The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-29
BLAINE IS SURELY OUT.



NEw YoRk, Feb. 26--Thc New York
lTosid of sundy contained a. three coiamn
interview with Mr.. Blaine. which had been
cabled from Florence by Mr.. I. c. Craw-
fond, for some time the Worids correspond
ent in Washington and Now in Europe.
Mr.. Blaine, in the course of long conyer-
sa,icn. distinctly asserted that under no cir
eumstances whatever would he allowed his
name 10 be used in connection with the next
Presidential nomination. He insists on the
sincerity of his Withdrawal and asserts that
he had made up his mind thereto long ago
He considers, first, thas any man whose
name has been associated with defeat in a
Presidential campaign owes il to his party
not to allow himself TO be renominaied; and
secondly, he is uneqaalto facing the fatisues
worry and excitement of another canvass.
all the more as he would feel himself bound
TO work as hard as on previous occasions.
Mrs Blaine and the other members of his
family are most emphatic in their approval
of his withdrawal, which is deiinitive and
neither hasty nor recent in its decision. Mr..
VIII ibl liOiii Iufpl'T uitei
June and not until after the Republican
Convention.
lIe-declines 10 express himself on the sub
ject OF the Republican candidates now in
the field, but asserts that he did not retire in
favcr Of any particular one of them. He is
convinced of Republican victory. basing
his conviction in particular on the tariff
question.
When Mr.. Blaine was asked the direct
question whether he would, under any cir
eumsiances, permit bis name to be used
again as a candidate. he replied in the most
emphatic negative. but then added do
not wish to make any new afiirmations upon
the subject. | have said all that | wish TO
say upon this subject in the letter. That
letter. as yoa must know, was not hap
hazard. off-liand affair. II was the result of
much deliberation and careful thought. You
will remember that told you in Paris last
December that had no mention Of being
candidate again and that had practically
made up my mind at that iime'to forbid the
use of my name in the approaching conyen-
ton"
hold " he said later in the conversation,
the have no right TO be a candidate again
\ man who has once been the candidate of
his party and defeated, owes it to his party
to Withdraw and not be candidate Sec
ond time More than this, iheae is another
plain reason for my Withdrawing. could
not 90 through the burden and fatigue Of
another Presidential canvass-stch one as
the canvass Of the last campaign To accept
a nomination, and to do less than before
would be impossible
Mr.. Crawford thus concludes his dispatch:
Towards the close of my last call asked
Mr. Blaine when he expected TO rctGrn to
America He said that he expected reach
New York about the as. of June. He sx-
poets to spend the late Spring IN London.
lie has not yet determined upon movements.
After leaving Florence he will probably 80
straight 10 Eagland farm Italy. He said
with AN air of lrankness not 10 be misiak
en-:
You have no idea what a relief il is to
me to think that am now out Of the can
vass. and that when / 20 back TO New York
in the summer that Ishall not be going back
there TO face receptions and 10 enter into the
turmoil and excitement of a political can
vass. can now come back quietly, after
the convention has once decided the result,
and enjoy my own life in my own way, free,
! hope, from further criticism or comment"