Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-18
GAIL HAMILTON.
A Letter OF Much Importance From +,
Critic,sipg Mrs. Logan,

A Letter OF Much Importance From 7.
Critic,sing Mrs. Logan,
CHICAGO, June 17.-Mr. r. Q. Kers,
of Missouri, is said to have exhibited a.
ter yesterday written in Europe by q
Hamilton just after Mr.. Blaine had nt
his second letter explaining his Floree \
letter. This letter was the result Of se-
fusal on the part of Mr.. Elkins aud r.
Kerens to understand Mr.. Blaine asb-
solutely declining to be a candiie,
In order to satisfy themselves sy |
wrote jointly to Gail Hamilton I'd |
from her received a reply, in which he |.
stated that while Mr.. Blaine vas sinre |
in all that he had said about not dosing
to be candidate, he would not refusthe
nomination if extended to him, ar if
nominated would return at once tothe
United States and devote himself tothe
work of the csmgsign. After on
sultation with Mr.. Elkins he fpes
to be able to publish the lette in
all the Chicago papers, and to see the on
vention turn to Mr.. Blaine with abstute
unanimity. The fact that this lettr is
here has not become generally known It's
publication will create universal dimsy
among the candidates, but if il resuls in
Blaine's nomination it will not gratly
astonish host Of delegates who havtonly
looked for an assurance of this sort t.lead
them to leap to the standard of the Pinned
Knight
The Alger, Allison, Sherman, and Har-
risoh advocates stand still, awaitin, the
incoming of delegates who have not been
consulted. Bat while this is the case,
while the fight between the lesser audi-
dates is temporary stopped, there is clH nee
to hear the talk of the multitude ol men
who do not care particularly for either OF
the ne" ~'ndidates, and who begn to
mormur for blai.s In the hall cor
ridors are knots OF steamipg v1~so,s dis
cussing the situation. They take up and
dispose of ''favorite sons' in turn, and
break up the sullen knots of partisans to
spread the discussion. There are hundreds
of impatient Republicans who get rid Of
further argument by declaring that the
only way out Of the apparently inter-
minable fight is to nominate Blaine.
This Outcropping of the Blaine sentiment
ought not to be surprising. All the friends
OF Blaine here insist that he has 500 to 600
votes in the convention, and that he can
have all of the 800.
1t is not like the convention of 1884.
As vet no one has heard Of an anti-Blaine
man. That there is no active opposition
to him may not be greater reason for ex-
pecting to zee him nominated.
There has been a good deal of talk and
not little criticism OF some extended
comments by Mrs. John A. Logan
upon the candidacy Of Gresham and
Alger. Mrs. Logan, during her hus
bands life, was an attendant upon all
the National Conventions, and she was
always waited upon by hosts Of promi-
nent party men, who employed the talk OF
a woman unusually well informed about
political matters She has always been a
Jealous advocate of an Illinois candidate
for one place or another, and her influence,
IL ia admitted, has occasionally been effect
i've in the determination OF bitter contests.
Now, when Illinois presents a candidate
for President, she hss come to
Chicago to oppose him, and she
expresses her hostility to him in
tart language She sdmires General
Alger for his many admirable qualities,
for his friendship to Gen. Logan, and be
cause he has provoked no antsgonisms in
the party. az think" she says, "he could
be elected and / wish / could say rs much
for some other candidates" When she
was asked what she thought Of Judge
Gresham's candidacy, she answered: Il
don't think that Judge Gresham was true
10 the ticket in 1884. l don't think he
was enough in earnest. 1 do
not believe that he gave it even
half-hesrted support. Therefore / do
not feel favorable to his candidacy, and do
not think that he stands much show or
ought to. do not care to talk about
Judge Gresham, as do not want to say
ANYTHING bitter about him" Then she pro-
tests that she does not care to talk about
Gresham's candidacy, a. abe does not
siwant to hurt the feelings Of his friends. "
She also says that as she is only wo-
woman, /" whose opinion may not be worth
much, she does not venture to say what
the chances of the party are, but she be-
lisyes thatif Alget is nominated ne Will be
elected.