Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-10
JAMES In THE RACE
The Friends Of the Plumo1
Knight Are Determined
He SHALL Be Nomuu1O
The saturday Conference - Waaknuum
He'd in His lntessss-Plan ruj1o =
20 Persuade Him

WAsHrxsreS, May ss-ssBlains e -
feat" The ann-Harrissnl>s hagn
nailed that legend TO the nasa 81 -
il they hope 70 conquer. Thm wus -.
solved upon st the saturday oon1rp-
ence and transpired this nornin9 -
the frst time. IL Was happy thoonko,
The legend 10 one 10 conJurs W1tA. -
there 10 . ring IN u that oannee fs1 -
inspire the millions whe, thouehs -
eli averss to Harrison, have 6us -
idol In their eye and that idel 4 Bhaina-
The leaders OF the movement hopo -
conquer by the legend not enly enourh
delegates 10 nominate the secrstnsy q
state. but they alss hops 70 cenQuor tko
secretary himself. He has net rooalio6
hls statement 20 w. IL. Graoo thae
II the nomination b tendsre4 - him
he will accept Il. uBless hls hoalth
should 20 back on hin. Tkh fnc1
President Harrison knows and - do
the leaders of the ant-Harrlson fonono.
But there exists in the Harrison caap
. strong belief that the anti -Harr1nnn
leaders are using Biains's name slnply
10 kill OF the presicspt, and tkat
Blaine will net accept the neainasion
under any consid ration. This feekne
10 being nursed by the leaders ef thS
Harrison faction by interviews With
prominent senators declaring tha&
Blaine's letter 10 Clarkson should -.
considered ~ final.
Biains Make Ne sign.
II Blaine would only say . word or
write . letter 70 some friend 10 the sf-
feet that, while be meant all be sai1
when be wrote the letter, yet shsuld
the national convention NJ MinneApolla
be actuateo by belief that party suc~
cess depended on his accepting tho
nomination and nominate hl0 Ne
would accept, al would BE well. There
weulc 90 forth . shout that wouid
make what few Harrison men remained
crawl into their hsles and pull The
holes in after them To induce the
secretary 10 saw that word Or Write
such . letter Platt, Quay, Clsrkson aud
company are now bending their
united efforts. Blaine Ia disin-
clined 10 acoece TO the request
He fears being charged with bed fasth.
and thus far he has conssntsd q
do no moro than repeat what he said %
Mr.. Grace ana TO three united States
senators at different times sincs--shaa
II nominated he will accept but Piats
and ME followers refuse to ~ oAtisfeA.
They are determined 70 stick q the
secretary until he gives IN and conseata.
They are pleading with kin In t.
name OF the party. They point out
how little enthusiasm the preeidenof
succeeds In arousing wherever he eoeA
how enthusiasm IN needed and badly
needed by the party In this campaign.
and how like an agitated train -
powder q word Of consent from him
would light up the country with sntk,h-
siasn and keep IL lighted until the eiob>
ton is a thing Of the past.
shsr@ss . Dsrk Hsrs~
. BY this aud similar arguments ~
snti-Harrisen leaders are trying e Co.
ouer Blain's clsinclinaticn. A uniteA
States senator saic this morning thas he
eelleved they would Be successful. He
added tha; II not successful they wonh5
mako q statement themselves % fko
effect that II nominated Blame VIA &C.
cept, and that dsns he was sure tho
nomination wouie certainly bs unAdo
Should Blame have q bad turn In M
health IN the meantime and decliuo
again, Sherman would - oeise4a1
by the ants. He had ne fear.
however, Of the secretary HAVING
a bad turn. For ever Q month he haa
been getting constantly stronger. ~
ia IN better condition new than ne he
been for year. He takes long WAiks
daily and his imprevea appearance y
the remark Of all who zee him.
In view of all this it is not surpriGiuE
that the Harrissnites Are blue. TIE.
legend, Blaine or Defeat" may ~.
true. Still the party may only Gst e.
OF the two-defsst IL may. kewevsr.
get both. There 10 nothing snall abeut
fate.