St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-01
ARE NOT FOR BLAINE.
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perhaps the most eloquent leader of the
tarY Blaine was Gen. Stewart l.. Wood
ford, the gentleman who on Monday
last delivered the Memorial day
address in st. Paul. During his
stay in ST. Paul Gen. Woodford
refused to discuss politics on the ground
that his presence i'll st. Paul was to
speak before nOn-partiSan society.
Yesterday afternoon he went to Mime
apoliS for the purpose of seeing the city
before the convention crowds arrive, as
he said. He was seen at the West upon
his arrival by GLOBE Representatives,
and asked what he thought of the sittt
alton.
s'Who will he nominated at the COM
ing conventions" was the question pro-
pounded to him.
ASK me something easy" said Gen.
WoedfOrd with smile, as he walked
across his room aud tried to turn off the
steam.
s'This affair is like political conven-
tion," he said moment later. ''There
is a eel tain amount OF steam that you
cannot get rid Of"
THAT is a good comparison"
''Good because it is true" replied the
New Yorker.
what does this move for Blaine
mean?"
Ever since have eeen in the North
west" replied Gen. Woodford, Il have
declined TO speak about or be inter-
viewed on politics, for the reason that
came to st. Paul to deliver a Memorial
day address at the request of the Grand
Army of the Republic. non-political
organization. [ have always thought it
wrong for man to take advantage OF
his position in cases of this kind and
drag in politics. l recognize the
fact that there were Democratic soldiers
as well as Republican soldiers in the
Union armies, and | think our Demo
cratic brethren fought just as hard as
we Republicans. But ROW that have
left st. Paul. have no objection to tell
Ing the GLOBE my opinion regarding
the situation.
My Judgment is that President Har-
rison will be renominated, commenced
the orator. Secretary BfaiHe'S friends,
of whom [ hope that [ may count my
self one. earnestly sought his nomina-
ton. believe that the judgment of
the party would have been So strongly
in his favor that he would have been
nominated with practical unanimity OIL
the first ballot. We believe in him,
love him ana want him to be president.
But four years ago ne stepped
aside for President Harrison,
ami l do not believe the
latter would have contested Blaine;s
nomination now. Last January Secre-
tary Blaine withdrew from the canvass.
He remained in President HarrisGn'S
cabinet. He has never spoken word
or written line Withdrawing that
deelination, and still remains in the cab
met. | do not believe that he is eandi-
date or that he intends to be a candi-
date
president Harrison" continued Gen.
Woodford, has given US great ad-
miuistraton. He was equally firm with
Chill and England. The protection pol
icy, supplemented by reciprocity treat
les. is building. up Our industries and
opening foreign markets. President
Harrison is seeking the only practical
solution of the silver question. which is
tn get an agreement upon the use OF
silver and gold between the great COM
merciaI nations of the world. He is an
American in his politics, his policies
and his works. When OUR people come
calmly to consider all that this admins
trdtion has done and is doing, believe
that we shall carry tins presidential
election on the record of this admins
tration, and so believing, it seems to me
that the president is tie strongest pos
sible candidate that the party can have,
now that MIR. Blaine has withdrawn. |
wish that l were delegate to this con-
ventiOn, so that L could have the pleas
ure of voting for PfeSi dent HarrlSOn'S
denomination"
Last evening Gen. Woedford left for
Duluth, where he will spend several
days examining the affairs of the Du-
iuth Car company, of which he is the
treasurer. lie was perfectly amazed at
Minneapolis.
'''When l was here tilirty-one years
ago." he said, there was no Minneapo-
lis. The town of st. Anthony was Oh
the other side of the river, and there
stopped. The growth of Minneapolis
and st. Paul has been simply wonder
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