The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-26
THE TALK ABOUT BLAINE.
BaRRIsON's FRIENDS AFFECT TO BE-
IIEvE THERE'S NOTHING IN IT

SSH, Little Else Is Uiscuseed In P01lN.
cal Circles In Warrington Gen. I,lnrkso
says Blaine Is All Right, and Re Thinks
that Another Campaign Would He Tonic
and tho Work OF the Presidency Re-
newed life to Him-Allison Says there
Wa. No Politics In His Fish Dinner.
WASHINGTON. May 25.-The advocates OF
President Harrlson's denomination have be-
gun systematic and determined attnck upon
the Blaine boom Of the past week. and. while
protesting to believe that F." there is nothing in
IT," they are. nevertheless. fighting 1t with
every means at their command. Tho Presi-
dents newspaper organs this morning an
nounce in con- ert that there was a Harrison
tidal wave ID Washington yesterday that fairly
overwhelmed tho men who are talking about
Blaine and they quoted at length dozens OF
men Of more or less prominence who have
al! sorts OF REASONS for pretending to DO
friendly to the Administration at this time.
Tho Harrison men arc still predicting
with . great show OF confidence. that their
candidate wilfhave enough votes on the first
ballot to nominate him. and declaring with
great EN- plasis that they arc not afraid Of the
Blaine boom or any other boom that may be
launched.
The Harrison men are as much afraid OF
the dark horse candidate as they are OF Blaine.
but they are very much afraid OF them both.
and their loud whistling is only for the pur-
pose OF keeping UP their courage.
Ono OF the men whom the Harrison organs
quote this morning as predicting the Presi-
dents denomination is tho aged Senator Saw
yor OF Wisconsin. who has long since relin-
Quished tho management OF Republican poll
tics in tho Badger State. The man to whom
the Senator gave up the reins OF power few
t. la .,ry. Hnnr IN n
Milwaukee. the Wisconsin member Of the Re-
publican National Committee Simultaneous
with tho publication OF Mr.. Sawyers rredic-
ton that MIR. Harrison will he nominated. u
letter that Mr. Payne wrote to Secretary Rusk
was printed. in which he said that. in his
opinion. Harrison would lose Wisconsin and
Illinois II nominated. and that tho man
whom the people want is Blaine. When
1t was announced in Washington despatch
to the Chicago Herald a few days ago that Mr.
Payne had written such a letter to Uncle
hs Sow e IN ant
accuracy: and says that his opinion is based
on an intimate knowledge. OF the Republican
The Harrison organs this morning ais o ex-
tract much comfort from the fact that Chair
IIEins. an incident which they promptly &C
eepted as m evidences that the Chairman OF the
i not un 1n
they read what Mr; cyarkson had to say in tho
Of long interview Nir. Clark SON said: IL e''S
1t is said by Secretary Elkins and other
Harrison TINT he has 800 instructed and 300
pledged votes 80 far as have seen. | think
IL has o3ut zoo S ye0 eut
votes nre snbstanti;.ily nnpledged. and the
VII tIs are GnF to
tieIst In ' ms @ the deesaons fr"@
ssr ter sff dstRae fe
no8lnation t 4 it that the deegates from
stS p'ss1eS 'Sy sfa
probably lose tho United States Senate next
rpd that w s r. President
n reply to the question. What about
81 is @ sfs S HaG ID yoS
~ wrots nst last has Yet
been answered; | felt neither qualified nor
tsst IL be Ts n Tie
Convention. know OF no. other way to con-
cHs nt M "ines alleged am
hilton for the Presidency. Mr. GARRISON says:
81 think III, tn5s ambition vas NEST acute with
that in 1884 hc neither expected nor desired
fhs Wh for ctS Sa
the seioction Of Gem herman. think III lis lis
s%so qn to Gs sn has Ess
for the strongest Administration thls conntry
has seen. think that the conflict Of the cam:
tie Presidency would be renewed lie to him"
y This sort OF talk from the CHAIRMAN Of the
ton is Very diac"urasns to The Harrison men.
and they are very much afraid OF its effect.
This morning Cen
again said that he had not heard from Mr..
}ilain" upon the subject since receiving the
onf his own for chi crtninng the belief that MIR.
H Hdn6 would not refuse y the nomnatGSn
party believed his nomination to be necessary
Senator William T'fa,'i Bee" Allison smiled one
Of his regular sweet William smlles today
when questioned nbont his boom 4, Rnd the i. din
Thor" was no p"iiticnl srn nil Sat at.
tachch t. it" sai,I he. hut simply desire on
and r" sw Of
Gen. Garrison is fond Of good fish. concluded
As it is larger than the General and myself
Snn consume asked h, Senators AIdrtch Hale
two, or thrse other friends to Join the party"
!, Is it Presidential fish that some one has
thrust trns , upon YOU so unexpectedly. Senator"
,., Oh; no." was the repIy. with merry twin.
"Oh. no. II there is any political move con.
nccted with tho dinner am not aware OF IL
A. 'nr as the Presidential race is concerned / |
s,n There j. some talk among political gossps.
fenntor o! putting you forward MS tho Iiep,ih. |
lican nnnmince +" contest for Presidential hon.
ors WIN senator German or some other DEM |
We'll" said the Senator. 'if German and
should TO tn" nominees Of our res ncctiyo M
ties the ,rn,nragn. would 10 conducted on a
most nmicnble basis.
In spite of the light manner In which tho
Senator from Iowa referred to his dinnep
party. it Is said that something clso besiI"s
FISH WAS discussed between the clans and
cigars. ~
Tho Clark son interview has naturally caused
much interest in political circles to-tiay 1t
p'oves what probably tho President friends
have known all along. that the Nationa! lie.
publican Committee members are almost
without exception anti Harrison men. This
fact. together with tho, further and still more
important one that tho very strongest and
e., .lhrsywh"st noitical WORKER q all factions Of
ranks, makes the friends Of tho President very
uneasy indeed. They know that they have an
unusually strong con, bnation to heat, whether
~ canhidutc is Elaine or. some other man.