The Globe-republican., 1891-11-19
OUR CAPITAL.
Special Correspondence to the ERE
PrRIICAN.

Candidates for President are bObblDg
up serenely in all parts of the country.
This statement applies chiefly to the
Democratic side of the party lines. for in
Republican circles ii seems To he con-
ceeded that the Republican nomination
will be given to james G. Blaine if he
wants il. or tn Benjamin Harrison if he
will take il. keeping in the background
Major VIM. Mckinley rs possible
choice. Among the Democrats however.
Il regular forest If Presidential timber is
ready for The nominating axe. Cleveland
j. willing. Hill Is anxious. Flower an
nounceS himself as firm in the belief that
he is "a bigger man than either Of the first
ma AIMED and ought to be President. Gov.
Boies is already nominated by a local
paper and \. p. German. the Maryland
Senator and party leader. is talked of by
his friends.
Judge Martindale, one Of the leading
lawyers of Des MOines, is in the city
to attend to some business i'm the Su-
preme Court. At the Arlington, in talk
ing over the recent election in the Hawk
eve State with your correspondent. he
said:
There is no cause for alarm on the
part of Iowa Republicans. In the ma
tional contest next year she will be found
;is usual, casting an overwhelming vote
for the Republican nominees. The Sc
lection of Boies is due purely 10 causes
of local character that have been eX-
planned time and again. Ii is a blessing
though that the Democrats didn't carry
the legislature, else they would have
proceeded to carry out the Michigan
plan Of providing for The election of
Presidential electors by Congressional
districts with the usual gerrymandering
who seems 20 be the choice nf the
Iowa Republicans Cor the head of the
National ticket:'
Only one name is heard, and that is
James q. Biainc. The enthusiasm for
the Maine man is simply wonderful and
pcr:neatcs every class. | am sure he
will be the unanimous choice of the
Iowa delegation. | am confident That
his nomination will result in Il victory
for the Republicans.
An affable, prosperous looking gentle.
man1;s Mr.. W. B.Wightman. of San Fran.
cisco, who spent some years in Washing
ton us private secretary to the late Sena-
tor Hearst. In politics, however, he
differed from his principal, and is still a
staunch Republican. At the Ebbitt
last night he said ''Frisco is going to
make a great effort to capture the Re
publican national convention. She also
wants the Democratic convention. There
is nothing small about us. Mr.. DeYoung
and think he can demonstrate clearly
why we should get one, if not both. of
the big meetings. In the way of offering
inducements as to making light the ex-
penses of the delegates. no other place
is Il marker to San Francisco"
Are we Blaine people on the coast?
Verify we are. We are for James G..
and nobody else for the head of the
ticket. He would sweep the state like Il
cyclone.
A pleasant little incident occurred at
Albaugh's Opera House Monday night
which would probably be termed by our
democratic friends rs mere ''clap trap"
The opera of ''The Tar and Tartar" held
the boards, and among the occupants of
the boxes were President and Mrs. Har
risOn, Lieut.. Parker and wife, Mrs. Dim
mick and DR.. Scott. The finale of the
opera, Il medley of all national airs run
ming through which are the strains of the
''Star Spangled Banner" is striking for
its artistic effect and unique musical
blendings. AS the orchestra played the
first chords the Presidential party, as a
token of respect to that grand old air,
arose and remained standing during the
rendition of that medley. The audience
showed its appreciation of this action by
its enthusiastic and repeated applause.
The board of directors in charge of
the Government exhibit at the Worlds
Fair held meeting yesterday with re-
gard to the exhibits. There is similar.
ity in the work of some of the depart
ments. as in the War and Navy. both
were preparing exhibits of guns. also in
the medical department attached to each
of these, and in the Indian Department
are displays pertaining to three or four
Some care is therefore
necessary to prevent a waste of funds by
any display. The board ex-
poets to have all this arranged in due
time.