The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-22
HARRISON FOR BLAINE.
In Difference to Popular Demand
the President Would Support
the Premier.
Tho Latter Ia Very Rapidly Re-
gaining His Wonted Health
and Vigor.
Nebraska Republicans in Line for Blaine
A Difference of Opinion ~ to
South Dakota.

Difference of Opinion ~ to
South Dakota.
New York, June GA special to the
Recorder, the new Blaine organ, from Au-
gusta, says an intimate friend of Secretary
Blaine passed the day with the secretary at
the Stanwood. He says that MIR. Blaine
has gained wonderfully since he came to
Maine, and the out-of-door life that he
leads at Bar Harbor is putting strength
and health to his credit in tho bank OF
health. to be drawn on freely upon his re-
turn to Washington.
Those who imagine that Secretary Blaine
is an idle invalid are greatly mistaken. He
is no longer an invalid, and even when he
was i'll he was kept closely informed con-
cerning the great affairs Of state that have
been his care since he took seat In Presi-
dent Harrison's cabinet. On Saturday
last, for example, the secretary drove to the
telegraph office, secured direct wire to
Washington without relay, and after leav-
ing lengthy message, took a short drive,
returning to the Office in season to en-
Joy "wire'' conversation with the pres-
dent.
All day long the correspondence flashed
back and forth over the wire, and Monday
morning the news was made public in
Washington that the president had signed
the proclamation announcing the conclu-
sion Of the agreement between the
United States and Great Britain regarding
the catching of seals in Alaskan waters.
Secretary Blaine On Saturday requested
the secretary of the navy to send two naval
vessels to Bering sea to assist the reve-
nue. cutters in their work of protecting the
seals.
asked this friend Of Secretary Blaine's
If Mr.. Blaine would be candidate in 1892.
The reply came as quick as flash, "Mr.
Blaine is not a candidate"
"But would he consent to runY' was
asked.
That question I cannot answer. Mr..
Blaine's greatest aim in life is to secure the
contamination Of his long cherished plain
for reciprocity, and he will let nothing
stand In the way; but as for being candi-
date for the presidency, as it is commonly
understood, he is not, nor would he consent
to be If it involve any struggle in conven-
tion.
President Harrison's well-known ideas
about two terms haye in no way changed.
If the expression of the people, through
their state conventions and otherwise.
pointed to Mr.. Blaine, President Harrison
would deem it his duty to support MIR.
Blaine.
II went down in the train on Saturday
with Mrs Damrosoh and the secretary met
us at the Mount Desert ferry and sailed
across the bay with US on the Sappho. Mrs
Damrosch agreed with me that her father
had not looked SO we'll for months. The
secretary takes long drives, daily.
the piazza of the stanwood and drinks in
the beauty of the scenery stretched out be-
fore him. 1t was very warm there Sunday
and Monday, but the cool breezes from
across the bay tempered the heat, and the
nights are cool enough to make one glad
that blankets have not been packed away
for the summer
Many of Mr.. Blaine's personal friends
call on him, making brief pilRrimages to
Bar Harbor. Senator Hale, who lives at
Ellsworth, some eighteen miles away,
drives down frequently behind a handsome
pair of bays. Altogether the secretary is
ing his hand on the lever. ready for action
at moments notice. His health is rap
idly becoming more and more restored.
Senator Charles +. Manderson, of Ne
braska, president pro TEN. of the United
States senate, was at the Windsor hotel one
uiRut recently. I1o tulktu aDOuC Gle pOllCl-
cal situation and his visit to West Point.
1.-THE Farmers alliance is very strong in
Nebraska" said the senator. "There is no
Disgusting the fact. The vote in Nebraska
last November showed that it was almost
evenly divided between the republicans
democrats and Farmers alliance. I think
the alliance is as strong as ever, and has
election. If there has been an increase it
has been at the expense of the democrats.
In Wisconsin and Illinois they are con-
fronted with the school question. as ex-
planned by Mr.. Payne in The Recorder,
while we in Nebraska are confronted with
that the state has been badly railroad-rld-
den, and there is more or less feeling among
the farmers against the way the railroads
are conducted. The legislature, which was
largely made up of farmers, passed
what was known us the Newberry tonnage
bill. This was vetoed by Gov. Boyd,
democrat, and many OF the democratio
farmers were displeased with the action,
and some of them have since joined the
alliance.
"On the other hand, many republicans
who voted the alliance ticket have returned
to their party, because ther see that if the
alliance carries some of the northwestern
states it would prove an advantage to tho
democrats bv throwing the election for
president into the house of representatives.
Still the alliance has had it's convention and
it would be folly to attompt to underesti
mate it's strength. The delightful tsmpta-
tdns that the organization holds out in the
platform adopted Mt Cincinnati may add to
its roll of membership for the average man
is not averse to receiving something for
nothing"
'Is Secretary Blaine as popular as ever?"
Nebraska has always been II strong Blaine |
state and, if anything, he is denrer to the
hearts of the people than ever. There il no |
doubt that the republicans would he for
Blaine If he were candidate, but that il
not considered among the possibinues
have no idea that he will be u candidate. Ii
no il not, the Nebraska republicans are
mostly for Harrison, who has greatly
himself during the past year.
The people recognize that he has given us Il
good administration, and that, with Mr..
Blaine out, he il entitled toa denomination.
Gen. Agler has very aggressive following
in Nebraska, which is principally confined
10 the old soldier element"
"Who is the democratic favorite in the
westp'
IL think Cleveland il the fGvorite. In
spite of all the free coinage sentiment and
The cx-president's we'll known position on
that subject, tho democrats, in discussing
persons for the presidency are compelled to
,entev III Oh Mr.. Cleveland. l would not
predict that no will be nominated, for that
largely depends upon New York. From tho
way hear democrats talking since l have
been in New York, l am convinced that
there is n regular Kilkenny fight geing on
il seems to me that the democracy will iind
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