Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-05

!. correspondence explains lteeu:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
~. WAsHINGToN, d. c., June A, 1892
To THE PRESIDENT: l respectfully beg leave
to submit my resignation of the Office Of secre-
tary of state of the United States, to which
was appointed BY your favor on the 9th OF
March, 1885, The condition Of public busi-
ness in the department of state justiies me in
requesting that my resignation may be &C
cepted immediately. have the honor to be,
very respectfully, Your obedient servant,
JAMES @. BLAINE.
PROMPTLY ACCEPTED.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WARRINGTON, d. c., June A, 1921
To THE SECRETARY OF srArs Your letter
OF this date, rendering your resignation Of the
office of secretary Of state for the United States,
has been received. The terms In which you
state your desires are such a. to leave me no
choice, but to accede to your wishes at once.
Your resignation Is therefore accepted. Very
respectfully yours, BENJAMIN HARRISON.
To Hon. James G. Blaine.
THE PRESIDENT NOT PERTURBED.
Blaine's resignation was taken to the
q White House by his private secretary,
who placed it in the hands of the presi-
dent about / O'Clock. Soon after read
ing It, the president descended to the
east room, and held the usual Saturday
afternoon public reception. Two hum
dred people were present, none of whom,
as they shook the presidents hand,
could have told from his cool, collected
manner that anything unusual had hap
,pened. Indeed the president seemed in
better spirits than usual, and made
felicitious replies to the greetings Of the
visitors.
After the reception, the president re-
turned to the library and addressed q
letter to Blaine, accepting his resigna-
tion, and gave it to Private Secretary
. Halford with instructions to deliver it
at once. Halford took it to Blaine's
house and placed it in his hands. This
was the whole transaction.
NO SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATION.
A representative of the Associated
Press called at Blains's residence short
ly after the correspondence was made
public, and asked him to supplement it
with an explanation. Blaine smilingly,
but deliberately, replied: "The corres-
pondence explains itself and have not
word to add to it."
The president was next called upon
and asked il he was willing to say any
thing regarding the correspondence.
His response, though courteous, was
equally emphatic. He said. Nothing,
whatever"
The president and Blaine were both
seemingly in excellent spirits. and each,
after declining to talk upon the event ol
the day or its effects, turned the conver.
sation to other topics with marked COM
posure.
BLAINE SEEMS GREATLY RELIEVED.
Blaine's appearance and manner were
specially noticeable as indicative of a
feeling OF relief and satisfaction, which
made him buoyantly cheerful.
Secretary Foster showed no excite.
ment ovef the news of Blaine's resigna'
tion, and declined positively to say any
thing at present regarding the political
situation. Ns
-Attorney-G General Miller and Secretary
Noble also declined to be interviewed
on the subject.
It is understood that the reticence oi
the officers Of the government is due tc
he preferred the federal officers to avoid
comment on the subject.
A SENSATION AT THE CAPITOL.
The news OF Blaine's resignation Gre
ated profound sensation at the cap
itol. The senate was not in session
but in the house the effect of the recep
ton of an Associated Press bulletin an
nouncing the event, was magical. Tht
telegram was read by the speaker, ani
within two minutes the space before hi
desk was filed with struggling thronl
of representatives striving to get ,
glimpse of the bit of yellow paper.
was impossible to keep order. Th'
clerks were endeavoring to call the roll
but their voices were scarcely heart
above the excitement.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
"What does it mean ?" was the ques
ton in every mouth. The Democrat
decided that it meant that Blaine wa
standing for the nomination, but whel
it came to the secondary result, tn
= effect on the Democratic convention
there was q division Of opinion. Th
concensus of opinion, however, is tina
Blaine will be nominated and beaten
Some thought it would result in the de
feat of both Blaine and Harrison for tn
nomination and the selection of som
other candidate. Some Republican
shared this last opinion, though the,
were very reticent, and some though
Blaine would be nominated and elected
On the senate side but few senator
were found, and all declined to expires
their views.
THE MOST UNKINDEsT CUT OF ALL.
Secretary Elkins visited the Whit
House this afternoon. Later, whel
questioned by an Associated Press rep
sentative regarding the effect Of Blaine
resignation, he said ~ think Harrison
Ill csFtsiniiy bs noainatedd On tue Gru