Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-13
MA. BLAGNE,S LETTER.
The Chief Topic 0f Discussion Among
Politicians At the Capitol.
VARIOUS VIEWS OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES,
IN CONGRESS OF BOTH POLITICAL PARfIEs.

contention was the chief topic Of discussion
among senators to-day. The republican senators
naturally manifested greater interest In the letter
than the democrats
WHAT SENATOR CHANDLER SAYS
TO STAR reporter senator Chandler said: 81
have rather expected 1t FOR some time. While Mr.
Blaine no doubt feels Just as hopefully as he writes
about the party having run once, he does not care
TO undergo the wear and tear OF another canvass
and, II we should be beaten, have it said perhaps,
that we might have won under other ercam-
stances and with another man. While he may know
mat MISREPRESENTATION m the party are
enthusiastically for him. ne feels 40 doubt that
the other one-hundredth IL the small element that
,nrs o ~ sne result While we may lose some
tne republican party will be thoroughly united,
and We shall nominate some other man, and elect
him VINO that man may be I cannot pretend TO
ksay."
VIEWS OF OTHER SENATORS.
Senator Voorhees, said: 81 think the letter Is y
very urgent appeal for the nomination and an
attempt to make his party unitedly and unani-
mously ask him to make the race"
senator Plumb said: II think 1t Is a sincere
WITHDRAWAL, and Is calculated to be Of advantage
to the party In summing up and setting forth lts
pO 0S ion OF advantage The party Will be united
senator Berry laughingly remarked that he
hadn't formed an opinion yet, but the tenor OF
what ne said showed that he had no faith in the
Senator Davis, OF Minnesota, says it is frank,
honest withdrawal OF Mr.. Blaines candidacy,
made. as he believes, in the best interests Of the
senator Allison-'1t Is a sincere withdrawal.
There Is no doubt OF that Mr. Blaine is out Of the
race i unless his party shalt demand that he head
senator Blair-"Mr. Blaine undoubtedly means
VIVA. ne says, but In ny opinion mis- defamation Is
am 10 the republican party because no
Douy else can get as many votes as he would"
senator Teller-"Mr. Blaine is entirely sincere,
anu Deueve party harmony will be promoted by
MS actlon. believe he could be nOmldated IL he
would but say the word, and he knows that he
could, but he knows that there is an element OF
tne party that opposes him, and to promote har-
mohy, as he hopes, he voluntarily Declines"
senator CuliOm-"I take it for granted that Mr..
Blaine has written his letter in good faith. He
does not now anticipate that his name will go be-
fore the convention. / have no idea that IT will
uniess the sentiment OF the republican party de-
senator Aldrich does not believe that the with
drawal OF Mr.. Blaine, his refusal to permit the use
OF his name, will be detriment or an element of
Weakness to the republican party. He predicts
That the outcome OF Mr. BlaineS retirement will
pe thorough unity and harmony In the republican
party, and that 1t viii go into the canvass with
There IS one Thing ADDED d'p Senator sldrcs
'flat this letter has made certain. II will make
the republican convention q mere Interesting as
semoly." The Senator said he had known for more
than week that something OF the sort was
coming Some OF those persons Immediately In
the confidence OF Mr. Blaine had been advised that
the ietter had been written and would SION be
made public.
Senator Spooner said: s'The letter is unselfish
self-denying. and characteristic, Just what might
have been expected OF Blaine, though 1t takes
every body by surprise. His letter leaves the field
open TO some good man whom all the party can
and Will support" The senator would not under
take TO say who that man may be.
Senator Frye does not consider that the letter
takes Mr.. Blaine cut Of the field as candidate. II
the republican party regards Mr.. Blaine as the
candidate It wants 1t will nominate him. Then
the responsibility will be shifted from Mr. Blaine
to the party at large.
Sincere, out he does not believe that IL takes
Blaine out OF the race. He thinks that should the
republican party call on him he would not refuse
to enter the race.
Senator Paddock thinks Blane's letter will he q
disappointment TO his strong support In Nebraska
from man Who Is sincerely deSroes Of ,he s
cess oil tue republican party Its effect will not,
however, be detrimental" he said to a STAR
republican nominated There is a preference
he added, sin our state for a Western candidate,
u.s."
OPINIONS ON THE HOUSE SIDE.
In the opinion OF some OF Mr.. Blaines friends
in the House, Mr.. Blaine's letter declining the
Presidential nomination will not prevent his
getting it. This is probably the prevailing
Peters and Mr.. Funston, express the opin-
ion that Mr.. Gresham Is the coming man
Others think Mr. sherman or Mr Allison will get
the nomination, according 10 their preferences 1t
Is not accepted BY Mr. Blaine's followers as at all
settled that the Piumed knight Is not 10 lead the
party next fall.
WHAT MR.. NILLIKEN SAYS.
Mr.. Milliken, OF Maine, who represents Mr..
Biaine'5 Old district in the House. and is as near
him as any other man, when asked II he thought
the letter settled Mr. Blaine's candidacy replied
'sNO.r
Then he said: 'fLet me explain / do not think
Mr.. Blaine's candidacy is a matter that he can
settle lor himself. consider his letter entirely
sincere, but it will take some stronger declaration
him retire from the field The letter is
an able document, such he would write.
But know how he felt about the matter before he
IL. lie was not candidate until IT was already
certainly his have known his feeling about a
denomination since. l know 1t from himself, and
have known from the first That lie Cid not want
the nomination He has not changed his mind,
and this Is an expression OF his wishes.
he says himself In the letter that 1t is on occount
or personal reasons that he declines. We all know
what these reasons are-the fatigue and annoy
anee OF the campaign, &c. These, l
lie c'-" reasons H'' why he Should accept. pun
am In favor OF his denomination, not ON account
OF our personal friendship. or because / repre-
sent his district and have the highest personal re-
gard for Inn, but because / think he Is the
strongest man in the party. have taken pais
IL New York o9 @sSg a9
that any other man than Blaine would have lost
that state In "a by more than 10000 The party
hau ueeu III Po"er ioI s"eut!-iour years
charged with fraud and corruption,
from long holding OF power. No other man could
have carried on the contest he did--no other could
have held the party In as good shape. AS can
didate he can do more now than any other
man to put the party back in power
For this reason his friends will accept his re-
lusal as final ! have received dispatches from
various parts OF the country to-day that show
this" He held one in his hand as he spoke. 1t
was from Augusta, Me-, and declared that the
letter served only TO make tine determination or
Mr.. Blaine's friends to nominate him stronger.
Mr.. PHELPS DECLINED TO TALK.
Mr.. Phelps who Is another of Mr.. Blaine's
closest friends, declined TO talk on the subject at
all.
Mr.. Durham, OF Illinois, said simply that he
thought the letter made MIR. Baine'S nomina ton
the more certain. When he Is nominated In Chi
cagO ne will accept. He is Blaine man and is not
In the least Disconnected
Mr. Lodge, OF Massachusetts,, thinks the matter
Is final.
Mr.. Long said about the same thing
Ex-CongresSnan Thad G. Pound, OF Wisconsin,
who refused to support Mr. Blaine in 1884, says he
regards the letter as sincere, that Mr.. Blaine
meant every word he wrote. He expresses the
VIII contribute 10 the success OF his
party and he says that any candidate
except Senator sherman Will be elected.
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