The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-22
BLAINE NOT In DANGER.
HIS DOCTORS DENY THAT he HAS
BRIG9TS DISEASE.

A Suspicion That the Story Was
! Started by the Men Pushing Har-
! rison for Renomination-Rest From
Over-Work All That the Secretary
Needs-His Presidential Boom.
WASHINGTON. July 21.-Dr. N. s. Lin
coin and DR.. g. s. MoGruder, who have
been Secretary Blaine's attending physi-
clans for years, are in the front rank in
their professions here. Both are men of
high character and standing and with an
enviable reputation for veracity. The
NEWS correspondent talked with both of
them tonight about the latest Blaine story
to the effect that he is in the second stage
OF Bright's disease, backed up by an alleged
analysis Of the contents of his bladder, said
to nave been made by Washington physi-
clan. DR.. McGruder said the story was
untrue, 30 far as his knowledge of
Secretary Blaine went, and he had seen
him up to within month of his departure
for New York. "Up to that time" he
| said, II saw no sign or symptom Of Bright's
disease. | have no idea that Mr.. Blaine
| has IT,"
"Do you know anything about the al
mo, never so much as heard of it till
now."
DENIED BY DIR. LINCOLN
DR.. Lincoln said: II saw Mr.. Blaine I'D
to the time he went 30 New York. He did
not have Brights disease then and don't
believe he has it now. have heard these
stories about Secretary Blaine for years,
ever since | have been his physician, but
they are all without foundation"
"What about this analysisY
ut must be false" he said. "I have
| frequently made an analysis to see whether
/ Mr.. Blaine had Bright's disease and never
have found trace OF it. Such stories are
utterly unworthy of attention"
| HAS any other Washington physician
had an opportunity to make such an analy-
sis except DR.. Magruder9n
| mo, SIR; but II any other physician or
chemist had made such an analysis he
could not have reached any other result
than did, namely, that Mr.. Blaine has no
trace Of Bright's disease"
ONLY NEEDS REST.
If the word Of Blaine's Washington and
| Bar Harbor physicians, not anonymously
given, can be taken, Secretary Blaine is
not dying of Bright's disease but, on the
| contrary, Is not suffering from that COM
plant at all, and only needs rest to recover
his strength, wasted in crowdinR two
years work in one This greatly
|
who appreciate the growing strength of the
movement to nominate Secretary Blaine,
hence the desperate attempt on the part of
the nore radical to break down Secretary
Blaine's doctors with an anonymous analv-
sis and the desperate attempt on the part Of
the more conservative Of them to make it
appear that while Secretary Blaine is un-
doubtedly ill he has given the President to
understand that he does not desire a nomi-
nation for the presidency, but prefers TO re-
main at the head of the state department
for four years or more, until he has carried
out his plans.
FAIL TO PRESENT PROOFS.
As yet they have no documentary evil
dence TO present and the reasoning, which is
the sole support of their assertion, turns ON
| Secretary Blaine's desire to carry out his
foreign policy and President Harrison's
willingness to let him do so il Secretary
Blaine will only let him be renominated
Secretary Blaine's friends, knowing how
Secretary Blaine had to fight President
Harrison from the beginning on the
reciprocity question, how Secretary
Blaine has done all he has done
in spite of President Harrison, have no idea
that Secretary Blaine would yield the
larger opportunity which the presidency
would give him for any such promise Presi-
dent Harrison would make.
HAS DRIVEN HARRISON BY FoBCE.
Secretary Blaine has forced President
Harrison to take his ideas, they say, but he
prefers to carry them out himself. Two Of
the closest friends Secretary Blaine has.
both members of the republican national
committee, were here yesterday on flying
trip. They saw no ne wspapef men, but in
private conversation with a prominent
member Of the government told him that
Secretary Blaine, whom one of them had
been recently at Bar Harbor to see, would
unquestionably be all right by fall, that
he thoroughly understood the attempt of
President Harrisons friends and his own
enemies to sidetrack him, and that he would
not help them by discouraging the move
ment for his denomination. These two
national committeeman said privately to
this. that there was 10 doubt that Secretary
Blaine would be nominated next year, but
If he was not, President Harrison would not
be after the way he had allowed his friends
and organs to talk about Secretary Blaine.