Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-07
From the Washington Star Sd.
\ Visit to the Blaine Headquar-
tiers.
Rosy VIEW OF THE PRosPECTs OF THE
'.PLUMED KNIGHT

4 Rosy VIEW OF THE PRosPECTs OF THE
'PLUMED KNIGHT"
The Blaine headquarters, on street, are
in comnodious suite of rooms. \ good
force of clerks is at work. The Star reporter
dropped in this morning. The tables were
walls are undecorated except by good like
ness of the Maine stalwart and the following
placard in small type: Il wish to speak for
the millions of all political parties, and in
their name TO declare that the republic must
be strong enough, and shall be strong enough
to protect the weakest of its citizens in all
their rights. JAMES Il. BLAINE.
This is taken from the article by Senator
Blaine, On the Suffrage of the Colored Cit
izcn." which appeared in the North Ameri-
can Review Mr.. j. W. Bartlett, the secre
tary of the club, was at his desk. The re-
porter told him he would like to know how
the Blaine canvass was getting along. every
WE'LL very well, indeed. We have nothing to
complain Of" was the reply. 1--WE are per-
fcctly satisfied with what we have so far at
tanned ard have the best assurances for the
future. The next conventions that meet are
in Connecticut next week and in Iowa on the
lith."
Star :-''IIow will the delegates from those
states stand?
I'VE will get a good part of the Connect
cut delegation. Iowa, rs almost everybody
admits, will be solid for Blaine. The Grant
men are claiming that they will break Blaine's
solidity in Iowa, but they will not They
are pursuing the same course that they have
in regard to Texas. They claim that dele
CATION. but they won't have it. Money and
snnt 60 20 IN
struetiou of the delegation for Grant We
fought to have the delegation go unin-
structed. The convention, as you know, did
not instruct its delegates. We won there
and will have the majXity of the delegates
from that State.
Star :-''IIow will Blaine stand in the
SOUTH
I'VE have very cheering advices from that
section. They are claiming that section as
solid in the convention for Grant. 1t won't
be thougla Blaine will get many more votes
from the southern States than he is given
credit for They have not been willing to
conce,le as much in the South, but we will
surprise them"
Star Are you going to make any gains
in New England
I'VE are. In 1876 Blaine had only 30 out
of SO of the votes from the New England
NtIlts- Ill 1910 Ht lau t"o Notts iioIi
Rhode Island, now he has eight; in 1876 he
had only two in Connecticut, this year he
will have over half of the delegation. Against
seven from New Hampshire in 1876, he will
have the whole delegation this year; and
against one from Vermont i'll 1876, he will
have that State delegation solid after the
complimentary vote for Senator Edmunds.
He will also have about half of the Massa-
chusets delegation. He will double his vote
of 80 in the &c convention. Maine is. of
course. solid for him.
Star In the northwest"
blaine is particularly strong in that sec
ton He will have Iowa and Michigan solid.
Michigan was cheated by its delegation last
time The State was then solid for Blaine.
but the delegation sold it out. This year
such proceeding will be guarded against
In Illinois three of the four counties that
have chosen delegates to the State conven-
ton are for Blaine. We are going to get a
is solid for him.
Star;-s.Is there anything favorable from
New York and Penns, lvania?"
Their is. We have advices from the very
best sources that neither of those delegations
will be wholly for Grant. In Pennsylvania
this is especially the case. There is a revo-
luton in a quiet way going on against the
machine in that State. In New York the
same feeling prevails. Grant will not have
all the delegates from these great States. de-
spite the action taken by the conventions,
and we expect that Blaine will have very
good foothold in both of those delegations
when the voting time comes.
In 1876 Blaine had not a vote from Ohio.
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Kentucky to start
with This year he will certainly have 80
in Indiana. with some from each OF the other
states mentioned. This shows, further, how
great his gains have been"
Star :-ssBut the Blaine strength has also
diminished in some states
..Only with reference to Illinois. He had
more delegates from that state in 1876 than |
we hope for now. You know Illinois is |
Grants home; butwe hope to make such a
showing from there that we won't be ashamed |
wish you would say one thing. Some |
papers are charging that this club is sending |
out documents slandering the other candi- |
dates. That is not true. We endeavor to |
present the merits of our candidate. and do |
not deal with the dement's of Others"
Star :-"How many votes is Blaine going to
have when he enters the convention
"Over 500; we estimate 359. This will be