Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-04-12
HILL IS OUT OF IT.
Not Likely TO Go Before
the Convention.
BLAINE AS A CANDIDATE.
He Does Not Seek the Nomination But
Would Not Decline.

WASHINGTON, April IA local paper
contains the following: The Democrats
are getting anxious about the POLITICAL
situation and the leaders in congress are4
arouslng themselves To action on the pref
pairing for the campaign next fall. TheI
Democratic managers have come to a.
realization Of the fact that they had better
stop lighting over the question OF personal
preferences for presidential houors. The
Democratic congressional committee Is
getting down TO work IN preparation for
systematic effort 10 help members of
their party In close districts, and IL Is ex-
pected that the ordinary campaign work
will begin much earlier than usual.
Leaders are declaring that the squabble
over the presidential nomination Is liable
to hurt the party, not only rs to the cleo
tion of president but in the congressional
election. They say that IL the pickering Is
kept up it may render the thing ccStended
for Of but little value. The opinion is very
freely expressed at the Capitol that Mr..
Hills name will not 20 before the conven-
ton, and there are today few Democrats
who believe that he can get the nomina-
tion IL 1t does II 10 well known within
Democratic circles that Tammany con-
gressmen are talking about other candi-
dates.
The talk which was indulgcd in some
time ago on the subject OF selection of
presidential electors In New York by the
legislature is being renewed. 1t is said that
the action Of the legislature providing for
this method of chosing electors will prob
ably not be taken at this session, but will
be hst during the special session which Is
to be held later In the season. The adop-
tion of this method Of choosing electors
would settle the question Of the political
complexion of the state in the next presi-
dentiai election, and New York would be
nolonger doubtful factor in the contest.
1t might, therefore, not be to Mr.. Hills
interest to have the matter settled before
the Democratic national convention. 1t is
said that after the convention there is lit
tie doubt that the Legislature will pass the
bill, as they almost certainly will, 1t is in
timated If Mr.. Hill should chance to he
the nominee.
A devoted friend of Mr.. Blalne's told a
reporter yesterday that it was absolutely
certain that
Mr.. Blaine Would Accept
the nomination for the presidency IL it
should be offered to him by the conven-
tion. He said he had talked long and
earnestly with Mr.. Blaine, and that be
could say positively that he would not de-
cline the nomination IL offered to him,
though he did not desire il and would not
seek it. The new impetus that is being
given to Blaine talk is n matter OF very
great interest TO politicians of both par
ties.
There is probably no one who doubts
that Mr.. Blaine Is sincere in his desire to
avoid the responsibility and annoyance
that would come upon him rs the candi-
date of his party. but there is very large
element in the party who cannot reconcile
themselves to the thought of his retirement
from public life without having the high
est honors in politics
There are many others who feel that
the success of the party may be depended
on the acceptance OF the nomination; that
he coald surely he elected, and that
possibly no one else could. These men
simply will not give up the idea Of Mr.
Blaine's nomination.