The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-05
MR.. BLAINE.
A SENSATIONAL RUMOR AS
no HIS CANDIDACY
Will Appear in an Opposition
Philadelphia Paper.
A Story that He Has Yielded to
the Pressure
And Reluctantly Allowed His
Name to be Used.
ALLEGED that the opportunities
of His Faithful Friends
Have at Last Been Greater than
He Could Withstand.
Alleged that the opportunities
of His Faithful Friends
Have at Last Been Greater than
lie Could Withstand.
A Fairy Tale Concerning Deep
Laid Schemes and things
Said to be ConcOcted to Force
BIainc's Nomination.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, NIay4.-The Time'
will publish tomorrow the following
tripIc.lraded special from New York,
which it will endorse as coming direct
from the most authentic source:
NEW YORK, May 4.
I have entirely reliable information
that the friends of Blaine have within
the last three days received direct from
him his assent to an aggressive move
mept for his nomination for President,
and the assurance that il nominated in
the face Of his Florence letter Of declina-
tion, he would not feel at liberty to de-
cline.
A general and systematic effort has
been made by Blaine's closest friends,
such as Chairman Jones, VIM. Walter
Phelps, Whitelaw Reid, Charles Emery
Smith, and others, for two months past
to get Blaine into the attitude of n pas
siye candidate. The Washington con-
ference was only part OF the varied
methods by which influence had 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 n
month ago as the starting point for the
ovowrd effort TO make Blaine q can
didate.
Every possible pressure has been put
upon Blaine to get from him the direct
assurance that he will not decline IL
nominated. And that assurance has
been received in this city from Blaine
within the last three days.
Ina very few days more it will cease
TO be a secret that Blaineis in the hands
Of his friends, MS the Blaine leaders will
A, once come to the front and make an
aggressive campaign for his renomina-
ton. This movement has been pretty
clearly iorcshadOwed for some weeks in
such Blaine organs us the Tribune OF this
city, and the Philadelphia Press, and all
aiIectation about Blaine's candidacy will
now soon be thrown oil, and the battle
made an aggressive one.
Part OF the original programme was
the election of Charles Emery Smith as
delegate at large from your State; and
the failure was great disappointment to
the Blaine junto in this city; but Mr..
Smith gives the assurance that Blaine
ran command majority OF the Penn
sylvania delegation under any circum-
stances, and that il Blaine's nomination
shall seem to be assured, the delegation
will be solid for him.
The unexpected expressions in Massa'
Chuscts and Vermont for Blaine were
not accidental, nor are they unexpected
TO Blainc's friends. When all OF the anti
Blaine men were reposing on their arms
because they regarded Blaine as out oi
the fight, the friends of Blaine were
most energetic in their work in the two
anti.Blainc New England States, and
they got possession Of Vermont and
Massachusetts,, while the Others wert
sleeping in iancied security. II was the
expression OF three hitherto anti-Blain(
New England States that made Blaint
east aside his doubts and assent to the
opportunities Of his friends for his re
nomination.
1t is now positive fact that Blaine il
in the field, that his friends have his Us
sent TO movement in his favor, ant
that he will be nominated at Chicago /
harl work and plenty Of enthusiasm
can accomplish it.