The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-10
HOW BLAINEl'AKES IT.
HE'lsNor SEEKING. TIE PRESIDENCY
And S,l'lpg Would Palm Him lors Than 10 iIss,
or Ills sSomlaHiicn-iiow lava Feels iu Regard
10 the Choice for thu First Place. 1he uaanl. /
nous Sentiment for Jamta q. blaine.

CmlcAoo, Ill, April 0.-A Washingto
dispatch to thu Tribune s,ys: Ono OF til
questions constantly sskcd by Rspubl
cans Waiting Washington seeking in!ormt
,ion, Is directed to tho point OF finding ou
whelhcr Blaine Is M actual candidate o
not. ....r ---:...
| Has Mr.. Blaine been cured OF all Presi
deniial ambition? 1t Is n theory anon
politiciane, whe'e q man once has presi
dental ambition, TIM. he never RECEIVERS
!s Mr. Blaine III exception to this rule
His consistent policy during tho last thre.
or four months would aoem TO indicate tha
lle has 10 longer tho same ambition or
this subjectthat no had. Tho testimony O
many wItneeses upon this subject can bt
had. To one OF his old friends nlr. Blaine
aaid somo weeks aso: n
u Gun plHcs my hand upon my hear,
aud truly sny thas do not want the nomi.
nation, and that no news that could hea,
would occasion inc more regret than the
news OF my nomination ut the Chicago
Convention"
He ha, repeated this statement 10 men
who nrc ready, willing and anxious 10 10
Ahead and work Tor him with their money
and their wills aud push him to the front,
LIE iS in magnificent health. He is to-day
as pe,lectG C picture OF health and content.
ment as one caii find in the length and
breadth ol this llnd. II hc hes any sscret
ambition the lints do not show in his
Pleasant, genial face.
E1oKS AND L: OK AGENTS.
Some one mentioned in his presence The
other DAY that the newspapers throughout
the country continued to insist upon the
TACT that he was a candidate, that he had
conceived u brilliant scheme for advertis.
ing hilnRoif before the convention by tho
writing Of his book, and tina. tito glreyd.
ness OF tho plan had been further cmpha.
hizsd by the lact that thousands of book
agents were going through the country
sounding the Dame OF Blaine in every
household, making it impossible for tlis
American people to forget and ignore him.
MIR. .Blaine's eyes .wiukled when he heard
this, ny he said:
what II seductive plan that is. II there
ID any one man in this world who is dearer
TO the hearts ot the 4 amercau people than
another, it is the gay and fcative book.
agent. There Is NO one who Ia 50 warmly
welcomed and who Is entrested so earnest
y to remain. "Why," he said, ''it n man
wanted 10 make himsali thoroughly dear 10
the great American public there could Ger.
fanny DO 10 better way than to havo his
prslses sung BY the discreet, intelligent,
and thoroughly modest book-sgsnt."
B lie s!id be would not attempt 10 deny
being the author Of such echeme, because
it was 50 Creditahls and brilliant q one that
he would take special pride in assuming It.,
NOTHING TO LOSE.
But, while Mr. Blaine is not candilate,
wnlla he answers no political letters ad.
dressed 10 him upon the subject, and while
he gives no encouragement to his lriendn,
it ia equsliy certain that lie would accept
q nomination il i. were rendered him,
That is something that ia refused by no one
Another thing is equally certain, and thai
- That MIR. Blaine IS making no effort 10
restrain bis fricnds from doing whit they
please. He simply remains passive,
There ia no donbI bu. what he is erjoyipp
The situation much more than at nny iitpe
preceding presidential canvass. He Is in
the position o! nuo with nothing TO loss
aud everything possible to win. ;
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