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ASSERTED AND DENIED.
Positive Assurance that Blaine Is a Can:
dfdate and Positive Assurance that he
is net.
BLAINE A CANDIDATE

| is not.
| BLAINE A CANDIDATE
Philadelphia Times New York special
4th: heve entirely reliable informa-
tioE that the friends OF Blaine have,
within the last three days. received di-
rect from him his assent to an aggres-
sive movement Ter his denomination
for president, and the assurance that il
nominated in the face of his Florence
letter of decination, he would not feel
at liberty to decline. A general and
systematic effort has been made by
Blaine's closest friends, such as Chair
man Jones. William Walter Phelps,
Whitelaw Reid, charles Emory Smith
and others, for two months past to get
Blame into the attitude of passive can
didate. The Washington conference
was only part of the varied methods by
which Influences had been brought to
bear upon Blaine, and the publication
OF his portrait, freshly taken from life
in Italy, and issued by Judge this week
was decided on more than month ago
as the starting point for the avowed Ell
fort to make Blaine the candidate
Every possible pressure has been put
upon Blaine to get from him the direct
assurance that be will not decline il
nominated, and that assurance has been
received IN this city from Blaine within
the last three days. In very few days
more it will cease to be secret shat
Blaine IS in the hands OF his friends, as
the Blaine leaders will at once come to
the front and make On aggressive can-
palgn for his denomination. This move-
ment has been pretty clearly for
shadowed for some weeks in such Blame
organs ss the Tribune OF this city and
the Philadelphia Press. All affectation
about Blaine's candidacy will nov soon
be thrown OFT and the BATHS made an
aggressive one.
Part OF the original programme was
the election OF Charles Emory Smith as
delegate at large from your state, and
the failure was great disappointment
to the Blame ianto in this city; bnt Mr..
Smith gives the assurance that Blaine can
command q majority of the Pennsylvania
delegation under any circumstances, and
that il Blaine's nomination shall seem to
be assured the delegation will be solid
for him.s The unexpected expressions in
Massachusetts and Vermont for Blaine
were not accidental, nor are they unex-
pected to Blsine's friends. When oil of
the anti.Blaine men were posing on their
arms because they regarded Blaine ss
| out OF the fight, the friends of Blaine
| were most energetic in their work in the
two anti-Blaiue New England states
and they got possession of Vermont and
Massachusetts,. while the others were
sleeping in fanoied security. II was the
expression OF these hitherto anti Blame
New England states that made Blaine
cast inside bis doubts and assent to the
opportunities OF his friends for his re-
| nomination. Lit ia now positive fact
that Blaine is in the Held: that his
| friends have his assent to movement in
his favor, and that he will be nominated
at Chicago ii hard work and plenty oi
enthusiasm can accomplish it.
| BLAINE NOT A CANDIDATE
Pittsburg special. 5th: In an inter.
view to-day, Chairman Jones, Of the
| national republican committee, said thai
| SO far aa Blaine's health was concerned
! he was as we'll Rs he ordinary is, barring
| Il slight cold. He said:
Blaine has not decided to be candi.
| date. He he's not asked his friends 20
make an aggressive movement In his
behalf. He has not written any letters
declining the nomination second time.
| and it is not true that he will be on the
ocean and out OF reach OF the telegraph
when she Chicago convention is in ses-
sion. Blaine said he desired to remain
abroad two years, but feared he would
not be able TO do SO. I would not be
surprised to henr that he was coming
home next month, OF that he would stay
until next year. No time has been fixed
for his return.
"There is no denying the fact that
ever since his declination there has been
growing sentiment among republi-
cans that Blaine should accept the
leadership of the party in the next great
battle. This movement has great
strength and will be powerful, il not
the most powerful element, in the next
convention, / do not think it is the in.
tention OF Blaine to come out squarely
for any candidate or plumply ask his
friends to support John Smith or John
Jones. He is only human and may OF
course say 80 and 80 is my friend. and I
would like to see him nominated, and
such expression would give great