The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-04-12
GENERAL GRANT ANDBLAINE
The Soldier Explains Why He Does Not
Want to Meet the Historian.
Special to the New York World.

Special to the New York World.
The World correspondent called upon
General Grant and obtained from him
further expression of his views upon the
present political situation. The CONVEX.
sation when written out was submitted
to the General and approved. lie said t
the outset that he desired to correct a
wrong impression, growing ont of re-
mark made by him in the first interview
He was then reported as saying: Il
would not go to dinner where | would
be expected to meet Mr. Blaine" Gen.
eral Graut said that this needed further
explanation.
"What ] meant said he, was this:
that would not go to any dinner gotten
up for the special purpose of bringing
MIR. Blaine and myself together. OF
! course, if General Beale should see fit to
give dinner party and I should be in
| vited to it, under ordinary circumstances
| should accept without thinking Of ask
ing him who were to be his guests. l..
of course, did not mean to say that |
would object to sitting down to a table
where MIR. Blaine was guest.
Have You any personal feeling against
Mr.. Blaine -
Il have not seen or spoken to him for
nearly four years.
SIS not your reason for not desiring to
formally meet Mr.. Blaine at the present
time caused By the misconstructiou that
would be put upon such meeting?"
That is it exactly. 1t is for no per-
sonal reason. During the last few weeks
number Of newspaper paragraphs have
been printed claiming tina: an alliance
was being made between Blaine and my.
self, and that had come here fer the
special purpose of having a reconciliation
brought about. Now l am for one can
didate as against all others, and | don't
want to have any misrepresentation about
my PVoitiois LdG ID tut ISGSDl WHY j
should not care to see Or talk with Nr.
Blaine at the present time"
CONHLING AND ARTHUR
DO you think Mr.. Conkling will tax
any part in politics during the coming
campaign"
81 should think not. He is very deeply
immersed in business, and nay impress
sion is that he will devote himself en-
tirely to it.
What do you think of Arthur's
strength in New York.
Il think that he will get most of the
delegates east of the Hudson river and
south of Albany, some OF the New York
City delegates, but not many between
Albany and Buffalo,
General Grant was asked some uues-
tions about Arthur's candidacy, which
he said he preferred not to answer for
publication. General Grant, in speaking
of the leading candidates, Blaine, Ar
thur and Logan, said:
Il think these gentlemen will 90 to
Chicago with positive strength in about
the order named. But am not prepared
to say now that this strength will stand
by them all after the first ballot is
taken"
"Where would Blaine's strength nat
urallv uooD waS aSke1
Il don't know. | should think it wouId
go to Logan. ] am pretty sure it would
not go to Arthur
"Where would Arthur's strength nat
urally go?''
81 have no real idea. Perhaps it might
60 to Edmuuds. 1t is possible that the
support of the candidates might divide
and not be moved in block to any one. -
"Do you think that the Sonthernques.
ton will occupy any part in the cam
VASE"
"The people of the North are tired of
the bloody-shirt issue, but where there
are deeds of fresh violence, as at Dan
vile and Copiah county, where the OBJ
ject is political, the people are certain to
be influenced by recital of the wrongs
committed