The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-26

NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN MAKE
HIM CHANGE HIS MIND.

He Declares Himself Incapable of
Facing the Favigues Worry and TX
citement Of Another Campaign He
Won't Return to This Country for tho
Convention.
New YORK, Feb. 25.-To-morrow's
World will contain three-column inter
view with Mr.. Blaine, which has been ca
bl ed from Florence by Mr. Crawford, for
some the Worid'S correspondent in Wash
ington, and now in Europe. Mr. Blaine, in
the course of a long conversation distinctly
asserted that under no circumstances what
ever would he allow his name to be used in
connection with the Presidential nomina-
ton. He insists on the sincerity of his
withdrawal and asserts that he had made
up his mind thereto long ago.
HIS REASONS.
He considers first, that any man whose
namo has been associated with defeat in
PreSldentlal campaign owes it TO himself
not to allow himself to be renominated /;
secondly. fleis unequal TO facing the ia
tlgueS, worry and excitement of another
canvass any more, as he would feel himself
bound to work as hard as on previous occa-
sions. Mrs. Blaine and the other members
of his family are most emphatic in their ap-
proval of his withdrawal, which is Definite
and neither hasty nor recent in its decision.
WHEN HE WILL RETURN.
Mr.. Blaine will not return from Europe
until June and not until after the Repuuli-
can convention. He declines to express him
self on the subject of the Republican candi-
dates now in the field, but asserts that he
did not retire IN favor of any particular one
of them. lie 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 circumstances, permit his
name to be used again as candidate, he
replied in the most emphatic negative.
NOTHING MORE TO SAY.
He then added, II do not wish to make
any new Alternatives upon the subject
have said all that | wish to say upon this
subject in that letter. That letter, as you
must know, was not a haphazard, ofThand
affair. 1t was the result of much delibera-
ton and careful thought. You will remem-
ber that | told you in Paris last December
that | had no intention of being a candidate
again and that had practically made up
my mind at that time to forbid the use of
my name In the approaching convention" D."
MONDAY TO DECIDE.
Chief Arthur was asked this morning
about the proposed strike of the locomotive
engineers and firemen on the Burlington
system He said that he had given his con
sent to general strike, but that the men
would not leave their posts to-day. He
added that unless the differences between
the men and officials were adjusted before
Monday morning. the locomotive engineers
and firemen would leave their posts
READING MEN TO GET REVENGE.
READING, Pa, Feb. 25.-The impending
strike of the Brotherhood of LOCOMOTIVES
Engineers on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad is an event of considerable
interest TO 200 engineers on the Reading
railroad who lost their positions during the
recent trainmen's troubles. These engineers
were Knights of Labor and most of their
positions were obtained by Brotherhood mon,
whom they supplanted ten years before.
They now propose TO retaliate, and n move
ment to this effect was started to-day along
the line of the Reading railroad wherever
these Knights Of Labor engineers are now
located. In case of a strike ON the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy road they propose
offering themselves for the places Of the
striking Brotherhood men. delegation
will probably leave for Chicago early next
week, with more to follow.