Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-05-24
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
The Presidents Friends on the
Blaine Movement.
A SCHEME T0BoOM GENERAL ALGEB


Maine Statesman Goes to New York,
Their Interpretation on His Remarks
and Demeanor--An Affection of the
Eyes-Campben Talks DipIom aticaIly
Simpsons Ambition.
| WASHINGTON, May 24.-Secretary Blaine's
| trip to New York has no political signifi-
canoe. The statement that he goes over
to see his new granddaughter only
partly explains the reason for his journey.
| The secretary is troubled with an affection
of the eyes which has recently become
| quite serious, and he goes to New York
for the purpose of consulting specialist
in diseases of that character. He expects
to be absent for couple of days only. In
speaking of the matter the secretary said:
II never knew until was 60 years old that
l had such an organ as an eye, judging
from any unusual feeling there. But lat
| terly my eyes have been troubling me, and
have felt constrained totake advice as to
| their treatment"
| Blaine Stands by His Letter.
| With reference to the movement look
ing to the defeat of President Harrison
| for denomination at the Minneapolis
| convention by the use of the name of Sec
retary Blaine, while no direct authorita-
| tive statement has been made by the sec
retaly himself, it may be said upon the
| authority of a close friend of Blaine that
| he stands by the statement contained in
| his letter to Chairman Clarkson of last
| February. He does not desire to have his
name presented to the convention for the
nomination, and within day or two past
has emphatically stated that he would not
be nominated. Whether or not he has
made this statement to the gentlemen
who are directing the anti-Harrison move
ment cannot, of course, be stated unless
| 1t comes from one of them.
Friend of the President Talks.
But the impression made by the secre-
tary was that he was sincere and
would acquaint persons interested
with his feelings upon the subject. A
close friend and admirer of President Har-
rison, speaking of the efforts being made
by the antagonists of the president to de-
feat his denomination by the use of the
name of Secretary Blaine, said yesterday:
| The movement has nothing honest nor
sincere in it. This is apparent even to a
casual observer when it is considered that
none of the friends of Blaine is engaged in
it. None of the gentlemen whose names
are prominently connected with the move
ment were recognized as particular friends
of the secretary when he was a candidate
for the presidency eight years ago.
Blaine's Friends For Harrison.
"On the other hand men who are
known to be his warm admirers and
staunch supporters, such Whitelaw
Reid, of the New York Tribune; Charles
St,,if nF . he ID 1,hs
B. F. Jones, of PIttsburg, chairman of the
national committee in 1884; Jos. Manley, of
Augusta, Me-, are all satisfied to take Mr..
Blaine at his word, and unite in express
ing their belief that he is not a candidate,
and will not be under any circumstances.
Only this morning the New York Tribune
and Philadelphia Press contained ed
itorials stating that the secretary was
, not to be considered as candidate, and
that President Harrison's denomination
was practically inevitable.
| The Scheme an Alger Boom.
@The object of the movement is perfect
ly plain. These gentlemen do not have
! the re motest expectation that Secretary
Blaine would acce pit the nomination, even
, if it were rendered him. They would be
the most surprised and digusted lot of
, politicians in the country if that were to
be the result of their Vaccinations. What
they have in view and what is the sub
stance of the whole movement is the
nomination of General Alger They knos
that when Secretary Blaine has been
nominated and has declined that General
Alger is probably the only man of promin-
ence who would accept the nomination.
Hence it would be rendered to him by
| acclamation.
| Points to Clarkson's Candidate.
4 &c &c 10
of what Mr.. Clarkson meant when he said
in new York the other day that he had
candidate for the nomination whose
name had been mentioned, but who was
neither Blaine, Mckinley nor Sherman,
and who would be nominated by acclama-
tian. This purpose of the opponents of
President Harrison has been recognized
. by his friends for some days past, and
current publications alleged to be author
itative have only served to strengthen this
belief that the programme as outlined
above is the one upon which all the hopes
of the ants are based"
How L. T. Kitchener Views Matters
Hon. L. I. Michener ex-attorney general
of Indiana, known as a warm personal
friend Of the president, speaking of the
political situation said last night: "The
people of the country ascribe to Mr. Blaine
honesty of motive and sincerity of express
sion in his letter announcing that he
would not be candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination, and those who are now
, insisting that he wrote the letter merely
. to deceive the public temporarily will not
D accomplish their object, which plainly is
t simply to defeat the denomination of the
= president.
. Harrison Not to BE stampeded.
"Mr. Blaine's name is made conveinence
3 by few disappointed persons most of
8 whom were never heard of before as his
: friends. Accepting the endorsement of his
} administration by the Republican conven-
tions throughout the country, including
, the instruction of large portion of the
delegates, as indicating the desire OF the
party, the friends of the president propose
that this desire shall not be frustrated