The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-24
RLAINE SITTING ON PINS.
HARRISON STILL FAILS TO END
HIS AGONY.

r,,o standing Candidates Friends
generously Suggest That Their
Man Will not Accept Anyway, if the
Do,av Ia Continued Much Longer
Iuananaker Considered a Certainty.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The other re-
,rbIicans are beginning to. think that Sena-
tor Onay knew whereof he spoke when he
oz,nre,sed a belief that Mr.. Wanamaker
,-d,ld he offered a cabinet post. The an
,o,,ncement that Mr.. Wanamaker has
boen invited to indianapolis is considered by
ranublicans generally as tantamount to an
announcement that he is to be invited into
+ba cabinet. but Mr. Wanamaker seems to
ba the only cabinet possibility whose posi-
+on they can regard as fixed. No invita-
ton or intimation has come for Mr.. Blaine
surrounded by a constantly increasing
hand Of adherents, varying all the way
from William Walter Phelps to Logan H.
Roost of Arkansas formerly Of Kerens Sc
Root. star route contractors, and including
Charlie Emory Smith, Mr. Blaine sits in
the Normandie impatiently awaiting a
word from Gen. Harrison.
GETTING IMPATIENT.
Some of the Blaine men, notably Repre-
sentative Boutelle, are getting very impa-
tent Some of them seem to regard Gen.
Harrison's delay in summoning their chief
70 his council as a discourtesy amounting
almost to an affront, and predicts that if it
lasts much longer Mr.. Blaine may refuse to
90 when the invitation does come. 1t
would not. however, be safe for Gen. Har-
rison to proceed on the theory that Mr..
Blaine would refuse. 1t seems to be pretty
certain that Senator Allison has been ap-
proached twice with offers of an invitation
70 the head of the Treasury, and has twice
waived them aside, but it is known that he
would not ignore positive demand from
Gen. Harrison. This is why j. S, Clark
son, who is so anxious to get the Interior
portfolio Tor any other, is still working
here for cabinet place, as Senator ALI
sons substitute, without assurance that he
will get one. John M. Thurston of
Nebraska, counsel for the Union Pacific
AID temporary chairman of the Chicago
convention, is also here working for cabi-
net placs. 1t is certain that up to date Gen.
Harrison has not definitely selected any
member of his cabinet.
MORTON RENTS BELLS HOUSE.
Before the Mortons went back to New
Yo yesterday, the Vice President-elect
completed the contract for the residence of
circle, near the former residences of Gen.
Sheridan, Senator Cameron and Senator
Window, and right around the corner from
Secretary Endicott's. The Mortons have
the option of buying. The price to be paid
in tbs event of purchase is understood to be
about Sl25, 000 A few alterations will be
made by the Mortons, so that it will be
ready for occupancy by March 4.
QUAY STARTS FOR FLORIDA.
Senator Quay left for Florida to-day for
months relaxation. He thinks that the
cabinet membership will not be known until
lie gets back. He felt sure of only one
thing, and that is that Mr.. Wanamaker
would be off red a cabinet place; but from
lis talk with Gen. Harrison he inferred his
other conclusions that Messrs. Blaine and
P.att would not be invited, and that Messrs.
Sherman and Miller probably would be.
He desired the associated press to an
nounce that he would oppose the appoint
ment to office of any man who applied to
nm Tor assistance prior to March 4.
wANAMAKER FEELS GOOD.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23.-John Wana-
maker, of Philadelphia, arrived here about
noon to-day, and was driven at once to
Ten Harrsou's house. He spent three
IouIs IN conference with the general, one of
t.e longest held by Gen. Harrison since his
e.ecton. The conference was occasionally
Interrupted for short time to enable Gen
Harrison to greet callers, who congregated
IN ne parlors, but these were disposed of
briefly, and Gen. Harrison returned to his
visitor. Mr.. Wanamaker went directly to
the depot to take train for home. Here
he vas corraled by correspondents, TO
WAen he stated that he could not talk
on political matters. In reply to question
whether ne had been rendered place in
lle cabinet, he replied that Gen. Harrison
VouId answer that question with better pro
lrety than he could. He would not state
whether he was going abroad or not, max
llg an equlvocal answer, as though he might
Ut might not sail for Europe He was in a
very pleasant frame of mind, and said he
was was greatly pleased with both Gen. and
Mrs. HARRISON.