Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-05-28
A BLAINE SENTIMENT
Prevails Among Repub-
liCan Leaders.
THE PRESSURE is STROUNG.
Quay Thinks Blaine Will Receive q
Unanimous Nomination.

NEW YcR4 May 2s.-The Blaine feel.
Ing, which has been expressed with mix
lure OF hope aad fear for the past week by
his many supporters, who have been con-
gregating In this city, took decided bull
movement last night Senator Pettigrew
Of South Dakota, a delegate TO Minneapo-
lis, WAS cautious aud guarded in his state
ments when he arrived here the other day,
but he has now evidently got his bearings
and is prepared to speak by the card He
said:
81 confidently believe that Blaine will
be nominated on the first ballot j see
nothing to prevent it, In the section of
the west from which l come, there are
only four state delegates instructed for
Harrison. My own state delegation will
cast its first vote for Blaine. He will get
eighteen votes out Of the forty-eight dele
gates In Illinois, all but two OF the six
votes in North Dakota, one-half OF the
Minnesota delegation Montana will give
him her six votes. California, with her
eighteen votes, will go to him with a rush,
and the other states will follow suit"
James M. Ashley, who has already an
nounced his intention to do his utmost for
Blaine, said that the Pacific slope should
have place on the ticket. He thought
that Blaine and Estee would sweep the
country.
j. Sloat Fassett was asked what he
thought of the ticket as given above. He
replied: "Mr Estee Is good man, and il
would seem TO me that the Pacific coast
ought to get what it wants, II its demands
are reasonable. But ! understand that
Mr.. Estee was not n soldier, and the can
didate for VII president must be a west
ern man and n soldier"
"Do you mean AlgerS ?" was asked
General Alger is both soldier and a
western man." replied Mr. Fassett. lie
is popular and | have very high opinion
Of him. Whether he will be the candidate
or not, cannot say"
Secretary Blaine remained in his rooms
st the Fifth Avenue Hotel all evening
and had as "A ca Her Mr. Platt. who re-
maiued some time. After his visit to the
secretary, Mr. Platt said: 81 understand
that Mr.. Blaine will leave for Washington
tomorrow afternoon. There is no signif-
canoe In his going to Washington. All
reports about abandoning his intention
OF going to Bar Harbor are rot, rs he
never had the faintest idea of going there
in the first place"
a l.. Conger OF Ohio, a member OF the
Republican national committee, said: 1T
seems to Inc that the nominee of the
Republican party will De either Blaine or
Harrison. Blaine can get the nomina-
tion without turning his hand. The Re
publicans OF the country want him and re-
fuse to accept his letter of declination as
final ! have no doubt that Mr.. Blaine
meant exactly what he wrote in the letter,
but it seems that such a great pressure is
being brought to bear on him that he will
have to accept the nomination, no matter
what his inclination may be. No one can
accuse him of deception or double dealing
If the nomination is forced on him. The
responsibility for the nomination will be
on the party. l do not think Blaine will
refuse ii the convention asks him to be
our standard bearer"