Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-17
4 heslth and it was not for this reason

OF nealth and 1t was not for this reason
tnat ne declined denomination. .IHis
"Trip, SAID be, 'has been IonderfnlIv
oehenclai. have had many letters from
MN ana IN nearly all of them ne has
spoken OF pis health and he said il WAS
entirely recovered. No, sir; IL is not IN.
health nsr fear of the result or the
worry and strain of another camp,iop
ter" ~ "i4So 'n2' let
IONS sre?" fea-
"As gwen to me at the time to ubiob
3laine refers, the reasons we're: Rsfors
ne nomination by the Republicans In |
o1S, Dlsine WAS very anxious to obtain |
! e Presidency, and worked for 1t with
ne AID Oh his friends. He was disan-
ointeo when 1t went to smother man in
le manner 1t did. In 1880 he was
4 ahxlous, although in lesser degree.
ms disappointment was less marked
biS4 ne had, TO great extent, lost
witslre Tor the ofi:e, and now he
has tWs from the contest because he
lakes'isn to become President. He q,
and WLkeen interest in literary work.
these arrest snd quiet. l assure Won
letter the only reasons for BlsIne,s :
soo1er Csc known tom me. Everybody. =
tning whiCSr, loses 3 desire for some.
and this isNy were anxious to obtain. +
Mr.. Blaine. 'irelyH true in the case of '
"Don't you 8
letter is some N1it that Mr.. Blnine,s n
action of his Inconsistent with the
his consenE, n n 8 presumably, with C.
state delegationSIg for the control of p
"No, sir, it is"numittees?' Il
| such work has been ucatens. No
course, have received countless : CT
on this subjectfrom people north, south
east and west Mr.. Blaine's friends hav
not sought to set up or secure singh
delegation anyShere. We have made n,
concerted action. Thereihas been no meet
ing to map out course favorable to Mr.
Blaine, and assure you that whateVe
has been dene by the admirers Of Blein
has been done on their own account an
not at the instance of his close friends
We have done nothing to secure the nom
ination for Blaine. When people writ
to me on the subj ct send them in repl
the cali OF the convention as issued b
the CON mittee and some extracts OF tn
/ history OF the convention of 1884.
have written no letters In Blkine'e In
| terest."
"Wss this letter laid before any sort {
/ meeting of his friends or the nations
committee?"
"It was not. The letter was receive
by me on Tuesday last, 1t havin
come directly from Florence
me-. It was entirely Blaine
writing, as you see by its opening Sci
tence. 1t was intended for the Republ
can party. did not tell anybody of il
existence until Friday, then 1 told on
man, who assisted me in preparing cope
OF the letter for the press. II was ne
given out on Saturday because many pl
pers do not print Sunday edition.
and 1 was anxious to give
wide publicity. arranged
have It go out by Associated Pres
Even q man as close to Blame Q
Stephen B. Elkins knew nothing of th
existence of this letter until this morI
ing.
THE SENTIMENT AT WASHINGTON.
| WASHINGTON, Feb, 1S.-Mr. Blame
letter was the leading topic Of polite,
lgossip to-day. Blsine's avowed friend
in Congress show desire not to expires
their opinions, but intimate that Il
latter only emphasizes the disinclinstio
which he has shown to press his claim
for the nomination. Prominent me
known as opponents Of Mr.. Blair
doubt the actual withdraw
on his part from the presidents
race. Senator Allison and others VII
may be clsssed as Presidential candidate
content themselves with saying that Nj
Blaine's expressions were unquestions
bly, sincere, out that he would have
y yield to the demsnd Of the party; that /
should become It's candidate If 1t ehoul
so AXpress itself In convention.
Among the prominent Democrats
both houses the expression seems to DIT
vail that the letter Is far from establis
J ing the fact that Mr.. Blaine will not be
} Presidential candidate.
NOT OUT OF THE RACE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The chief top
of discussion in political circles here I
daylwas naturally Mr.. Blaine's letter
declinstlon. Democrats generally belle
that he could not have more efiecti'
bid for the nomination, and say the lett
does not oher any evidence Whatever u
Blaine will not pc the Republican csnd
date.
Senator VOORHEES, said. 1.-THE letter
an urgent appeal for the nomination, 81
an attempt to make his party united
invite him into the race"
The southern Senators generally g!
press the same opinion, and in the Hon
Mr.. Blaine's friends think his letter W
not prevent his getting the nominstio
Others think Sherman or Allison will g
: the bid. 1t is not accepted by N
!. BlAine's followers that the plumed knig
I VIII not lead the party next fall.
D The following telegram was receiy
D by Congressman milliken to-day frc
: Joe MAnlys, Blsine's lieutenant:
3 AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb. Is. 1ss;
> Friends here say the letter does Z
change the situation; only makes b
s stronger. He has no right to decli
( now il nominated.