The evening world., 1892-06-01
EDITION.
IS REED THE MAN?
The Blaine Boom Alleged to Be In
His Interest.
A Washington Story That Makes
Things Look Different
Is the PIumed Knight Entered Mere
Iy to Kill Harrison z
Quay, CIarkson, Platt and Dudley
and Their Little Conspiracy.

fsrrcTLt TO THE EvrErSo woRLn.1
WASHINGTON, June THE EVENING
WORLD correspondent heard singular story
here to-day, which Is given for what 1t Is
worth. A critical examination shows that
there was some eorroboratIve evidence to sup
port It. Here 1t Is:
The Blaine boom, started In New York, ID
alleged to be conspiracy against the re-
nomination OF President Harrison, but not TO
be intended TO make MIR. Blaine the candi-
date Of the Minneapolis convention.
on FIRST sight this may appear like treach-
cry to Mr.. Blains. 1t is asserted to be
nothing of the kind. MIR. Blame, 1t is said,
has never intended to accept nomination.
He Is represented to have meant just what he
said in his Clarkson letter, and II is added
that when the proper time comes he will so
declare. But he Intends TO defeat President
Harrison's nomination, and his present daily"
ing course, his visit TO New York, his inter-
views with Platt, Clarkson, Ames, Fassetu
and others, are alleged to be all directed TO
that object. The Secretary is represented
as In the conspiracy.
Who then, is 10 be the Republican candidate
II Harrison is to be beaten and Blaine will not
accept? The man, as the story goes, whom
OF all others, after Blaine, such political
manipulators as quay, Platt, Clarkson, Dud-
ley and the rest would desire to see at tho
head of the Government
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed, OF Maine.
1t Is no longer ANYTHING out an open secret
that tho relations between President Har-
rlson and secretary Blaine are painfully
strained Indeed, the parties themselves
now take no pains to conceal their quarrel.
Harrison has made no disguise OF his desire to
belittle Blaine and to claim TO his own credit
the most popular acts OF the State Depart
ment. Mrs. Blaines recent assertion that
her husband was under no political obligation
TO the President shows plainly how the wind
sets In that quarter.
The Presidents spiteful remark last Satur.
day in one OF his speeches, that the good
nature he sees as he travels helps him TO for
get the ugllness OF some OF those with whom
he comes IN contact at Washington, is under
stood 10 refer TO Blaine as distinctly as II the
President had called the Secretary's name.
All this explains why Blaine is resolved to
prevent Harrison's denomination and is will
ing TO cooperate with Platt L CO. to ac-
complish that result
Your correspondents informant In this
matter is q public man OF prominence and In
fiuence, having close relations with the Pres
ident and still closer with Secretary Blaine.
] asked him why Mr. Blains did not take the
nomination himself, as from present appear
ances that Is all that is needed to make Har-
TisOn's defeat certain.
"Mr. Blaine will not be a candidate for
more reasons than one" was the reply, "In
the nrst place It is entirely true that his
health does not warrant his acceptance,
whatever may be said TO the contrary. In
the next place, whether he is hypochon-
driaC or not, he does not believe that he
would be elected. Immediately after tho
! election OF 1854 Mr.. Blaine received flood OF
letters from persons who said they
had voted for him because they did
not choose to desert him under nre,
but condemned his record and would never
vote for him again. Then he has always
counted largely on a certain Democratic vote
which he thinks he would not now get be-
! cause OF Mrs. Blaine's severe treatment OF his
sons wife, his own attack made upon the
young woman and his denunciation OF Father
Ducey. These and other circumstances make
Mr.. Blaine doubtful as 10 his success, and
would add TO the strain upon his health
which his candidacy even under the most
promising circumstances would prove.
"Anorher reason Tor Mr.. Blaine's deter
mination not TO run is OF a personal and
somewhat delicate character. lie fears that
Mrs. Blaine is not popular at Washington,
that there would be sort or woman's war
against her occupancy OF The White House,
aud that the social part OF the adminlstra-
tion, II he should be President, would be an
annoying and veXatious failure"
"Does Mrs. Blaine share these views?"
"Oh, no! Mrs. Blaine is a lady OF strogn
will and positive character, as her unrelent-
ing war against her sons marriage shows.
She Is eager that MIR. Blaine should run, and
II there Is any 'treachery in the pretended
Blaine boom It is against the Secretary's
wife and not against himself. She fully be-
lieves the boom to be genuine"
"Why was not the boom started for ex-
speaker Reed directly instead OF indirectly :"
1.-The reason is plain enough. Tom Reed
does not amount 10 enough 10 make any i'm
pTession on HarTison's admitted strength.
His resolute action In the last Congress, his
strong partisanship and his GOODNESS and
courage satisfied the business politicians
that he was the sort OF man they wanted
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