New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-06-01
POPE B0B's OPINIONS.
he is for Gresham, but Thinks Blaine Can
Have the Nomination if be wants it.
The Conkling- Blaine Fight, he says, is
dead and Forgotten.

viewed in Chicago on Monday and gave
a full expression of his views on the
present political situation. He declared
himself to be in favor Of the nomination
of Gresham, expressed the belief that
Harrison, if nominated, cannot be cleo
ted, and dWelt at length upon the per-
nicious political system indicated b.
the rumor telegraphed from Washington
that Blaine will resign from the cabinet
within twenty-four hours. Asked first
if he considered Mr.. Blaine candidate,
and if he thought, this being the case.
that he would be nominated, Col Inger-
soil said:
81 suppose Mr.. Blaine can be nomina-
| ted if he wants to be. L think he has
more friends in the party than any other
man. But, judging him as an ordinary
man, suppose we will be justified in
saying that he does not really want the
nomination himself. But 1 do think
that he does not want Mr., Harrison to
have it. think he will take it if it is
necessary to prevent the nomination of
Mr.. Harrison. do not think he would
insist on its being unanimous, but the
probability is that some other man may
take it for granted that the president
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and Mr.. Blaine are not good friends and
I have made tip my mind of course l
may be mistaken that Mr.. Blaine has
decided that Harrison. shall not be the
nominee. / think that Mr.. Blaine can be
nominated if he desires to be, but the
probability is that he has selected, or that
his friends have selected. some other man
in case the friends of Mr.. Blaine do not
suggest his name to the convention. NY
opinion is just this-that Blaine is master
of the situation.
'sMr. Blaine has, l think, more friends
in the Republican party than any other
man in it, buthe has also good many enc
mics. Any goodRepubican, thatis any man
Of ability in whom the people have con-
fdence, would undoubtedly get the en-
tire Republican vote; that is to say, such
man would have but few enemies, if
any, whereas Mr.. Blaine might lose a
good many votes"
"Does this antagonism for Blaine in
dictate any possible resurrection of the
Conking- Blaine fight.
ooh, no, the Conkling- Blaine fight is
all dead and forgotten; niether do /
think that any of the old charges against
Mr.. Blaine would amount to anything.
Everybody admits that he is a man Of
great ability, and that if elected he would
give the country a brilliant administra-
ton; but he has run once and was de-
| feated, and what has been. done may be
done again.
/ think, probably, that there are sew
eral men who would get more votes. I
think the strongest mantle one who
would secure the largest following is
Jugde Gresham. | think hes would get
more votes than any other man the Re-
publican party could nominate, for the
laboring people, the associations and
unions, feel that he sympathizes with
them, not in all they are trying to do,
| but to the extent that he knows and feels
that labor is not receiving its just share,
and that he sympathizes with them in
every reasonable effort that they have
made, or are making, to better them
selves; and for that reason I think he
would gain a larger vote than any other
man that could be nominated by the Re
publican party and [ would rather see
him nominated than any other man.
ssLet me say, with regard to the presi-
dent, thatI think his administration has
been a fairly good one. am not objec-
ting to him on any personal grounds
i
second term for anybody. | am opposed
to the second term for the reason that the
president will always, consciously or I'M
consciously, use his power to obtain a
collection, and if he does not he will be
suspected Of doing so.
.sAnother objection I have is that I DO
mot believe Mr. Harrison can he elected.
There is. a good deal Of opposition to
him in Colorado, Montana, Washington,
Nevada, and we cannot afford to lose
! any states in November.
Il want it, however. understood that
there is no personal feeling in this mat
4 4 ter with nle. at all, not the slightest.
j Ihaye no favors that I want from any ad-
4 ministration other than every citizen IS