The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-27
BLAINE'S BUSY BOOMERS.
THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT HE
WILL NOT DECLINE.

con. but that on the contrary, he seemed
determined to stay away and let them go
right on with their attempt to pre-
vent President Harrison's renomina-
tion. They had some intimations
from Secretary Blaine too, which,
although they had no direct assurance yet
that he would accept a nomination, they
felt justified them in assuring his hearty
sympathy with their efforts to beat Presi-
dent Harrison. These intimitations came,
IA so many Blaine intimatfons have
come, according TO the Blaine
boomers, through Mrs Blaine. Perhaps
the most significant was the assurance
that "Mr, Blaine would rather see Ex-
Speaker Reed nominated than President
Harrison" when it is remembered that ever
since Reed incurred Secretary Blaines wrath
by supporting Fessenden after the latter
refused to help impeach Andrew johnson,
Secretary Blaine has done every
thing in his power to keep
Reed out of Office, the Importance of the re-
mark is realized. AS Blaine man said to-
day, President Harrison has succeeded in
uniting the most discordent elements of his
party against himself. Think OF a man
who can get Platt and Warner Miller into
one boat, and who can persuade Secretary
Blaine to support Tom Reed.
DON'T EXPECT A DECLINATIoN.
The Blaine boomers feel satisfied now that
Secretary Blaine will not interrupt or in
terfere with letter, telegram or interview
in opposition to their scheme, but will let
them go right on and beat President Har-
rison whether he accepts or not the nomina-
ton himself The Blaine boomers
we're encouraged to-day by the
reports brought in by their friends
among the national committeeman and
delegates who have been drawn here by
Chairman Clarkson and who state that the
letter writing of Mr.. Reed and others of
the literary members Of the Harrison
movement. has had Its effect all through the
country At the dinner to Chairman Clark
son, given by Senator Allison last
night, although there were Harrison
men present, there was plenty
of Blaine talk. 1t was there
that the fact was disclosed that DIR. Pepper
of PHILADELPHIA came here last week at Mr..
Blaine's request and made an hours care
full examination Of his body, pronouncing
him at the end of it, A'sound in
wind and limb" to quote horsey
senator, which fact seemed significant
TO the Blaine men IN more ways than one.
1t was there. too, that Mrs Blaine's re-
mark about Secretary Blaine's preference
for Mr. Reid over President Harrison was
first repeated, and also remark OF Mrs.
Blsine's showing how deeply she felt Presi-
dent Harrison's refusal to promote her SON.
in-law, Col. Coppinger, to be brigadier gen.
eraL
CLARKsON AT THE CAPITOL.
Chairman Clarkson spent some time at
the capitol with the Blaine boomers and
anti-Harrison men to-day and disseminated,
with their aid, through both houses,
the idea that President Harrison
was already beaten and Secretary
Blaine already nominated. Neither
President Harrison nor anybody
else could hold the convention away from
Secretary Blaine, because the party was
pressing for him too strongly. President
Harrison certainly could not, he insisted,
for they knew already that
Presi4ont Harrison's southern supporters,
WhV we're his main strength, were
ready to desert him at the first blow and
even if there were men in the northern dele
cations who wanted to stand by President
Harrison they would find that they were in
hopeless minority. Senator Mcmillan,
VINO is Harrison man, was. quoted as say
ing at the Allison dinner last night that
the state of Michigan would run right o yer
him to nominate Secretary Blaine.
In response to all this, the Harrison men
could only insist that their delegates would
stand firm, and that Secretary Blaine could
notget nomination which he could honor
ably accept. The feeling between the two
ARRANGING FOR MINNEAPOLIS.
1t was characteristic of the remarkable
situation in the Republican party with re-
spect to the Minneapolis nomination that
"hen the routine preliminaries OF the Min
heapohs convention were being arranged
to-day the chairman Of the republican ma
uonal committee did not call upon
the PRESIDENT of the United States the
utuiar head of the Republican party and
ft.~...
HARRISON having kept away from the white
mouse during his visit as though it was ten-
anIed by democrat, kept away still to-day,
ana SO ex-Representative Tom Carter of
montana, now commissioner of the general
Ianu Office, had to act as diplomatic inter-
MealarJ between the President and the
cusirman of the national committee. The
uesouatlons which were, it is stated, har-
mohlous enough, resulted in au agreement
Is 70 the details. The most important
tSSult ESt was the practical agreement by
Gualrnan Ciarkson on behalf of the anti
Va 1itarrlson mon to the proposition made by
G ar. carter on behalf of the President that
zen, Horace Porter of New York should be
sue temporary chairman OF the convention,
D. D. oeing acceptable as a friend of both
alesloent Harrison and Secretary Blaine
De Questioned.
THE NEW SILVER FIGHT.
~ me silver republicans in the Senate car
stel tel the advice of Chairman Clarkson a
sseI further to-day than he, perhaps, in
iioan iIuueu oy squarely committing the repub-
woa va" Senate to free coinage. 1t
CSs, TSs not done wholly TO crafty
nua1Tinan nraatin Clarkson, for 1t was
bPaaaoc1lcaily inspired by the presence
te vo.e OF The national silver conference. The
hoy boie ~. OF yesterday showed them that they
- a. tne power which they exercised to-
SaI5 I. Yet when Senator Stewart of Ne
Ma, Ma, as soon as the discussion of Senator
bo,,lkSan silver resolution in the morning
no-,.l Iau come to the barrier Of 2 O'clock,
rav raooea that his free coinage bill,
Cbp1,rted adversely on Feb. 9 by
coranr1ain crairnan Morrill, from the finance
voto zee, be taken>up on yea and nay
eigSt ene Senate promptly took 1t up by
to ~. % n Jorlty. It seemed a great surprise
II r le senate and TO the galleries, and when
priso as tI Known to the House was q great sur
beiie,t bi5e there. The politicians could not
racts1 S,,o1e that free coinage had been resur-
'u even Tor temporary political purposes.
HELPS HARRISON.
silva.H question. of course, how far the
torr. ter republicans will 60 with their vic
tEay,' ~ hey claim that the vote shows that
h a. can pass the bill and that they mean
HonsIA ., but IN the face OF the fact that the
le9;sIee lS1e mas set itself against free coinage