Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-09
BLAINE FOR PRESIDENT
Senator Allen Announces His
Intention of Supporting the
Plumed Knight
The Movement to Nominate the
Secretary of State Becom-
ing Formidable
Democrats Throughout the
Country Favor the Nomi-
nation of Cleveland

OLYMPIA, May s-A prominent attorney
OF Tacoma, now at the capital, who is
recognized throughout Washington as a
close political friend of Senator j. b. Allen.
said this morning that the senator had
announced to him during the presidents
visit to the City Of Destiny, his intention
of supporting Blaine for president
Aliens language, in speaking of the mat
ter was as near as the jurist could re-
member, about as follows:
There is no doubt of the fact that there
is already at work a powerful cOmbina-
tion in the Republican party TO make
Blaine the next presidential nominee. 1t
is becoming so formidable that you can
not help noticing its progress at every
turn yon take in political circles.
At first the Blaine people talked Of the
matter with bated breath, fearing, IL was
said, that If the scheme reached the ears
OF the administration, there would be
danger OF setback, but now ii would
seem the fear of the wrath of the admin
lstratlOn presents no terror TO the Blaine
promoters. They speak right out and
aver that they are in the fight to win.
Blaine, they say, personally has nothing
TO do with the matter and If the president
wants to quarrel with him because OF the
acts of his friends it will, in their iudg-
ment, strengthen their cause.
Thev are proceeding on the theory that
Harrison's administration has not, by a
very long shot, panned out so well and to
the satisfaction of the great bulk of Re
publicans that II can afford to have a
quarrel with the party. They say that
all signs now point to the impOssibility of
Ilarr
that hence they have a perfect right.
without being charged with unfrendl.
ness to the president, to start canvass
for Blaine. They are believers in the
adage about the early bird getting the
worm, and they are not going TO get left
If starting in early will prevent II.
The names of several prominent Sena-
tors are mentioned in connection with
the Blaine movement and 1t is intimatcd
that before long these senators, with
other prominent men throughout the
country, Will show their feelings openly.
Senator Allen was also of the opinion
that the Democratic party was working
up the cause of eX-President Cleveland
A prominent Democratic politician had
told him recently that the Cleveland peO-
pie had regular organization With rep
reSentativeS in every congressional dis
trict In the country, and that they were
lndustriOusly at work preparing ways and
means TO secure Cleveland's nomination.
This organization, he said, was particu-
larly strong in the South, where Cleveland
is popular. When he was president the
party in that section received all it asked
for, which was the entire outfit in the
matter Of federal appointments Continu-
ing, Senator Allen said:
! noticed in the senate that the Demo-
Gratis from the South are all friendly dis
posed toward Cleveland, and are frank
enough TO say that they would rather
have him in the White House than any
Democrat whose name has been mem
toned In connection with the place. The
only thing that makes them hesitate in
their support Of Cleveland is the fear that
they have that he cannot be elected
They do not want to take any risks.
They will take anybody rather than risk
defeat