The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-26
BLAINE MUST ACCEPT.
The Republican Leaders Say
That He Cannot Refuse.
PLAIN TALK TO HARRISON.
Henry WattersOn Defeats Cleveland
in the Kentucky Convention.
New Jersey Instructs Delegates to Vote
for Cleveland From First to Last
Colorado Strongly Inclined to Hill

PITTsBURG, May Ex-senator QUAY in an
interview here today declared that the
force of general sentiment would result
in Blaine's nomination.
New YORK, May Ex-senator Pettigrew,
Of South Dakota, was at the Fifth avenue
hotel this evening and had an earnest con-
versation with ex-senator Piatt. Later,
in response to q reporter, he said: at IS
true South Dakota instructed for Harri-
son. but this was done with the under
standing that Blaine was not a candidate
South Dakota is unquestionably Blame
state. He would poll more votes tomor-
row than any candidate that could be
nominated. Blaine is the only Repub-
lican who could carry Montana"
Couldn't Harrison carry Montana 2"
asked the reporter.
Garry Montanal he couldn't carry one
corner Of it," remarked Pettgrew. He de-
ciined to say whether the South Dakota
eiegat;on would consider themselves re-
leased from the instructions in case of
BiaIne's acceptance.
Senator Hiscock, who was seen later
declares that he was still for Harrison,
and had yet to hear of an authoritative
statement of Blaine as candidate.
WAsHINGToN CITY, May 25-I Special. /
The position of President Harrison in the
contest to be fought out IN the NJ nneapo-
lis convention was today outlined by one
OF his staunchest supporters and man
who has heretofore been in charge of the
Republican campaign. The gentleman
stated today that the president does not
fear that the convention will nominate
Blaine. THE danger lies" he said, in
the fear that the programme planned by
the opponents of the president will be
carried out" As this programme now
stands it contempIates attacks upon Har-
rison by such men as Platt, Fassett, VOL
colt, Teller and other influential dele
gates. Continuing this gentleman said:
fassett, for instance, is expected to address
the convention in opposition to Harrison, and
VIII state that while the president has given the
country an excel ent administration, be has re-
fused to listen to the party leaders, has declined
to strengthen the party where it was weak, and
in consequence has Jailed to popularize himself.
Ex-senator platt will declare that Harrison can
only possibly csrry New Io-k. Wolcott VIII
proclaim that Harrison would lose Colorado If
renomlnated, while others, like General Clark
son, will take similar position against him.
1t is natural to fear that such statements from
leading and apparently influential politicians
dent, and this is ths priine object Of al! those
who insisting thas Blaine should be the
nominee.
When this gentleman was asked If Pres
ident Harrison believed Blaine would ac-
cept the nomination. he replied that he was
not certain on that point, but, continuing,
said: 1t is easy TO understand that if
stampede can be started in favor of Blaine
which would result in his nomination it
would be comparatively easy matter for
the convention to swing to some other
candidate in the event that Blaine de-
clines" President Harriscn's friend went
on to stale his belief that the men now
booming Blaine were simply doing so to
prevent the denomination of the presi-
dent, without any regard as to whether
Blaine would accept or not.
The friends of Secretary Blaine are to-
day more than ever confident that he will
place no obstacles in the way of the con-
vention, and il it desires him as the next
Republican candidate that he will believe
it his duty to accept. Chairman Clark
sons interview, published today, certainly
indicates that he is for Blaine and no
other candidate, and were he not certain
that the secretary of state would accept it
is not believed that he would have
come out as strongly as he did in the state
ment given to the press last night Men
who are very close to Blaine and who have
long been known as personal intimates OF
the man from Maine have no hesitancy in
saying today that he Will not refuse the
nomination. Among those who assert the
belief that he will accept are Congressman
Lodge, of Massachusetts,, and Congress
man HIT of Illinois