St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-14

went abroad with the hope of recover
ing his health, aaid that the letter indi-
Gates that he is disappointed in the Oh
lect of his trip. MIR. Dalzell believes
that Mr.. Blaine is sincere i'll his deter
mlnation not to have his name used in
the convention, and also that he intends
TO assist in the election of the nominees
To the extent that his physical condition
may permit.
81 think Mr. Blaine's letter was writ
ten IN good faith and must be SO ae-
copied, said Congressman George Nj.
Thomas. of Kentucky.
But you were Blaine man, were You
not, Mr.. ThomaSo'
YES, and am so yet. but if Mr.. Blaine
declines to be a candidate that ends it.
We must look somewhere else for our
candidate"
WHO will be the man, now that Mr..
Blaine is Out?"
'rGen. Phil Sheridan. He will be
nominated and elected, too. You may
quote me on that. l am willing to go on
record on that
The letter is no surprise to his per
SOnal friends" said Moses l.. Handy.
I'VE knew that he was coerced into ac-
cepting the nomination in 1884, and that
he was out of politics when the elections
or that year were over. His friends are
now perfectly free to look elsewhere,
and believe they WILL
Representative PavSOn. of Illinois,
Sp ing of Mr.. Blaine's defamation,
said he was of the opinion that the let
Ter was written after due deliberatiOn
and means precisely whatit said. ''Mr.
Blame is not man to write such let
ter without meaning it. Should he do
so. it would be suicidal, snot only to
himself, but to the Republican party"
As to the effect of Mr.. Blaine's letter on
the other available candidates, Mr.. Pay
son did not care TO venture beyond the
belief that it would not iniure the pros
poets of Mr.. Allison. This is a Repub-
Hcan country continued Mr.. PaySOn.
and if Mr.. Blaine's withdrawal shall
have the effect of uniting the different
factions in the party, it will mean an
overwhelming victory for the nominee,
whoever he may be-"
Senator Voorhees, said: Il think the
letter is very urgent appeal for the
nomination and an attempt to make his
party unitedly and unanimously ask
him to make the race"
Senator Plumb-"I think it is SIN
cere withdrawal, and is calculated to be
OF advantage to the party in summing
up and setting forth its position of ad-
vantage. The party will be united and
resolute"
Senator Berry laughingIy II aar,ed
that he had not formed an opinion Vel.
but the tenor of what he said showed
that he had no faith in the sincerity Oh
the letter.
Senator AlliSon-''It is sincere with
drawal. There is no doubt of that. Mr..
Blaine is out of the race unless his
party shall demand that he head the
ticket"
Senator Blair: ssMr. Blaine undoubt-
eddy means what he says, but in my
opinion his declination is a misfortune
TO the Republican party, because no
body else can get as many votes as he
would"
Senator Teller: "Mr. Blaine is ell
tirely sincere, and believe party har-
mony will be promoted by his action
Senator Cullom: Il take it for granted
that MIR. Blaine has written his letter in
good faith"
Senator Aldrich does not believe that
the withdrawal of Mr.. Blaine, his re-
fuSal to permit the use of his name,
will be detriment or an element of
weakness to the Republican party.
There is one thing" added Senator
Aldrich, that this letter has made Ger
tain. 1t will make the Republican con-
yention a more interesting assembly,"
Senator SpOoner said: "Ihe letter is
unSelfish, selt-denying and character
istlc. Just what might have been eX-
pected of Blaine, though it takes every
body by surprise. His letter leaves the
field open to some good man whom all
the party can and will support"
Senator Frye does not consider that
the letter takes Mr.. Blaine out of the
field as candidate If the Republican
party regards Mr.. Blaine as the candi-
date it wants it will nominate him.
Then the responsibility will be shifted
from Mr.. Blaine to the party at large.
Senator Mitchell says he regards the
letter as sincere, but he does not believe
that it takes Blaine out of the race.
Senator Paddock thinks Blaine's let
ter will be a disappointment to his
strong supporters i'll Nebraska. Its
effect will not, however. be detrimental
to the party'S interests in Nebraska. as
we will carry the state for any ReDub-
Hcan nominated. There is a preference
in our state for a Western candidate.
and Senator Allison is very strong with
u.s."
Senator Chandler said to a reporter
to-day: Il have rather expected it for
some time. While Mr.. Blaine no doubt
feels just as hopefully as he writes
about his party, having once run he
does not care to undergo the wear and
tear of another canvass, and. if he
should be beaten, have it said, perhaps.
that we might have won under other
circumstances and with another man.
While he may know that ninety -nine-
hundredths of the party are enthusI-
astically for him he feels no doubt that
the other One-hundredth is the small
element that might decide the result.
While we may lose some points of adj
vantage by MIR. Blaine's declination, the
Republican party will be thoroughly
united and we shall nominate some
other man and elect him. Who that
man may be | can't pretend to say"
The party both loses and gains by
his withdrawal. 1t loses the effect of
his great popularity on the Pacific coast
and the thousands of votes which he
alone can gain from Irish-American
Democrats. 1t loses also the enthusi-
aSm which his name would inspire
everywhere. The gain is the support
of the small percentage of Republicans
who are hostile to him. These being
reconciled to the party.it would be com
pletely united and this union will give
us Republican victory. The free
trade message of Mr.. Cleveland will
probably result in defeating his renom-
nation. So we shall pretty surely have
a new ticket on both Sides
Concerning Blaine'S letter. Senator
Davis says: II regard it asan unquaIi-
fed withdrawal from the presidential
candidacy and desire made to sllhServe
the best interest of the Republican
party. He could have had the nomina-
ton if he had desired to accept it, be-
cause he was the undoubted choice of at
least two-thirdS of the Republican
party"
Senator Spooner says: 1.-THE letter is
unseltish, characteristic, self-denying
and just what we might expect of Blaine,
although it takes every one by surprise.