The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-05
BLAINE WILLING.
Secret Of His DeClination Scheme.
All, Jimmy Mulligan Tatooed =
Man, You Were Very Slick.
Declining Health, Hard Campaigns
Are Nothing to You.
His Spring Plumes Begin to Sprout
In Florence.
A Letter From An Authentic Source
Says That Assurance Has Been Re-
ceived That Mr.. Blaine Is In
For the Presidency.

PHILAprIrmA, Pa, May 4.-Thc Times
will publish tomorrow the following triple
loaded special from New York, which il
will indorso as coming direct from the
most authentic source
NEw YoRK, May L. 1855
have entirely reliable information that
the friends OF Blaine have, within the last
three days, received direct from him his
assent TO an aggressive movement for his
denomination for President, and the assur-
ance that II nominated in the face of his
Florence letter of dcclination he would not
feel at liberty TO decline. A general and
systematic effort has been made by Blainc's
closest friends, such as Chairman Jones,
William Walter Phelps, Charles Emory
Smith. and Others for two months past,
TO yet Blaine into the attitude of passive
candidate. The Washington conference was
only part OF the varied methods by which
influences had been brought 10 bear upon
Blaine, aud the publication OF his portrait,
freshly taken from life In Italy and issued
10y Judge this week, was decided on more
than month ago rs the starting point for
the avowcd effort TO make Blaine the can
didate. Every possible pressure has been
put upon Blaine 10 get from him the direct
assurance that lac will not decline II nomi-
mated, aud that assurance has been re-
ccivcd in this city from Blaine within the
last three days. In very few days Il will
cease 10 be secret that Blaine Is In the
| hands OF his friends, as the Blaine Lenders
will at once come 10 the front and make an
aggressive campaign for his denomination.
This movement has been pretty clearly
! ioreshadowcd for some weeks IN such
/ Blaine organs Ms the Tribune, Of this city,
aud the Philadelphia Prcs, and oil alice
/ tation about Blaine's candidacy will now
soon be thrown of and the battle made
an aggressive one. pHrt Of the original
| program was the election Of Charles Em-
Ory Smith as n dolcgatcut-largc from your
| State, and the failure WIS "a great dinp.
| ppintmcnt TO the Blaine iuuto in this city;
| but Mr.. smith gives the assurance that
| blaine can command n majority oi thu
PENNSYLVANIA delegation under any cir
cumstanccs, and that II Blainos nomina
tiun shall seem 20 be assured the dclcga
Ton viii bo solid Tor him.
Tho unexpected expressions In Masn
chusctts aud Vermont Tor Blaine were not
accidental, nor ac they unexpected "a
| BlainC's friends. When nall the anti. Blaine
men were rcposing on their arms because
they regarded Blaine as out Oi the Eight the
friends uf Blaine were most energetic In
| their work IN the two anti Blaine New
| England States, and they got possession ol
Vermont aud Massachusetts while tho
others were sleeping In fanciod security.
II WAS the expression OF three hitherto
anti. Blaine New England States that made
Blaine cast aside his doubts aud assent Ia
the opportunities VI his friends Tor his rc
nomination.
II is now positive fact that Blaine " In
the field; that his friends have his assent
20 movement IN his favor aud that h,
! will be- nominated NJ Chicago II hard work
aud plenty OF enthusiasm can accomplish