Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-31

MR. BLAINEtS ALLEGED PLANS.
Lively Budget Of Gossip.
Wash. Car. NY. Sum. Dec. a.
Mr.. Blaine started for New York this after
noon. and will probably go for few days to
Maine before he returns. 1t is well understood
by his intimate friends that he will soon begin
his preparations to secure presidential nomi-
nation in 1884. He has said within few days
that he proposed to make Washington his resi-
dence and Maine his home. Some of his friends
some time ago suggested to him that his per-
sonal following was so large in New York that
it might be well during the three years in which
he proposes to remain private citizen to take
mp his residence in New York city. But Mr.
Blaine has never had any idea of doing SO.
1T isn't good idea to pitch your tent within
the enemys fortiiication and Blaine knows 1t,
was the sententious denial one of his friends re-
Gently made OF the assertion that Mr.. Blaine was
going to acquire residence in New York.
Since the death Of Gen. Garfield, MIR. Blaine
has received a great many suggestions. Most OF
them he has simply regarded as absurd Per-
haps the most stTenuously urged suggestion
that was made was that he should run again for
Congress from his old district, and nobody was
said to be more anxious that he should consent
to do this than Mr. Lindsey, who now repre-
seDts the district. Mr.. Blaine has said that he
did not care to go to the House again. or, in fact.
again to become member of either house. He
has said frankly that he has had his day in IcCiS
latlye halls but there is nOsort of doubt that he
does expect to receive a Presidential nomination
IN 1884. His friends admit it.. He has never
denied it.
Il shall watch Mr.. Blaines movements for the
next year with the most intense interest" said
a man just after bidding Mr. Blaine good-by at
the depot this afternoon. 81 believe that pOliti-
cal developments are to be inspired bv him
whose beginnings we shall speedily see. and
which are more likely than not to carry him into
the White House.
This is an opinion which is shared by those
who watch the political signs closely. Mr.. Blaine
knows perfectly we'll that every act and word
of his is watched and weighed. He realizes. too,
that the keenest eyes fixed upon him are those
of the President.
Senator Edmunds is reported to have said
that Arthur and Blaine cannot conceal their pur
poses one from the other and the general senti-
Inent is that the little tOasts to the successful
administrations Of each other, that the Pres-
dent and Mr. Blaine drank together the other
evening. We're simply an open admission that
each in measure. understood the other. One
hears every day something that Mr.. Blaine has
said which is construed to reveal his purposes
to greater or legs degree.
Come up and see my folly" said he to lady
who had called at his house a day OF two ago,
Il would like to have you see it,
Your ioily?n said the lady, inquiringly
eyes, my new house"
81 have seen it from Massachusetts, avenue"
said the lady. Why do you call it your foy!"
THAT is for You to say"
IL don't know. unless that you can hardly get
into it before you will have to leave it to oc-
cupy the White House"
well. come and see it" said Mr.. Blaine
| This little pleasantly became public within a
day or two. and is splced by the statement that
tsn 10 DIV nI 1c1 OF, fl,a
her response. The assertion that Mr.. Blaine
| friends make that he will, on his return to this
! CITY. actually begin his preparations for secur-
| ing the nomination, Guickens the interest in
what ne proposes to do. The impression grows
| that Mr.. Blaine hardly expects to get the non.i-
| nation for the regular republican convention
| 1t is thought that he must recognize the fact
| that the faction of the party that has now re-
| turned to power will be strong enough to pre-
| vent nomination, even if they cannot secure
the one which they desire. Logan said a Gay or
two ago that Blaine had recently proposed a
riddle to two or three warm friends who were
at his house. They were talking Of political
matters, and especially of the relative strength
OF the two parties. Mr. Blaine had been listen
| ing without saying much and was asked his
| opinion. He simply said:
Out OF two comes third. That's political
| history in this country"
There have been other statements attributed
to Mr.. Blaine, as well as remarks OF his Closest
friends which compel tie impression that Mr.
| Blaine cOntempates nomination. but not at
| the hands of the machine republicans. 1t is
! very we'll known that he has been in comnuni-
cation with some eminent democrats in the
southern states. 1t is also known that Mr.
Blaine never, from the first favored the Malone
movement. He opposed any coalition Of re-
pubiicanS With readilsters and Gen. Wclham
the Virginia straight-Out republican. acted in
accordance with Rlales views when he advised
| the honest republicans Of Virginia to vote with
democrats nj 10
notions respecting the future Of the south. He
has been very friendly With leading southern
Senators. He has told them that it was i'm
possible Tor the democratic party. as at present
led and constituted, even to hope for success.
These Senators and other politicians have caused
Mr. B'aine's views to be spread. to a certain eX-
tent In the south. and the results are already
beginning to be seen.
The correspondence which Mr. Blaine has
had with the southern people is not denied He
was urged to come south. both in private and
by some OF the newspapers. He at first was
inclined to go this winter making his large
business interests the pIetext bat he deter
mined to wait. 1t is not unlikely however
that an opportunity viii be made for Mr. Blaine
TO write letter which will do good service in
the south before long
We inayexpect an enthusiasm to be kindIed
among the German citizens of the country for
Blaine. The story will be told of his protection
OF the German flag at Yorktown. It aDpears
that when the French delegation came to the
flagship to witness the review they We're greatly
offended AT the sight OF the German flag which
was flying with the French and American flags
from the masthead. The French officers re-
quested that the German flag be pulled down.
saying that they would be obliged to retire un-
less it was.
Tell them," said Mr.. Blaine. 'that the Ger
man flag does not come down unless the Ameri-
can flag comes with it
This episode will be made known to every
German voter in the United States before MANY
months have gone
The stalwart and anti-stalwart feeling is not
to be allowed to die out. Mr.. Bane's New York
organ Is beginning to fan the flames, and when
| the time comes will open its batteries such as
they are.
One of the shrewdest of the politicians here
| forecasts Biaines policy follows:
HE vii! be the candidate not OF boiling ele-
ment of the republican alty, but OF a conven-
ton composed of Blaine delegates In it will
| be represented Blaine delegates from the south.
and with Blaine there will be nominated a dem
Ocrat like Joe Brown of Caorr;a rbo ,,,r+,.