The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-28
BLAINE! BLAINE!.
His Boom Is Still Big and
Bright.
TOM REED OUT FOR HIM.
CIarkson Has a Confidential Inter-
view with the President.
AN ALLEGED LETTER OF DEPEW'S
DIR. Chauncey IL Said to Have Declared
that there are Fifty Men In the New
York Delegation who Would Not Vote
for BIaine-Miiiiken's Enthusiasm.
icy LEASED WIRE To THE Nrws.i |

TBY LEASED WihE THE Newell
NEW YORK, May 29.-Mr. Blaine is still
In the city. The movement for his nom-
ination visiably gathers strength. Mr. j.
Sloat Fasset came into the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, yesterday, gorgeously arrayed in a
blue and white cheviot shirt, a flowing
silk tie TO match, a new spring suit and a
silk hat, which, unlike the headgear Mr.
Blaine affects, showed no need Of brush
ing.
Mr. Fassett called upon Mr.. Blaine and
spent an hour. Then he came down
stairs and got off that old chestnut about
the merely friendly aud social nature Of
his visit
"Mr. Blaine" he said, ''looks Just as
well as he did in 1888, and great deal
better than he did ten years ago ! can
even see great improvement in his APP
pearance since April, which was the last
time i saw him. His health is all right.
No one need be- disturbed about that
Chairman Clarkson returned TO New
York yesterday afternoon. Before leav-
ing he called at the White House and was
closeted with the President for two hours.
Clarkson insisted that the talk was conf
Dental in character. The President is
equally non-communicative.
HAS Mr.. Blaine left the city YETI"
General Clarkson asked the reporter.
NO will you call on him?"
Certainly How Is he looking!"
Every one who has seen him, says he
seems TO DO in good health" said the re-
porter.
"He always had very pallid COM
plexion," said General Clarkson, aud
then looked up quickly and said: "Presi
dent Harrison has just the same kind of
pallid complexion; haven't you ever
nnftcaH His fapa de ne nala
Mr.. Blaine's."
The Washington Situation.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., MAY %. The Har-
receiving letter, said TO be from
Chauncey NJ. Depew of the New York
delegation, not only detailing the strength
which Mr.. Harrison has In the New York
delegation, but also giving assurances
that there are fifty men in the delegation
Mr.. Depew should make this statement
concerning Blaine was a surprise, even to
those best informed as TO his friendship
toward the President.
President Harrison's personal inter
view, published in New York newspaper,
in which, while declaring that he would
not announce himself as n candidate, he
said that discontent with his appoint
ments would play no part in the nomina-
tion at Minneapolis, created some sur
prise, because such an interview OH the
eve of a political convention has never
been known. Mr.. Harrisons freedom o.
expression is generally considered unwise.
Ex-speaker Tom B. Reed has come out
squarely for Blaine. 81 am for Blaine"
he declared to a afellow-Congressman to-
day. 'As between Blaine aud Hari ison /
certainly prefer Blaine"
Congressman Milliken. one of the most
enthusiastic of the Blaine men, was one
of the first TO confer with Reed after the
announcements lie said few minutes
later:
1T is true. l have talked with Reed,
and he is for Blaine. He has arrived at
the conclusion that either Blaine or Har-
rison will be nominated and like IA sensi-
ble man, he makes his choice. He has
chosen Blaine, and although have not
doubted for some days that Blaine would
be nominated. yet the weight of Mr..
Reeds influence will make the nomina.
tion more certain"