The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-19
STRENGTH OF BLAINE.
Ills star of Destiny still Shining brightly
His Popularity.

Ills Star of Destiny stu Shining brightly
His Popularity.
Washington Special TO PiAsburgh Dispa'ch.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE second
advent Of Blaine in Pennsylvania creates
much interest among politicians here,
One Of his prominent New Jersey friends
now on a visit to Washington says that
the Republicans OF his Slate, so far as he
has recently CRnvHssed, are pretty gener'
ally for Blaine, but are Just at present
watching the effect OF Blsine's Pennsyl
vania tin, 1t is in the Keystone State
that Mr.. Blaine must look Tor tho moral
support which may and probably will de-
eide his future. Blaiue's SPLENDID follow
inc in Pennsylvania in 1884, II still meas
uTsbly intact, will insure him such gal
liant seud.olF that nothing can prevent bis
denomination, and In that support will bs
found the keynote Of the reasonably Ger:
tain success that must follow tho national
campaign.
The reception accorded the Plumsd
knight in Philadelphia IL generally COM
mented on as the most pointed and favor
able omen yet observable in the political
skv. II ia accepted as decided indi'
cation Of the deep feeling for Blaine which
upderliea the political surface, and which,
once stirred, eau have but one result, and
that 10 The selection OF Mr.. Blaine % the
national standard bearer in 1888. The
Blaine managers are clever enough to eee
that this early movement will most gauge
Inc public mind without developing the
party, which such q loom would create
we're II nearer the nominating convention.
In their interests It 10 essential that J. g,
Blaine bo brought prominently before the
ueople and the latter be iamillRriEed With
the idea before It IL iormarlly sprung.
Most any Of the Republican politicians
wboss< Judgment IL worth noting will adj
NIT, Without regard to preferences, that
Blaine Is stronger IN his own party to-day
than he was in 1854. 1t IL understood
that negotiations have been on foot dur
| ing the summer to secure the Conkling
interest In New York for Blaine, and
friends OF Mr.. Uonkling here, who ought
to know what they are talking about pre-
dict that thess have been successful.
There Is no Arthur complication now IN
the way Of unity. Should Roscoe Conk'
ling 20 into the next convention for Jas.
| G. Blaine the latter would carry every
thing before him with grand hurrsh.
There Is no denying that, with a reunited
party, Blaine's chances Of aec.
ond defeat by Cleveland would
be reduced to Q mini
mum. Great changes are Observable In
the portion OF the Republican press once
bitterly hostile to Blaine. The formulas
Biz breach in the ranks In Pennsylvania
! Is now healed, and in the coming Conyen'
ton Senator j. Donald Cameron and Rep
resentative \. III. Bayne will probably
walk arm in arm. What 10 EeeD in Penn
sylyaniR 10 also seen In other States. The
sialwart GiObe.DemOcrdl, OF st. Louis,
which refused to sse a Blaine delegate in
the Chicago Convention until Blaine was
nominated, Ia now 9 Blaine prophet. A
noted stalwart Pennsylvania, known rs
Colonel Matt Quay, is for Blaine. In the
corridors about Washington 1t is inire-
quent that aLy other name than Blaine ID
mentioned In connection with the Presl-
dency except President OleVeland's.