The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-04
BLAINE WILL ACCEPT.
Senator Hale, of Maine, Says
There is No Doubt About 1t.

One Of the most significant develop
ments of the Blaine campaign is tho
declaration of Senator Eugene Hale, of
Maine, that Mr.. Blaine will certainly
accept if nominated.
Senator Hale has been a strong ad
mirer of the Presid ent, even while the
Blaine movement seemed to be at it's
height, and his declarations that Mr..
Blaine was not in the field have given
great comfort to the President and his
friends. Senator Halo seems at last to
feel that there is no temming the Blaine
tide. He was asked TO day whether Mr.
Blaine had said he would write no more
letters before tho MINNEAPOLIS conyen-
ton.
81 do not think" replied Senator
Hale, THAT Mr.. Blaine has said any,
thing to anybody. think he is occupy
ing passive position. He is saying
nothing. He is going to let things take
their course. He has done everything
that he can do to keep himself out of
the nomination. lie meant every word
that he wrote when he penned his letter
to Chairman Clarkson in February last,
declaring that his name should not be
presented to the convention.
This action on his part was followed
by the election of a delegation from
Maine to the national Republican con-
vention that was known to be favorable
to the denomination of President Har-
rison. No stronger evidence could be
furnished by Mr.. Blaine or his friends
In Maine that he was not q candidate
than his letter and the action of the dis.
trict and State conventions OF Maine.
Mr.. Blaine is remaining perfectly
quiet. II he does not communicate with
the convention through some of his
friends he is likely to be nominated if
he has delegates enough to do it, l
think he is entirely indifferent whe Their
he is nominated or not If the conven-
ton nominates him he will accept. There
is no question about that. The only
point to be considered is whether he
will prevent the convention from max
ing the effort to nominate him"
"Wil somebody be empowered to
speak for Mr. Blaine by the time the
first ballot has been taken"
1T is quite probable
SIS it not true that the first ballot
will be made up largely of compliment
tary votes for favorite sons"
NO" replied Senator Hale earnestly.
There will be but one ballot. | have
no idea there will be more than one.
Cltuer harrison Will De nominated on
the first ballot or Blaine will be- No
other names will be presented to the
convention"
"wil not Alger's name be pre-
sented?"
81 do not think it will be-" was the
reply; "but he is not likely to have any
following outside of his own State dele
CATION and the votes that they will cast
will be so very few, mparatively, as
not to affect the result. No." continued
Senator Hale. with emphasis, "one bal
lot VIII settle it, and at the close of
that roll call either Blaine or Harrison
will be the Republican nominee"
IL suppose you have observed, Sena-
tor, that the anti Blaine men have been
endeavoring to weaken the force of the
current in Blaine's favor by claiming
that many of the men who are shouting
SO Justify for him are not Blaine men,
but only enemies OF HARRISON"
81 do not think that is very con-
vincing argument" Senator Hale re-
piled, because a great many of MIR.
Blaine's warm friends are interested in
this movement, 1t Is not improbable
that some people are working for MIR.
Blaine who are not personally friendly
20 him, but il he is nominated it will be
because the majority of the delegates
want him, and there will be no other
consideration"