Blaine Is In Earnest

Mr. Blaine has been interviewed again at Florence, deeiaring tliat uuder no circunistance will he permit his name to be used as a iiresidential candidato; first, because a defeated candidate has no right to compromiso his party by nssuming leadership a second time; and, secondly, his health is such as to renderít dangerous for him to undertake another canvass 8uch as that o I' ]-!, and nothing less would be just to the party. Mr. Blaine says that his letter to B. F. Jones was written alter due deliberation, and that nothing can swerve hini (rom the linón marked out. Mr. Blaine said in the course o f the interview: "'ou have no idea what a relief it is to me to think that I am now out of the canvass, and that when 1 come back to Kew ork in the summer that 1 shall not be going there to face reception after reception. nw to tnter into tha turmoil and excitement of a political canvass. I can now come back quietly after tne conven tion has once decided the result, and enioy my own lite n my own way, free, 1 hope írom furtlier critioi-inor córament."