The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-05
THE PLUMED KNIGHT.
He Succeeds TO the ImpOrtu-
mites OF Friends
AND AGREES NOT TO DECLINE,
If Nominated-Sharp Tactics of His
Friend-Anti-Blai Men Scooped
While SnoOzing-Other Notes.
In the Hands of Bis friends Again.


PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-The Times
will publish, tomorrow, the following
trlpIe-leaded special from New York
which it will indorse as coming direct
from most authentic source:
NEW YORK, May Al have entirely
reliable information that the friends OF
blaine nave, within the last three days,
received, direct from him, his assent to
the aggressive movement for his re-
nomination for President, and the
assurance that, if nominated, in the
lace Of his Florence letter Of dec ina
ton, he would not feel at liberty to de-
cline. A general and systematic effort
has been made by Blaine's closest
friends, such as Chairman Jones.
William Walter Phelps, Whitelaw Reid.
Charles Emery Smith, and others. for
two months past, to get Blaine into the
attitude of passive candidate.
The Washington conference was only
part of the varied methods
by which the influences have been
brought to bear upon Blame. and the
publication of his portrait freshly taken
from life in Italy, and issued by the
judge this week, was decided on more
than q month ago. AS starting point
for the effort to make Blaine a candi-
date, every possible pressure has been
put on Blaine to get from him dire ct
assurance that he will not decline if
nominated, and that assurance has
been received in this city from Blaine
within the last three days. In very
few DAYS more it will cease to be a Sc
cret that Blaine is in the hands OF his
friends, as the Blaine leaders will at
once come to the front and make an ag-
gressive campaign for his denomination.
This movement has been pretty clearly
foreshadoWed for some weeks in such
Blaine organs as the Tribune, of this
city, and the Philadelphia Press.
and all afectation about Blaine s
candidacy Will now soon be
thrown off, and the battle
made an aggressive one. Part of tie
original programme was the election OF
Charles Emery Smith as delegate at
large from your State, and the failure
was a great disappointment to the
Blaine junta in this city, but Mr.. Smith
gives the assurance that Blaine can
command a majority of the Pennsyi-
vania delegation under any cireum-
stances, and that if Blaine's nomina-
ton seem to be assured, the delegation
will be solid for him. The unexpected
expressions in Massachusetts and Yer
mont for Blaine were not accidental,
nor are they unexpected to Blaine's
friends. When all of the anti-Blaine
men were reposing on their arms be
cause they regarded Blaine as out OF
the fight, the friends of Blaine were
most enel getic in their work in two
anti-Blaine New England States, and
they got possession OF Vermont
and Massachusetts,, while the others
were sleeping in fancied security. 1t
was the expression of three hitherto
anti slaii New England States that
made Blaine cast aside his doubts, and
assent to the opportunities of his
friends for his renom milton. 1t is now
a positive fact that Blaine is in the
field, that his frienos have his consent
to the movement in his favor, and that
he will be nominated at Chicago, if hard
work and plenty of enthusiasm can ac-
compllsh it.