The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-14
4 SILLY STORY
THAT MR.. BLAINE HAS
WRITTEN A LETTER
And Named His Heir to the Pres
ilcntiaI Nomination
Is Knocked in the Head by Chair
man B. F. Jones,
Who Says There is Not a Word OF
Truth in the Report.
MllSMuHP hAoi
Create Confusion
Among tho Chicago Delegates
Nailed at the Outset.
The Sensational Story and its De-
NAL Published Simultaneously.
News Concerning the Coming
Great Convention.
4 O,., Nn kb aHsSnD
Among tho Chicago Delegates,
Nailed at the Outset.
The Sensational Story and its De-
NAL Published Simultaneously.
News Concerning the Coming
Great Convention.
Distinguished Leaders Gathering
at the Republican Mecca.

Cu,cAGo, June l3.-By long odds
fine central event among the crowds OF
politicians to-day was the arrival OF the
noted recipient OF Blaine's letter from
Florence, Chairman B. F. Jones, OF The
National Republican Committee. Ru'
mors were thick that the big chairman
was the bearer of another epistle from
,he man over the water. This letter,
the reports had it, would prove a
greater surprise and was destined to be-
come even more celebrated than the
famous manuscript with the Florence
date. The reason given was that the
new missive told the secret 80 many
people have tried in vain to guess, who,
himself being barred, Mr.. Blaine pre-
ferred as the Republican Presidential
nominee. Right in the exact spot
where the candidate is to be named, the
floor of the convention hall, was the
place where Mr.. Jones was found by an
Associated Press reporter and consented
10 be interviewed:
Mr.. Jones bluff countenance showed
heightened color and his eyes brighten
ed Immediately ut the mention OF an
other letter from Blaine.
The rumors in circulation were told to
the chairman in detail. Then the ques'
ton was plainly put:
"Mr. Jones have you such letter.?
The answer was flat and to the point:
"No. sir, candidly, have not
40 COMMUNICATION
of a political kind has been received by
me from Mr.. Blaine since the letter
dated at Florence"
"Then YOU have received other letters
from him have you, but not on politics|
Mr.. Jones hesitated. "Yes," he re-
piled, az have heard from him, but there
was no word except what was wholly
personal"
'As you have no letter as described,
Mr.. Jones, u denial Of the statement
that Mr.. Blaine has indicated to you his
choice would be supcrt'uous of course?'
Precisely"
"But don't you think yourself that
that the situation calls for further ex-
preston from him Just ut this time when
there is talk that the convention will get
in a deadlock and the solution will be
call on him."
"No, don't think 80. No person can
ever approximate what this convention
will do. The great majority ol the del.
egates will come here unpledged, and
they may be able, after comforting among
themselves, to nominate candidate at
the very outset. So the talk OF what
should be done in the event OF dead
lock need not be discussed"
"Just one question, Mr.. Jones. These
same rumors have it that Mr.. Blaine
would not accept the nomination,
though it were rendered TO him unani-
mously, and has so stated to you. Has
he ever given any such intimation"
"Most emphatically no."
This closed the interview. 1t had
made two points measureably clear
that new letter from Blaine was not
forthcoming and that in the contingency
OF the convention rendering him NOM
inatiOn the delegates would have to look
beyond Chairman Jones to learn the
result.
CONVENTION GOSSIP.
The most remarkable feature OF the
situation all day and throughout the
evening was the strong under
current for Blaine. No matter that
he had written two letters
declining to be candidate under any
circumstances, and no matter, even II
Chairman Jones had third epistle in
his pocket making the point
again in a direct address tc
the convention. There were many
who quoted BIaine's speeches in which
said that no man had the right tc
refuse the call OF his country II il
came to him with urgency
and unanimity and concluded thai
Blaine would not be the first to violate
his own principles.
General Alger will be nominated by
Colonel Robert T. Frazer, Of De
troit. General Harrison will be namet
by Ex-Governor Albert Porter, OF lndi
annapolis. Gen. Sherman's name will b.
presented by Gen. Hastings, Attorne!
General OF Pennsylvania. Judge Gre
sham's name will probably be presente'
by Leonard SWEET, who presented Abra
ham Lincoln's name in behalf OF lllinoi
Just twenty-eight years ago.