The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-04
AN EVEN BET
That Blaine Resigns from the Cabinet
and Runs for President.
Three Cheers and a Tiger for Blaine
and Mckinley.

Special Correspondence Columbia Herald:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-How much
longer is the Decentralization farce to
be Kept on the boards? Mr.. Blaine's
friends on the Republican National
Committee as well as those who were
here during the week with the delega-
tions from various cities, are telling
everybody that Mr.. Blaine is to be the
candidate of his party next year. Mr..
Harrison is mild-mannered, cold
blooded sort of q man, but this COM
mitSee and delegate business was lit
tie more than he could patiently stand,
so when the committee, after finally
adjourning, called at the White House
on their way over to the State depart
ment, one of them remarked loud
enough to be heard by all, "whO is this
man, Harrison, anyway Mr.. Blaine
received the committee in his most cor
pleasant that they remained in his
office nearly an hour, and when they
left they nearly paralyZed the staid and
dignified employees OF the State depart
ment by giving three cheers and
tiger for Blaine.
Mai. Mckinley also has the Blaine
fever, He took advantage of his stay in
the city this week to call on Mr.. Blaine
and to let him understand that he was
willing to take the second place on the
ticket with him but with nobody else.
Mr.. Blaine is said to have been very
demonstrative at this meeting with Nc
kinney, in the way of placing his arm
around his shoulder, ETC., but he took
particular care not to commit himself
in favor of Mckinley for an associate on
the ticket. This sort of thing can have
but one ending-Mr.y Blaine must retire
from the Cabinet, unless Mr.. Harrison
will withdraw his claims for renomi-
nation. A bet was made last night in
prominent hotel that Mr.. Blaine would
resign before Jan. 10.
Much interest is already expressed in
the meeting of the Democratic Nation
al Executive Committee, which Will be
held here December 8, to fix a. time for
the meeting of the full committee to
select the time and place tor holding the
next National Convention. Washing
ton, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Minneapolis,
New. York and Detroit are already in
the field. Il
The first applicant for a loan under
the Farmers Alliance sub-treasury
scheme made his appearance at the
Treasury Department this week. He
was from Hartford county Maryland,
and was not very positive what he
wanted, further than that he wanted as
much money as the $l8 cash, which he
said he had, would pay the interest on,
and he told the clerk in the Fourth Audi
tors office, to " hom the application was
made, that his farm would be security
for the principal of the loan. He was
very much disappointed when told that
Uncle Sam was at present himself
borrower instead of lender.
If the statements made by California
and New York republicans to the Natio-
nal Committee of that party be &C
cepted, and there are good reasons for
believing that they stated the situation
Just as it appeared to. them, there is
little chance for the electoral votes of
either of those States being cast for the
republican nominee next year. ana
to the same sources OF lnfor- /
nation it will require herculean efforts |
ho ort nf
keep the northwest in line, nOtwith- |
standing the holding of the convention |
at Minneapolis. These statements are |
but confirmatory of democratic informa- |
ton, with the single exception of Cali |
fornia. Although it had long ago been |
by the democratic leaders |
10 make hard fight for that State, it |
was done more on general principles |
than because of any specific knowledge |
of a change in the sentiments of the |
people toward the republican high tariff. |
That the northwest, the great agricul- !
tural section, is slowly but surely |
democratic ideas on the tariff,
is as certain as that the sun rises in the !
east and sets in the west, and if there is
no mistake made by the party leaders |
a majority of the States in that section |
will become, in time, as reliably demo- |
cratic as Texas.
Representative Bynum, since his !
has been working hard for |
Mills, whose friends now claim 80 votes. |
Mr.. Crisp's managers say that he has |
ia votes, but others say that he has not |
over So. The other candidates give no
fiQureS.