The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-09
A BEES BUZZ ABOUT BLAINE
sTIRs THE PRESIDENTIAL FEVER,
The Result of Which Is About As Well
Known at the Present Time as 1t VIII
BE Early in the Ides i'm the Com
ing Month of November.

PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-The Times viii pub
lish tomorrow the following triple-leaded
special from New York, which it will indorse
as coming direct from a most authentic source:
81 have entirely reliable information that the
riends of Blaine have, within the last three
days, received directly from him his assent to
an aggressive movement for his denomination
for president, and the assurance that if NOM
mated in the face Of his Florence letter OF
declination, he will not feel at liberty to decline.
A general and systematic effort has been made
by Blaine's closest friends, such as Chairman
Jones' William Walter Phelps, Whitelaw Reid,
Charles Emory Smith and others for two
months past to get Blaine into the attitude of a
passive candidate. 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 q
month ago as the starting point for the avOwed
effort to make. Blaine the candidate. Every
possible pressure has been put upon Blaine to
get from him the direct assurance that he will
not decline if nominated, and that assurance
has been received in this city from Blaine
within the last three days.
ain very few days more it will cease to be a
secret that Blaine is in the hands of his friends,
as the Blaine leaders will at once come to the
front and make an aggressive campaign for his
denomination. This movement has been pretty
clearly foreshadOwed for some weeks in such
Blaine organs as the Tribune of this city and
the Philadelphia Press and all affectation about
BlaineS candidacy will now soon be thrown off
and the battle made an aggressive one
part of the original programme the
election Of Charles Emory Smith as delegate
at-large from your state, and the failure was a
great disappointment to the Blaine junta i'm this
city; but Mr. Smith gave the assurance that
Blaine can command a majority of the Penn
sylvania delegation under any circumstances
and that il Blaines nomination shall seem to
be assured the delegation will be solid for him.
"The unexpected expressions in Massachusetts
and Vermont for Blaine were not accidental,
nor are they unexpected to Blaine's friends
When all of the anti-Blaine men were reposing
on their arms because they regarded Blaine as
out of the fight, the friends of Blaine were most
energetic i'm their work in the two anti-l}laine
New England states, and they got possession of
Vermont and Massachusetts, while the others
were sleeping in faIrcied security. 1t was the
expression of three hitherto anti-Bane New
England states that made Blaine cast aside his
doubts and assent to the opportunities of his
friends for his denomination.
at is now a positive fact that Blaine is in the
field; that his friends have his assent TO
movement in his favor, and that he will be
nominated at Chicago if hard work and plenty
of enthusiasm can accomplish it,"
NEW YORK, May 5.-The World pub
fishes the following: "James q. Blaine
will not be inaccessible when the national
republican convention is held on
June 10. From time plans would be
so arranged that when the to time
it has been stated that Mr.. Blaine's
national convention was in session he
would be on the Atlantic, homeward
bound, and wholly out OF reach, so that
he could neither decline nor accept a
nomination if rendered to him. The
World, however, yesterday definitely as
certained that the Maine statesman will
at that particular and critical juncture be
within comparatively easy reach, so that
he can readily be communicated with, and
can accept a call from his party, if it sees
fit to enter him in the lists and he feels
perilous work of a presidential campaign.
''Some time ago Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
of this city, who with her husband, yearly
spends some time in the Highlands of Scot
land, sent an invitation TO Mrs. Blaine ask
ingthat she and her distinguished husband
might join them in their yearly outing
At the time the letter was written contra
dictory reports were eing published in
almost every newspaper i'll regard to Mr..
Blaine's health. Again, there was great
uncertainty as to Mr.. Blaine's return On
"Wednesday last Mrs. Carnegie received a
letter from Mrs. Blaine thanking her for
her kind invitation and saying that she
and Mr.. Blaine would gladly accept Mrs.
Carnegie, on the receipt of the letter, inn
mediately sent word as to the time she
would arrive in London. The trip will,
in all probability, be made by coach, Mr..
Carnegie's favorite way of travelling along
and over the border. Hence the party
will proceed through the beautiful Scot
fish Highlands"
''Mr. Blaine's friends here assert that
there is no doubt about his improved
health. 1t would be folly, they saw for q
man to attempt a coaching trip for enjoy
ment ii he were not in good physical con-
dition. Those who know Mr. Blaine say
that he is altogether too careful to make
such a trip if he were not feeling well.
Mr.. Carnegie said To a World reporter last
evening: 1T is quite true that the Blaines
are TO join us for trip to Scotland. Our
plans as far as arranged, will call for an
outing of some weeks. We expect TO
leave London with Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine
about the 9th of June. The report OF Mr..
Blaine's good health is substantiated.'