The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-25

State. The conversation was Diplomatic
interchange OF complimentary remarks. II
was carried on in so loud a tone as to be
auolole 10 any one passing uear the open
ooCr OF the red parior. Both the President
and Secretary OF State seemed an nxious to
preclude the idea in the mind of any chance
listener that they had any couhiences to
exchange or even state secrets to discuss.
BLAINE DECLARES HIMSELF WELL
The secretary reported himself well again
and ieady to go to work Mo day morning
and thanked the President for taking the
responsible tiles of his work so long for him,
Inc President expressed his pleasure at
hearing from Mr.. Blaine himself that he
bad recovered and expressed the hope that
the reco cry would be permanent. He
asked poIte questions about the details Of
the secretary's personal experiences since he
saw hlm last in the early spring. Each
a,ked for the members of the others family.
There was general talk about the situation
OF our foreign relations, particularly with
reference to Chile, but it was CHIEFLY the
Presidents statement of what he had
already done. The President had
not waited for Secretary Blaine's coming to-
act on the latest Ch lean mistake. As to
the presidential nomination, es fact as to
politics az all, except of general character
nothing was said. The time has not come
and probably will not come till afser the
election, Tor that interview in which the
President and the secretary are TO come &c
en- understanding on the presidential Ques-
ton. President Harrison is candidate
whether or no, but Secretary Blaine may
not want to be o candidate at all after
Nov. s.
HIS POLICY.
After he determines then that he will
take the nomination if its offered him, bis
present purpose is to maintain his present
silence on that subject. He will not resign
from the cabinet unless be is forced to- He
Will hold that inasmucn az he is not q can
didate in tha common ecceptation Of that
word, he would put himself in false atti-
tude by resigning, sven il he admitted.
which he does not, that candidature for the
IN the cabinet. The Blaine policy is to
'say nothing and saw wood. "
Mr. Harrison's policy is TO try
TO make Secretary Blaine back out of it ali
Ot course, there is the possibility that Sec
retlry Blaine's health may give away again
under work or worry, in spits of his good
appearance. The Harrison men, including
several members of the cabinet, would not
be surprised at such break down, which
would, Of course, nominate President Har-
rison.
Secretary Blaine left ths white house
within twenty minutes, aud returned to the
red house. AS he was sitting down TO din
ner a fine basket of flowers from the white
house conservatory arrived with the Presi-
dents compliments Secretary Blaine is
said to have smiled when he saw these, a
different smile from that with which he
met Bismarck and the little Coppingers.
Secretary Blame thoroughly comprehends
President Harrison's efforts to capture his
friends. aud the nomination with them.
Later in the evening an Associated Press
reporter called at the Blaine residence.
Upon the reporter exercising his surprise at
his apparent good health, Secreta, Blaine
said that be was in much better condition
than when be left Washington several
months ago, and. 10 fact, he had rarely fell
better in b life.