The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-26
BLAINE IS OUT OF THE RACE
An Interview in Which He Reiterates
the Statements of His Recent Letter,
And Says that Under No Circumstances Will
he Allow the Use of His Name in Connec-
tion with the Presidential Nomination.

New YORK. Feo. 25-To- morrow's World will
contain three-column interview with Mr..
Blaine which has been cabed from Florence by
T. C. Crawford, for some time the Worlds CORE
spondent in Washington. and now in Europe
Mr.. Blaine. in the course of long con versat,on
distinctly asserted that under no circu instances
whatever would he allow his name to be used
in connection with the next presidential nomi-
nation. He insists the sincerity of his with
drawal, and asserts that he had made up his
mind thereto long He considers, first, that
any man whose name has been associated with
defeat in presidential campaign owes
it TO his party not to allow him
self to be renomned. and, secondly,
he is unequal to facing the fatigues, worry and
excitement of another canvass, all the
he would feel himself bound to work as hard as
on previous occasions. Mrs. Blaine and the
other members of his family are most emphatic
in their approval of his withdrawal which is
defnitiye, and neither hasty nor recent in its
decision Dir. Blaine will not return from
Europe until June. and not until after the Re-
publican convention. He declines to express
himself on the subject of the Republican candi-
dates now in the field. but asserts that
he did not retire in favor of any
particular one of them. He is convinced
of Republican victory, basing his conviction in
particular the tariff question. When Mr..
Blaine asked the direct question whether he
would. under any circumstances. permit his
name to be used again as a candidate, he replied
in the most emphatic negative, but then added:
IL do not wish to make any new afirmations
upon the subject. have said ali that wish to
say upon this subject in thatlstter. That letter,
as you must know. not hap-hazard, off
hand affair. It was the result of much
elaboration and careful thought. You
will remember that I told you in
Paris last December. that had no intention
of being candidate again. and that had prac-
tically made up my mind to forbid the of my
name in the approaching convention. l hold"
he said. later in the conversation, THAT I have
right to be a candidate again. A man who
has once been the candidate of his party and
defeated owes it to his party to withdraw and
not be candidate second time. More than
this. there is another plain reason for my with
drawal. could not go through the burden and
fatigue of another presidential canvass-such a
one as the canvass of the last campaign. To
accept nomination and do less than before
would be impossible"
Mr.. Crawford thus concludes his dispatch:
Toward the close of my last call asked Mr.
Blaine when he expected to return to America
He said that he expected to reach New York
aoout tne last OF June he expects TO spend Tue
late spring in London. He has not yet deter
mined upon his movements. After leaving
Florence he will probably go straieht to Eng
land from Italy. He said with air of frank
ness not to be mistaken: You have idea what
a relief it is to think that am now out of
the canvass, and that when come back to New
York in the summer, I shall not be going
back there To face reception after reception, and
to enter into the turmoil and excitement of
political canvass. 1 can now come back quietly,
after the convention has once decided the result,
and enjoy my own life in my own way. free, /
hope, from further criticism COMMENT