The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-23
BLAINE TO BE NOMINATED
THE COMMITTEE RALLY PROVES A
REGULAR RATIFICATION.

Even President Harrison Sees the
Handwriting on the wall-No Doubt
of Blaiue's Willingness to Accept a
Nomination-A Breakdown in His
Health Harrison's Only Chance.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Secretary Blaine
is to be nominated at the next national
republican convention, and he will accept
the nomination. These statements seem so
much more important to the men who be-
lieve them to be facts in the motley throng
Of statesmen and politicians drawn hero by
the meeting of the national committee that
they talk about them much more than they
do about where the convention is to be held
Either as members Of the committee. men,
bers Of the delegations representing cities
desiring the convention, or as lookers-on.
the managing men of the Republican party
Of most Of the states are here.
wEsTERNKRs AND soUTHERNERs
The number of western and southern
leaders is particularly large. They give
color to the whole gathering. With the ex-
ception of few offlce-holders and few
personal friends Of President Harrison, they
are mostly Blaine men. Ii Is not strange
that the gathering at the Arlington seems
like q Blaine convention. There are, of
course, O number Of Harrison men. Half
the prominent office-holders In town, in
cluding Attorney General Miller and POST
master General Wanamaker, have been
there in tho past forty-eight hours, but
even their presence does not restrain the
exuberant Blaine men.
LOOK UPON 1T as RATIFICATION.
They talk as though the coming conven-
tion was simply TO be a ratification meeting
or q great popular nomination of Blaine
The basis of such enthusiasm is the report
brought by every one of the leading Blaine
men. who have during the past three days
called on Secretary Blaine, to the effect
that he is 0s well as ever and as anxious to
lead the republican hosts to victory. Ac-
cording to them Secretary Blaine has all
his old-time graclousness as well as all his
old-time vigor.
ANXIOUS TO BE NOMINATED.
He is waiting and anxious to be enabled
Co accept q nomination. He cannot of
course say so publicly. He cannot seem to
seek this nomination. He cannot make any
declaration on the subject. He denies with
emphasis and scorn the stories to the effect
that he has been approached on the subject
by President Harrison or Attorney General
Miller. He does not think he will be 30 ap-
preached and will not declare bimself if he
Is approached. But his friends may know
privately that their efforts to get him q
nomination by exclamation will not be
wasted so far as he is concerned.
GOING HOME TO WORK FOR HIN.
Asa result Of these intimations these
managing men are going back to their
states to organize the Blaine movement,
which they think will result in Secretars
Blaine's nomination VITA practical unanim
ity. President Harrison, who they expect
to see withdraw in Secretary Bleine's be.
half, shows no disposition to do so. He anc
his office-holders are cool, calm and con-
servative and think he will be nominated
| yet, although they confess that at present il
seems as though it would take another
breakdown in Secretary Blaine's health tx
prevent Secretary Blaine's nomination.