The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-13
BLAINE LOOMS OVER ALL.
RARRIsON EVEN HAUNTED WHILE
WRITING HIS MBSsAGE.

"
The Part the Secretary of State May
Play IN Reference to the Anusions
to Reciprocity and Foreign Affairs
Worrying Him-Blaine Confident Of
Being Nominated II His Friends
Don't Blunder.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 President Harri-
son has buckled down seriously to work on
his message. He takes more Of every day
to himself and in bis solitude postpones all
other matters, including the vacant offices
and even the great question as to what Sec
retary Blaine is going to do, and considers
only the form of his recommendation to
congress, the leading features OF which,
praise for the Mckinley act, praise for the
silver act, and praise for the force bill,
have already been announced In these dis
patches
HAUNTED EVEN WHEN ALONE
But even whom he is alone with his rnae-
sage he Is haunted by the thought of Secre-
tary Blaine, for she preparation Of the first
part OF the message, that covering our for
eign relations, which is usually written last.
may bring the President aud his Secretary
OF State into an uncomfortable situation.
The Secretary of State usuallv prepares
this part OF the Presidents message. The
Secretary OF State would doubtIasa
like TO do SO this year, IL 1t were left TO him
to say what the Presidsnt's message should
contain. he would probably devote il all
10 our foreign relations endeavorin1 TO do
for reciprocity what President Cleveland
did for tariff reform, but IL is understood to
be the Presidents purpose to let Secretary
Biaire have little or nothing to do with the
message.
WILL WRITE IT HIMSELF.
The President will himself write all but
the routine part OF the state depurtnent's
portion, on the grounds that he has really
himself done the most important work
which has been done in connection with our
foreign relations during the past year. and
that he prefers to set it forth In his own
way, but 1t may be that when this is oil ex-
planned TO Secretary Blaine by President
Harrison Secretary Blaine may object.
The report current to-day that ex-Gov. /!
Foraker was on his way hero to confer with
Secretary Blaine about the prospects of his
getting second place on the ticket with
Secretary Blaine, which he ia looking for
now that be sees his chance Of being senator
growing slender, stirred up Secretary
Blaine, so one of his friends says, to utter
some forcible remarks about his fool friends.
Secretary Blaine's view 10 apparently
that nothing but laundering can prevent
the nomination from coming to him. He
thinks he will make no serious blunders
himself, but he is not 50 confident that his
friends of the Foraker type will not en-
barrass him. He reads with apprehension
the interviews put up by some Of his more
enthusiastic admirers, and he views with
alarm all movements to connect him with
other peoples booms Naturally he is espe-
uially reluctant to be dragged in TO support
ex.uov. Foraker's falling fortunes
FORAKER GOING TO WASHINGTON.
Secretary Blaine's apprehensions were
renewed this evening when he learned by a
private telegram tnat ex-Gov Foraker
would leave Tonight for Washington. Ex-
Gov. Foraker comes, IL is stated, TO confer
with Secretary BisiIo Gs 10 what shall DO
done against President Harrison and Senator
Sherman, whom he regards as the common
enemy. Incidentally he will try to satisfy
himself as to Secretary Blaine's condition /.
and position with a view 70 the presidency.
Secretary Blaine cauaot well refuse TO SEQ
him, yet the interview and its consequences
may be so disastrous that it is mos strange
he breads IL.