New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-28

brilliant candidate offered by a party for the
Presidency Of the United States. and changed the
policy Of the country.
"The friends OF Mr. Blaine added Mr.. D"prw
who have been such in defeat and IN victory Tor
Il quarter Of Il century. but who sustained General
Harrison Minneapolis have been very hDeraiN
criticised. Mr.. Conklng's cnmty II ME during The
years his auocraiic control Of the party Ill IN,
State was due to my friendship for Mr. Elaine
never had any quarrel with Mr.. Conkllns-on the
contrary ! had done my best TO promote his am
billions at every critical period OF his poli'lcai Hle
when he needed assistance. when was secretary
Of State ! had placed the whole patronage vi hN
Office his disposal to aid him In the HE ana ue"h
struggle which be was then having In MS Con
grcssiOnal district: and he told me often al'er"afu
that 1t had saved him from annhilatlon
After Mr. Blanc's letter OF last February 10
General ClarksOn chairman OF the hep"ohc'"
National Committee. percmporily refusing 'he use
OF his name I'm tho Convention, l asked "ehor'
Hustled to 60 down TO Washington and see MI
Blaine The General had very fail conference
with Mr. Blaine for they were, and always had
hoen intimate friends. As General Hustled reported
The conversation TO me. he said: Blaine said TO me-
Chauncey Depew IS entitled. IL any man Is, 10 NIo"
exactly my position In reference to this nomination.
7 cannot II would and would not If could chahge
from the position have taken In nv ie''cr 10
General GARRISON. I not and Will not be
candidate before the Convention. and If nominated
will not accept. - -,
IL saw Mr.. Blaine few days before went W
minneapolis at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New-iorN
We had a most cordial and Interesting dlscuSsoh loi
n couple OF hours upon the situation. lc was
intensely interested in Republican success. 'oih
him was for General Harrison. lie said mat "cn
ora, Harrison had made good President but lie ol"
NOT hcove that any President could ever be reelected
IN This country AGAIN. lie said that as the popiaoo
Increased the applicants for Office so lnihiteF ou"
horcd the Office, f. be distributed that the dSappohl
mcnts would sufficient TO defeat any iresiuch' u"
matter how good his Administrator might oe liz
went further and made the remarkable prediction 'la'
h did not believe II possible In the conditions WHICH
existed for any Republican to be elected TINS ''ihc.
A distinguished member of the present HOUSE VI
REPRESENTATIVES and an intimate friend OF Mr. hi'i"'
whom ! recently questioned in regard 10 Mr. hlh'i
candidacy at Minneapolis said to me that Mr' Diam,
t,, that after having definitely stated his purpose 1t
was neither honorable nor digniied nor proper lo'
him TO keep rcstaing it, and that he TINS h'e'""er
Of Congress was nj the convention prepared III case
Mr. Elaine was nominated with letter from Ill"
pcrcmptorily declining the honor.
Mr. Elaine enjoys the unique distinction OF nav
i've bccn better understood ly the plain people of the
'nitcd States and thoroughly misunaers'ood ny
us bigby educated and hyperritical citizens than any
other one Of our The secret OF his Suc'e
was his lucdity and candcr. That ucidty ana cahdo
combined with inmltable Quichne-s of applcd'ioh
earnest ness and action created the impression III '
Mugwump intellect that lie was trcESte'-a danger
Gus facor In politics. man 10 be watched ana l'.
{" No states man OF our country, save lienry ,l|N'
has ever had such hold on the popular nnn>'
and no one In, been In such close t'Gch VIVID nv
n""plr 1t any time within the last twenty ycuS
be- wou,d have been tiinn plantly elected lTcsi-
i,nt except for mitoward acc ID. MS ana 1A""i
binary MIR, presentations, Which 'Nc!ybudN ~
,rcttcd after the election va over. 1t was On
ccedngy touching 70 sit in harfoon 81 c co,,''rH
.,fi. comfy cOnIi.i'tppH N'ftnlE ~ -
reception given lay some cithcr ih" repI,,'h''uNN's
Iilaine' with Il personal affection and IN apparr,
Of their own horsrlold. Tiole'ly none Of them
Ind ever met lin. and vt he WIZ IN essential
part 81 their personal political ana S,i Gah ~ &;
Itself gift OF popularity, Of never forg"lih- i"'
OF name. II + said TIA; Henry ,IiN l''9'' T..
IT, | have seen extraordinary iilu>irltm, oil II
iW Thnrlow Weed. and 10y the nncc of Nai'a '",
beyond Mr. Elaine Mr.. Weed and The Prince "f
Wales. have never known any man III p""i' "F
" Mr. Elaine would l." inlrduccd at som" ma,,
meeting or Il reception ~ Na,h'E'" no, -, or '
lawyer and TO hundreds Of them. Subsequently
place distant from the town where the Introduction
occurred. Mr.. Blaine would grasp him 10y ,he
hand can Gim by d n"%T r'a co f ' rra and
peculiar look state incident OF trir b'l cor,
versation: ard that man was rnal I1 Or u' ~ g
his life TO hc burned at the stake ior Jah'' ~
~ have studied Mr. Blaincs oratory IN the scores
platform with him. He not eloquent In our
American understanding Of that word but he HAD u
crrain cc.:ness of statement. dirccincSS II nrgI
mcnt plain aud understandable way OF putting tlng'
which Carried his audience. His great forte was
TO make short speech and 10 make one subject the
prominent feature Of the speech when nc "aN hah-
lie invariably captured his audience at the 'ne' ""l
none Of them forgot him. .
lie will stand In history aS IN" able, pirn'-
mentnrIon and most skiful debatOr of our C0n9r'~'
sionaI history His marvellous memory. his lnmitih"
tact Ia, almost miraculous perception Of The weak
Dont ~ the adversary. the suddcnncsS 0l ms 8irhch
and his ability cover his retreat made MN lhNin
chile upon the floor ~ tic leader OF ~, paily ne
with infinite tact. NJ during his active career
Ina, disputed with him his hold upon the popular |
ina cnaiion and his leadership Of his parry. lie has
lot no successor who possesses In ANY degree such
as he possessed II the affection ana the crhfh"n'e
Of his followers"