St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-01
The Woman Who Holds the
Republican Papty's Des-
tiny in Her Hand.
Clarkson and His Cohorts
Must Bow Before Her, for
She Rules.
How the Plueky Lady Headed
OFF One Of ElkinS' Fine
Schemes.
She Remained in James G. s.
Room and Headed Off
Political Talk.

WASHINGTON. May 01.-Ine woman
in the case of the Republican nomina-
ton for president, it appears, is Mrs.
Blaine. If she consents to have James
q. run again, be will not refuse TO an
swer favorably the importunate prayers
of Garrison, Quay, PIatt. Fassett and
will he seen, holds the keys of the king
dom.
Only through her influence, we are
told, can tue country be saved to the
Republican party. Harrison cannot be
reelected, they say, and the only
chance of winning IS through Blaine,
the popular idol. The magic of
his name and his personal magnet
ism will draw all men unto
him. In view of all thes e
assurances and hopeful utterances. it is
hardly likely that Mrs. Blaine will re-
fuse TO save Tile party and preserve the
country from the Democracy. 1t is not
to be supposed that she will not use her
power to keep the Cleyelands, or the
CampbeIls. or the Brices, or the Whit
neys, or the Germans out of the White
house 1t is scarcely to be thought that
OltC VIII lOICSO eliO ttHo RAStO@
ativeS of the position of ''lirSt lady,"
with the additional satisfaction of hav-
ing the Republican party tied to her
apron strings by virtue OF her supren1-
acy over the president to be-lf James
e. gets there.
The Mistake of Cleopatra.
Cleopatra lost Mare Antony the world.
Mrs. Blaine will hardly be willing to
lose the proud position of the pfesi-
dency for her husband If she holds any
faith in his power to gain it. Through
him she could rule the country aid hold
firmer sway for four years than Victoria
herself, if the stories concerning her in
fluence and ambition are backed up by
truth. She could set her feet-nIeta-
phorically speaking, of eourse-upon
the necks Of her enemies and his it she
chose tn dose. She could lay stumbling
blocks in the paths of ambitious men,
and tralnple Oh the pretenslons of the
spoilers and place hunters. With the
spirit willing. she could get even with
the society women who say mean things
about her by Snubbing them, frowning
down their frivolous aiTectationS ana
marking her contempt OF their small
minds by her OWN superiority.
Women have ruled great nations be-
fore today. When the hope of wealth
and hOnorS depends upon Woman'5
favor and influence men are as servlle
and obSequious to her as to the strong
man she may control.
LSlkins' Call on Blaine.
'.Mr. Blaine will not write another
letter." This Is the emphatic answer
which Mrs. Blaine made to a gentleman
today. Mrs. Blaine spoke with as much
positlveneSs as usually eharacteflZeS her
utterances. Coupling this statement
with significant incident which hap
pened yesterday. it is easy TO believe
that Mrs Blaine has made up her mind
that the secretary between now and the
meeting of the convention shall do moth
ing to prevent him receiving the nomi-
nation.
1t became known today that Secretary
Elkins called upon Mr.. Blaine yester-
day with the determined purpose Of
Wringing another letter out OF him. MI.
EIkins now admits that his mission was
not successful. One reason why 1t was
not successful is chat no sooner had
Mr.. Elkins seated himself in Mr.
Blaine's study and skillfufly broken the
ice than Mrs. Blaine entered the room.
pleasantly greeted the secretary Of war
and took seat. Mr.. ElkinS was rather
annoyed at t1lS IltefFuplIOIl. Dut HoPetl
that Mrs. Blaine after few minutes
conversation would retire.
Mrs. Blaine stayed.
But Mrs. Blaine did nothing of the
kind. So long as EIkifs remained she
remained, and naturally under such
circumstances there could be no politi-
cal talk of confidential character. The
ordinary topics of the day were dis
cussed, Mrs. Blaine taking as great
share in the conversation as did either
Mr. Blaine or Secretary Elkins. In view
of what Mrs. Blaine has said it is fair
assumption that hereafter she proposes
to make it a party of three whenever
Steve ElkinS comes round the Blaine
mansion.