The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-02
MIR. BLAINH'S HEALTH
He Gets a Medical Certificate
That it is Good.
RELATIONS WITH THE PRESIDENT
They Arc Becoming Strained-The Speaker
ship Contest Gets Liyely-The Candi-
dates Are All Confident
special to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch.

Especial to THE HERALD-Exam1ner Dispatch
WAsHINGToN Dec. 1.-The certificate of
health which Mr.. Blaine's Philadelphia
doctor has given him is looked upon as the
first step in an interesting programme
which will unfold itself within few days,
concerning Mr.. Blaine and the presidential
candidacy of 1892, and more particularly
Mr.. Blaines relations with Mr.. Harrison.
While the Blaine demonstration was at it's
height last week during the session of the
national committee, the only objection
raised against his candidacy was that his
health might not permit him to shoulder
the fatigues of presidential battle. Dr.
Taylor has now removed these objections
by declaring that
MIR. BLAINE IS WELL MAN
and has prospects of long lease of life.
This clears the way for Mr.. Blaine to con-
slider the question of candidacy on
its merits. The natural sequel to
the doctor's statement would be for Mr..
Blaine to svow his candidacy now that he
is no longer hampered by fears of i'll.
health. but the friends of Mr. Harrison are
as confident as ever that Blaine will get off
the presidential track. They say that the
doctors letter will be used to show the
unseltish sacrifice to principle, which Mr.
Blaine will attempt TO use as capital when
he retires from the field.
In this connection story is being told
| to the effect that President Harrison has
reached the point where he will no longer
| tolerate the demonstration toward Blaine
as a presidential candidate 1t is even
said that Mr.. Blaine has been given to
understand that he
WILL HAVE TO EMERGE FROM HIS SILENCE
within the next two weeks and declare
that he will not be a candidate or else that
he will have to resign his position as Sec
rotary of state A gentleman who is rec
ognized as one of MIR. Harrison's most in
innate political associates says: 1.-THE
| President feels keenly the embarrassment
Of his present position At the recent
| gathering of the national committee Mr..
Blaine was frequently called on by delega-
tons which suggested that he would be the
candidate for 1892. He gave no indication
that he would decline to be q candidate.
Under these circumstances Mr.. Harrison
and his friends believe that the time has
come when Mr.. Blaine should make q def
mite and authoritative statement of his po-
sition. Within the last few days an infor-
NAL conference between Mr.. harrison and
some OF his cabinet officers has been held
at the White House, at.which the subject
has been discussed. The results of the
conference were such that Mr.. Blaine will
have to adopt one course or the other
within the next ten days or Two weeks. II
he is to be q candidate he must SO
DECLARE HIMSELF AND RETIRE FROM TIL
CABINET.
If he is not to be a candidate it is only fail
to the President that Mr.. Blaine should
make the facts known and he will be asked
to state it publicly"
The authority for this statement is il
every way trustworthy. He is an arden
Harrison man and has natural antipathy
for MIR. Blaine Whether the programme
can be carried out and Mr.. Blaine can bs
forced into declaring himself one way Of
the other is, of course, doubtful. But it Il
at least certain that the President will try
to bring about this official statement of The
attitude of Mr.. Blaine within the next two
Meaks.