The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-05
BLAINE AND THE PRESIDENCY.
Unconf1rmed Report that the Plumed knight
Has Consented tho Use of His Name.

Unconfirmed Report that the Plumed Knight
Has Consented the Use of His Name.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May 4.-The Times will
publish tomorrow the following special tele-
gram from New York. which it will indorse as
coming direct from . most authentic source:
81 have entirely reliable information that the
friends OF Blaine have. within the last three
days, received direct from him his assent to an
aggressive movement for his denomination for
President, and the assurance that il nominated
in the face of his Florence letter OF decinatiou.
he will not feel at liberty to decline. A general
and Systematic effort has been made by Blaiue's
closest friends, such as Chairman Jones' Will
lam Walter Phelps, Wbitelaw Reid. Charles
Emory Smith, and others, for two months past.
to get Blaine into the attitude Of a passive
candidate. The Washington conference was
only part of the varied methods by which in
fuences bad been brought TO bear upon Blaine,
and the publication of his portrait freshly taken
from life in Italy and issued by Judge this
week, was decided on more than q month ago as
the starting point for the avowed effort to make
Blaine the candidate. Every possible pressure
has been put upon Blaine to get from him the
direct assurance that he will not decline il nom-
mated. and that assurance has been received in
this city from Blaine within the last three days
In q very few days more it will cease TO be
secret that Blaine is in the hande of his friends,
as the Blaine leaders will at once come to the
front and make an aggressive campaign for his
denomination.
This movement has been pretty clearly fore
Swallowed for some weeks in such Blaine organs
as the Tribune of this city and the Philadelphia
Press, aud all affectation about Blaine's candi-
dacy will now soon be thrown of and the battle
made an aggressive one. Part of the original
programme was the election of Charles Emory
Smith as q delegate at-large from your State
and the failure was great disappointment to
the Blaine junta in this city; but Mr.. Smith
gives the assurance that Blaine can command q
majority of the Pennsylvania delegation under
any circumstances. and that if Blaines nomina-
ton shall seem to be assured the delegation
will be solid for him. The unexpected
expressions in Massachusetts, ami YER
mont for Blaine were not accidental, nor
they unexpected to Blaine's friends
When all of the anti-Blaine men were repos-
ing on their arms because they regarded Blaine
as out Of the fight. the friends of Blaine were
most energetic in their work in the two anti
Blaine Now England States. and they got pos
session of Vermont and Massachusetts, while
the others were sleeping in fancied security. It
was the expression of three hitherto anti-Blaine
New England States that made Blaine cast
aside his doubts and assent to the opportunities
of his friends for bis denomination.
at is now positive fact that Blaine is in the
field; that his friends have bis assent to a move
ment in his favor, and that he will be nominated
at Chicago if hard work and plenty Of enthusi-
asm can accomplish it,"