The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-05-27
BLAINE SPECULATIONs.

webb" the usually well-informed
Washington correspondent says: A gen.
tlemen who is as near to President Har-
riSon as any one can be said to be made
this statement: "Whatever truth there
may be in the current reports which
connect Mr.. Blaine's name so prominent
ly with the Presidency, have reason to
know that neither the President nor any
other member of his Cabinent has any
more knowledge upon his subject than
any other connected with the Ad-
ministration. Mr.. Blaine has not con-
suited with the President in the matter
He has not given the President to under
stand that he has changed his position
since his letter was written last Februa-
ry, and that the President very naturally
concludes that, if Mr.. Blaine intended to
be a candidate, some statement would be
made to the President. Neither the
President nor any of the members of
the Cabinet will believe that Secretary
Blaine is playing double; or that he has
permitted his name to be used for q
temporary purpose in order to defeat the
nomination of the President and get him
out of the way, while not intending to
accept the nomination for himself. "Of
one thing" said the gentleman, you
can be assured, and the public may as
well understand it. The name of Blaine
and Harrison will not both be presented
to the Convention at Minneapolis. am
confident that the time is not far distant
when, if nothing in the meantime shall
happen, the President will inform Mr..
Blaine that some definite understanding
must be arrived at, and that both of
their names cannot be presented at the
Convention"
The members from Maine by no means
agree with Mr.. Boutelle in the opinion
GndU rrl. Di'siI.N '' ili l. -----A'i-to anu
will accept. Senator Hale, to all who
speak " him, says very frankly that Mr..
Blaine has not changed hio position and
that he stands by his letter of declina-
ton. Another member of the delegation
from Maine, who is as near to Mr.. Blaine
as anyone, says very emphatically, al
though he does not desire to be quoted,
that there is nothing new in the present
agitation that Mr.. Blaine will not accept
or be candidate. "Nr Blaine," said
this gentleman, 'does not think there is
enough in the present agitation to war
rent him in saying, doing or writing any
thing in addition to his letter of Februa-
~. But, if the use of his name shall con-
tinue, you may rely upon it that between
now and the meeting of the Convention,
and in due time, some positive state
ment will come from Mr.. Blaine which
will set all doubts to rest, and will make
it clear that he is not candidate and
will not accept the nomination"
Here are three views of Maine men.
Their conflicting views show that they
are as much as variance as to the gen
eral question as to those who are no.
from the State of Maine. Secretary
Blaine has gone to New York. There is
new grandchild in the family, a
daughter of Mrs. Damrosch. There are
also a number of delegates to the Mime
apolis Convention in New York, and it
is reported that conference is to be
held there. The public is at liberty to
decide whether or not the Secretary of
State has gone to New York to see his
second grand daughter, and his daughter
or to hold conference with the men
who are engaged in organizing move
ment to nominate him at Minneapolis.
No information can be obtained as to
Mr.. Blaines purposes from Mr.. Blaine
himself or from any member of his fam
ily. Abundant information can be OBJ
tanned from those who are promoting
the organization to nominate Mr.. Blaine,
but no one is able to show any creden-
tials that he speaks by authority.