Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-05

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seems to be good policy for the Republi-
cans TO name some other person than
/ Blame or Harrison. The resignation puts
| Mr.. Blaine ia tho attitude OF opposition To
tue nomination of President Harrison.
TIT WOMEN IN THE CASE.
Representative Rockwell CDemocrat), OF
New York. SAID that the programme for
the last ten days had been that Blaine
should be kept out OF the race up TO TINS
point. and that programme had been made
| with bis assent and assistance. lie dld
not think either Blame or Harrison could
| be nominated. IL had come TO be q fight
| between the Harrison and the anti-harrl-
son people. and Mr.. Blaine, he thought,
| would lend his assistance 90 Quay and
| Ilatt in the effort 10 defeat Mr.. Harrison.
| Mr.. Blaine felt that he had not been treat
ed right hy the President. and besides
| there was known 20 be a social icud be
| tween Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Blaine That
must have its effect on the Secretary.
| Representative Wilcox DemocrGt), OF
| Connecticut. snid he thought that Mr..
Blaine had intended to be n candidate Tor
| some time. The contention between iiar-
, rison and Blaine would be very close, but
| Mr.. Blaine was now convinced that be
| would be nominated. otherwise he would
| hardly have resigned He did not think
that Blaine would be asstrOng n candidate
| a. HARRISON Blaine's course in declining
TO be- o candidate IN q written letter and
! now resigning for the purpose OF standing
for the nomination would be certain 10
| give serious offence To MIR. Harrison and
his friends. and also to some OF Blaine's
former friends. who had committed thorn
selves 20 other candidates after the publ
eaton Of mis- letter.
CHANCES or ELECTION WEAKENED.
Mr.. BRYAN Democrat). of Nebraska.
thought the Blaine and Harrison forces
would fight II out in the convention. and
whichever was nominated his chances OF
election would have been weakened.
Mr. Durhorow Democrat, OF Chicago.
said 1T looks like Blaine was out OF it.
Mr.. Cummings Democrat. OF New
York: Il settles the question. IL means
Blalne's nomination at Minneapolis ana
the hveliest kind of a campaign"
Mr.. Mchae Democrat. Of Arkansas,
thought the letter was the elimination OF
bad blood, but he did not think Blaine
wanted the nomination.
ErpUBIcAN COMMENT.
Il cannot tell what it means" said
Representative PAYNE 0iepubhcan), ~
New ork. with hls usual caution, until
I know what preceded that correspond
ence."
That was what all the Republicaus
wanted to know, but nobody was prepared
|
was general that MIR. Blaine had taken tins
step to slgnallZe his intention 10 enter the
! field rs q candidate tor the nomination.
There were not many Republican represent.
atlves left IN Washington, and not many oi
the few cared 10 go on record as express
ing their views. Mr.. Dingley. Mr.. Blame
| feliow-statCsman, was III thoughtlul
mood. Said he; | must decline 10 eN-
| press an opinion without beng more fully
aware of the caus which led 10 the re-
signation. think that the natural inter
ence would be that Mr.. Blaine wonid not
refuse TO accept the nomination
! Mir. Miiken (Repubicanl. # Maine
81 think II means Mr.. Blaine's nomination
and election. Mr. Is ne has reyor wanted
10 be President during this campaign. Al
least he did not want TO be nominated IN
relations with him. II he allows his name
to be presented now, "a / think he Will. II
| j. because of an overwhelming c1ll or the
party 70 DO So"
Il have no doubt that his letter &c
Chairman GARRISON was absolutely SIN
cere: and II lac Is nominated now as be-
| leye he will be- 1t Will be because Sc
many Republicans have urged upon him
the duty of doing so. believe that ht
! will be elected because | believe MAORI
~ Of the people are III his favor; ana !
| believe that Mr.. HARRISON Is too good q
Republican. too wise and too honorable
man, not TO heartily support hun IL nomi
mated. "a be (Blane) heartily supported
Mr. Harrison IN 1885"
Mr. Caldwell (kepublican), Of Ohio " j
Mr.. Blaine does not write a letter positive
ly declining he will be nominated ant
elected"
THE LITTER A GREAT SURPRISE.
IIr. ODonueu (Ropubican), Of Michi
Gan 1.-THE letter was great surprise. j
came SO Unexpectedly that We do not know
v-bat ~ make of il. We do not know whe
Their il indicates that he j. Oris not candi
date for the nomination, but If DOmlnated
In nv Judgment, be VIII DO elected. lh'
correspondence was so very brief that j
does not afford anxious inqurers any ilgh
| upou the reasons that lmpelled his action.
Represcntative Walker tRepublcan) o
Massachusetts, thought that II meant Mr
Biaine's nomination. He also though
that Blaine would be elected as We'll a
nominated.
Mr.. Wilson Republican), OF Kentucky
, SAID that IL meant the nomination an
election Of Blaine Mr. Harrison deserved
, the nomination from pubic standpoint
I'm. not from political standpoint.
Sir. Grout Kepublican), Of Vermont
said he thought Nr. Blame would not nav
/ taken this step unless he believed he ha'
enough votes TO nominate INN.
Row ABOUT ALLISON AND ALDRIcU
, On the Senate side there was not cor
! norals Guard Of senators TO be found, bu
| of the small number present there wer
q | fyvo dark horses Tor some Repubiican
q ON the House side who feared kukenn.
q eat apht" between Harrison and Blain
4 haj Suggested that the Republican tlcke
5 ! might be Allison and Aldrch.
Senator Allison was IN ms committee
|
Aldrich by a coincidence was at his side
| Nv Allison did not want to talk for publ
- cation. but be j. never unclyll enough {
n | refrsa Doint-blauk, SO he SAID That III
: nevs was n surprise TO him as much so q
II WAS TO anybody. As TO the result D
had no opinion to express. linen ne tol
a story II feicitous style and the moral {
that story was that no matter What MAJ
pened to individuals the great prlncipl'
Of the party moved forward IN constai
progress.
AIDRICH, COCKRELT., AND BEIcE.
Mr. Aldrlch was too cautious 10 give
cnrbstone opinion on go important q
event. and Mr. Cockreil, although. As
democrat. free from any of the restrain
thot bauDered his Republican colleague
| d,d NOT care TO talk about the resignation
Senator Brice was surrounded by DEM
cratic members on the floor OF the nous
| llt declined to give MS NIeN7 lul h'i III,
10 say that "he had not been called IN
he Kepubhcans to settle their dithcuitle
Int he was sure he could II he was"
rLEcrE1cAL Effect OF THE REsiGSATioN.
Senator Squire, of Washington, VI
utterly at q loss to account for the resi-
nation. He knew Of no sufficient rea5o
and felt that It must have resulted iro
something which had occurred within Il
INST few DAYS Said he: do not TIM
Hat Blaine would do anything
This kind purely for the, electric
fect 1t would have, and | am at
lose for an explanation" Senator la
iev also reserved his opinion uni
the situation should be explained and
wac not clear now that explanation was
h. had. iuasmuch as the facts, he suppose
- were known only TO the President ana \!
"a Rlaine. IL is certain that Senator Squi
4 enmmed up the state of affairs here VII,
re he smoke Of 1.-THE electrical effect OF 4
X RESIGNATION at TINS time, for everybody
The CAPITOL was surprised, and II any sen
tor or representative knew OF tho Seer
tery's intention he has kept the seer
u.