The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-09
NOMINATE HIM ANYHOW
Personal Friends of Mr.. Blaine
Still Have Hope.
SPECULATION ON THE LETTER.
Its Effect Has Been to Give President
Harrison Quite Little Boom.
Gov Boyd, of Nebraska, Enters ONCE,
Refuses to Shake Hands With Thayer
and Prepares to Make a Clean
sweep-The Louisiana Campaign.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. S.-ISpecial. T.
The men who have been intimate POLITICAL
Iy with Secretary Blaine say that there is
nothing in the letter which conclusiyely
proves that he would not accept the nom-
lnation if it was rendered him. In MANY
quarters the wording of the letter is con-
sldered to be extremely cunning. Those
who read between the lines think they can
see desire on the part of Mr.. Blaine to
have himself placed at the head of the ma
tional ticket in this campaign. They believe
that II the people of the country
finally arrive at the conclusion that it
will not be safe for the Republican party
to nominate any man less popular than
Blaine in order to win the victory every
effort Will be used to secure a majority of
the delegates to the Minneapolis conven-
ton in the interest of Blaine's nomina-
ton. L. is believed by some that
MI. Blaine was compelled to make
some public statement in order to
remain in the cabinet and main
tam amicable relations with Presi-
dent Harrison. The position he takes in
the letter is the same that he has main
tanned all along. He has in no sense indi-
Gated that he desired the presidential
nominatign.
Senator Washburn, who has been as
close to Blaine as any other man in the
country, said today that he could see
nothing in the letter that indicated to him
that Blaine would decline the nomination
if it was offered him with any degree of
unanimity. He said the situation
ago, when Mr.. Blaine wrote his famous
la%f
Honest in stating his position at that time,
as he undoubtedly is today, the Repub-
licans could not be prevailed upon to ac-
cept his declination in this manner, and
when they had elected majority of the
delegates pledged in the interests of
Blaine's candidacy to the Chicago conven-
ton. There is very little reason to doubt
that this method might be followed out at
this time
Senator Hansbrough said that he saw
nothing in Blaine's letter which would
prevent him accepting the nomination if
1t were rendered him at Minneapolis. He
thought the time for Blaine to emphatical-
ly decline to permit the use of his name
would be at the Minneapolis convention.
lie thought he would have to do this this
year il he finally made up his mind not to
accept. Hansbrough continued:
In my mind the situation is about this: The
friends OF Blaine and the Harrison men in the
party are disappointed, if not angry, over the
TACT that Blaine has been compelled, owing to
the force of circumstances, to make public his
position at this time The result of this will
probably be that they will take off their coats
and from this time work hard to secure
delegation to the national convention pledged
to support Mr.. Blaine. If this is done they will
have little trouble in securing majority.
Harrison stock has taken decided up
ward turn today, and if the convention
was held within weeks time there is
little douot that he would be nominated.
The delay of four or five months may
change the situation very materially, and
even if Blaine is not in the race, there is
likely 10 be some decided opposition
to Mr.. Harrison. Everybody admits that
with Blaine out of the fight, candidates
for the prize-and good men, too-would
spring up like mushrooms in a night.
Already the tongues of gossip are talking
OF Rusk, Alger and several others as likely
candidates.
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, when shown Blaine's letter declining
to run again for president, said:
This letter makes almost certain the renomi-
nation of Harrison. 1t takes time, in the alb
sence Of men OF national reputation and
national following in a great party, TO bring
forward local leaders aud turn back the
natural tendency OF the administration to per-
petuate itself for second term. As it looks Mt
this moment, on the first impressions upon
reading the letter, the candidate Will be
General Harrison. The platform will be pro-
lection, reciprocity and honest money, as in
oicated by Blaine's letter, and the spokesman
and propaet of the party is James G. Blaine.
LoyDoY, Feb. S.-The Globe to-day, in
commenting on Blaine's letter, in which
he declares he is not a candidate for the
presidential nomination, attributes his
withdrawal to the knowledge that he
would not be successful, and that his
course in the Chilean affair destroyed his
whole foreign policy, so far as the Ameri-
can continent is concerned. 1t adds:
To pretend that there is any regret felt in
England because of Blaine's failure would be
absurd He is the enemy OF our friends and the
friend of our enemies. He never disguised his
wish to annoy us, and he had recourse more than
once to the most petty and uudignifed means TO
affert this nhiact