The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-28
BLAINE STILL SILENT
What Quay Has to Say About the
Candidacy.
BLAINE COULD HARDLY REFUSE

If Nominated Unanimously at Min
ncapoIis The Presidents Oppo-
nents Working Diligently to Sc
cure His Defcat-ChairmanC Clark
son Makes Lengthy Visit TO the
White House.
PITTsBURG, May Ex-senator Quay
came to the city yesterday and has been
besieged with callers. When asked if
to the Republican convention Senator
Quay replied: II think 700 delegates
will put the name of james g. Blaine to
the Republican national convention at
Minneapolis on June T."
"But hasn't Mr.. Blaine refused to be
a candidates" was asked.
Yes; he says he is not candidate,
but that would not stop the delegates
from nominating him."
He also said in his letter that his
name could not be presented to the con-
vention."
"Well, he may say that, but if some
delegate would present his name he or
no one else could stop that"
"ls it true, AS published, that you
stated Blaine would be noIninated!"
mo, | never made such a remark,
although think nine-tenths of the dele
gates are for Mr.. Blaine"
"Have you seen Mr.. Blaine lately?"
"No."
Have You any assurance that he
would accept the nomination if tend
ered?'
Il know nothing about that / sup
pose, however, that if he is nominated
unanimously he can hardly refuse. |
never heard of any man refusing tho
nomination for the presidency of the
dominant,party after it had been made"
'Did you read President Harrson's
interview published this morning?'
"Yes, but think that is manufactured
stuff like that which has been going
over the country for some time past"
"What do you think of it, any wayy'
"Well, have nothing to say"
WASHINGTON, May est is mis-
take to assume that the anti-Harrison
folks are not considering the possibility
of declination from Mr.. Blaine to run
for the presidency. While they do not
expect such declination it is pretty
certain that they have not yet received
positive assurance from Mr. Blaine
that he will not resist every effort to
make him president. They are, thero-
fore, while quite confident of Blaine,
considering all possible contingencies to
make certain the defeat of Harrison.
The conferences that have been held
have been directed to "A generafconsider-
alton of the situation, with an idea of
making the line of opposition so com
pact as to have his defeat not dependent
upon Blaine. The conference between
Messrs. Clarkson, Reed, Boutelle and
Others at the Capitol was directed to
this point. A very prominent Republi-
can, who has been in close communica-
ton with Mr.. Clarkson, said yesterday:
The rush is for Blaine, and | expect
that he will be nominated; but if he will
not accept the nomination that will not
help Mr.. Harrison"
1t is far from improbable that il Mr..
Blaine, contrary to all expectations,
should decline, his friends, with his ap-
proval, would throw their influence IN
favor of Mr.. Reed. The old-tim un-
friendly feeling between the two Maine
statesmen no longer exists. Mr.. Reed
would give his support to Mr.. Blaine:
and Mr.. Blaine, unless some of his close
friends do not understand him, would in
no way antagonize Mr.. Reed, and might
use his influence to assist Mr.. Reeds
nomination in certain contingencies.
Should Blaine decline Mr.. Reed may be
the nominee.
Mr.. Clarkson, of the Republican
committee, said to a reporter of the
United Press that an erroneous state
ment had been made in regard to the
meeting in Chicago on Tuesday evening
next. Mr. Clarkson said that this meet
ing would be of the subcommittee of
the executive committee to arrange the
details OF the meeting of the full ma
tional committee in Minneapolis on
June 4, and not of the executive COM
mittee, as had been stated.
Chairman Clarkson. of the Republican
National Committee, called at the White
House yesterday and had a long inter
view with the President.
Mr.. Clarkson politely declined TO talk
Of his interview with the president. He
left Washington last night for Mime
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