Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-30
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PRESIDENTIAL TALK.
The Blaine Boom Again on-nepew
Sentiment in New York.

The Binfne Boom Again on-nepew
Sentiment in New York.
Washington, April 28,-The Blaine
boom is on the rise again, and threatens
to carry everything before it. The re-
publican conventions OF Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts have given it fresh
impetus, and the Blaineites are to-day
talking louder and more confidently than
ever. Casting aside all caution and re-
serve they assert that their msn Will be
nominated by eeolametion, as ii has
been demonstrated that no other csndi-
date can get a majority OF votes, and
what is more they assert that Blaine
will ''allow himself TO be forced into the
candidacy. in that way even if he
should write again a letter refusing to
permit his name to be put before the
convention. Those republicans who do
not want Blaine nominated, and be-
lieyed him to be out OF the race, are now
beginning to think the maneuVer of his
friends will be successful.
Said o very prominent and leading re-
publican statesman to-day: "It really
begins to look like Blaine. / cannot
understand the people at all; they seem
to be infatuated, and / do now believe
Blaine Will take the nomination IL ten
dered him in the manner planned by
his friends. I I'M convinced shat Blaine's
nomination could be prevented by his
opponents If they dared to come out
boldly. l have talked the matter over
with q number OF men, who like myself,
oppose Blafne's nomination, but none
OF them dare to come out openly. Every
n is afraid of the revenge OF the
Blaineites, and every one seems to fear
the movement would not succeed, and
Blaine in the event OF his election, would
punish sbem."
1t is impossible to get any one to say
shat Blame must not be nominated. AS
far as they will go is to advocate some
other man and that is no opposition.
New York, April 28-The republican
sentiment is crystallizing into fact. The
New York delegation to Chicago will be
strongly anti-Blaine. 1t will swing
sufficient weight in that gathering to
prevent the nomination of Mr.. Blaine,
in the event of such a step being CON-
fsmplated. 1t is said that Mr.. Blaine
has lost much ground within the past
three weeks. Depew has gained steadily.
just how much effect MIR. Oonkling's
heath has had with this loss of Blaine
prestige is now too early to predict or
weigh. While Mr.. Blame could have
had the solid New York delegation four
months ago, it is doubtful whether he
will have ten of the seventy-two dele
gates at Chicago. The friends of Mr..
Depew have been diligently at work
since the LIST of March securing strength
which, for want OF leadership, would
have drifted to some other candidates.
Depew will unquestionably be- the choice
OF the majority OF the delegation. In
many congressional districts the aation-
al delegates have already been selected
The slate as it o stands contains these
names for delegates ct large: Chauncey
M. Depew, Thomas O. Plast, Frank
Hlscock and Warner Miller. The most
conspicuous feature about many OF the
delegates is the return of the ataIwarts
to active politics. More than this the
factions are disposed to take greater
part in the coming campaign than at
any time since 1880. What effect the
death of Roscoe Oonkling will have upon
this campaign remains to be seen.