The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-05


Representative Boatner tdemocrat) of
Louisiana said it meant that Mr.. Blaine is
a straight-out candidate for the nomination.
lt is the best thing that could happen for
the Democratic party.
Mr.. Bland (democraD of Missouri said
he supposed it meant war between Presi-
dent Harrison and Mr.. Blaine and others
1t may result in the defeat of both and in
the selection OF some other candidate. 1t
seems to be good policy for the republicans
to name some person than Mr.. Blaine or
President Harrison. The resignation puts
Mr.. Blaine in the attitude of opposition to
the nomination of the President.
A DEEP LAID PLOT.
Mr.. Rockwell (dsmocrat) Of New York
said that the programme for the last ten
days had been that Mr.. Blaine should be
kept out Of the race up to this point and
that the programme had been made with
his assent and assistance. He did not think
that either MIR. Blaine or President Harri-
son could be nominated. Il had to be a
fight between the Harrison and anti-Harri-
son people, and Mr.. Blaine, he thought,
would lend his assistance to Senator Quay
and Boss Platt in the effort to defeat Presi-
dent Harrison. Mr.. Blaine felt that he had
not been treated right by the President, aud.
besides, there was known to be a social feud
between Mrs. Harrison aud Mrs. Blaine
that must have its effect on the secretary.
Representative Wilcox ldemocraH Of
| Connecticut said he thought that Mr.. Blaine
had inte lded to be a candidate for some
| time. The contention between President
| Harrison and Mr.. Blaine would be very
close, but Mr.. Blaine was now convinced
that he would be nominated, otherwise ne
would hardly have resigned.
Mr.. Bryan democrat) OF Nebraska
thought the Blame and Harrison forces
would fight it out in the convention. and
whichever was nominated his chances Of
| election would have been weakened
Mr.. Durborow (democrat of Chicago
said: "It looks like Mr.. Blains was out
for it."
Mr.. Cummings (democrat) Of New York:
ut settles the question. 1t means Blaine's
nomination at Minneapolis. and the liveliest
kind of a campaign"
Mr.. MoRae (democrat) of Arkansas
thought the letter was the cullnination of
bad blood, but he did not think Mr.. Blaine
wanted the nomination.
THE REPUBLICANS NoN-CoSiAuTTAL.
"Cannot tell what it means" SAYS Mr..
Payne (republlcan) Of New York, with his
usual caution, until know what preceded
that corresDondence.n
That Is what all Of the republicans wanted
to know, but nobody was prepared to
answer the question. Still the belief was
general that Mr.. Blaine had taken this step
to signalize his intention to enter the field as
a candidat9 for the nomination. There were
not many republican represe natives left in
Washington, and not many of the few cared
to go on record as expressing their views
Mr.. Dingley Mr.. Baine's fellow states
man, was in a thoughtful mood. Said he /:
| ~ must decline to express an opinion with
out being more fully aware Of the causes
which led to the resignation. / think that
the natural Inference would be that Mr..
Blaine would not refuse to accept the nomi-
nation"
Mr.. MilIiken (republican) of Maine said {:
81 think it means Mr.. Baines
nomination and election. Mr.. Blaine
| has never wanted to be President,
during this campaign at least. He did not
want to be nominated in 1884. l know that
from my own personal relations with him.
| IL he allows his name to be presented now,
as think he will, 1t is because of the over
whelming call Of the party to do so.
have no doubt that his letter to Chairman
| Clarkson was absolutely sincere; and If he
| be nominated now, as l believe he will be,
| it will be because so many republicans
have urged upon him the duty of doing
so. l believe that he will ba elected,
because | believe that majority of the
people are in his favor; aud l believe that
President Harrison is too good a republican,
too wise and too honorable a man not to
heartily support him il nominated as he
| (Mr. Blaine) heartily supported President
| Harrison in 1882
Mr. Caldw we'll republican, of Ohio said:
IF Mr.. Blaine does not write a letter
positively declining. he will be nominated
and elected"
Mr.. ODonnell, (republican) of Michigan
said: "The letter was great surpr SO. 1t
| come so Unexpectedly that we do not know
what to make of it. We do not know
whether it indicates that he is or is not
candidate for the nominations but, if nomi-
| mated, in my Judgment he will be elected ~
MIR. Walker (republican) Of Massachusetts
thought that it meant Mr.. BlaIne's nominal
ton. He also thought Mr. Blaine would
| be elected as well as nominated.
Mr.. Wilson republican, of Kentucky
said that it meant the nomination aud
election of Mr. Blaine Harrison deserved
the nomination from public standpoint,
but not from political standpoint.
Mr.. Grout republican, of Vermont said
he thought Mr.. Blaine would not have
| taken this step unless he believed he had
enough votes tc nominate him.
FEELING OF THE SENATORS.
On the Senate side there was not a cor
| porars guard of senators TO be found. But
| of the small mum Der present there were
| two "dark horses" for some republicans on
the House side who feared "a Kilkenny cat
| fight" between Pres dent Harrison and Mr.
| Blaine had suggested that the republican
ticket might be Allison and Aldrich. Sena-
tor Allison was in his committee room when
the news came, and Senator Aldrich, by
| coincidence, was at his side. Senator Alli-
| son did not want to talk for publication,
| but he is never uncivil enough to refuse
! point blank, so he said that the
news was a surprise to him as
| much 80 as it was to anybody.
| AS to the result he has no opinion to express.
| Then he told a story in his felicitous style,
and the moral Of the story was that no
matter what happened to individuals the
| great principles of the party moved for
| ward in constant progress. Senator Aid
rich was too cautious to give ourbstone
! opinion on so important an event, and SEN
ator Cockrell, although as democrat free
! from any of the restraints that hampered
his republican colleagues, did not care to
| talk about the resignation.
| Senator Brice was surrounded by demo-
| cratic members on the floor of the House,
but declined to give his views
| further than to say that he
| had not been called on by the
| republicans to settle their difficulty, but he
was sure he could if he was. OF the small
! baud Of republican senators who remained
| in Washington during the convention time
! few could be seen tonight even after per-
sistent search, and those who were accessi-
BILE did not care to express any opinion upon
the subject.
| One senator probably struck the keynote
| for all Wheu he said: ~ cannot talk about