The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-24
WAKEFIELD ON BLAINE.
The Congressman Thinks the Secre
tary Will Run in '92.

Sundays Minneapolis Tribune con-
tanned the following, which will be
read with interest by our subscribers:
Gen. James b. Wakefield, of Blue
Earth City, eX-congressman from the
second congressional district, has re-
turned from a six weeks visit among
friends and relatives in Connecticut,
Massachusetts and New. York. He
registered at the Merchants this
morning. The general is looking eX-
ceedingly hale and hearty and con-
tends that his Eastern trip has made
him feel many years younger. He
was seen in his room at the hotel last
evening, where he was quick in an
swering questions bearing on national
politics as he sized up the situation
in the East. 7H'
Every Republican in the states in
which / have Visited is for Blaine if
he is alive next year." said he, land
want the people Of Minnesota to I'M
derStand thathe is in much better
health than the Eastern Democratic
and HARRISON Republican papers
would have him be. A very intimate
friend of mine, who is also very init
mate with they Blaine family, met me
in Boston several days ago. He had
just come from Bar Harbor, where the
secretary is resting, and he told me
that Blaine was, doing well-that he
had merely been Overworked and
would soon be himself again. He was
satisfied, and-Iam satisfied, from
what | have gathered from reliable
Republicans, that Mr.. Blaine has a
good many yeass ahead of him, the
sensational stories of Democratic pa
pers to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing" 3no
What is theIgeneral opinion as to
his probable caldidacy?"
THAT he wiffu if he is in good
health is a foregone conclusion. He
will be no Candidate in the strict
sense of the word. That is, he will
not seek the nomination. But he will
bow to the behest of the people who
are calling forsfIim with an almost I'M
animous voice. and if the Republican
convention of 1892 voices the wish of
the people from the Atlantic to the
Pacifi he will be nominated, and to
nominate Mr.. Blaine means glorious
victory at the November election"
what did you hear of Cleveland
and Hip"
II was in New York for several days
during my trip. While there l met
prominent and well informed New
York Democratic politician who told
me that if the Democrats nominated
Cleveland and the Republicans Blaine,
he and a large number of6ther Demo-
Gratis in New York state, would GER
tainlY vote for Blaine" Cleveland
made many enemies of men that had
been his friends while .hewas governor
of New York by ignoring their wishes
when he was president. Those
enemies are of the bittereSt kind.
is not for him,a the vote
of that organization is a large one.
Hill can get it and he can get the
New York delegation to the conven-
ton if he wants it, and there is no
doubt that he does want it. The gov
ernor has way of dealing with his
people that is extremely popular and
makes him very magnetic. The 1892
cannot afford to slap him.
''Will Hill be renominated for gov
ernor?"
II do not think that he wants to be,
but he is going to dictate the nomin-
alton. 1t is undoubtedly his desire to
keep control of the machine so that
there can be no doubt of his securing
the New York delegation to the pre-
sidential convention. His remaining
in office and keeping his appointees in
office is one way that he has for con-
trolling the machine. He is shreWd."