The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-03-05

Superstitions Regarding the Highest or
fee In the Gift of tho American peo
plc-Lots OF Coincidcnccs and Parai
lels Cited.
Especial Correspondence.I ...5a&,
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. What has su
perstitiou to do with the election Of ;
president of the United States? Moth
ing. perhaps, and yet there are s,1persti
tious people who will point ont to yol
why one man may and another cannot
be elected to the chief magistracy, bas
ing their opinion on the condolences Of
history. 4
In no other country under the sun are
the people SO earnest in their partici,a-
tion in politics, 50 well Informed, Sd
quick 10 adapt themselves to new condi-
tons. While on the floor of the senate
the other day, just after the letter Of Mr..
Blaine withdrawing from the prcsidell-
tial race had beel! made public. Senator
Teller said to me: I'VE have A dozen
candidates here in the senate. You rl1ay,
hear the bees b1lzzinS all round
| The dccl1lation of Mr.. Blaine to be
considered a candidate has brought to
the front host Of ilsl,irants. many III
whom are senators Of the United States
i Ihs reminds inc that the accuracy of a
statement which made III Il letter two
t of three weeks 40 la9 bren questioned
I by members of congress. said in com
nlentlng on the large number of SEMI
\ t1rs who now aspire to the presidency,
" that -'ill tile fistol.S III this coI,,ltry II.
I man l@.tl ever been elected president
.
H lnGit III entirely uccnr.,t..
\ L il tlnr titlt rl+verl presidents ot tlle
I t'Aite,l States had been sauar.,rs l.4f,,rt
ntlt"rlfg the White nuIsc. tut not one
NJ thtlt ws;l4 .Iertttl y5rr-i,!4,It whil.. \.
\ 4tiaber VI tl.. r,ll;ste M3.lru4 bHl
been !. senator prevlotts to the Wear stg,.
/ E1st lle ygA- n3t i,.ga4uratel president
\ uAtil lS17 ,IDfIn e'uin,v .A,la,,1S wa. "
s(slIatqr from Massachusetts, frb, lS0.,
~ iS99, but ii w.ls siNtrell wears later
t!Htt AZ became president. Andl.w
.IHGh@on represented Teia.-Ssee III tfl..#
sIl4tte from l5,43 to ISIS. tht.lI resigned.
n" "itS elected president IN Is2- Mar
tin Nan liUr@t, wils \ Senator trun. lsaI
tn ls5!h. ~rsf wv m.~ignea III. yns
eleetet! pr. ,i,lrut III 1896
Niiliato tienry HARRISON was :, sen,
tt9i tran DAio rGn lSs5 TIL lens Ha.
Toy" resigned ana w,ts elcGte, president
Nvo.IG. y"ne after leaving tho srll;ttt-.
Jui!H INuI WAS twiee elected senator
tlSiH Nl&ia4, Serving trJln Iy2. to
1886. Wjicu ta,.I1.sl~ueel lie was tlrt.tt.,I
Nlte lt"sJ,eth IN lS+N, and became pre-
ItIeut IN The death IF llaIiisuu in tsiI.
Franklin i'lnFtc WAS 4 senator fr,nn t..,7
H. IN4. Ia also 1-rzj.-1,ad ,n,1 ~.
elected president Ton wears lntar lame,
Buchanan Was telrt.t.sri5 senator in asa,
ind served TIL le!5. wh..n II. f,,11,.,y54
thar 45licll .f115sar, Ia Gav.. I,,5..,, en-
tant III the earlier da{s.,f ,hs.-ra,,n},li,.
and t4@s:.s,p4l !Iis seat Ila 49, eln,.t@E
president r)Gygu wears ,lfr,r 1,.,s. ,,,,,I,,
senate.
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l>It tn March, lsti3 III lStti Ia
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