The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-10
BLAINE's BUDDING BOOM.
A Report that the Florence Letter Will
be Repudiated.

PHILADELPHIA, May 4-The Times
will publish tomorrow the following
triple headed special from New York
which it will indorse as coming direct
from an authoritative source:
"NEW YORK, May Al have entirely
reliable information that the friends of
Blaine have within three days received
direct from him his assent to an aggres-
sive movement for his denomination for
President, and his assurance that, if
nominated in the face of his Florence
letter of declination, he would not feel
at liberty to decline.
"a general and systematic effort has
been made by Blaine's closest friends,
such as Chairman Jones, VIM. Walter
Phelps, Whitelaw Reid, Chas. Emory
Smith and others for two months past
to get Blaine into the attitude Of a pas
sive candidate.
1.-The Washington conference was
only a part of the method by which in
fiuence has been brought to bear upon
Blaine and the publication of his por-
trait freshly taken from life in Italy and
issued by Judge this week was decid-
ed on more than a month ago as the
starting point for an avowed effort to
make Blaine candidate.
every possible pressure has been
put upon Blaine to get from him a
direct assurance that he will not decline
if nominated, and that assurance has
been received in this city from Blaine
within the last three days"
A BATCH OF DEN1ALs.
PITTsBURG, May SIN an interview
to-day Chairman Jones Of the National
Republican executive committee said,
so far es Mr.. Blalne's health was con-
cerned he was as we'll as he ordinarily
is, barring slight cold. "Some of the
stories about him." said he, "are absurd.
To group some of them into general
denial, I may say that Mr.. Blaine has
not decided to be candidate. He has
not asked his friends to make an ag-
gressive movement in his behalf, he has
not written any letters declining noml-
nation second time, and it is not true
he will be on the ocean and out of
reach of the telegraph when the Chicago
convention is in session. Mr.. Blaine
said he desired tc remain abroad two
years, but feared he would not be able to
do 50. / would not be surprised to
hear he was coming next month, or
that he would stay away until next
year. No time has as yet beeL liked for
his return. There is no denying the
fact that ever since the declination
there has been a growing sentiment
among the Republicans that Mr.. Blaine
should accept the leadership of the
party in the next great battle. This
movement has great strength, and will
be a powerful if not the most successful
element in the next convention. l do
not think that it is the intention of Mr..
Blaine to come out squarely for any
candidate or to plumply ask his friends
to support John Smith or John Jones.
He is only human and may of course
say so and so is my friend and would
like to see him nominated and such an
xpression would have great weight"
NEWS TO HIS son.
PTTTsBURG, May 5.-Emmons Blaine
was in the city this morning en- route to
Chicago. In an interview with a
Chronicle-Telegraph reporter he said
that the Philadelphia Times story was
llC"S 10 HILL, Dlit lSlOSSo " S<tNN any
thing further. He received a letter
from his father, dated Rome, Il few days
ago. The letter stated that the writer
was in the best Of health and intended
leaving for Genoa in short time ard
from there would go to Nice by coach.
WHAT wHITELAW REID SAYS.
New YORK, may 5.-"The comment
in to-day's Tribune reflects my senti-
nlcnts exactly said Whitelaw Reid,
editor, to a reporter of the World, as he
appointed to the paragraph. 1t is said
that the story of the Philadelphia Times
correspondent was like the recent stuff
about Mr.. Blaine's dreadful state of
health, chiefly bosh. Mr.. Reid said: Il
do not know that need say any more.
There is nothing in the story"
"Do YOU know, Mr.. Reid, whether
Mr.. Blaine has written to any OF his
friends in the city on the Presidential
question:
Not to my knowledge; in fact, the
only letters l have seen or heard OF
from him since the Florence letter have
absolutely refraineG from any reference
whatever to political questions"