New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-05-11
IT MAY BE BLAINE YET.
His E Friend, Boutelle, Says There VIII be
no more Letters to Hamper the
Convention.
An Alger Man Thinks His Silence is Only
to Give Harrison Every Show
Possible

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The latest Washington dispatches on
the presidential possibilities are those of
Saturday and they all have a Blaine tone.
One reads as follows:
The fact that Chauncey Depew is
working up a boom for himself is appar-
ent. This means the positive loss of the
entire New York delegation, upon which
Harrison has been counting.
1t is the talk of the capitol to-day that
all the republican state conventions have
now been held, except one, Montana,
which is due next Monday. Two terri
torial conventions, Arizona and Oklaho-
ma are also to be held next week. These
three conventions aggregate ten votes.
six in Montana and two each in the ter
ritories. -
The conventions in which the four
delegates at large are instructed for Har-
rlson are, with the number of votes cast
by the state in the national convention, as
follows Alabama, 90 ; Arkansas, Is; ;Flori-
Illinois, 4S; Indiana, 80; Kentucky, 26;
Maryland, 16i Mississippi, IS; Missouri
aa, s "a Nebraska, 16 Soufh Carolina, tS;
South Dakota, s; Tennessee, "a; Texas,
80. Total, 314. It should Of coul.;e.
be understood that the action Of the state
conventions in instructing the delegates
at large does not bind the delegates elect
eel by the congressional districts.
In some of the states in the above list
the Harrison strength will be confined to
the delegates at large and to the few dis
trict delegates which have been in
structed. In Missouri, for instance, at
least five districts have sent uninstructed
delegates and, in two of these districts
the conventions absolutely refused, on
direct vote, to instruct for the presidents
denomination. Five other districts have
instructed, so that of the total Of thirty
four votes in Missouri the president will
receive about twenty. Of the fourteen
states which instructed their delegates at
! large to vote for the president, ten are
| democratic states in the South, where
the republicans are mainly confined to
the officeholders
All of the other states send uninstruc-
ted delegations and they aggregate 574
votes.
In reply to the direct question wheth-
er or not Blaine would accept the nomi-
nation at Minneapolis, Capt. Boutelle to-
day said: ''Blaine will not write another
letter on the subject. There will be no
ocean cable between Blaine and me as
| there was in 'SS. He will never again
send telegram declining the presiden-
cy." ~. ..-....
A Michigan Republican congressman,
who is very warm friend Of Gen. AL
ger, is also quoted as saying: l have
seen Mr.. Blaine repeatedly in the last
two weeks. He is as well and strong
and hearty as any man can be. He de-
clares that he is not a candidate, using
the words Il am out of it; Il am out of it."
Nevertheless | understand, and 50 do the
majority of Mr.. Blaine's friends that he
desires to let Harrison go it alone until
the convention meets, SO that no fault
can be found with him in the matter He
really expects his name to be mentioned
in the convention without his direct au-
thority, and he expects to be nominated,
and if nominated he will accept. I am
informed that Gen. Alger will beperfect-
ly satisfied with the winning ticket,
Elaine and Rusk. / believe that Gen.
Alger wonld be one of the greatest and
most successful executive officers ever
honored with the office ofsecretary of war