The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-19
BLAINE STRAIGHT.
California Will Nominate Him at the
Start and Stand Firm.

1HltASD. June 1T MESS great
change should come over the minds
of the California delegation, before the
States are &. ed for the nomination
for president in the convention,
Blaine's name viii be one OF the first
put before the convention. Efforts OF
the New York people TO induce Cali
fornia 10 withhold the name of the
Maine statesman for few ballots at
least. failed completely. as have agree
ments to the same purpose poured on
the Pacific slope people by Blaine men
in different delegations. The agree
ments mainly were that if Blaine be
nominated, it must be by unanimous
consent OF ali other candidates, so that
the full support of the party shah be
assured him. Representatives from
nearly every State have called at Le-
land hotel and held conferences with
the enthusiastic Blaine naen, but with
out avail.
Creed Raymond and NJ. ". De-
Young are infiexible. They will listen
to no compromise. Blaine is their
candidate and they will make no pre-
tense of supporting any one else.
why should We pretend to support
Gresham and Harrison or Alger ?"
asked Haynond to-day. addressing a
delegation Of Ohio men. We do not
ask anv of them to make a pretense.
and viii not permit them to say TO US
how to vote We do not say to New
York: You should not vote for Depew
till the tenth ballot We have as
much right 10 have candidate OF our
own "a New York has. We have a
candidate.
Ills NAME is RLAISE,
And We will vote for him on the first
ballot and On the last.
The blaine movement at the Leland
hotel Is more active than ever this
morning. A delegation OF Harrison men
led by Colonel Bridgeland and Gen
eral Wallace. called on the Californians
to-day and had private conference.
I'VE are only in q quiet way paying
our respects To the Pacific SLOPE peo-
ple, some OF whom ara our personal
friends, was the way Colonel Bridge
land explained it,
There seems to be feeling OF GER
tainty in the minds OF many of the
blaine men that the ticket viii be
Blaine and Harrison. A New York
delegate said that ii the California
people would listen 20 reason. the
ticket would he Blaine and Alger;
otherwise il will be Algcr and an East
ern man. probably Morton
Mr.. DE Young said the Blaine move
ment is stronger than ever. we have
not wayered a line from cur ORIGINAL
programme in support OF Blaine"
AFRAID OF COMBINATIONS.
He said: These attempts at COM
tinations among candidate are tFeach
erois, and no enc can tell what nay
happen. We may have hig surprise
for you and We may not.
The Gresham men have shown the
first indication toward a possibility of
combination between Blaine men ana
Indiana.
Gresham has but little show among
Califoruians They think Harrison n
stronger man in the western states,
The association composed of delegates
from each state and territory west OF
the Mississippi, met at the Leland this
morning. Raymond said this organ
ization had no reference what
ever to the present question III
j. simply an organization to coasiaer
Whist the Pacific states want; just as
the New England states might meet
10 agree on the method Of procedure
with regard 10 the fisheries question.
The only break that was made was
when Senator Jones, OF Seyrsia, op2i5-
ed ont with an attack on Blaine. The
meeting. SO far as could be learned,
was harmonious, except for the per
siStence with which Jones ene.eavored
to have the delegation unite on giving
senator stanford, of California. cons-
rsiuaentary vote. This was not agreed
10 and the meeting adjourned.