The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-18
WANTT0DOWNHARRISON
CLARKSON DENIES THAT RENOMI-
NATION Is A CERTAINTY.

He Claims That a Large Majority OF the
Delegates Will GO to Minneapolis
Untrammeled - An Understanding
That Blaine Would Not Accept q
Nomination Under Any Ciroum-
stances.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Chairman Clark
son gave the auti-Harrison republicans In
congress much needed aid and comfort In
the interview with him In Chicago on his
way to Washington, telegraphed here this
evening, in which he set forth In a nut
she'll the claim Of the Harrison leaders,
hat instead of being instructed for Presi-
dent Harrison, as his friends claim, large
majority of the delegates TO Minneapolis
will assemble on June 7. quite unhampered
and untrammeled, and will then proceed
to select nominee from all the men men,
toned, James 6. Blaine included.
TO BE WARMLY WELCOMED.
Chairman Clarksou will be welcomed
on his arrival by the other anti
Harrison men because they count
upon his assistance in the attempt
hitherto without success, to find candidate
against President Harrison upon whom they
can all unite, He is not expected to arrive
here before next Sunday or Monday mas
much as he will stop, it is expected by his
confreres, not only in Chicago but in New
York, and possibly in Detroit, to consult
the representatives of the anti Harrison ele-
ments. He will certainly bring the last
word OF Boss Platt, if indeed Boss Platt does
not come over with him.
CAN'T HIT ON MAN.
Up to the present time the anti-Harrison
lfar.w a
didate who is TO be nominated in place of
President Harrison. They can use any or
all of the other candidates in their attempt
TO prevent President Harrison from getting
the nomination, but that is quite a differ
ent thing from finding man who eau be
nominated with any hope of electing him.
OF course they have always thought of
Secretary Blaine as the man who would
be good to beat President Herrison with,
and at the same time would be good to
nominate himself, but with all their efforts,
they have been unable, apparently, to get
Secretary Blaine to say unconditionally
that he would accept the nomination IL it
was offered to him.
BLAINE DON'T WANT IT.
On the contrary, there Is every reason 20
believe that they have been warned by Sec
retary Blaine that if the convention shows
a disposition to nominate him he will use
summary means 10 put a stop TO Sucn actlOu.
Secretary Blaine is perfectly willing to de-
feat the attempt to renominate President
Harrison, but he is not willing to take the
nomination, and he thinks that if the con-
vention should get to the point Of nominat-
ing and he should check 1t it would almost
inevitably turn to President Harrison.
sHERMAN's CHANCES.
After Secretary Blaine, the only other
candidate seriously considered was Senator
Sherman, who was sugg ested by Boss Platt.
In spite of the fact that Gov. Foraker has
apparently been induced to support Senator
Sherman, and even, it is claimed by some
of the anti-Harrison men, to put him in
nomination at Minneapolis, the hope of
uniting the Harrison opposition on Senator
Sherman seems to have failed because Of
the stubborn refusal of Senators Teller,
Woloott, Stewart and all the other trans
Mississippi leaders to accept him. Nothing
seems left to the anti-Harrison Leaders now
except to trust to luck