The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-24
BOTH ON THEIR DIGNITY.
HARRISON AND BLAINE WON'T
EXCHANGE CONFIDENCE,

WASHINGTON, May 23.-President Harri-
son has been kept as we'll informed as Sec
retary Blaine of all that the anti Harrison
republican senators and representatives have
been doing in their effort to defeat his nom.
ination. He has had Information on this
point from his friends. He has sad intima-
tiou from his enemies. He heh observed
the attempts of the anti-Harrison men to
use first one candidate and then the another
against him until they finally settled upon
Secretary Blaine as the only one who could
defeat him. He has deliberately refused to
interfere, although invited TO do so in un-
mistakable terms by some of his opponents
aud urged to do so by some of his friends.
He has refused absolutely to conciliate his
eaemies.
NOT SEEKING RECONCILIATION
He has said that he was not seeking a re-
nomination. and that if it cams to him it
must be by the free choice OF the party re-
presented in the national convention, and
he has, so far as his bltterest opponents have
been able to discover, done nothing contrary
to this declaration. He will do nothing
contrary to it, say his friends. He will
not withdraw his name from the considera-
tion of the Minneapolis convention. He
would not, they say, even if he thought
himself defeated in advance and he cer-
tainly will not, believing, as he still does,
that he is to be erenominated.
BLAINE GOES TO NEW YORK.
Whether to escape. the proffer Of the Min
neapolis nomination, which Chairman
Clarkson was advertised to bring him on be-
half of the Detroit conference, or whether
TO escape the searching questions which
President Harrison was advertised to be
about to put to him, or simply to see his new
grandchild and get treatment for his weary
eyes, Secretary Blaine left this
afternoon for New York He
told President Harrison in little
talk he had with him, after going through
the reconciliation scene with Baron Fava
in the executive Office, that he was going to
New York for couple Of days to consult
an oculist, having discovered that it was
necessary to do SO.
he also spoke Of the nomination of Lii
brarian Bancroft to be consul, which he
wished Withdrawn. and which later in the
day President Harrison withdrew.
NOTHING SAID ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY.
But he said nothing about the presiden-
tial nomination, and the President said
nothing about it to him. Nothing has ever
passed between them on this subject so far
as their closest friends know. Even the
Clarkson letter was first made known to
President Harrison by the press association,
which sent him a copy of it. President
Harrison has always held, when he has been
advised by friends to ask Secretary
Blaine for a frank understanding, that
so before the Clarkson letter was
written, and that respect for Secretary
Blaine forbade him doing SO since the Clark
son letter was published. Within the past
month the President has been urged by his
advisers In and out of the cabinet to speak
to Secretary Blaine on this subject, espe-
clally last week, when the ''autboritatiVen
announcements began to be made by Sena-
tors Cameron, Wolcott and others to the
effect that Secretary Blaine would be nomi-
mated and would accept.
BOTH ON THEIR DIGNITY.
But President Harrison declined to do so,
thinking that an inquiry from him on this
subject must necessarily impugn Secretary
Blaine's honor On his part, Secretary
blaine has never made confdaut of the
PRESIDENT on this or any other subject. nor
has he even said TO the President as much
as he has said to many other men who are
aot his contidants. In fact. he has said
nothing. His theory appears to be that his
dlgnlty forbids him to volunteer any in
formation to the President on this subject
tie Is not seeking the nomination. and, if
toe nomination is seeking him, it is not for
nm to tell the President aboutit As there
elVher the resident or the secretary, there
Is no likelihood of any better understanding
Oet"een them on this question.
WAITING TO SEE CLARKsoN.
Senator Quay did not go to the Senate to-
DAY, but waited at his house, after doing
some departmental errands, till g O'Clock.
Ior Chairman Clarkson. Chairman Clark
son not having appeared mp to that hour,
senator quay went to Senator Cameron's,
VINO mad just returned leaving word for Gen.
GARRISON to come there, and there waited the
rest OF the afternoon for the incorporating
Garrison, returning at dinner time TO his
own house to wait until Gen. Clarkson ar
rived: Senator Quay. Senator Cameron
aud all the other i-Harrisonlans are as
sure sure as ever, they say, that Secretary
plalhe Will be nominated. They are only
piahhlng the final details of the plan which
IS TO nominate him. He will say and
10 l nothing to prevent it, they say, and they
Will give him no opportunity to decline.
HAS NOT PROMISED TO ACCEPT.
=. Ihey admit that in spite of all the 'au-
% %uor4'atlVe' statements to the effect that he
VIII WI accept he has not said SO, but they base
tueir confidence on the fact that he has not
oaiu ne would not accept, S me of them
~ 80 Iar as to make uD the full ticket
~ ddding the names of Gen. Alger or Mn.
isIeF Lincoln. Others intimate that Gen.
66ger Is still in their minds in case the
0Hne 00.alne scheme should yet fall through.
01e ,'8 OF them said very frankly to-day:
oecre ary Blaine don't seem to know
as a,S own own mind two days running"
as as though they didn't feel as
sure sure as they are saying they do. The same
Jnil +ilah made the significant remark: "Presi-
I ueu' Harrison could not be beaten IL there
b ba9 any sen imens 90 his movement, but it
~ ~ no s sOch root and can therefore be torn
D. lie added, however, that il Secretary
,tl pt'aLne were not nominated it was natural
'n7' PRESIDENT Harrison would be-
WHY BLAINE SHOULDN'T ACCEPT
Ohe OF Secretary Blaine's old time friends,
,o;S H9 would still like TO see him President,
sq salq to-day: while believe Mr.. Blaine,s
uo,ii9 9ait9 70 be restored, the country at large
IN Tould not tie surprised, in view of his little
- turns last winter, 10 hear at anv
s s,llie that he had broken down,
% ni II he was known to he
e aruer any severe strain or serious
inta I,'eInent cement that fact has got to be taken
rato-- onIslderation in the discussion of Sec
notty bislne in connection with the nomi-
naoaolr a,aon II he Is nominated fear it will be
core5S9s.aary 10 publish medical bulletins of his
eIactito9 frequently, if not daily, and if on
the oson oo uay 1t should be telegraphed all over
ST. GIouhlry that he had had a paralytc
trntHe most people would not know the
wonis ~ iu time to save the votes of those who
EDu De Kept from the polls by the news
.4'""Ing - that Secretary RIaine aporaciates