The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-31
1T IS BLAINE AND ALGER
THE TICKET TALKED OF BY POLITE
CLANS IN WARRINGTON.

THE TICKET TALKED OF BY POLITI-
CLANS IN WASHINGTON.
blaine More Than Ever the Popular Caa.
diaate. aud Nothing Except lIis Abso.
lutte Refusal 20 Rua Cas- Prevent His
observation-disclosures Hasn't . Friend
In the National Com.aittee, Unless Col.
iector Fassett Cnn be Chased US One.
WASHINGTON. July 3O.-The Republican poll.
ticians who came hero to assist In tho undoing
OF Quay and Dudley have nearly oil departed
from tho city and tho capital settles bnck
into its usual state Of midsummer dulness.
from:which 1t was SO suddenly and unexpected.
" aroused. On Monday no ono in Washington
knew that a meeting OF the Republican wise
heads was to be held In the city. but during
tho following forty.elght hours two most i'm
portant moves wore nude In preparation
for tho coming great political struggle
for the Presidency. II is probable That
the men whose political aspirations werc
most directly affected by tho reorganization OF
the National Republican Committee. md tho
appointment OF Tom Platts candidate 20 DO
Collector OF the Port OF New York arc Benja-
! min Harrison and James G. Blaine. No move
mont possible 70 DO made on tho political
chess board seems able to lay straw in tho
war OF the progress OF the Maine nun towarl
the Presidential nomination. and thus It Is that
tho retirement OF Quay and Dudley. both ac-
tive and opon enemies Of President Harrison.
from participation In the management OF tho
Republican Committee. leaves Blaine moro
thnn ever the rolular candidate.
1t has now come to be generally believed bv
Republicans In Washington that no power on
earth can prevent Dlaine's nomination except
the power OF his own voluntary and emphatic
| declaration that he will not DO candidate or
| allow his friends TO secure the nomination for
him. Clsrkson is friendly to Blaine. aud prob
ably willing enough to see him nominated II
| things should turn out that way and the stu
alton is the same with almost every other
member OF the Nationa Committee. II Benja-
min Harrison has friend on that committee
| outside OF the new Collector OF the Port OF New
York. J. Slont Fassett his name ia not known.
and. indeed. it Is not at all certain that Mr..
| Tassstt is at heart loyal to tho fortunes Of
President Harrison.
In connection with Yesterdays work OF the
Republicans. n new ticket is being talked OF
| among the politicians to-day. 1t is COMPOSED
Of the names OF Blaine and AlGer The Michi
gan candidate has iereatedly announced that
he would never consent 10 accepting second
place behind any man. however great; but all
the same his friends and others feel confident
! that he would be proud to be attached to the
tail Of Blaine ticket. Col. Clarkson has al
ways been regarded "a an AlGer boomer. al.
though friendly to Blaine, but 1t Is said bv
some of his friends that he has recently come
TO the conclusion that it would be useless 10
attempt to nominate the soldier candidate for
the first place. especially in view of the fact
that Blaine has such sure thing on the nomi-
nation. Blaine and Alger sounds we'll to the
ears of many ReoubIicnns. and the members OF
| the National Republican Committee. who are
IT present :. in S sontr9l SEEM. especially
mistaken sense Of loyalty, to Harrison cause
NJ BLAZING to refuse e BE- cand hx ne the
reSrancs OF Mckinley in tho Held; should the
Maor Ohio this fall a1a find s1, the rHcs
il IT, Ss sena
front, and then Aiger as W.stern nj men would
be texes WIN aRa e
Tie REORGANIZATION Of the National Commit
" appointing his friend ,fassstt Collector:
she t New 9erS deesati on Mr. Harrsops
friends are to-day busy In crediting him with
h n as SS h
appointment Of tassett lust at the moment
| trends on the National COMMITTEES. 1t is pos
| sible that the President did make strong
SS Sna a ose the n ss He po
eaps as well rs rep I,.;s OF the masses
bers Of the Republican Executive Committee
adopted. bidding good, By to QUAY and Dudley.
public opinion had set the senl OF disap;
nroyal upon their POLITICAL methods and called
situation with as good grace as possble but
neither OF them will be apt to forget that the
,Ss
politicians is Benlamin Harrison. N9tWith-
hns s TO s haTr
!Sass H. wife HOUSE souid Tsss ~ more r
1 1ss%%snsa '0t outside evss Since asa e:
'9! s% e HsrI!:ss than DsSis! s!sss%ssS
from Tna,ana - favor Of bis no.minsttSSpp 6 i
Celene! is powsrIess 70 overcom: tie influence
Of ihe Presidential office be will find other 10.
S pos S Buas, nr
Of hs 20. 81 he
ptisaie ci,lzss in taking . Blaine delesaii;n
70 The Rseubliean Convention ash as he would DO
ce taIsssn IN Rsrsis.s il I; Is ha t. he
asde to T HIP II The ns S' viii Be
@Hs a as sSfn ss Nth
| raipn and in Iowa. 1t is not worry likely that
| tho National Committed will be, called together
very soon, and Mr. Clarkson will therefore Re p,
| Ohio and Iowa show tho result OF his efforts in
behalf Of tho iiepubean ticket he might DO re-;
accorIingly. should the disastrous results OF
tho Congress campaign Of last fal which were
managed By him. be repeated. however. pr.
simply rs Chairman ~ the Executive Com:
| mttee. and soms one less Ut J onal re elected
| us Chairman Of the National Committee.