Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
'EARFUL OF BLAINE.
arrison Not Too Certain His Secre-
tary of State Won't Be Named
I SPITE OF HIS LATE LETTER.
,reign Ministers Called Home to Help Out
Their Chief.
ETURNS FROM MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

rsrEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Mr Harrison
pears to be trying to coquette with dis
nguished members of his party in the
after of the Presidential nomination. He
Is undoubtedly told some of the party
aders with whom he has talked that he
res not want a denomination and that he is
)ubtful whether he would accept it. Yet
is equally certain that he does not want
is declaration traced to him directly or
ken too seriously. There is great deal
ore uncertainty in the situation than
,rface view would indicate, and Mr.. Har-
son is little less anxious about Mr.. Blaine
AN he was before Mr.. Blaine wrote his
tier taking himself out of the field.
One thing that is said to disturb Mr..
arrison is the apparent trankness with
hich certain gentlemen, while agreeing to
is nomination, assume the manner OF hav-
g it forced upon them, and declare that
rev do not think he can be elected. He is
robably not so much bothered by their
redictions as by the inference which he
ay draw that at the bottom of it all is a
esre to get him frightened out of the way
lat another's interests may be advanced.
Some Words for Blaine's Benefit.
A significant thing in this connection is
lat the men to whom he has expressed in
ifierence about denomination are men
hom he might expect to repeat it where
r. Blaine might hear. All this indicates
Spicion on the part of Mr.. Harrison that
Iere is still a quiet effort being made to
,rce Mr.. Blaine's nomination, suspicion
-hich the talk of certain prominent Blaine
zen would indicate may be well founded
But while Mr.. Harrison is manifesting an
difference in the presence of certain men,
is plain enough that he is not inactive,
nd others who have called on him to talk
olitics have found it difficult to interest
i'm in the subject but the reason seems to
e that he does not care to take these par
cular men into his confidence. Through
ther agencies, however he is at work. Sew
raj active politicians who have been serv-
lg the country in foreign courts are to be
ere at an opportune time to get in some
'ork before the convention.
Foreign Ministers Brought Home.
whitelaw Reid is now in this country, and
harles Emery Smith, the Minister to Russia;
William Walter Phelps, Minister to Ger
lany. and Pat Egan, Minister to Chile, are
xpected to return to this country before
he time for the National Convention. Reid
nd Egan have been Blaine men, but they
ow owe allegiance to Mr.. Harrison, and it is
II. Harrison's policy to make use of con-
erts when he can, as in the case of Elkins.
here is some talk in political circles here
Whitelaw Reid as an associate of Mr..
larrison on the ticket, and it is believed
hat he will work for him in New York. Mr..
gan has been granted a leave of absence,
nd gossip has it that he is coming home to
York the Irish vote for n renewal of the
resent administration. Smith is expected
be on hand to help Harrison in Pennsyl-
ania, and Phelps, Notwithstanding his de-
Otion to MI. Blaine, is expected to look out
or Harrison in New Jersey.
1t is regarded as very clever the way in
Inch Mr.. Harrison is making use of the
f,iceholders who are the friends of Mr..
'aine. Being under obligations to the
'Iesident, and having no excuse Of loyalty
O Blaine, since the Maine man is avowedly
ut OF the field, they cannot avoid working
n the President, thus dividing Mr.. Blaine's
0rces.