New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-16
MIR. BLAINE'S WITHDRAWAL.
GENERAL HovEY HOPES FOR HIM STILL
TWO WESTERN CONGRESSMAN SUGGEST SOME
NAMES TO PILL THE GAR.
YGR pu IN,
81 TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL


WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The feeling that Mr..
Blaine, notwithstanding his refusal to be oandi-
date before tho National Convention. is tho strong
est man whom the Republicans can put forward
In the coming struggle is daily growing in strength
70 those who have already expressed this view,
others are added now. Said General Hovey, OF
Indiana, to-day.
Mr. Blaine will be nominated by reclamation
and as q patriotic duty he VIII accept. The fact
is we have no candidate with half his strength
The others all have O local following. Blaine is
the choice OF tho Nation. Sherman is strong In
Ohio, of course, but the labor eltment will be
against him everywhere else , Harrison can never
command the soldier vote. Personally / am not
unfriendly to him, but CaLnot help seeing facts
when they stare Ine in the face Allison Is an
eminently safe man, and II he were from The Last
he would be the best man in Blaines place as
regards diversified popularity but lie is not only
from the West. but from State safely Republi-
can. Yes. | think when the Convention meets
it will be found that Blaine will got the nomina-
ton. But whoever the nominee Is, he Will be
elected
VIRGINIA WAS SURE FOR HIN.
"I was very sorry" said Senator Rddlebergcr
OF Virginia, to-day, to read Mr. Blane's letter.
The Republicans in Virginia regret Mr. Blane's
course. but believe him to be sincere in his pub
lished declaration. The Democrats. on the other
hand, are more than iubilant 'ecause They see
in the State. You appear SURPRISED at that
statement? Let me explain. There is no man
in the Republican party whose nsme arouses such
enthusiasm in the State of Virginia as the name
of Blaine, and in tho last Presidential election
his name drew many thousand voters from TIE
Democratic parry and we came very near carrying
the State The Presidents message has made
Virginia Republican State, and We can carry
it in the coming campaign provided the delegates
90 to the National Convention uninstructed. ALI
son I regard strong man. He would no
doubt poll Blainc's strength in our State, ms would
several Others who have boon named. OF course
everybody is forced to admit that Blaine is pre-
tmnently tho foremost man IN America To-Day
and the most popular man in the Republican party
Democrats in the South can never forget his noble
efforts by which he defeated the Force bill, and
as between him and Cleveland on tho tariff ques-
ton, Blaine could capture the vote OF every man
in the South who is now crying out for relief
against the Internal Revenue system. Ny honest
convictions tell me that if Blaine was nominated
nothing could defeat him"
VIEWS OF WESTERLY CoNGREssMEN.
General Cutchcon. of Michigan. is reported to-
day as saying to Star" reporter:
Just now no candidate has any especial advantagc
blaine IS the acknowledged head of the party as Mr.
Reed Is of the minority In tho House, because ne was
Whai be says regarded oracular 1t comes direct
ly rom the tripod. His name makes an Impression
nomination now unless It should be rendered 10 him
unanimously by the convention The larty will look
for some other man now. and Try TO select the strong
est think Gresham and llawiey would make GOOD
ticke-Indiana and Connecticut II might be better
II we had the proper in NewYOrk for the second
place. but General Hawley Is strong. Some say that
harrison stronger In Indiana than T. Gresham /
do not know This, but Gresham Is stronger In the
whole country. He was a success In the CablIet ami
judge and he I, popular and above reproach
Congressman +. b. Taylor is one Of Mr.. Sher-
mans supporters contendng that he has the con-
fdence of the people, and could enter the contest
with n certainty OF success In talking on this
subject he said want to say this; we here
in Congress ought not to try to influence the
selection OF o candidate, and, as matter OF fact
we know less about what the people want we
get to talking of what we want individually
and Influence each other. and come to certain
conclusions which may or may not be right we
are generally wrong, probably, in our measure,
mcnt of the popular will l remember very well
when the nomination Of Lincoln :, was
talked Of. Republicans in the House
thought that the people would not
have him that he could not be nominated. They
Judged him to be very unpopular. ana the OPP
position in the House to his denomination was
practically unanimous. They thought It could
not he. or course, they were wrong: Inc Peo-
pie wanted him, and would have him.