Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-22
BLAINE TO THE FRONT.
Slowly but Surely Driviag Logan
From the Field.
THE sx.YRsMlER GAINING STRENGTH
Hour by Hour, While the Man from Illinois
Gracefully Retires to the Rear
hilier's AspiratiOHs-oliver
Payne on TiIden.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-The talk here
to-day in all circles, Democratic as we'll as
Republican, has been Dlaine-nothing but
Blaine. The air seems loaded with Blaine.
What does the boom which has set in with
such vehemence and is heralded so widely
portent? Does it mean the uprising OF the
Republicans in behalf of the man whom
the cool heads of the party have rejected at
two national conventional Some OF his
admirers. think so, and the exhuberance OF
their JOY is sign of its transitory charsc-
ter. The melancholy truth is that there
is time for two or three booms to rise and
fall, to be born and die, between now end
the national convention.
Grant Said Last Might
that Blaine would probably lead all other
candidates at the opening Of the Chicago
convention. 1t looks as though be might
be fully as strong as he was at Cincinnati,
or even as strong as Grant was at Chicago
in 1850. Blaine's trouble has not been in
securing the many votes, 1t has been the
few votes that have troubled him, and bid
his boom has sit in violently, and gives
promise of raging for a few weeks at least
tumultuously. Some reports have con-
tributed to this boom which are not well
founded, among them being the story that
Grant and ConkliDg were favorable to him.
How Conkling may be there are no means
Of ascertainIng, but Grant has the same
opinion of Blaine be always hsd. 1t has
been reported on the streets OF Washington
to-day by men supposed TO be we'll IN
formed that Grant and Conkling had Open
~ declared themselves for Blaine as against
arthur, and that they were working for
his nomination. There is not word OF
truth in this so far as Grant is concerned,
and it hardly seems necessary to say that
the the story as regards ConklinB Is exceed.
ing gaGzy.
Grant is Not for Blaine.
He does not believe that the latter is sitting
Up nights TO nominate Logan, and be does
not hesitate to say as much. He does not
soy, as the New York Times bad it, ths,
the contest at Chicago will lie between
Arthur and Blaine, bat he says that the
two named will undoubtedly lead, to br
followed by Logan, Edmuuds, sherman
etc. Who will win he does not pretend to
predict, but who he wants ~ win is no
secret, and it is not Blaine.
Logsn realizes that the tide has turned
against him. The wave OF popular favor
no longer sets in toward Sl2 Twelfth street,
but it is fair to say that the General bears
the change with becoming philosophy;
The tickle multitude have new idol, and
the historian of the Kennebec rides on the
topmost wave of that favor which few
days ego rolled at the feet OF the Senator
from Illinois. A messenger went from
Blaine to Logan the other night to assure
the latter that he was still not candidate,
but bis eIrand was fruitless. The kilograms
from Pennsylvania, New York '"' Ohio
told different story, and the sL1r
repeated his message to do ears
while a smile OF incredulity wrrht..yl the
mustached lips Of John A. \ fe. nights
ago
Four Prominent Republicans,
one q United States Senator, called al the
residence of Mr.. Blaine, and, while waiting
for him to get through with some other
visitors, were entertained by Mrs Blaine.
The good lady knew that she was talking 10
her husbands friends, and, therefore, spoke
freely. She calculated that all four Of her
visitors would be delegates to Chicago, and
frankly told them that her first wish was
that they should vote against Arthur next
against Sherman and Edmunds, and finally
against the field, provided James should
conclude to be candidate, and she didn't
know but he would, he was being pressed
so hard. 1t is probable that Mrs. Blaine
knows something OF her husband 8 wishes
and desires, even though she may be ignOr
ant OF his intentions, but he ought to can.
ton her against her excessive franknPss az
il is entirely inconsistent with the methods
and traditions of the family.