The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-05
EFFECT OF THE ELECTION
BLAINE THINKS He Is THE ONLY
REPUBLICAN WHO CAN WIN.


Harrison Nevertheless still Anxious
TO Secure the Nomination Ohio
Looked Upon by the Republicans as
the Only State in Which the Contest
Hinged on National Issues.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-The elections
were the chief topic here to-day. 1t was
really remarkable TO see how both the re-
publicans and democrats drew satisfactior
from the returns. The President and all the
cabinet officers. except Secretary Blaine,
claimed that the fact that Ohio went re-
publican by a small majority with the
democratic disadvantage, was an indorse-
ment Of the administration and it's support
Of McKiuleyism. Ohio, they claimed, was
the only state which voted on national
issues and on the tariff aud on
silver. 1t voted with the admin
istfation. At the same time NJ. McKin-
ley's victory was not sweep ng enough
to make him formidable rival for the
presidential candidacy against President
Harrison, who represents Mr. Mckinley as
well as Mr.. Mckinley himself. Massachu-
setts they thought went democratic on local
issues. The President is represented az
gratiied that theinflueuce of the New York
republicans should be neutralized by the
defeat.
The Warner Miller wing having defeated
the Platt wing after the Platt wing had
defeated II, both are in poor condition to
dictate TO the republican national conven-
tion. Iowa Of course went democratic on tha
liquor question, and Pennsylvania wenh
republican because the convention indorsed
President Harrison's administration
HIS HOPES FOR NEXT YEAR.
None of the staten which went democratic
would go democratic next year, the PreSi-
dent said, a d he sees no reason TO abandonl
his efforts to get a renomi nation. As g.
matter of fact, he was disappointed and 10
discouraged, but he is willing to take the
chances. Hs thinks Secretary Blaine VIII
not want to. In this he seems TO he mis-
taken. Secretary Blaine thinks he can carrY
New York Massachusetts,, Iowa and everY
other doubtful state next year, and h6
thinks, too, that he Is the only
man in the Republican party who
can. He thinks Mai. MoKinley's election
was the result of the letter he had written
to the Bucyrus editor aud not the result oE
Maj. McKinley's devotion TO MoK nleyism.
and that the result In Pennsylvania was
directly due TO his friends. Nevertheless
that President Harrison or the result OF
yesterdays election is likely to prevens
Secretary Blaine from taking the nomina-
tion is held by man. shrewd observers,
who think that Secretary Blaine does not
want to take great risk.
EFFECT ON THE DEMOCRATS
1t is admitted by most democrats aud
held by most republicans that the nomina-
tion Of Mr.. Cleveland for President and the
| election OF Mr.. Mills for speaker are rem
deed probable by the success of the demo-
Gratis aud the concentration on the tariff
issue. The speeches of Mr.. Cleveland and
of Mr.. Mills In New YORK and Massaohu-.
setts stand out now in mems minds. The
talk Of western candidate for the presi-
dency seems 20 have gore down with Gov.
Campbell. Gov. Boies even ig talked OF
only for Vice President.
Everybody but Secretary Foster seems
gratihed at the prosnect that Senator Sher<
man will be reelected. IL is not strange
that Secretary Foster, who wants so much
TO be senator, should be sorry to see his own
chances disappearing in the probability that
Senator Sherman will be reelected IN spita
of Gov Foraker. Gov. Foster hoped to slip
in between the two.
DEFEAT OF THE ALLIANCE.
The apparent subsideuce of the farmers'
alliance is received with qualification bv
both Sides The democrats do not have to
argue out their satisfaction. The returns
on which it Is based speak for themselves.
cratic party has held all it really gained lass
year, and that they indicate what it Wilt
accomplish next year. The result in
Massachusetts, pleases them most. They all
speak OF IL first. They do not agree with
the President that Gov. Russell was electeds
chiefly because he was the better man, bue
| they claim that 1t was because he stood for
! tariff reform and honest money, and that
this me aus further victories in Massachu-
setts. IL also means, the eas ern democrats
| think, a very wholesome effect on the speak
ership campaign, on the action of the House
Of Representatives, and on the
action Of the next democratic
national convention. Some OF them who
have been in Mass chusetts think that the
defeat OF Allen will seriously retard the am.
bition of Henry Cabot Lodge, whom they
recognize as the real candidate The other
democrats who have been in Massachusetts
are full Of praise for Josiah Quincy and the
other young men who helped Gov. Russell
make what they so generally term his
splendid campaign.