The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-04
SIGNIFICANT UTTERANCEs.
Senator Hale on Blaine's Attitude on the
Presidency.

Senator Hale on Blaine's Attitude on the
Presidency.
NEW YORK, June 3.-The Herald pub
fishes the following from its Washing
ton correspondent;
One Of the most significant develop
ments of the Blaine campaign is the
declaration of Senator Eugene Hale OF
Maine, that Mr.. Blaine will certainly
accept il nominated. Iasked the Senator
whether Mr.. Blaine had said he would
write no more letters before the Minneap-
oils convention.
81 do not think" replied Senator Hale,
"that Mr.. Blaine has said anything ia
anybody. think he is occupying a
passive position. He is saying nothing.
He is going toilet things take their course.
He has done everything too that he can do
to keep himself out of the nom ination.
He meant every word that he wrote when
he penned his letter to Chairman Clark
son in February last, declaring that his
convention. This action on his part was
followed by the election of delega-
tion from Maine to the National Re-
publican Convention that was known
TO be favorable to the denomination OF
President Harrison"
"No stronger evidence could be fur
nished by Mr.. Blaine or his friends in
Maine that he was not a candidate than
his letter and the action of the district
and state convention, OF Maine. Mr..
Blaine is remaining perfectly quiet. Ii
he does not communicate with the con-
vention through some OF his friends he Is
likely to be nominated IL he has delegates
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indxferent whether he is nominated or
not. IL the convention nominates him,
he will accept. There is no question
about that. The only point to be con-
sidered is whether he will prevent the
convention from making the effort to
nominate him."
"Will somebody be empowered to speak
has been taken?b asked.
at is quite probable"
''Is it not true that the first ballot will
be made up largely OF complimentary
votes for favorite sons?"
"No," replied Senator Hale earnestly.
There will be but one ballot. 1 have no
idea there will be more than one. Either
Harrison will be nominated on the first
ballot, or Blaine will be. No other names
will be presented to the convention"
"Wnl not Alger's name be presented?n
81 do not think il will be" was the re-
ply; "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, comparatively, as not
to affect the result"
"No," continued Senator Hale with en-
phasis, zone ballot will settle it and at
the close OF that roll-call either Blaine or
Harrison will DO the Republican nom
inee."
"I suppose you have observed, Senator,
that the anti Blaine men have been en-
deavoring to weaken the force Of the cur
rent 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 Harrison2"
~ do not think that is q very convinc-
ing argument" Senator Hale replied,
"because a great many of Mr.. Blaine's
warm friends are interested in this move
ment. Ii is not impro bable that some
people are working for Mr.. Blaine who
are not personally friendly to him, but
IL he is nominated II will be because the
majority OF the delegates want him, and
there will be no other consideration"