The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-09

name Go Before the Republication
Convention-Finai and Absolute.
WARRINGTON, D. c., Feb. s.-Tbe
Washington Post publishes tho follow
ing important article this morning:
secretary Blaine has written to Chair
man Clarkson, of the Republican ma
t1onal committee, stating that he is not
a;oandidate for the Presidency, and tina
his name will not go before the Repub-
lican National Bonvention,for the nomi
nation. The full text of the letter is as
follows:
WASHINGTON, Feb 6.
lican National Committee pN'
:, MY DEAR SIR: am not n candidate for tbc
Presidency and my name will not 70 be fore the
meRuoilc9n National Convention for the nomi,
con. TO those who hayo rendered me their I'm
port, owe sincere thanks and am most oratcinl
earnest effort in tho approaching Contest whiSh
Is rendered specially i'm port4nt by reason or the
nons1 h ana financial policies of tho Govern
these Issues Is of great moment and viii he of
lar'roachirg consequence. Very sincerely yours,
JAMES G. BLAINE
The brief epistle with which Mr..
L ohuo oSCltTcS ulnSelI not
sdidate for the Republican Presidential
nomination, has been awaited with
more or less anxiety for months. 1t
was promised last summer, and was ex.
pected then by tho President, as we'll
as by some of the Cabinet officers
VINO are in sympathy with the Presi-
dent. AS the summer passed away and
the letter did not appear, although Mr..
Blaine had agreed on three separate
occasions TO indito it. it was announced
as due about Christmas time. Tho
holdays, however, came and went
without the promised declination. and
since That time the political prophets
have been all at sea.
1t will be romemb bored, too, that when
the Republican national committeo
mot here and the Blaine atmosphere
was thick eIough to cut with knife,
an effort was made to learn the inten-
lions OF the Secretary OF State The
natlonal committeeman called upon
PRESIDENT Harrison and thon walked
across 10 the State Department, whore
they were received with marked cordi-
atty Even when Norshwestern com.
mitteeman intimated that tho Repub-
lcans OF that section would rally around
the l;iaino standard next November.
there was no rebuke from the Secretary.
but rather q pleasant smile th 1t led
those present to believe that their out
spoken colleague had touched the rirht
chord.
Since tho first of the new year quite
lumber of politicians have been drop-
ping plumb limo into the depths of
Mr.. Blaine's mind in the hope of sound
Ing his intentions. 1t is safe to saw
that every one of these visits has boon
In vain, and that no QUO has positiye,v
known what MIR. Blaine would do until
now. Some Of tho personal friends OF
Ex-Governor Foraker. for instance, have
been to see him, but left his presence
with the belief that he would be a can
dldate. while others who called upon
him were equally sure that no would
not allow his name to be presented.
lit would XIII me to make another
campaign" said the Secretary to one of
ais visitors. and two days later, when
the same gentlema had another con-
ference with him, his digestion was
either so much better or tho horizon of
MS hope had so expanded that he was
willing to admit that it would not be
such fatal thing, after all, to take
place at the head of the ticket.
Only within the eek he was said
to have told an asrirant for the non,i-
nation thai he woulo he out of the race
IN lew days, while General Clarkson,
when tho latter was here about two
weeks, was unable, after conference
OF two hours. 10 learn any Thing def
nitely Of the Secretary's plan
The publication of tho declination
Will clear tho political atmosphere to a
great extent, but it does not by any
manner OF means solve the question Of
who will be nominated at MINNEAPOLIS
next June. Hitherto every political
prediction has been coupled with the
uncertainty OF Mr.. Blaine's position.
The possibility of his candidacy has
been factor which is now eliminated,
and the political castle building will
now be less in the air than formerly.
1t Will generally be conceded that
Harrison now stands the best chance OF
receiving the nomination, although
there is too much uncertainty in politics
to make even this an absolute prcdic.
ton with the convention several months
distant 1t is the general opinion,
however, that he viii, not get the nomi.
nation without struggle.
Laskey's Loss Not Yet Ascertntned,
MIR. ii. b. Laskey was busy yesterday
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