The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-02
Can Defeat the President for Reno om-
ination BY Merely Mentioning
Blaine's Name.
Blaine Has No Political Residuary
Legatee, Being In tho Race
Himself
York and Other Places for Mime.
spolis--Can't be Elected.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The big guns In
the republican party are rapidly leaving
Washington, New York and other political
csnters. for Minneapolis. BY Thursday the
majority Of them will be In the Flour City,
the seat OF war in the great contest which
is sure 10 snsus Tor ths republican presi-
dental nomination.
Z So far - the Blaine boom il concerned.
no change in it during the last forty-sight
hou.s. Blains's Lafayette Square mansion
has been bsxieged BY politicians evsr since
his return from New York The most
persistent rumor in circulation to-day
is that the secretary will resign from
the cabinet whether he accepts
the nomination or not. II is in
sisted that the relations between him
and the president are anything but pleas
ant. Harriaon's reference to Blaine az
disappointed politician in his interview Of
last week, combined with his criticism Of
the public for giving Blaine the credit Of
the reciprocity idea has brought things to q
climax. II is believed that the Harrison
interview is one prime reason Why Blaine
will accept the nomination if offered. The
factions in tho party are in good fighting
trim and it is apparent that bitter CON
test will be waged until the convention
finally makes its nomination.
Harrison men are still busy circulating
stories to the effect that the anti Harrison
men are only using Blaine az club to
knock out the president. and in the end
will try to give tho nomination to some
one other than Blaine. The latest
story is that tho anti Harrison
men have decided. after proving
that they can beat Harrison, to give the
nomination to Allison with the free and
full consent OF Blaine. That this story is .
fabrication is well known, because Blaine,
If he stays in the fight to beat Harrison,
will accept the nomination himself. On
the other hand, the anti Harrisonites in
aist that they can beat the president with
Blaine as easily as falling off = log, and
shat il finally Blaine should refuse the
nomination they can easily allow his man
tie TO fall on some other candidate. In an
event Of this kind, there will sill be a pretty
contest for hOn0rs. The presidential nom
ination will then be between Allison. Sher-
man, Mckinley and Reed.
1t ia probable that the ex-spsaksr will
others named. The fact that he is out for
Blains's nomination and that the two
Mainsites are again on friendly terms. indi-
Gates that. if Blaine docs not want il, he
might be willing to nominate Reed.
There is NO longer any idea hsrborsd any
where that the Minneapolis convention
will be dull affair. II is proclaimed
everywhere now that it will probably be the
liveliest in the history Of the party.
Senator Pettig, CIV, of South Dakota, is
quoted as making this strong statement:
The repnh,ir 10 in our state bslievs the
only thing tia. will prevent US from carry
ing it is the denomination of Harrison. Be-
sides that he cannot carry Montana. We
can hold both these states if we have the
right candidate, and Blaine is that oandi-
date. He can also stir up the party to a pitch
where We can carry the national house of
representatives again. From what I hear
in New York, Blaine is the man who can
carry that state for us, and that is the nam
thing We want. As for South Dakota,
every man, woman and child in the state is
Tor Blaine."