New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-03-07
JAMES C. BLAINE.
His Belief is that Candidate VINO
Has Once Suffered Defeat Should
Not Run Again,

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New York. Feb. 25.-To- m orrow' s World
will contain three column interview with
Mr.. Blaine which has been cabled from
Florence by T. G. Crawford. for some time
the Worlds correspondent in Washington,
and now in Europe. Mr.. Blaine, in along
conversation, distinctly asserts that under
no circumstances whatever will he allow his
name to be used in connection with the
next presidential nomination. He insists
on the sincerity OF his withdrawal and as
zserts that he had made up his mind there's
to long ago. He considers, first, that any
man whose name has been ass ISOLATED with
defeat in a presidential campaign owes it
to his party not to allow himself to be ne
nominated; and secondly, he is I'M
equal to facing the fatigues, worry
and excitement OF another canvass,
all the more as he would feel
himself bound to work as hard as on preYi-
Gus occasions. Mrs. Blaine and: the other
members of his family are most emphatic
in their approval OF his withdrawal. which
is definitive. Mr.. Blaine will not reaurn
from Europe until June and not until ait
er the Republican convention. He de.
clines to express himself on the subject OF
the Republican candida ties now in.the field,
but asserts that he did not retire liz favor
OF any particular one OF them He rs con-
WINGED OF Republican victory. bssing his
conviction in particular on the.tariH que5-
ton.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES.
When Mr.. Blaine was asked the direct
ques ton whether he would. under any cir.
cumstances, permit his name to be used
again as candidate. he replied in the
! most emphatic negative, bls!s then added:
| do not wish to make any new afirma-
tions upon the subject I have said all
that | wish to say npoD this subject in
that letter. That letter, as you must
know. was not haphazard, off-hand
affair. 1t was the result OF much
elaboration and careful thought.
in Paris last December that had no in
tention OF being candidate again, and
that had practically made up my mind at
that time to forbid the use OF my name in
the approaching convention. hold that l
| have no right to be candidate again. A
man who had once been the candidate Of
his party and defeated owes it to his party
to withdraw and not be a candidate a
second time. More than this, there is an
other plain reason for my with.
drawing. 1 could not go through
the burden and fatigue OF another presi-
Dental canvass-such a one as the can
vass OF the last campaign. TO accept a
nomination and to do less than before
would be impos sible.
| Mr.. Crawford thus concludes mis- dis
patch: 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 ! ork
about the firsU OF June. He expects to
spend the late spring in London. He
has not yet determined upon his move
ments. After leaving Florance he will
probably go straight to England from
Italy. He said. with an air OF frankness
not to be mistaken:
"You have no idea what relief
it is to me to think that [ am now
out OF the canvass, and that when [
come back to New York in the sum.
ner that I shall not be going back there
TO face reception after reception, and to
enter the turn oil and excitement OF a po-
tical canvass. [ can now come back
quietly, after the convention has once de-
,ided the result, and enjoy my own life in
my own way, free, hope, from further
criticism or comment"