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Show BLAINE DECLINES TO ALLOW HIS NAME TO CO BEFORE THE CONVENTION. Thus Leaving a Clear Field for Harrison The It; publicans Have Lost Their St.onjrest Man in His Withdrawal. Wash inoton, Feb. 8. The following explains ex-plains itself: Washinoton, Feb. Ii, 18fl2. Hon. J. h, Clarhson, Chairman Republican National C'omtnlUt&:ilY Dear Sib: I am not a candidate fur the presidency, and my name will not go before the republican national convention for the nomination. I make this announcement in due season. To those who have tendered me their support, I cove sincere thanks, and am most grateful fur their confidence. They will, 1 am sure, make an earnest effort in the approaching contest, which is rendered especially important 1) f reason of the industrial ana financial policies of the government being at stake. The popular decision on these issues is of great moment, and will tie of far-reaching consequence. Very sincerely sin-cerely yours, James 0, Bi.aixe. New Youk, Feb. 8. The Herald says, ro ferring to Blaine's letter, that it eliminates from the political caiuaign n very import taut element; that tho republican have lost tlieir strongest man and that the democrat strongest opponent has retired. The demo4 crats, says the lit 'raid, have a large nunibefl of men who certainly can run against HarrfJ sou. The Tribune, says that the announcement' will cause sorrow and disappointment to thousands of republicans. "The certainty that the foremost citizen of the country will m! 1 e the next president, and the presumption presump-tion that he will never secure shut great office," says the Trnnw, "canfct fail to ail! let the multitude If his felloir citizen with a keen sense of cr-.onal griif." ' ju ' ' ''' '"I'ibcr: "lilatne had a fy-i 1 ailoiis name tojye used in 1 Vrh TO l lW"c'til,n witlithe presi- c'ly-' "o'gjbj'ee of, secretary M- 8 n arlrm do (4 Ji ' r subject.', eti jThe G7 todaf ls cc..-g rt.jW 2" :,,,l'r In whicli lie. deif c'arJ candidate for the)re6ideii- tial nMridnuS ..'.tributes his withdrawal to the kiKc.v irdgy that be would not be niecess-i ful and that his course in the Chilean affairj destr.o, ! hi. whole foreign policy as far asi the American continent is concerned, jfl adds: ' To pretend that there is any great regret fell' in England because of Blaine's failure; would be absurd. He is the enemy of our fri nds and the friend of our enemies. He never disguised his wish to annoy England and he had recourse more than once to the i most petty and undignified course to effec this object- |