The Portland daily press., 1880-04-05
BLAINES PROSPECTS.
$50 Delegates Claimed for Him on the
First Ballot

oSO ooloS boCo NAciiuoo IOr Hid on GQ0
First Ballot.
WASHINGTON April 3.-The Star contains
tonight an interview on the subject of Mr.
Blaine's Presidential prospects in which the
following predictions are made:
"We will get good part of the Connecticut
delegation. Iowa, as every most admits, will
be solid for Mr. Blaine. The Grant men are
solidity in Iowa, but they will not. They are
pursuing the same course that they have in
regard to Texas. They claim that delegation,
but they won't have it. Money and matter
were sent t9 Texas to insure the instruction of
the delegation for Gen. Grant. We fought to
nave the delegation go uninstructed. The con-
yention, as you know, did not instruct its del
egates. We won there, and will have the ma
jority of the delegates from that State.
Q.-How will Mr.. Blaine stand in the South?
Ave have very cheering advices from that
section. They are claiming that section as SOL
i'd in the convention for Gen. Grant 1t won't
be, though. Mr.. Blaine will get many more
votes from the southern states than he is given
credit for. They have not been willing to con-
cede us much in the South, but we will sur
prise them,
Q.-Are you going to make any gains in
New England? Ave are. In 1876 Mr.
Blaine had only 80 out of so of the votes from
the New England states. In 1876 he had only
two votes from Rhode Island, now he has
eight In 1876 he had only two votes in Con-
necticut. This year he will have over half
the delegation. Against seven from New
Hampshire in 1876, he will have the whole
delegation this year, and against one from
Vermont in 1876, ne will have that delegation
solid, after the complimentary vote to Senator
Edmunds. He will also have about half of
the Massachusetts, delegation. Maine, is, of
course, solid for him.
On the Northwest? AIR. Blaine is
particularly strong in that section. He will
have Iowa and Michigan solid: Michigan was
cheated by its delegation last time. The state
was then solid for Mr.. Blaine, but the delega-
ton sold it out. This year such a proceeding
will be guarded against. In Illinois, three Of
the four counties that have chosen delegates to
the state convention are for Blaine we are 60
ing to get good part of the states delegation.
Indiana is solid for him.
Q.-Is there anything favorable from New
York and Pennsylvania? A--There is. We have
advices from the very best sources that neither
of those delegations will be wholly for Gen.
Grant In Pennsylvania this is especially the
case There is a revolution in a quiet way 60
on against the machine in that state. In New
York the same feeling prevails. Gen. Grant
will not have all the delegates from these great
states despite the action taken by the conven-
ton, and we expect that Mr.. Blaine will have
a very good foothold in both of those delega-
tons when the voting time comes In 1876.
Mr.. Blaine had not vote from Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana and Kentucky to start with
This year he will certainly have 80 in Indiana,
with some from each of the other states mem
toned. This shows, further, how great his
gains have been.
Q.-But the Blaine strength has also dimin-
ished in some states? A.-Only with reference
to Illinois. He had more delegates from that
state in 1876 than we hope for now. You know
Illinois is Gen. Grants home; but we hope to
make such a showing from there that we won't
be ashamed of.
GLOW many votes is Mr.. Blaine going to
have when he enters the convention? A
over 800: we estimate $50. This will be with
in 20 votes of nominating him. Vermont, after
its complimentary vote for Mr.. Edmunds, will
then fall into the Blaine ranks. Other COM
plimentary votes will come, in Ohio for in
stance, but we predict that the break after the
first ballot will crowd the Blaine column to
much more than is absolutely needed.
Q.-From what States do YOU expect your
$50 votes on the first ballot? Ave estimate
in the following manner for our candidate:
Alabama, 8; Arkansas, 2; California, II;
Colorado, 6; Connecticut, g. Delaware, 6;
Florida, 4; Georgia, s; Illinois, 81; Indiana %;
Iowa, %; Kansas, 10; Kentucky, s.; Maine, ii;
Maryland, 10; Massachusetts,, 10; Michigan, %;
Minnesota, 10; Mississippi, Z; Nebraska, 6; Ne
vada, g. New Hampshire. 10; New Jersey, 10;
New York, Is; Oregon, 6; Pennsylv~.iia, 20;
Rhode Island, 8; South Carolina, Z; Tennes-
see, s.; Texas, s; Virginia, s; West Virginia,
10; Wisconsin, &c; Dakota, q; Idaho, 2; Ari-
iona, 2; New Mexico, q; Montana, q; WASH
ington, 2; Wyoming, 2; Utah, Q; District of
Columbia 1; Total, $50. We claim nothing in
Vermont, Ohio, North Carolina, Louisiana and
Missouri.