Blaine's Letter

A reporter of t lic (Jouriek nterviewed a iuimlier of tlie prominent rcpublicans of tlic city relativo to the letter of Mr. Hlainc, whloh is published in another colimin of this paper. Tliere seems to be a diversity of opiuion, as tliere naturally would le, lint the fact Lili rcniains that a large majority of tlie rank and lile of the. party favor Mr. Blatne as a ciunlidate. ofeourse his relusal to allow his name to be brought before the convention opens tlic Meld to a long list of candidatos, l'oremoat among whom are Sheridan, Shernuin, Allison, Alger, Ilawley, Lincoln, Frye, and so on. Iiut here s what soine ofour local rcpublicans think: C. Fberhuch: He did a wlse thlng. .. il. Stafoni: I belleve that we will havo iv chance to vote for ülaine yet. Alderman Btrt: If the republicanscnn elect anybody they can elect lilaine. J. T. Jacobs: Is out of town, bul hels known to Iwvc a warm place In hls heart for Senator Bbarman. I), C.Fall: I ani sorry lilaine has wlthdrawn.for I runs ie li i m the best man of all other men, lor president. .John Htitnman : It is a wise thlng tor Blaine nnd the party. Almost any other candidato menltoned would be better. W. W. Whedon: I thlnk t Is best for the party perhaps. Oen. Sherldtin can poll more votes i han uny oi lier candidato inenMoucd. Httnm luizet: It is oue of Blaine's shrewd moves. He ís the foremost politlcan In the wurkl. But Ido not care to have ïny opinión pnblished. Prof. C. E. Cnenr: I am somethlng of a mugwump; am nota Blaine man; have nc t reau the letter; aml conscquenlly have uu opinión to offer. .Irromt Freemati: James O. Blaine will be the next president of the United States. The people as well as the party demand it aiicl he will have to accede to Iheir demands. B.B. Abel: I thlnk Mr. Blaine Is sincere and neansjust what he says. lint I li. 'lieve if 1 heie is üiiy man in the republican party to day who can he elected, James (i. Blaine is that man. Brnj. Broten: I was in hopes Mr. Blaine would be renominated. He would give us a grand adm i nist rallón, and Is a grand man. My cholee in prefereuce to any olher. It Is iliilieii 1 1 to say who Is the next best. John F. Lawrmce: I am sorry Mr. Blaine wrole that letter. He would have been noraiuated and elected. and then we would have b man ol capacity in the presidentlal chalr. I believe Mr. Blaine to be a great man. Chas. E. liiscock: It looks to me like an honest endeavor ou Blaine's part to do Umi which is tlie besl for the party. I thtnk that Sherman has the coufideuce of the butlness men of the natlon, and he would recelve a warm support from t hal class. T'reaxurer John Afoort : It is evidentthai Mr. niaine will not be a candida te again, but I had coiisidered him the strongest man in the party, and hoped to vote for hlm onoe more. It Is posslble that other men may be found who can poli as niany votes. Thos. 7'. Keech Personally I am a warm supporter of Blaine. but I thlnk, perhaps his ucllon may be for the the best Interest of the party In unlting all factlons. Any man the convention decides upon I am in favor of Would shout rayself hoarse for Alger. P. Bach : Mr. Blaine is all rlght and I belleve sincere in his declination, but I had rather have the satlsfaction of whlpplng our polltical enemtes wlth Blaine than any other man. Mr. Sherman is very substantlal am will gft-ln rapidly. My personal choice wouk be Oen. Hawley of Conuectieut. Alex. W.Hamillon: I think Mr. Blaine It. sincere and will strictly adhere to his determlnation. I regret exceedlngly he did so for I conslder him the strongest man in the ranks of the party. My cholee now is Gen. Alger, and I hope tbis state will send a redhot Alger delegallon to theconvention. Dr. W. F. Breakty: I thlnk Mr. Blaine's name would awaken more enthuslasm than that of any other man In the party, but that hls decisión Is intended lo be II nal as far as he is concerued. Sherman would be ¦atlafaclory to thefluancial Interests, but with Sheri dan we would have a brilllant campalgn. Juilüe E. h'. Frueauff : Whlle Mr. Blaine is my flrst cholee I belleve that hls letter Is prompted by the mirest patrtotic motives Wlth Sherman and Alger as our leaders ani! Blaine and Conklnm speakiug in the canV8ss, we are sure to win, and demorallze the tlemocrats and tneir allies the prohibltioulsts. Wm. K. Child: I am glad Mr. Blaine has written that letter. It leaves the party In better shape for the coming flght. While Mr. Blaine may be the best man for the ofüce, yet he Iihs such marked traits ot eharacter that he h s made enemles that Injure hls candldacy. My cholee for the place is Uen. Alger. Secretara .. . Made: My opinión is thal Mr. Blaine is consclentious In whal he says and will not be considered a candtdate. He could arouse more enthuslasm, however, than any other man. The drift now has set In loward Sherman, and he may possess suIHclent elements of streugth to harnioni. ¦ all fuctions of the party. A.F. Freeman, of Manchester. Mr. Freeman beingln the city yesterday, hls opinión was asked, and he sald in effect: I am slrongly in favor Mr. Blaine, and believe that he will surely be nomlnated and elected. Of all men In thls natlon lo-day he Is the one that a majority of the American people would iíketo honor as thelr president. Mayor MM.' I think the letter Is a mlstake ou Mr. Rlulne's part, but notwlthstandlng it he will be the only candldate. He Is lrameasurably stronger than any olher man In the party. There will be dozenBof candidatos in the field now, none of them very strong and when they como into the convenilou and flnd out how lmposslble It Is to unite upon any one of them. Mr. Blaiue wlil be unanlmously nomlnated, will accept and be elected. Chat. S. Milten: I am sorry lf this Is a posltlve declination. for I consider Mr. Blaine by far the ablest man In this iiatlou to-day. He lsalso our ahlest and most avallable candldate. He would cali around hlm a cablnet that would be an honor to the natlon and give us an admlnlstratlon that would be brilllant and grand. I am a Blaine man, every inch of me, and I believe he will occupy the seat now nlled by Mr. Cleveland afu-r the 4lti of next Marcb. A, L. Nuble: Am well pleased wlth the letter from the fact that I am an ardent adniirer of Mr. Blaine, and Hke the manly and honorable posltion he bas taken. He should have reeelved the nomlnallon when tíayes was uomlnated and could have been elecled then or even four years later. But now he evldently appreciates the fact tbat he should give place to some new man. I thlnk Hawley and Lincoln would make a grand team. Sherman would make au excellent president, as would also Allison, perhaps. J. W. Knlght : I think Mr. Blaine's letter effeclually places hlm out of the race, and prevents his friends from pushing hlm. Uuless the republicana can nomínate some man In whoiu the business men of the country have conüdence, Cleveland will secure tüelr votes, especlally lu the east. Mr. Kulght considered Mr. Sherman the ouly man who could do tbat. The trouble with Sherman, however, is that he Is without warmt h or magnetlsm and falls lo draw people to hln. Lincoln mlght be an excellent candldate. J. ü. h'mowlton: I thlnk the letter Is a good thlng for the republlcau party. Whlle Mr. 1 Linie s chances for a nomiuatlon are perhaps better thau th:se of any other man, yet hls declination will strengthen the party. Sheridan could be elected, and so could Sherman. The business Interests of the nation would be strongly favorable to the latter, especlally agalnst a man holding sentlments that meet the approval of such rattle-bralued theorlsts as Henry Ueorge, who I 8ee bas come out for Cleveland. Ex-Auditor General Stevens: There Is no question In my mlnd, but that Mr. Blalne means Just what he says, and that he could not now be lnduced to accept a nomlnation. I regret hls decisión for I have not the least doubt hut that he would be nominal ed and triumphantly elected. He ii my cholee. I thlnk Sheridan Is the next strongest man. Sherman kan great ahlllly and so have Ingal Is and Oresham. If Cleveland Is re-nomlnated he will recelve the mugwump vote, for they are all free traders. He will also get the money element of New York, for we never had an admlnistration so completely under the control of Wall street as is the present one. Now what the republlcans want Is a man to draw votes from some other element of the enemy. Who Is he? Sheridan Is the only man left for us. Gapt. McGilvary: I don'tknow what to think about Mr. lilaine's letter; it was so unexpected. I don't really know whether we have in the party a better candidate or one who will make a stronger run. This may help Slierin.in's chances. I don't tliink Sherklan wants it. He may be compelled.however.to take it, butit is not for interest to do so, as he receives a permanent salary for life of $11,000, which affords him a coiutortable living, and il would be against his best interests to relinquish it for the presidency. This letter, in my opinión, has a tenclency to solidify the ranks of the republican party, for it gives all of the presidential upIranU an opportunity to bhow thelr BtrengUi. There is to be an attempt to unite all labor orgaui.ations of the 8late,and to that end the executive board of the Kuijfhts of Labor of this state will cali a meeting to be held in Detroit in May or June. If the K. of L. will stick to ts text, relégate politicans to the rear, aud insist upon heir keeping there, suoh a convention can be of incalculable service. The only way for the laboring men to protecttheir rights is by orsjanizatioi), but they should cease their dUsensious and quarrels at once, and unite for the comtnon aml only cauee: the improvemont of the condition of the laboiing man, limincially aud niorally. My Dear Mr. Flower:- I nm quite lieshy, but I eau jiimp over that little York State Hill without any particular effort, so yon will be judicious in not blooming on Unit purticuUr hill side. Yours, G. C, per Dan.