The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-05
BLAINE Is A CANDIDATE
SOME SLY WORK BY HIS HENCH-
MEN GIVES HIM COURAGE.

The Declarations in the State Conven-
tions in Massachusetts and New
Hampshire Sharpens the Old once
seeker s Appetite for New Venture
TO Make an Aggressive Canvass.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4-The Times will
publish tomorrow the following triple
loaded special from New York, which it
will indorse as coming direct from most
authentic source:
NEW YoRK, May 4, 1885,
have entirely reliable information that the
friends Of Hon. James G. Blaine have, within
the last three days, received direct from him
his assent to an aggressive movement for his
denomination for President, and assurance that
If nominated in the face of his Florence letter
of declination he would not feel at liberty to
decline. A general and systematic effort has
been made by Mr.. Blaine's closest friends, such
as Chairman Jones, William Walter Phelps,
Whitelaw Reid, Charles Emory Smith and 9TH
ers, for two months past to get Mr.. Blaine into
the attitude of passive candidate.
ACTS IN THE COMEDY.
The Washington conference was only a part
of the varied methods by which influences had
been brought to bear upon Mr.. Blaine and the
publication of his portrait, freshly taken from
life In Italy, and issued by the Judge this week,
was decided on more than a month ago as the
starting point for an avowed effort to make Mr.
Blaine a candidate Every possible pressure
has been put upon Mr.. Blaine to get from him
direct assurance that he will not decline If NOM
mated, and that assurance has been
received IN this city from Mr..
Blame 1cithin the last three days.
In very few days it will cease to be a secret
that Mr.. 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.
ALREADY FoREsHADowED.
This movement has been pretty clearly fore
shadowed for some weeks in such Blaine organs
as the Tribune, of this city, and Philadelphia
Press, and all affectation about Mr. Blaine S
candidacy will now soon be thrown Off and the
battle made an aggressive one Part of the
original programme was the election of Charles
Emory Smith as delegate at large from Penn
sylvania, and the failure was great disappoint-
ment to the Blaine junto in this city, but Mr..
Smith gives assurance that Mr.. Blaine can COM
mand a majority Of the Pennsylvania
delegation under any circumstances, and that
II Mr.. BlaneS nomination shall seem to be as
sured the delegation will be solid for him. The
unexpected expressions in Massachusetts and
Vermont for Mr.. Blaine were not accidental,
nor were they unexpected to Mr.. Blaine 8
friends.
SOME SLY WORK.
When all of the anti-Blaineites were reposing
on their arms, because they regarded Mr.. Blaine
as out of the fight, the friends of Mr.. Blaine
were most energetic in their work in
lil6 JNO ANU -Dldlu6 ANCW I4llSlduu OiuUt5, anu
they got possession of Vermont and Massa-
chusetts while the others were sleeping in
fancied security.
1t was the expression of the three hitherto
anti-Blaine New England States that made Mr..
Blaine cast aside his doubts and assent to the
opportunities of his friends for his renomina-
tion. 1t is now positive fact that Mr.. 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.