The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-01
REED FOR PRESIDENT
The Present Stupid Congress
Has Given Him q Boom.
HE ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY.
Blaine Has Not Looked 30 Wen in
Years, and the National Convention
May stampede to Him.


If the present Democratic House continues
its tactics, ex-Speaker Reed is likely to be
the biggest man in the United States be-
fore many more weeks roll by. Under the
rules adopted by the present House no
business is being done and none is likely
20 be done at the present time. The DEM
ocratic House is not only the butt of Re-
publican ridicuie, but the entire country
is becoming Disguised with its proceed
ings. The people of the country are well
informed of the fact that the daily ses-
eions during the last week have been mere
farces, and an interesting parallel Is being
drawn between the work of the present
House and the one presided over by the
ponderous Maine statesman two years ago.
The rules promulgated by Reed in the
last congress were called arbitrary by many
Republicans and denounced BY every
Democrat. 1t is plain, now, however, that
Speaker Reed did the country excellent
service in managing affairs as he did when
speaker. and unless Speaker Crisp adopts
some of his ironclad rules pretty soon,
even the narrow-minded Democratic voters
will become disgusted, and there is likely
TO be bigger landslide in the coming con-
grcssional election than there was two
years ago, when the Republicans suffered
ignominious defeat, due to some extent to
the arbitrary manner in which Speaker
Reed and his colleagues governed the Re-
publican majority and the Democratic
minority. If the present House follows
the rules that are now governing its daily
business, there is no chance of recess be-
ing reached before September /, and pos
sibly later than that
Ex-Speaker Reed has finally made up
his mind to go cunning for the presiden-
tial nomination at Minneapolis. That
this might be done was intimated in a
Washington City dispatch to the Posr-Is-
TELIGEscER last night. Today the New
York Sun prints an authoritative an
nouncement from Mr.. Reed that he is a
candidate for the nomination, and that he
will use every effort to secure it. The at
tention of Mr.. Reed was called to the Sun
article by the Posr-INTELLIGENcER CORE
spondent today. but he very cleverly par
ried every attempt to put himself on record
as to whether he was really candidate or
not. He would not deny the Sun story,
however, and practically indicated that
the presidential nomination was worth
being sought, and that he would not put
any obstacles in the way of his friends
who might like to work for him for this
honor.
The ex-speaker's little boom is creating
quite furore among politicians in WASH
ington City today, and. as stated yester-
day, it is believed that as Mr.. Blaine will
not consent to permit his name being used
at Minneapolis. the opposition to Presi-
dent Harrison will try to combine on Reed
as its candidate to defeat the present chief
executive. There is no question in the
minds of astute politicians here that if
President Harrison's opponents can con-
centrate their strength on Reed or any
other man before the people as a presiden-
tial possibility, they can defeat Mr.. Harri-
sons nomination. There are many who
yet maintain that Mr.. Blaine will be
nominated, and Mr.. Reed himself has
stated that be preferred to see Blaine the
Republican candidate rather than Harri-
son. 1t is also believed that Secretary
Blaine would much prefer to sec Recd o
candidate rather than Harrison.
1t can be said for Blaine that he is GER
tainly in better health than he has been
for years. and his appearance in public
places during the past week has been very
favorably commented on by every one
who has seen him. Mr.. Blaine was at the
theater last night, looking as hale, hearty
and vigorous as at any time since he has
been in the cabinet. There is no doubt,
from the way things are shaping now, that
the secretary may be really in it at Min
neapolis. The great mass of the Republic
can leaders in those states which will die
tate the Republican nomination are
instructed, and many are against Harri-
sons denomination. Everything now
tends toward the selection of Blaine as
the presidential candidate, and in spite of
his own effort to prevent his own nomIna-
ton it looks as If he would be nominated
by reclamation.