The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-15
ALL GOING TO HARRISON.
EVEN BLAINE WANTS TO SEE HIM
RENOMINATED.

A Suspicion That the Secretary Feels
That the Republican Candidate is
Sure to Be Defeated-Vice President
Morton for the President and Don't
Want a denomination Himself
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Some of Secre-
tary Blaine'S utterances to his friends who
came hocking in here last week to learn
what the situation really was puzzled his
hearers, because they seemed to indicate
that Secretary Blaine wanted Harrison re-
nominated. president Harrison is the
logical candidate" was a remark which is
quoted by several as having been made.
apparently repeatedly. by the Secretary of
State. They explain this as meaning that
as the head OF a successful administration
it would be self qualification for the
party to set him aside. They got
the impression from this and other
remarks which they quote Secretary Blaine
as having made that he was not only re-
solved not to take the nomination bimself
but that he wanted President Harrison to
have il. Yet they regard him as on formal
terms with President Harrison and as hav.
ing just ground for complaint at the way
he has been treated by President Harrison.
Their only explanation is that Secretary
Blaine does not expect to see the republican
candidate elected next fall.
MORTON FOR HARRISON.
When Vice President Morton called on
the President, on Friday, to thank him for
the appointment of his nephew, William
Grinnell of New York, as Third Assistant
Secretarysof State, he is said to have had
some conversation with the President, in
which he is said to have told the President
that he favored bis denomination and would
do what he could to secure it. Considering
the fact that Boss Platt put Morton on the
ticket In 1888, this is regarded as indicative
OF change of mind on Boss Platt's part
from opposition to President Harrisons re-
nomination to at least a neutral attitude.
MORTON NOT A CANDIDATE.
The Vice President is also said to have
made the interesting statement that he
himself did not desire a denomination to
the vice presidency, but he thought there
ought to be a New Yorker on the ticket,
and that he thought Secretary Tracy the
man who should be picked out for that
place. Vice President Morton did not
promise repetition of the $4,000 con-
tributlon he made to the republican cam
paign fund in 1888, but he is expected to
give a generous check, even if he is
not renominated. The suggestion of Secre-
tary Tracy's name is received with favor,
it is understood, by the President who
thinks Secretary Tracy the greatest success
in his cabinet. The question of his popu-
larity in New York, not only as to Boss
Platt and tie politicians, but as TO
the people, seems to be regarded
as settled IN the affirmative.
FORAKER TO HEAD HIS DELEGATION.
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reciprocity agreement between ex-Gov.
Foraker and President Harrison has
heen oonsummated. Under it ex-Gov.
Foraker is to go as a delegate at large to
Minneapolis at the head of the Ohio delega-
tion, and is to second the nomination of
President Harrison. Not only President
Harrison and ex-Gov. Foraker, but Senator
Sherman and Gov. Mckinley. as we'll as
Secretary Foster, are said TO have agreed
to this agreement, which, it is claimed by
the Harrjsonians, insures President Har-
risOn the solid Ohio delegation.