The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-26
BLAINE A FAvORITE.
So Say Republican Congressman From
Kansas and Minnesota.

Congressman Bishop W. Perkins, of Oswego
Kan, and Congressman John Lind, OF New Tim.
Mimi, who are on pleasure trip through the
Northwest, are stopping at the Rainier. Mr.
Perkins, one of the Republican leaders of Kan
sas, has had a distinguished political career.
Born in Rochester, o., in 1871, he received a
common school education and went for a short
time TO Knox academy, at Galesburg, III. When
the war broke out he went 10 the front and
served four years. Entering the army as ser
geant in the Eighty-third Illinois infantry, he
became adjutant and captain of the Sixteenth
United States colored infantry.
After the war he read law at Ottawa, ILL.,, and
was admitted to the bar there in 1867. Two
years later he became the Labette county attor-
ney, and was elected probate Judge in 1870, and
again in 1872. In February of the following year
he was appointed judge of the eleventh judicial
district OF Kansas. and in November of that year
was elected for the unexpired term He was
reelected in 1874 and again in 1878, thus hold
ing the Office for nearly ten years. He was
elected as congressman at large to the Forty
eighth congress, and for the three following
terms he was chosen to represent the third
kansas district. Last fall he was not elected.
In speaking of the political situation in Kan
sas, he said last night: 'sThe Farmers Alliance
movement seems to me a temporary affair. The
party is already disintegrating and will fall to
pieces as the granger party and similar organiza-
tons have done. The Alliance will score some
oucSccsco tiilS ldll. Out hdusds is Safety
ican in 1892. The good crops OF this year
weaken the Alliance, for now the farmers have
little to complain Of; the business of calamity
party is gone. The farmer is so busy now that
when he comes TO town he has not time to sit on
dry goods box and white while he discusses
his grievances. He has 10 do his trading and
hurry back.
"There has always been strong Blaine fol-
lowing in Kansas and were the secretary of
state likely to care for the nomination for presi
dent in 1892, he might get the delegation from
the state. But there is general feeling that
Blaine will not run, and since the administra-
ton has been satisfactory to ALL Harrison is
popular and would have the support of Kansas.
Should Mckinley win in Ohio this fall he will
be prominently talked OF, and should there be
change from Harrison, Mckinley would very
likely be the man
Congressman Lind is one of the youngest
members of the House, and he has won this EN-
inence though he is a foreigner by birth Born
in Sweden in 1854, he has lived in Minnesota
since 1865. He has worked his own way up from
the bottom. Having received a common school
education, he Taught school, and then read law
and was admitted to the bar in 1877. He was
first elected to the Fiftieth congress- then to the
Fifty first, and last November he was reelected
for his third term. Like Congressman Perkins,
he is Republican He said last night: "Blaine
is a favori,e in Minnesota, and if he really
wanted the nomination for president next year
he could get il. But in the doubt on this point
the Republicans are inclined to look toward
Harrison.
'This is a prosperous year for Minnesota. We
have 65,000,000 bushels of the best wheat-20,
100000 more than ever before. Since the price
is about 20 per cent. higher this year than last a
very large amount of money will be brought
into this state for the crop"