The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-10
BLAINE NOT AN INVALID.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE SEEN
AT A CIRCUS.


Russell Harrison's Reports About His
Bad Condition Resented by the Sec
retary-Joe Msnley Says Blaine VIII
Not Be a Candidate For the Presi-
Dental Nomination Under Any CIR.
cumstances.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Secretary Blaine
gave the Blaine boom lift this evening by
appearing at a circus. Almost every Wash
ingtonian goes at ono time OF another willis
the circus is here. He seemed quite him
self again and not at all the mental aud
physical wreck Russell Harrison has been
representing him TO be. This utterance of
of Russell Harrison's, like the editorials in
the weekly of which he was nominal editor
last summer. has done more TO anger Secre-
tary Blaine than any one else in or out OF
the newspapers. Secretary Blaine insists
to his friends that II ussell Harrison, like
the infant terrible that he is, simply repeats
what he hears at the white house.
and that such gossiping is simply
inexcusable. 1t certainly operates as
bar to the establishment of
cordial relations between the President and
Secretary Blaine, and there is very little
doubt that it influences Secretary Blaine to
let his name be used to beat President Har-
rlson with, for there is no reason to believe
that Secretary Blaine really expects a nom
ination or would take it from a majority OF
the convention, recognizing as he does that
PRESIDENT Harrison would prevent his nom-
inatlon being made unanimous and would
not help to elect him If nominated.
THE RIVAL CANDIDATES.
There is evidence on every side that Sena-
tor Sherman, ex-Speaker Reed, Gov. Mo-
KinleY and Gen. Alger. to say nothing OF
any OF the rest Of the men mentioned in
connection with the republican nomination.
should President Harrison not get it, are
responding to the artful estimates given
them In turn by the other anti Harrison
leaders. Senator Sherman and ex-Speake r
Reed, who are here, are taking their booms
very seriously. They vibrate between the
two houses comforting with their friends and
possible supporters though President
Harrison were as much out of the contest as
Secretary Blaine. 1t is interesting TO OBJ
serve their coquetly with the silverites OF
Colorado and Nevada, which states have al.
ready declared against President Harrison
and in favor OF free silver coinage, and of
Idaho and Montana, which are expected to
do the same.
A SNAKE AND A SKUNK.
Publicly the silverites are encouraging
them, for they would encourage any one to
beat Harrison. whom they accuse Of res
pudiating the silver plank which they put
in the republican platform of 1888. Pri-
vately they say, as one of them did in
speaking OF Senator Sherman and Presi-
dent Harrison, to-day; "It's a snake aud
| skunk. and we do not care much which
whips" Secretary Blaine is the choice OF
the silver men to "a man, fact which his
extreme friends who still talk of nominating
him, try TO conceal as much as possible, but
like all the anti-Harrison men their main
effort just now is In trying to beat Presi-
dent Harrison rather that In trying to nom<
mate anybody else.
COUNTING WITHOUT THEIR HOST.
Joseph II. Manley. who has been here
several days, and has seen Secretary Blaine
daily, is quoted as saying tonight: "These
gentlemen who are trying to beat President
Harrison with Secretary Blaine may find
that they are reckoning without their host.
They may only succeed in drawing from
Mr.. Blaine another letter OF declination.
Mr.. Blaine stands to-day just where be
stood when he wrote his letter to Mr.. Clark
son. He is in better health than for a long
time, and is good for many years to come,
but he might not be able to stand sudden
strain or prolonged excitement. II he was
nominated he would decline" Mr.. Manley
Is quoted as concluding by predicting Presis
dent HarrlBon's denomination.