The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-14
MAKING a BOON FoE BLAINE.
Sentiment Of The Indians Convenfssu. I'm
favor Of The Pinned Knlxht.


iErEAsAroLzs, 1Eas l5.-f5pee1al. I'll - meet
ing q prominent RscEbzseazs here yszssrssv
E2s lgE5Ac&zs Affair.". There s5-<exs 70 De no
so1assSscz fcT lie rz-s0y isxs i FRS started IN
S7cgs Gsezzzzz's interest. though u "a tue that
ese1 OF s2S IzGs2za Editors $50 were eozszsts1
sxY-Ssss4 q preferences soz Elm sd e.. we're Ep<h
70 abandon aIza til Coic1s. Cougar Indicated
s1ss B1aiEe,s friends Eezs SsssrzsDsa % psssa
Ella toT the nomination. Wien = becazss a.
parent TAI Ayers friends s3c tooss o. others
Uhoss names lad bss2 presented - t1s last
1ssso1ai eo1Te2Eic2 were hosdlEg their claims
upon ths party Subordinate TO tEoss cs Elsias
Gsssaar1s fT5s3fs eoaeiu6s1 that Logger en-
tssfion vas rsssess. s19 quickly sco1iSsesd In
what seemed 10 Ds tie MAJORITY sentiment, alter
stating ihas JOHN C. Esw Il the ozly zezcsr Of
ne national ec11Ea4.tss who - f&go-z5ss 20
HsrTzsoz's rsno.a5rz.11a-
CcEzer said t5st he hsd isseS circular e tts-
On the resEs. Of TIE consultation With r1-.se-
Ct Republicans Of national reputation, rasny 0.
whom vs-e members 81 .as COMMITTEES, AID al
Of whom are thoroughly eoyersa1s with tie
sentiment Of Republicans.
"Yo1 al knox," sasd Nr. Congsr, che history
q TIE CaEcago ccnFslgs0z AID Inc events the.
brought about ne nomination cz Pysstdent
Harrison. Cleveland hkt made az Rdrfn-
isfrssion which wss acceptable 70 the masses
Of bis party, e1d TIE outlook was nos q bright
c1s fo- Republicans. For tais reason the ears
p4zZn promised 20 Be "a Exceptionally hard one
snd Mr. Blaine wa nos IL lie pnysleal cosdi-
largely recovered his strength. ard can ess1re
you tast bis sympatEsss arg with bis friends Il,
any movement that win elevate him 20 ;he %
ifsd 70 fIL"
Mr.. Conzer then referred 70 The policy Of the
present standardization, sad said that every
sfep which had been taken and which had nat
with popular approval was distinetvsiy
Blsins's. Blaine only could excite enthusiasm
in the party, and be believed bis nomination
would produce tidal wave Of popular senil.
nsnt that would carry Blaine into the psesl-
ceucy and give the party an indefnits Lease Of
power.
CIV. Fairbanks aid that Indiana Republicans
had hoped 70 see the sentsmen. Of the country
tErn 20 Judge Gresham, and he had cone 70 the
meeting In the hope that movement could BE-
fnsugurstsd in his interest. Upon consultation
with number OF representatives, however, IN
heartily indOrsed what Mr.. Conger had xzid
"That Blaine IL the foremost Of Americana
be continued, aao ons denies, not even the ncs,
bitter enemies OF that distinguished citizen for
despite all that partisan malice has invented
against him. no one has ever questioned hin
ability"
While Gresham was Mr.. Fairbanks first choice.
and he would be glad to see him called 20 ID
high destiny, he believed he voiced the senti-
ments OF the party when he said that Greshan'a
friends would not stand in the way OF Blaine'n
nomination Half dozen Indiana gentlemen,
including editors OF two Repubiican
papers, endorsed the sentiments ex-
prsssed by Fairbanks. Each closed with
euiogy Of Blaine. Judge Fields,
who voted Tor Gresham In the Chicago conven~
ton, spoke warmly in the judges behalf He
closed By saying that he was willing 20 acqui~
esce in the majority sentiment, but be had corae
20 the meeting hoping that Gresham would re-
ceiye its endorsement. Congressman Burrows,
OF Michigan, said that he did not start TO the
meeting full-dedged Blaine man, but be was
now prepared TO say that no man would 10 fur
theT in the interest Of his nomination, and
pledged the delegation Of his state TO the Maine
man in the next national convention.
When the preliminariss of the meeting had
been disposed Of Chairman Conger asked for
suggestions regarding the best mode of organiz-
ing the several states. He said that it was
necessary to do the work thoroughly and a
quietly as possible until the plans had been
fnlly natured There was no use, he
SAID, Tor organization Of the Pacific slope.
Tor that section was already ana
always organized for Blaine. The same was
true Of the East, aud the only necessity for or.
ganiza.ion on systematic plans was In The No-.h
western and Middle states. II was then de,a-.
mined TO appoint committees for the states of
Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and MIchtvsp
and TO correspond with gentlemen in Kansas
and Iowa with . view TO similar action the-a
Mr. Conger was chosen chairman OF all the
several committees and through them he pro.
posed to distribute some Blaine Literature.
'The plan, said be, ais TO make the sznttr,a,.
50 overw helrnfng that no other name vii -
presented TO the convention"
The lew and-Bisine Republicans appear In h
completely dumfounded by the rensnt ~
veiopnents, but IS general thing thew avoid
comment on the action Of the participant.
In the meeting. They concede that if Rlafns =
really candidate he is certain to be uornins,as
but they cannot bring themselves 70 a resItva'
ton OF that TACT, especially while he holds .
pOsiuon under the present administration.