The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-02
Is Il a sattIad Fact2

In its last Issue Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Paper. Of which Mr.. Russell Harrison, the
( Presidents son. is one Of the owners, says:
1T is a violation Of no confidence to say
that Secretary Blaine is not a candidate for
/ the republican nomination for the presi-
deucy next year. That is a settled fact.
/ Not only is Mr.. Blaine not a candidate, but
under no circumstances will he consent 20
the use of bis name. IL there seems to be
any douot IN the mind Of the public IN
reference to this matter Mr.. Blaine will, IN
due time and in his own way, utterly,
finally and absolutely dispel that doubt.
He is ready TO do so now
It would be interesting to hear what Mr.
Blaine has to say about this. And it is diff
cult to see how he can avoid saying some
thing. Frank LesIie's Illustrated Paper
is understood to be directed by the Presi-
dents son, and nothing so positive relative
to MIR. Blaine's purposes would have ap-
peared in its columns under the circum-
stances unless it was authorized by Mr..
Blaine OF was intended to force him to state
what his purpose is.
But if Mr. Blaine does not intend to per
NIT his name to be presented to the NOM
mating convention in 1892, is it not rather
strange that he does not restrain the en-
thusiasm OF his friends, who, by their
speeches aud actions, strengthen the i'm
preston that he is paving the way for his
nomination! At the meeting of the Repub-
lican National League in Cincinnati the
other day that part of ex-Gov. Foraker's
speech in which praise for all that is worthy
of commentator in President Harrison's
administration was given to Mr.. Blaine
was enthusiastically applauded. What
did the applause meant 1t can hardly be
said that it meant nothing more than that
Mr.. Blaine has a strong hold upon his party,
because it was called forth by a compli-
ment to Mr.. Blaine that was intended to
belittle the President. Applause under
such circumstances can only be construed
to mean that in the estimation of leading
republicans Mr.. Blaine is the real leader of
his party.
In the Washington dispatches recently
there have been statements that Dudley,
Clarkson and other republicans of promi-
neuce have been having conferences with
Mr.. Blaine with the view of agreeing upon
a course of action for him to pursue. All
of these things tend to convince the public
that Mr.. Blame has not yet abandoned his
presidential aspirations.
The publication in Mr.. Harrison's paper
may, therefore, be intended to force Mr..
Blaine to make public his purpose at once.
II he intends to support the President for
denomination the Presidents friends would
like him to say 80. and if he does not, but is
working for his own nomination, they would
like him to make the fact known, and get
out of the cabinet
1t may be reasonably expected, therefore,
that within few days Mr.. Blaine will give
some intimation of what his purpose is.
Continued silence on his part in the face of
such an authoritative announcement as that
in Mr.. Harrison's paper would herdly be
fair to his friends. If he does not intend to
accept the nomination under any circum-
stances they are certainly entitled to know