The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-06-11

and the resignation WAS Immediately
accepted by the President.
The letter of resignation was short and
to the point, and tie acceptance by
the President was equally concise. Tse
correspondence was as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WAsIIN GToN,
u c., June 4, lSg2.-To the President:
respectfully beg leave TO submit
my resignation of the office
CT secretary of state of the
United States, to which ! was appointed
by YOU on tho 9TH of March, 1889
The condition of public business IN
the Department of state iuStiieS me in
requesting that my resignation may be
accepted Immediately. | have the honor
To be, very respectfully, your obcdieut
servant, JAMES q. BLAINE.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
d. c., June (, 1S42.-T0 The Secretary Of
State: ! our letter of this date. rendering
your resignation Of the office of secretary
of state Of the United States has been re-
ctivCd. The terms on which You
no choIce but to acccde to your wishes at
once. Your resignation is therefore ac-
cepted. Very respectfully yours,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Hon. JAMES q. BLAINE.
Secretary Blaine's resignation WAS
taken TO the White House by his
private secretary, Mr.. Dent, who
placed it in the hands of tho
President. This was a little
before clock, and within fifteen min
utes after it was written. Soon after
reading it the President descended to
the east room and held his usual Satur-
day afternoon reception to the pub
lic There were about 200 people
present, not one Of whom, rs he shook
the Presidents hand, could have
told from his cool and collected
manner that an ythlng unusual had
happened. Indeed, an official of
the mansion said the President seemed
to be really IN better spirits than usual
aud made felicitoGs replies TO the greet
ing Of some of his visitors. The
reception over, the President returned
10 his library and addressed letter to
Mr. Blaine, accepting his resignation.
This was given to Private Secretary
Halford with instructions that
it be delivered at once
and Mr.. Halford thereupon took it over
10 AIr. DialiI"'o hVuov --r1 T,1acad il in
his hands. Thus the whole transaction
did not consume more than an hours
time.
Both the President and Mr.. Blaine
decline to say rnything in explanation
of the resignation correspondence.
The news of the resignation of Score
tarv Blaine created a profound sensa-
ton at the capitol.
The Senate was not in session, but the
House was in the throes of tillbusterlng
against the anti-options-bill.
The effect Of the rectip. of press
bulletin announcing the result was mag
ical
The telegram wap read by the Speak
er and Representative Dlngley, and al
most instantly the news spread over
the hall like wave of sound.
Withintw minutes the space in front
of the desk was filled by a throng of
representatives struggling to get
glimpse of the bi: of yellow paper
which was snatched from one hand to
another.
Secretary Elkins visited the Whito
House AT ) O'Clock this afternoon ana
was asked by II representative of the
Associated Press what he thought OF
the political situation now that Secretary
Blaine had left the cabinet.
$50 you want my opinion, do you?
Wei, think that Harrison will GER
tainlv DO nominated on the first ballot,
and without any serious opposition,
either. That's all | care to say at pres
ent."