The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-27
The President Annoyed by Blaine.

The President Annoyed by Blaine
The President finally admits, it seems,
that it is probable that Mr.. Blaine will be a
| candidate for the republican nomination
| for President. He has pretended to believe
! all along that Mr.. Blaine would not be a
| candidate. His son Russell, who is one of
the owners of Frcnk LeStie's Illustrated
Newspaper, even went SO far as to permit it
to be printed in that paper that Mr.. Blaine
would support the President for a renomina-
ton, and would so announce on the Presi-
dents return from his electioneering tour.
But when the President returned Mr..
Blaine was not in Washington. He was
sick in New York, and when he recovered
he went to Bar Harbor, where he is likely
to remain during the greater part Of the
summer. The President has not seen him
for many weeks. and he is satisfied that MIR.
Blaine does not want TO see him-is. in fact,
avoiding him. And that is the main reason
why he is satisfied that Mr.. Blaine is think
ing of taking the presidential nomination
ii he can get it.
And the President is very unwilling that
Mr.. Blaine shall have the credit for what
has been done in the Boring sea negotia-
lions. A New York paper the other day
stated that Mr.. Blaine was in excellent
health. and was conducting the affairs of
the state department by wire. The Presi-
dent has had it given out that Mr.. Blaine is
not on duty, and has not been for a number
of weeks. and tnat he had nothing whstever
to do with making the agreement with
England relative to closing the sealeries for
D.. D. ol1s, h.
for making that agreement.
1t really looks as If little unpleasantness
had grown up between the President and
his Secretary of State. But the President
does not ask for Mr.. Blaine's resignation,
and Mr.. Blaine, if he intends to resign, evil
IDENTIFY purposes to fix his own time for do
ing SO. They appear to be trying to get
the better of each other, and the country is
watching the contest with constantly in
creasing interest.
1t is probable that the President would
ask for Mr.. Blaine's resignation at once if
he thought it would be wise to do so. He
knows. however, that if he was to force Mr..
Blaine out Of the cabinet the latter's popu-
larity would be greatly increased. Such an
act would intensity the Blaine sentiment
wherever Mr. Blaine has friends. Mr.. Blaine,
therefore, will stay in the cabinet just as
long as he wants TO, and in the meantime
he will make up his mind whether or not he
will be candidate for the presidential
nomination.
The President wants a denomination, and
he is employing every means in his power
to get it. And he would get it without a
doubt if Mr.. Blaine was out of the way.
No man has better opinion Of himself than
he, but he recognizes the fact that MIR.
Blame is the more popular man of the two,
aud that If Mr.. Blaine wants the nominal
ton he can have it.
1t is not to be wondered at, therefore,
that the President is annoyed by the course
Mr.. Blaine is pursuing 1t would be some
satisfaction to him il he could have a talk
with Mr.. Blaine, but that crafty politician
is careful not to afford an opportunity for
conference If he had wanted to see the
President he would not have gone to Bar
Harbor without going to Washington, or
without giving the President chance to go
to New York to see him.