Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-06
SENATOR PETTlGREW
Makes Some Interesting Talk About the Prcsi
dent and the Cabinet.

MiSNlAroiIs, MIMI, June 3'--Senntor
fetugrew of South Dakota has arrived fresl
from W ashlng,on and Is an en'hnsias,ie al
mirer OF james u. Blame. lis pnhic ut
terances today nave created h',ie snort OF a
| sensation. 81 am not at all surprised
| said he, lat the resignation of Mr.
Blaine from the Harrison cabinet. The
only thing that seems at all singular 10 me
is that gentleman of BialneS disposition
should have so long renamed IN close and
intimate association with such men as Mil
Ter, Tracy and Wanainaser.
1t was Mr.. Harrison and hls httle al-
vlsers who strove to tomeut discord with
poor, little insignificant Chill. 1t was MIR.
Blaine who constantly bore the insults and
| ISLANDERS of those associates and their tools,
because he resolutcly declined to lend him-
self to their JIngo efforts for the renomna-
ton of their chief.
| You remember that Mr., Blame was re-
ported sick during the pcndency OF the
| Behring sea negotiations. ! happen to he
advised that Mr. Blaine was never in better
/ health in his life than during that inciient,
But the President, with small envy of
| the fame of his great secretary.
took the negotiations out of Mr.. Blaine :
] hands, where they legitimately belonged,
the secretary of state turned the entire
matter over to His ExceIlcncy of this ex'
cellent administration and the report was
given out that the secretary OF state was
sick.
| Well, he was sick-sck of his company
| sick of being insulted by his chief and the
kitchen cabinet. Whatever excellence
there has been in liarrison's administration
is traceable to Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Rusk'
The mistakes and weaknesses that occa-
| stoned the political earthquake of 1880 be
long by right to Mr.. Harrison and his er-
rand boys.
He is the most signal example in the
history of the class president, have no
doubt as to the results. The Minneapolis
convention of 1892 will honor itself by call
ing James G. Blaineto lead the Republican
hosts in the campaign to victory"
! At II O'Clock this forenoon when the
bells called the deyout to Christian worship,
the lobbies of leading hotels were filled
with surging, seethlng mass of excited
humanity, and when ministers in neighbor'
ing churches led opening prayer the cor
ri'lors of hotels were resoundng with cheers
and counter cheers for benjamin Harrison
and James q. Blaine. All day long tlIis
competition of political enthusiasm eontin-
ues with increasing vigor 1t has been a
day of Kaleidoscope changes.
The situation has been constantly wayer'
ing, and the wave of sentiment that swept
over the assemblage in one hour would bt
followed by wave OF reaction the next
until in the end it was difficult to ascertain
the true drift of political sentiment. In onf
respect the day has been surprise The
Harrison leaders rallied their forces and the
decentralization of last night has gwen place
to energy ylgor and resolution tonight
4 The administration element Is as strong
in leadership. political sagasity and organ
izaiion as is the opposition even with IL
experienced ieahers. All this has been
surprise for those VINO nave kept aioo
from both factions fnily expectant that th'
wave OF Blame sentiment that swept owe
the land yesterday afternoon would he lr
resisiabie and to'tsy ronih gather IN lts en-
brace all scattered and umstfucted delegate
OF the kePubhcsn party.
Sueh hss not heen the case to 2 clos
observer IT Is apparent That the Harrison
forces are as strong to'iaF a. they were z
hours ago. The Blame people say that TIN
Harrson managers are hohiIng the rank an'
ME OF the delegations loyalty to their lead
er, but when olc decisive battle coinca th'
Blaine enthusiasm VIII carry an before )
and the distinguished son OF Maine viii b
Nominated on he hfst oaiios- lh'