Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-27
MA. BLAINE DETERMINED.
Under mo Circu Instances Will he Per.
init His Name Used.

| The New York World yesterday published a
three-coumn account OF an interview between
their foreign correspondent Ont. T. c. Crawford.
| formerly at Washlngton,) and Mr.. Blaine. In
| reply TO a Street question as to whether he would
under any circumstances, permit the use OF his
name as a candidate Mr.. Blaine gave a most en-
/ phatlc negative but added that he did not want
20 make any new afiirmatlons upon the subject.
al have said all that wish to say upon this SUBJ
| Ject In my letter. he said. "That letter. as you
must know, was not a haphazard, ofr-hand affair.
IL was the result OF much elaboration ana careful
| thought" lie said further that he had gone TO
Europe TO get away from politics AMI TO be In a
position where m; actions could be subject TO as
/ llttle Misrepresentation as possible. several
weeks ago, he said, there was movement in the
republican party OF nature to make It al
| most certain that he would be renomInated
| and that IL was In order to head OF this
that he wrote the letter to Mr.. Jones.
/ He said that he had been urged TO more speedy
action account OF the candidacy OF other promi-
nent republicans. II there had been no other can
dliates In the ned at this juncture he might have
clear for the candidates IL could not be said that
he was deSerting the party In any way. as there
field. ane that upon ms return home he would work
10 the extent OF his ability the success OF any
candidate Nominated by his party. Growing more
explicit, he said:
81 HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE A CANDIDATE"
81 hold that have no right to be a candidate
again. A man who has once been the candidate
or his party and defeated owes 1t to his party to
withdraw and not be candidate a second time.
More tnan this; there Is another plain reason for
my Withdrawing. i could not go through the bur-
den and fatigue OF another presidential canvass
such one as the canvass OF the last campaign. TO
accept nomination, and 10 do less than before,
would be Impossible IL would look as II / had no
faith myself In the success OF the party"
HAS Nut wITHDRAWN IN FAVOR OF ANY OTHER
CANDIDATE.
He was asked the direct question whether he
Withdrawn IN fayn Of rffp nIa naudt
date.
lie replied: 81 ave not. ] have expressed no
opinion on the subject to any one and do not in
tend TO do so. II were TO make the slightest
suggestions In any way II would merely afford
people an opportunity OF saying that was de-
srouS OF continuing 20 gam power In politics
through Indirect means IL would certainly I'M
pugn the good faith OF my withdrawal"
WILL NOT GO THROUGH ANOTHER CAMPAIGN
Mr.. Blaine was then asked when 1t was that he
had positively determined TO withdraw. He said
that he had made up his mind long ago not to go
through another political campaign. His attitude
In the spring OF 1854 was one OF absolute indifer
ence am even reluctance. His friends all remem-
Der that he then positively refused TO lift his fin
ger in any way 10 personally influence the result.
Mr.. Blaine said ne had not believed In the spring
or 1884 that the republican party could win. The
defeats OF 1882 and 1889, and dissatisfaction
throughout the country, male him believe that the
republican party was doomed TO defeat in that
year. IL was with the greatest reluctance that
he saw the tendency at Chicago TO renom1nate
him.
BELIEVES THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL WIN.
To-day the situation is different. He now be-
lieyes that the republican party will win in the
coming campaign, If upon no other issue than upon
that OF the tariff but he is, in spite OF that belief,
passed beyond the position OF mere reluctance,
and has now assumed one OF absolute determin-
alton never again TO enter the political field as q
presidential candidate. He said upon this head:
II could not go through another contest even
with the certainty OF the presidency at the end OF
IT, The struggle Is too great and there Is nothing
| In life worth such a contest"
NO PERSONAL PREFERENCES.
The correspondent sought TO get some express
sion from him as TO his choice among all the can
didates In the field, asking him especially about
| senator John sherman what he thought OF his
chances. But instead OF making any answer he
| asked questions upon this subject, and wound up
with a general statement that he had no personal
preferences to express, and that his hearty sup
| port and sympathy would go TO whomsOever should
be nominated. IL was evident from Mr.. Blaine'S
manner that II he had had any personal feeling In
| the past against any OF the republican leaders
growing out OF previous conflicts they were for
| gotten.
Mr.. Blaine said he expected to return home the
last OF June.