The Portland daily press., 1888-06-01

exceedingly, because / think Blaine is
stronger than any other man, especially In
the doubtful States. The delegates fayora-
BILE to Blaine will naturally takes diverse
views of the best candidate to nominate. /
am sure Mr.. Blaine will not indicate any
preference. He wants that candidate that is
the strongest"
".Will Mr.. Blaine participate in the cam
paignP"
as earnestly for the success Of the party
when he is not a candidate as when he is
He is Republican from principle, and never
sulks in his tent. lie expects to be at home
in the course of six or eight weeks, and he
will assuredly be ready to labor to the extent
of his strength for the success of the NOM
inees."
"Do you think the Republicans will elect
their nominees?"
more certain of it with Blaine as the NOM
lnee than with any one else. Yet, il the
Chicago convention shall avoid everything
tending to division and cordially unite on
either of half dozen Republican statesmen
whom might name, / believe we shall sue
ceed. The contest will be close and severe,
but l feel confident that, If all our advan-
tages are utilized and square issue made
between the Mills free trade scheme and pro-
lection, we shall win. The delegates who go
discharge"
Mr. Milliken said: II do not see how Mr..
Blaine's letter changes the situation. His
Florence letter stated what he declared to
his friends before his departure for Europe,
namely, that he could not consent to enter
into contest for the nomination. His last
letter simply confirms and gives one reason
Tor his decision which did not then exist,
and that Is, that his friends having entered
the list because of his Florence letter, he
deems 1t improper that he should now appear
as candidate against them. This is chi
yalrlc view Of the case, just such as Mr..
Biaine's most intimate friends were sure he
would take, but there is nothing in his letter
which precludes his accepting the nomina,,
tion IT tcndcrcd to him, with cubtaatial
unanlmlty. Indeed, to say he would not
obey the behest of his party, If it should call
upon him to lead 1t, would show an indiffer-
ence to its success, which so good Republi-
can as Mr.. Blaine could not entertain"
MI. Boutelle expressed his views as fol-
lows: After careful consideration of Mr..
blalne's Paris letter, and full recognition
OF the writer's purpose to eliminate himself
from the presidential canvass, l cannot see
tnat u has practically altered the situation
as a, 1t has existed since the publication of the
Florence letter of Jan. Goth. The letter ex-
pressed even more distinctly than the recent
one, Mr.. Blaine's personal desire to be en-
sireiy wlthdrawn from the field of choice
so lar as MIR. Blaine could influence his con-
troll OF the matter of his relation to the can
didacy, he did it by that letter. The con
tlnued popular demonstration and the cleo
tion OF delegates in his favor in spite Of that
expression OF his personal wish for retire
ment, unmistakably indicates the profound
conviction among the mass of the party, that
Mr.. Blaine's candidacy would most surely
promote the restoration of the party to pow
er, and an uncomfortable feeling that the
interests OF the great organization are supe-
rlor to the personal wishes or disinclination
Of any individual, however distinguished.
The. recent letter bears internal evidence of
having been influenced by persistent repre-
sentatives to Mr.. Blaine, through the press
and otherwise, that the friends of other can
dldates were regarding the continued popu-
lar movement In his favor, as in one sense
an injustice to them, and reflection upon
the sincerity of his former letter. But how
ever much honor this last letter may reflect
upon MIR. Blaine's sensitive chivalry toward
the other leaders OF the Republican party, it
does not change the fact that the great ma
Jority of the party believes that he can bring
more strength to its standard than any other
candidate, and there is nothing in the logic
OF the situation to cause a belief that this
additlonal manifestation Of the great lead
er's magnanimity can possibly lessen the en-
thusiastic desire to make him the standard
bearer. Neither do l see any reason to an
tlcipate that 1t will cause any subs tantal
change in the attitude of the friends of Mr..
Blaine who have been from the first as they
are now, ready to unite cordially in the sup
port OF any one of the tried and trusted lead
ers OF the Republican party upon whom its
choice and confidence can be concentrated"
Governor Marbles Views.
AUGUSTA, May Ex-Governor Marble said
last night: "Having known Mr.. Blaine long
and well, his Paris letter is just what have
been expecting and been looking for My
choice for President is the man who will
carry New York, and believe the conven-
tion will nominate that man. This man is,
in my judgment, Chauncey M Depew, a
natural ;leader, of irreproachable life, and
immensely popular with his party. Above
all, his personal popularity and his business
position will give vote in the great politi-
cal State of New York which few, and per-
haps no other Republican candidate could
command. He will be hard. if not an i'm