| fifty Alger Clubs already organized in
Michigan. | have no doubt that | shall
| have the earnest and sincere support of my
| State at Chicago. At first j was naturally
| pleased al the compliment my friends were
| paying me In organizing ciuos In my be-
| half, but thought it would not take q seri-
| Gus turn. | am assured. however, that
| my friends are in earnest and mean busi-
ness. They will go TO Chicago for me and
| TO STAY"
There wss some talk before Mr.. Blaine's
| withdrawal of nominating you for the Vice
Presdency?'
| Yes; but never regarded il seriously.
| / have had no communication with tlr.
| Blaine either directly or indirectly, on the
| subject | honestly believe. however, that
| Mr. Blaine means exactly what be says in
his letter Of withdrawal, aud that he Is al
together out OF the race"
| what is the sentiment on the Pacific
COAST"
Mr.. Blaine has always been the favorite
there. and before the publication OF his let
| ter he would have had the unanimous
delegations from California and Oregon.
Bot they accept his letter as sincere and
final"
rs Governor STANFORD a candidate"
II do not know. Ii he is. he will have
the united California delegation, for NJ.
Stanford has done a great deal for Cali
| fornia, and California has done great deal
| for Mr. Stanford. | met number of his
close personal friends in San Frarcsco.
They told me that iflGovernor Stanford sas
q candidate they did no know IL, sna they
would be likely to know if such were ths
case"
Your friends say you will get consider
able support from California;
We'll, have been treated very nicely
out there, and | think | have good many
warm friends on the Pacific coast"