The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-11-27
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
CAPITAL NEWS BUREAU.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. %

w ASHINGT0N, ID. u, NOV. 70
a young man of brilliant intellect,
a good lawyer and successful polite
ian, is Hon. Henry z. johnson. Of
Richmond. Indiana, who succeeds the
late Gen Thos. NJ. Browne, of that
State, in the House of Representa-
tiyes. He is one of tho two Republic
cans whom the fortunes of political
war allowed to get to washington
from the Hoosier State last year.
"The way our Democratic friends
have gerrymandered Indiana, " said
Mr.. Johnson. makes it almost impos-
sible for US to ever have a fair quota
of members in Congress. The fact
that the Republicans have prior to
this done the same thing does not
atone for the inexcusable injustice.
condemn it. whether pracJlced by
friend or foe. and [ hear with pleasure
that the Ohio legislature will not take
advantage of its Republican ascend
ency to redistrict- the State in an I'M
fair way for partisan purposes. If this
be true, it is to the everlasting credit
OF U06 UOmlHd0D party.
The Lieutenant Governor of Penn
sylYania. Louis A. Watres. of Scran-
ton. rose to his present position after
eight years Of creditable service as
State senator. He is slender in per-
son. has very dark hair and eyes, and
scarcely looks his forty years. He is
an easy talker, but like most success
full politicians is inclined to be nom
fsfaRR0 fol 70 la6 q mr.
affirmative when asked at the Riggs
last night if the recent election didn't
prove the keystone State TO be as
staunchly Republican as ever.
''AS Chairman Of the State Commit
tee. = said Mr.. Watres, [ am here to
represent Pennsylvania on national
committee. The vacancy in our rep
resentaJion thereon is not yet Hlled,
but it was deemed proper that the
State should not go unrepreSented on
such an important occasion,
Secretary Blaine has the greatest
respect for the institutions of this
country. and will permit of no inter-
ference with them. A few days ago
he was standing in the door of the
White House. The door-keeper had
motioned for the Secretary's coach
man to drive uD. and that important
functionary was in the act Of pulling
into the drive when a government
mail cart came in from the other side.
The Secretary waved John, his COACH
man. back. but John paid no heed to
the Injunction. Then Mr.. Blaine
called him and told him to get back.
John did get back and the mail carrier
after depoSiting the mail at the White
House, passed out Of the driveway,
leaving Mr.. Blaine'S carriage waiting
a chance to get In. Secretary RuSk
was with the Secretary Estate at the
time. and asked him it he permitted
little cart like that to stop his car
riage ''That. " said Mr.. Blaine in re-
ply, is the United States mail: it al
ways has the right of way"
Quite a number of the Republicans
who are in the city in attendance upon
the meeting of the national commit
tee have called upon Secretary Blaine
To none of his callers has he limited
that he did not intend TO become d
Presidential candidate. On the con-
trary. he has listened with the deep
est interest to the reports which have
been brought to him from various Sec
tions of the country. More than this,
he has made inquiries relative to the
feeling which is said to be SO intense
for him in the west. 1t is very certain
that Mr.. Blaine's callers, from the
statements which they made after
leaving his presence, do not regard
him as off the Presidential track. 1t
is this fact that has developed the
sentiment for Blaine which is now so
OutSpOken among the various delega-
tions and committeeman as to be a
matter of general comment.