The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-03

The New York Sun Correspondent Says
That Mr.. Blaine VIII Probably Be
Named by Maine Mantle Secretary
of State Represented as "Fighting
Mad" and Ready to Accept the Nomi
nation-His Friends Confident.
NEW YORK, June "A Washington
despatch to this mornings Sun says:
The advance guard of the Republican le
gions left Washington this afternoon,
bound for Minneapolis, and the men who
composed the Blaine division wore happy
countenances. 1t is practically certain
that they have received the assurance
from Mr.. Blaine which they have been so
long hoping and working for. The talk
of last evening at the Blaine mansion be-
tween the Secretary and Senator Quay.
and other anti-Harrison leaders, settled
the matter, and it is now known as
fact that Mr.. Blaine is "in the hands of
his friends" The Sun correspondent
was assured today by two prominent Re-
publicans who took part in these confer
spunk up, and is fighting mad' with the
man across the avenue, mainly on ac-
count of the recently published state
ments derogatory to him, emanating
from the President, Attorney General
Miller and Secretary Foster. He was al
so informed that Mr.. Blaine declared last
evening that he would write no more let
ters, and that it was evident from what
he said that he now wants to be nominal
ed, and expects to be.
There was good deal of important
work done in these final conferences at
the Secretary's S house. Not only was it
established to the entire satisfaction of
all concerned that Mr.. Blaine would be a
candidate and would accept the nomina-
ton, but many of the details of the con-
Yention were arranged. The manner of
proposing his name to the convention
was carefully discussed. 1t had been
suggested in some quarters that the name
might be sprung on the convention by
spokesmen from the first states on the
roll-Alabama, Arkansas and California
and that this would be likely to bring
about the expected
Stampede at the Word &c.,
This suggestion did not find favor with
the Secretary and his confidential friends.
Some of them thought it would be well
to have the announcement made by some
eloquent orator from some Of the states.
high up on the roll, like Senator tWolcott
Of Colorado or ex-senator Ingalls, of Kan
sas. but there seemed some objection or
another to all that the Westerners sug-
gested, because of their silver proclivities
or other local reasons, and it was finally
decided that the nomination should be
made by a Maine man whose name is
withheld for the present. a
Mr.. Blaine in these final conferences
with his friends expressed great indigna-
about his ssdisloyalty." He claims that
he has been faithful and tireless worker
for the honor and glory of this adminis-
tration, and that the 'sdisloyalty'' has
been entirely on the side of his jealous
associates in the Presidents camp, and
he declares that there is no member of
the Cabinet who would not initiate his
example in regard to the Presidential
nomination under similar conditions.
The course of the President and his lieu
tenants in sending out authorized state
ments intended to disgrace the Secretary
of State, and spreading them broadcast
over the country through the medium of
the press ASSOCIATE ons, has angered Mr..
Blaine and his friends, and it is under
stood has
Caused Complete Breach
between the Secretary and the President
The establishment of the administration
literary bureau in the interest of the
Presidents denomination has also arous-
ed much adverse criticism. Itis freely
spoken of as undignif1ed and unprecen-
ted.
The Jerry Rusk boom for the Vice
Presidential nomination on the Blaine
ticket is gaining in popularity here daily.
| While it is not known what the Blaine
managers are intending or may decide
to do in regard to this matter, it is quite
| evident that the nomination Of the genial
Secretary of Agriculture would strike
the popular fancy.
''You may say that will neither write
| a letter nor send a telegram to the man.
ayers of the Minneapolis convention
This was Secretary Blaine's reply this
afternoon to direct question put to him
as he sat in his library at home. A per-
sonal friend called at the Blaine residence
W OUUdlu SUIll0 lulOl ICldulV0 W
| the proposed monetary conference, and
in the course of the conversation refer
ence was made to a report circulated in
administration circles today that Mr..
| Blaine intended to send communication
to his friends at Minneapolis relative to
the Presidential nomination. He posi-
lively declined to follow the example set
by the President and other members of the
cabinet, and submit to an interview on
the political situation, but he does not
object to saying that he will not send
any letters or kilograms to the conven-
ton. The Washington public infers
from this that he is in the race to stay
and will interpose no objection to such
action as majority of the convention
may take.
John M. Langston, the colored ex-
member of Congress from Virginia, who
is expected to control many of the color
ed delegates from the South in the in
terest of Mr.. Blaine, was here today in
1 consultation with the Blaine leaders. He
also saw many of the colored delegates
who passed through Washington on their
way to Minneapolis. Mr.. Langston pre-
tends to be friendly to Harrison, but
says he does not believe in the second
| term idea. What effect his work had