St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-15
LIVELY AND HAPPY.
The Gresham Gang Fear Nothing,
They Say, Not Even Blaine.

CHICAGO, June IA livelier scene
than that presented in the Gresham
headquarters this afternoon and even
ing could scarcely be imagined. The
rooms were crowded constantly. The
tall, wiry figure of c. w. Fairbanks
seemed everywhere, now pleasantly
daily graSping the hand of the diStin-
guished ChicagoanS and others no less
distinguished from outside states who
came in to cheer on the Gresham boom.
Mr.. Fairbanks took pains to correct the
reports circulated, as he said. by the
cohorts of other candidates for their
own profit, that there were other than
the friendlieSt feelings between the old
friends of Blaine and the supporters of
Gresham. "Why," said Mr.. Fairbanks,
1.-The real fact is that GreSham'S greatest
strength comes from those who always
voted for Blaine. Look there" he eX-
was hosting a portrait of Blaine into
THE PLACE OF HONOR
above those of Lincoln, Grant and other
Republican ideals decorating the walls
of the Gresham headquarters. "DoeS
that look like enmity between us and
the friends of Blaine?'' One of the by
ISLANDERS, w. B. Roberts, of IndianapO-
lis, heartily seconded Mr.. Fairbanks re-
marks. ~ am an enthusiastic Gresham
man, said he, land everybody who
knows me knows that l have always
been for Blaine. Any talk of a Blaine
feeling against Gresham is the veriest,
absolute rot"
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's name came
up naturally in the references to Blaine,
and the role that Pope Bob will play
in the convention was explained. Col.
IngerSOll is to make a speech for
Gresham, but not in the convention.
Before the time for the nominating adj
dresses arrives. there will undoubtedly
be one or more big, open mass meetings.
1t is at one of these huge gatherings
that Col. Ingersoll is to make, the PIE
sumption is, 1.-The greatest effort of his
life" The question of who shall follow
Leonart SWEET in the convention and
second the nomination of Gresham has
been settled. The honor will go to
John R. Lynch, the Mississippi co!ored
member of the Republican national
committee. He it was who created
favorable impression as the temporary
chairman of the national convention
four years ago. The understanding is
that a further seconding speech will be
made by an Eastern delegate, whose
name is yet withheld, New Highlander
known throughout the nation.
What was regarded as little short of
the explosion of a bomb in the Gresham
camp was
A DECLARATION FOR BLAINE,
coming from w. E. Kent, of Chicago,
one of the two first delegates in Illinois
that were instructed for Gresham.
Kent represents the Second Illinois dis
trict, the Finerty-Lawler territory,
where two-thirds of the voters
are Irish or Americans. 81 am
only speaking for myself"
he was quoted, but you will find that l
shall have lots of company, and the
forty-four Illinois delegates if they are
needed. l have made up my mind to
disregard the instructions and vote for
Blaine. Why, because there is going to
be a deadlock without a doubt and
then a break for Blaine, and the Repub-
licans in my district are solid for him
anyway"
Tonight the Gresham managers
stated that they had assurances Kent
would vote for Gresham all right, and
that his expression was simply in con-
versation with Blaine friend during
the exuberance of the moment, and
to show friendly feeling for the old
chief