, 1880-02-16
OVER.SUNDAY.
BIaine's Friends Decide to
Begin an Aggressive
Movement. ~s
rhoy Organize an Active Work
ing Club in Wash.
ington.
determination Of the House DEM
ocrats to Steal Another
Sent.
interesting Budget Of Foreign
aud Domestic News
Items.

,ooms Of tho CluI, were visited by lArKo
numbers OF PERSONS. "NVhnt does nil this
nyan?n asked 0ne OF the callers Of
nis co,upa,lon. ut means that Blaine
hns begun Ills fight for tho Republican
nomlnatton for President. understand
thnt there will bo 1t Blaine Club lii
near,y every largo Town in tho United States
within the next fortnight"
Thure were dozen gentlemen OIL duty Mt
Tie club-roona, which consist Of two spacious
poart,ucnts opening Into each other. En-
screcant-at-Arlns French, OF tho Senate, up.
pearcd to 10 ono Of
TIE MAsrEn SPIRITS.
The clubrroOns wcre still Ill disorder when
tho writer called nt tho Club. The gentleman,
In Charge, In reply to sllntlry questions, said
that things were IN II little confusion yet, but
BIZ Mondny next the Club would be III good
working order.
"Docs Mr.. Blaine know Of the formation
Of your Glib 2" ;.. i.
Certainly, lie knows MI about IT." atl~
swered tho manager. Then, suddenly check
ing himself, added, tile Inns nothing to tl0
with It."
",vhnt Is tho principal object Of your
Club?"
"To make James G. blaine President"
allow do you propose " do It"
"By working hard for him. We sfntl Ito
all in 0ur power tn advance his interests,
We will put ourselves IN connection with nil
Tho Blaine Clubs III the cou.itry, so tllat VIC
may pull tremendously together"
Upon ono of the desks was n lnrgc SUBJ
scriptlon book, but 1t WIS yet tDo early to
expect miny contributions to tho cnllse.
n ,uou uotfono1t1n fills r,unl,it,,r ftnf AR
Blaines friends were
MORE 'rnoHouNcEp THAN USUAL
In their advocacy Of their fay0rit. There
was also much moro Presidential tnlk III the
hotel lobbics and other public pluces than has
yet been l.card.
1t Is expected that the Grant and Sherman
men will next form clubs. The locatfon OF
the rooms chosen for the Blntne Club Is nj
most defiance to Senator Matt Carpenter,
whose roorns are adjacent. Cnrpenteris sail
to haye promised the Stnto Of Wisconsin
for Grans. Tho Blaine men do not intend
that ho shall keep Ills promise. Mr.. Frye
aud others who aro active on Blalne's behalf
express the opinion that the movement
WILL. NOW lie GENERAL
throughout tho West III behalf Of their can
ddate, and that tile manifestations Of enthu-
slas,u for Blaine Will prevent tho success OF
4r'.nt Mt tho various Western State Conycn-
tions.
:, 4 talk with the Blaine managers shows
Tint they have great hopes, The recent
AMI illinois wers referred Is as striking
Indications OF the growing strength Ut
!l !selr =, candidate ilis frielils sail, too,
that Elnino's strength In the East is rapidly
delegation to Chicago frntl Malaa one Of
pnusual strength. The Hlatno men expect
y secure New Hampshire, although Tint
Sate may not be Instructed. They also hope
tl T. st s w"rMont @ after T., co'nn!inl,ntary v9te
yGelop great strength elsewhere. Az to NuW
York, therU Is repurt that Blaine alld Siler-
nan vii! nnltn lletr strength to prevent tho
convention FROM adopting d resolution Of ln-
taruct!ons for Grant.
TIE OFFICERS.
The Blafne Club organized by the election
q the following officers: President tho iiom.
@ Hiram PRICE, Iowa.. Vice,l,residcnts, the
nIair, New. Hampshire; William Brown,
ktsnfNcky; Newtoi! lootll. California;; :. y.
}efe Il. Wison 1 I%lia!s; tG;; Gs,;. !ilpfi !ela IL
K]Nstcl!anl, New. fork; Charles q. Williams,
M!sc9ns!M; T. G. Mccormick. ArizonN; G. Il.
4rarYts. Dissr!ct Of Cal,linhfa; D. Z, Haskell,
kk'H'nsas: ,!ohn J. Mitchell, Pcnnsylyanta;
yirg!nia;. T. ii. isVnts, Wnshing-
tol! Territory; d. ]. Rankin, District st
GGolumbln; ". 4. l.RnlurMllls, Maryland;
ygan1ys gs1 p Wilson, Iowa, SECRETARY; j. d,
Darm,leit, MASSACHUSETTS,.
tee: Thu HON. Hiram Price, W, Z. Chandler.
Bartlett W.
There was
CONSIDERABLE ENrI1Us1AsN
manifested. n'a'n and 4 number Of speeches were
A19Intle. Among the Speakers were the Hon.
as'M v of Wisconsin, tllo Hon, W. II. Cnlkllls
am Zig lian.T i. b Reed of Malne, Alr. lIaniy sl;
Fl H. aaIs,sis;ppt, aud Mr.. l'rypnt of ,Guorgla:
wn y otlSeaeI r. ,sprEJ sspreses NY Wese these of
SHeoiEia. l'rown confessed, tint tho
oouil might not bn able to curry y
sSnlkio Salo El.etoral vote, but 1t would
Hhse power i, tho nominating Convention.
tho Club that Sherman was getting tl.s silIira
naaehlMeFX of tile Cussons-l louise aiiti Interns!1
however,
Az SOON VOTE FOR AN IcEnER0
snaa,n of r,fesldent ~ for Sherman. This shot WINS
srss,sst stsstea wlt nippnAss 0ant wy one Of the
s's ssol,l'sf was not to he great statesman III.
ssfa xta' t''o Two qualities aro rarcly found to-
Dr. pnryIs, co'orcdl, Of the District, wanted
" seo B!alne elected, because lle wished to
~ MI ettt to "tIlis nightmare which tie
gsSnt Adl0!n!stration las brought upon Tic
s,ina.l !lo sNi1 slavery WIS dead, but It's
1att 1slt, htsll lives: WhDn Grant was elected
Esttse,si'eht tle first limo, every Southern
eun o.ate Wls in uls hallls OF tho Republicans,
Iu WI!elt ho Weht out Of office every ono OF
ssvse ssss oiates WIS III thb power OF tho Demo-
SSstaG, That IL tho kind Of friend Gen.
N'Ai1t WAs tn tho South.
BLAINE WAs GREATER THAN GRANT
H. ssaaslaevs1nan, and as friend Of the South
NJ. iIardy confessed to having been d
ttHSaepesetgagger III Mississippi, but ll0 left
Sas Sn!H NV When It got too hot for him. lie
tiaa tHa MNvcti III Washington SINCE lie attacked
ars,N ~ M,ofillern Republicans, whom ho c!lar-
t,s,ss ,i,stu = as coWarlly, tit not standing up for
in nstif taifoataetn brethren when tho latter were
ha1hf Mf. DEyant took Issue with Mr.. Hardy
ton,vaest,Gt ~ 10 tug lmpartance OF the South i. ths
EttSslon En1ttassl1o 4 ond is to this cnpahilty Ut the
elo.t elttisth n,i Hopublicans. As ths South cani,ot
tltris,nln ~ E!oct0r, 1t should not attempt to
a naa ntu1s. What tho South wnnte1 WIS
IL eoou. uhAYE NORTHERN REpunIJpANS
H. south RnA cniig,teu tho people.
pa t!t!e some Gle asked II It would b. safe to
SoSi SHmn ~ Tiers The speaker replied that u
EenmS,1Hi ~ " safe Tor Northern as tDr Southern
tsr. tsagriSahs rEa WAcseat there was sorlo laugl.-