The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-12
TIE LY MUSES.!
The Republican Leaders Desperate.
Sentiment Again Drifting Toward
tho Nomination of Blaine.
Burrows, of Michigan, Suggests q
Worry Tempting Dicker.
The Only Man Who Can Thor
oughly Unite the Party.
The Appeals Special Correspondent
Develops Some Very Interesting
Facts About the Republ-
can Complication.
Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.

Special Dispatch TO The Appeal
WAsnINGroN, June 1.-THE drift Of
speculation the last few days here has been
very decidedly to Mr., Blaine as the Re.
publican candidate for the presidency.
The party leaders discuss the matter with
perfect freedom, and although divided in
preferences for the several gentlemen men
toned for the nomination, they unite with
marked suggcstiycncss in the opinion that
II any other man but Mr. Blaine is chosen,
IL will only be after bitter and protIacicd
struggle, This view Of the case is shared
by Thomas G, Plat, who is said to have
enlarged upon II during his two recent Wis
It's here. lilo IL said to have discussed
the matter. too, In a way TO indicate
that struggle or anything approaching
one was TO Dc avoided II possible. Mr..
Plat is still, by his own declaration. un-
committed, and this is considered suggest
i've. The names Of sherman, Allison,
Gresham and Harrison have been before
him for some time, and yet hc is free
man. Not one Of them has captured his
support, Has lac been and is lac slll look
| ing 10 Mr.. Blaine2 II is believed so here.
| The assumption is that the sherman fol-
lowing will bc the most difficult 10 deal
with in this effort to clear the track ior the
Blaine train, Mr.. sherman h ~ vitality
Interested in the race. II is his last chance
aud ho has been encouraged to believe that
lac will be nominated. lie undoubtedly
leads others in the number of pledged
votes, hut many ui them arr culortd men
from the south who sometimes wander
under mysterious influences from one fold
10 another They may bc for Mr Sher-
man today, but no one can tell tur whom
they will hc shouting when they reach
Chicago. Tho Sherman contingent, there
fore, IN liable to bc stampcdcd II very
strong influences arr brought io bear on II,
but the men who are pushing the Ohio
senator seriously aud Loyalty have 20 far
held out against the Establishments 1T the
Blaine boomers. The Allison men are said
. Va Ice more oonplaeont. lhoy smile and
n assert, when u W 10 hc asserted,
:, that The Iowa senator would make an
= ndndmb h. Secretary Of the rr1asnr,. The
Gresham men arr reminded that In tho
: event Of Mr. Hiainc's election he would
have n supreme court vacancy or two 10
. ill, aud that their Hyuriic would bo SURE
Of uu appointment tb that bench ID their
support to the Elaine ticket should hc
satisfactory Tho Harrison movement il
b not IN Mr. Blainc'F way Mr. I.aiuc's
nomination would mean the nomination
of Gen. Harrison ior second place, and the
Blaine men favor him for the succession,
In the event that the ticket should bc
elected. Oi the Alpr boom not much is
known here. The Michigan fnyorir has
had his bDomJr but not much, fO ilr as
can bc seen from this point Of view, has
come a. their efforts
Mr. HuuuWa. oi Michigan, In conycrsn-
ton with your correspondent today. said:
~ consider Mr.. Algrf e very available
man, ior the presidential nomination as q
dark horse lie IL strong iu Michigan,
where be- WIS elected Governor md be- las
great influence with the soldier vote His
public record is uuaeaillhlr. llcha- been
in public lI." sp short time that be- has
not had the opportunity to place himself
on rcCnrl ON thv thlnrfg question, NJ On the
money question, ufuthcfs which divide par
ties llispfiyntr character Be- uulmprl,hahls
IT, s not identified with any particular
faction oi the Republican party and In
the event oi none oi the other prominent
candidates receiving sufficient votes to in
SURF thu nomination, thc supporters II
thusU gentlemen could east their strength
for him without placing ihomsrlv,a in any
false position with rgirl Ia them. Tho
Michigan delegation will present. hIs uHmo
a. the convention. Astn th" probability
of ha nomination cannot a1y. aud iu i1rt,
do not think that anybody gt ths writ
Ing can iurvtull tp whom The pHtr will llll.
"Whlt b. your opinion about lh9 other
candidates.
II have made no estimate # their
strength. Them b. one thing which |
most cmphaiicnlly believe. and that Is that
the delegates Who cannot b" expected 10
pledge nv n single electoral vote ought not
in be- allowed ~ dictate the nomination;
that should BE- done 10y the northern
states
"po you not think that Mr. Blaine may
vet be- presented to the Conyputiunf'
~ think it IL cntirrly within the bounds
. u possibility, and VI Il were, hc would
, certainly b. the nominee. IN that con-
iiugrncy Il b. mprr than probable that Mr
, Harrison would bc his ruunin, mate. l
should not hn no nIl surprised 10 DO should
turn oui thlt Blaine aud liun.un arr To
BE- the nominees ul thr Chicago Cuntgu-
tion. don't see how it would he possible
lnr Mr. blaine to rlusr thr nomination II
were given him by the con, ,UntIon.'
Mr. burrows talk about blaine is tho
mDrp significant from the fact that, until
the lpst lew dlys. hp hlH hrru on directly
the oppusiic tack. llr ha, Hcadiastly
maintained that Mr. Blaine WIS uut oi the
b race lnr good and 40. anl that there was
] No possibility oi his name being presented
4 Ia ihp convention. lie has pOoh.pOOhcd
t. the idea ON every possible occasion, and
I, hns gone ~ Gar a. ~ say that " would be-
/ an insult to the party to believe that it
WIS dependent upon amy ono man for
! success
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m. Hanks wurdcr case.