Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-05-19
BLAINE IS OUT OF IT.
MOrton's Views on the
Presidential Race.
MOI OPPOSED TO HARRISON.
Believes the First Ballot Will Decide
the Question in His Favor.

WASHINGTON, May lo-Vice President
Morton had protractel conference with
Secretary Blaine, and among other things
talked over the political situation. In al
luding to the printed statement that the
relations between the president and him
self were not cordial, he characterized IL as
absurd. He said: my relations with the
president and all the members OF the ad-
ministration have b9en always Of the most
friendly character. am also very friendly
with ex-senator Platt and those who sur
round him, but that does not make me an
opponent Of the president. i have not
taken any part In tho contentious over the
presidential nomination. / have not
thought that IL would be becoming in me
to do SO las such q course would be immedi-
ately interpreted as n scheme on my part
to secure my denomination. Hence have
refrained from expressing any opinions or
taking any action that could be tortured
into an effort on my part to remain on
the ticket. / presume II the president
should be nominated ID would be the old
ticket, but on that score / am entirely in
different"
The vice president said from what he
could learn from the Republican leaders
with whom he had conversed he could not
see how they could prevent
The Presidsnt's denomination.
While Secretary Blaine has not declared
himself In any manner concerning the use
Of his name, the vice president said that
he did not believe that the secretary
would under any circumstances consent
TO be candidate. This belief was based
upon his knowledge Of the secretary's
feeling or TIA presidential candidacy and
his disinclination TO take upon himself in
his present condition tho cares and re
sponsibiites OF a long campaign.
The senatorial cabal who are opposing
President Harrison's denomination are
now asserting with great positivencss that
if he IL not nominated on the first ballot
he will not be nominated at all. They de-
cline to state the grounds rpon which
they base their assertion. They believe
that il they can keep the presidents vote
down to about 30J on the first ballot they
Can Prevent His Nomination.
The fight, therefore. 1t will appear, is 10
be on the first ballot Although there
will be very general gathering of Repub-
. lican leaders at the capital after the ar
rival OF General clarkson, next Monday,
Senator Quay said that nething would be
done until the leaders reached Minneapo-
lis and have had an opportunity to meet
the different delegations as they come In.
1t Is expected that there will be consider
able amount Of scheming and planning
going on. which promises some very in
teresting Developments.
1t is understood that the presidents
campaign at Minneapolis will be man
aged by Secretaries Elkins and Foster,
Consul General New and United States
Marshal Ransdell of this district, Senator
Cullom OF Illinois. ex-senator Pierce of
Minnesota, and Senator Hiscock and
Chauncey Depew of New York. There also
will be strong contingent of the presi-
dents personal followers from Indiana.
On the other side there will be no lack of
generals among whom will be Tom Platt
of New York, Quay OF Pennsylvania, For
aker OF Ohio, Malone of Virginia, Alger
of Michigan and long list OF lesser lights,
backed by n sprinkling of southern Re-
publicans.