The Portland daily press., 1892-06-06
THE RESIGNATION.
Mr.. Blaine's Retirement from the
Presidents Cabinet.
IL TOOK CONGRESS AND THE
COUNTY BY SURPRISE.

.
Generally Regarded as indicating ME-.
Blaine's Acceptance if Nominated at
MinneapoIis-The Comment in WASH
ington-Ezow the Secretary and Pres
ident Spent Sunday.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-This city was
thrown into state of excitement today
which had a little later spread over the
entire country. The cause was the an
nouncement of the resignation of Secre-
tary Blaine and its acceptance by the
President. The House was in session
when the news came in the form Of tel
egram from the Associated Press. So
great was the excitement which it occa-
stoned that the transaction of business
soon became impossible and the House
adjourned.
Not many Republican representatives
were leftin Washington and not many
of them cared to go on record as express
ing their views. MI. Dingley was in a
thoughtful mood. Said he: Unjust de-
cline to express anopinion without being
more fully aware of the causes which
have led F. the restoration. T think tha
natural Inference wonld he That MI
Blaine would not refuse to accept the
nomination.
Mr.. Milliken said: 81 think it means
Blaine's nomination and election Mr..
Blaine has never wanted to be President,
during this campaign at least. He did
not want to be nominated in 1884.
fions with him. If ne allows his name
to he nresented now. as think he will
II is because of the overwheinin0 call of
his Marty to do so have no donbt bis
1atter tc Chairman C1arlrson was ahso~
1ntelv sincere and If nominated now as
r bo1;ova he Vii he 4 Iu;i1 he beco1,se 60
nosnv Ren,,bl;cans haye ,,rned ,1nor, hin,
+ba 2,,+v of doir,o 90 r heIie1a l,a viii
he elecfyed y bacaxse T bal;eva 9he 1aaior;l or
~ Of h q 11eonse are in bis favor and r
helieye President, Harrison is too oood a
Rennhlican foo wise and too honorahle
a nan NOT n bear+iIv s11rnort hin, if nom
mated as he fMr R1ai. 81 heartily SIM
7,orted Harrison in 1SsS i
Ranrasentativa Waller of Massacb,,.
setts tbo10bt r. meant, Mr. Rlaine,s nom
ination. He also tbougbt Mr., Rlaine
would he elected nc well as nominatad
Nnrnn071f hn1Gtt
Rlaine 1yon1d not have taken tbis stnn
1n1ess he believed he had enonob votes
to nominate him
go far az can now he LEARNED the rasio-
nation volunteered hv Mr. R1aine today
had NOT heen nreceded hv anv notice or
intimation to fhe Preside tRat e miobt
he exnectad Mr. Rlaina has sean fba
President hnt once tbis week The resio-
nation annaars therefore to have baen
datarroi1ad 1Inon ve,,v suddenly Init ,fo,.
a lime there have, haay vaI;ous facts
known to close ohservers in Wash;nofon
as a sort of omen secret which warrant
fine belief that the RESIGNATION thouob
undoubtedlv precipitated hv occurrences
of .. very recent date had its ORIGIN q
lono while ago and in causes essenfiallv
personal rather than nolitical. as incom-
patabilities deyeloned Emphasized AT
Times bv imnortant disagreements over
nublic Questions sucb as tbe manaoem ont
of the threatened dificnltv with Ttalv
invidious comnarisons and commen+s ~,
the mart of iniudicions' friends concern
inc fbe credit due To either for the enact
ment and execution of the recinrocitv
project and the general conduct of The
foreion affairs Of this government in
Guiding the management of the Bering
Sea Controversy and lack of cordial
relations between their respectiye
families. These causes had undouhted-
ly created feeling of consfraint in The
personal relations of the President and
Secretary Blaine months before the writ
inc of the letter in which M. Rlainn de-
clared he was NOT a candidate.
An agent of the Associated Press
called at MI. Blaine's residence shortly
after the corresnondence was made nnh-
lie. and asked him if he would NOT sun
plement it with an exnlanation. MI
Blaine smilinglv but deIiberateiv re.
plied. ssThe corresnondence exnlair,s IL
Self and have not q word to ada tn it ),
The President Jvas nevt oai1ed ,,,,o,,
and asked IF he was WILLING TO saw at,v'
thinp in regard to II. His resnonse
thoneb made with entire conrtesv Of
tone and manner was enuailv emnhstic
ssnothino whatever, -.
view this afternoon, Mr.. Blaine said his
near a11nroacb of the Rennhlican conva,,1
ton and would not affect his action in