Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-07

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remedied as soon as the new press i
| in running order, and the full servic'
will thereafter appear as received iron
the wires. The following items re
ceived too late for yesterdays papel
have not yet lost their interest.-Ed.
New YonK, May 5.-"The com
ments in to days Tribune reflect my
sentiments exactly" said Whitelav
Reid, the editor, to reporter OF the
World, as he pointed out the para
graph. It said the story OF the Phila-
delphia Times correspondent was like
the recent stuff about Mr.. Blaine's
dreadful state of health-chiefiy bosh.
Continuing, Mr.. Reid said II do
not know that need say any more ;
there is nothing in the story
"Then you believe Blaine will not
be a candidate 2"
"He has done all in his power to
prevent 1t. He was perfectly sincere
in Withdrawing his name from con-
sideration and he did it in good
season. He did it against the earnest
and vehement protest OF every friend,
SO far as | know, who had any idea
of what was impending. The field
has been absolutely open and free ever
since to any candidate who could give
a reasonable promise of carrying,
enough Of the doubtful States to Sc
cure his election. The sound Repub-
lican who can now convince the party
that he could probably get more votes
than any other sound Republican In
the doubtful States would be sure Of
the cordial support Of those who have
pushed Blaine"
"Is it true Mr.. Reid, that Blaine's
friends in New York have been push
ing Mr.. Blaine in spite Of his letter OF
declaration"
"As far as / know there is nothing
in that, , certainly have not been
concerned in any combination or or
ganization to push him, nor have |
reason to suppose that any of the
other gentlemen named in the Phil
adelphia letter have been. have
waited, and / think all are
waiting to see if anybody else devel-
opes such popular strength as would
seem TO give assurance of carrying the
doubtful States. If good grounds
could be shown for hoping that Sher
man could carry New York, ] should
be delighted, and would give him my
heartiest support the best / know how.
The same might be said OF Harrison,
Gresham or Allison. If Chauncey
M. Depew himself or his
most sagacious political friends be-
lieved that while carrying certain
doubtful States in the East, he would
not run the greatest risk Of losing
several important Republican States
at the West, we would support him
with affection and enthusiasm. The
Chicago Convention, when it meets,
will be above all merely personal
considerations and will try to nomi-
nate him."
"Then do you think there is any
possibility Of Mr.. Blaine's nomina-
lion ?"
Eyes, it is possibility that Blaine
has withdrawn his name as candi
date, which was his right. The party
is engaged in considering the names
of other candidates who are offered
under the prevailing volunteer sys-
tenn, and the convention will do the
same. Ii, after full consideration, it
fails to find a candidate about whose
strength in the doubtful States it feels
an equal degree of confidence, it may
finally conclude, as Mr.. Lin
coin did ut certain period
of the war, that the volunteer
business is played out and that draft
must be ordered. The contingency
may never occur, and at present it is
certainly distant; but If it saould oc-
cur, believe the services of the Re
publican party at this time to be in
the highest sense the service of the
country, and see no reason why
Blaine, more than any other
citizen who has sought and re-
ceived honors from his party,
could, or should, be exempt
from its draft. To refuse under such
circumstances would, in fact. be not
unlike desertion in the face of the
enemy. If the Presidency is not an
Office to be sought, as some say, it is
certainly not one to be refused. l do
not know any public man in the
United States big enough to under
take to refuse the greatest Office on
earth without making himself ridicul-
GUS or worse."