The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-17
1t, John n Holtcr.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Juue Hex Govern
or John l.. 81. John, the republican proht
bition leader Of kaness, paosed through TIT
city tonight on his way 10 New York AID
Connecticut, where he vii deliver u series
n temperance %GpeeoaCl A day or tWo
ago qniiea flutier wee occasioned In the
republican camp bY the abatement thai
SO. JON had bolted tho nomination Il
Blaine and would take tue stump against
bin, aud, meeting him 10 the Union depot,
the republican oorfel pondent Interviewed
him upon the subject. lu reply 10 O qucs-
ton ns 10 the truth OF Tho statement that he
would not 1uppOrt Blair he said: 81 am
not opposed TO Blaine and Logan per-
s1ually but ! am opposed other platform.
and / cannot support lnem on thut nc
count. ] um "A politician from principle,
aud ! cannot swallow g platform which
Cyldes the principle mo vital q The ma
i1riy OF TIE people. Too Chicago conven-
lion totally ignored the $4,000 prohibition
voters 10 tho SKATE OF Ohil, nut, 81 | MIC
take not, the party wil have grave cause
TO regret 70 b. the time DE ices Of NOyem-
her roll around"
CLEAR STATEMENT.
"Then you mean that you VIII not nup-
port the republican ticket IN this CAM
"ihat is precisely Whal / mean. / can
not vote Tor any ono who accents a nomi-
nation upon ouch pol ioql clap-trap as
the republican cow lion ~ Chicago
adopted as a platform The convention
was asked 10 decide be: ascn tho home aud
the ~talOous, and II ignored tho bone u
Of fear OF tho Hslooug."
w hat DO you meau bY thf'2'
~ mean that the convention vas asked
to commit itself upon the temperance
question aud 10 eyaded tho isBne. The tenn
perAnce people al ogar the country
awaited the action OF thc convention with
knNEA hwaaih lnllv .laFnHFnNnaH that II fhNU
wero recognized they would make no nom-
ination for the presidency; but receiving no
recognition they arc nov determined 10 or
gauge, put IA ticket IN tho field end make
nu aggressive campaign. The eject OF THIS
action will be felt by The republican uGrty
IA every state, especially In Kansas, Maine,
Iowa, New York n OHIO a1d even ia
Missouri. Their vote Yll DO largely re-
duced."
"Do you evctc. rLytt r~ tom the dem.
Ccratio party p
Nothing, Whatever
NOT DEMOCRAT.
"You do not mean that you have any
idea OF supporting the democratic ticket
this year In opposition 10 Blaine and Lo-
gau7'
"No, | do not mem anything OF that
kind. Accuse me OF anything you may
like, but tor heavens snEe, do not say that
| viii support o democra, FOR anything. |
ulEQb aNpyCFh inc UNll4uet OF iko llOnl-
billion convention Rt Pittsburg."
"Who do You thirk will be nominated by
that cOnyen ion?"
"rnnt 81 very hard 10 tell. There are c
number Of good men who would nake most
excellent c~ampaigns."
1T is said that you are 70 c~IudtdGtc?"
At THE tho ex-governor hlush0c, and,
withou, attempting 10 either deny or con-
firm the ~inginustion, Sal .Oh,l suess the
most of the tsl ABOUT me for president 50
lGn and taiiy."
Would you rofssg .he nomination ii So
was te.dsfsd2"
THAT 10 another question, md n which
| fael a delicncy about aGswcTipR."
"How do you regard the r%ePnbHc3h
chances Of SUCCESS in this oampnign!'
A DKcLINlSG BOON.
mot very hHttsrinc, ! assure You, upon
the present platform. Blaine aud Logan
are rot lnvulnerable, b. any means, and IL
Is possible fpF no democrats SO make
nominations which will defeat them The
Blaine boom viii not be Ike that which Of.
tended the lamentod Garfield. Instead q
increasing as the campaign progresses, It
will, "a my opinion, weaken very maieri-
ally, ard II L mistake not, there Is much
more enthusiasm Tor tho ticket now than
lhere will he four months from now. This
In all / care TO say upon this snbjecf, and ]
hope you will excuse me from any further
oonysrsatlon ."-[Missouri Republican.