The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
SOLID FOR THE PRESIDENT.
All Of His Many Friends Rallying to
His Support.
TEE NEW YORK DELEGATION CERTAIN.
Blaine'S Boom Engineered by Disappointed Office
SeekerS-TIe AntiIIiiI Convention in New
YOrk-What 1t Will Accomplish.
Special 10 THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-Secretary Foster
in expressing himself to-day on the political
situation and the attitude Of the President
on the silver question said the movement
faVoring Blaine had its inception mainly
with peo pie whom the President had di5ap-
pointed. He did not underrate Bhine's
popularity. but thought the Presidents OPP
ponents took advantage of that, and were
trying to force Blaine to ignore his solemn
assertion that his name would not go before
the Minneapolis convention. He did not
believe that Blaine had given encouragement
to the movement, and felt that to nominate
Blaine would run the risk OF his declnatoD,
which, if it came, would utterly ruin all
hope OF the party's success. Foster further
thought that Blaine's acceptance after the
struggle necessary to obtain the nomination
would surely make him weak candidate
The President, said Foster, is not SO desir-
Gus of a denomination as most people
imagine. He has permitted the use Of his
name since Blaine's deelination, and it has
seemed to make him largely the choice of
the party and his friends. that being the
only condition that induced him TO consent.
Foster believed that Harrison mas majority
of the convention. and he hopes to see him
nominated by acclamation.
The only argument used against the Presi-
dent is that he may not be elected, yet al
admit that his administration is complete
success. For some reason that l cannot
understand Harrison is classed by the peO-
pie of the silver States al a g0idbug. Pres
ident Harrison is as far from fav0ring
single gold standard as Senator Teller. l
quote the following utterances OF his in the
correspondence relating to the arrangements
for an international silver conferences: The
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OF the people of the United States with
singular unanimity is that the full use of
silver as a coin metal upon a ratio to gold
to be fixed by agreement between the great
commercial nations of the world will very
largely promote the prosperity of all nations
and all classes Of people.
HIscock for Harrison.
Mr.. Hiscock has returned from New York
and still pins his faith to President Harri-
son. THE CALL correspondent saw him at
the ShOrebam to-day, and asked, what do
you think of the Presidential situation
now?"
mfr. Harrison is going to be nominated
and elected" said Mr.. Hiscock.
'How about the New York delegation"
81 have not poled theuI so as to tell just
how many, bat most OF them will be for
Harrison"
A little later Mr.. Hiscock had a talk with
ex-senator T. c. Plat, who is also stopping
at the ShOreham. Mr. Platt came in last
night Mr.. Platt refused TO talk about po-
litca matters for publication aud he said
nothing in private which would lead one to
infer that Mr.. Hisc0ck had convinced him
that Harrison was the right man. There
does not seem to be any more light on the
general situation politically to-day. There
are some who have been expecting Blaine
to say something. but unless those who are
most active in trying to bring about his
nomination are greatly mistaken he is not
going - make any more statements before
the meeting of the convention.
CHICAGO. May 30.-COnsul- Gen eral 10 hn
c. New Of Indiana, who was in the city to-
day en- route to the Minneapolis convention,
had several things to say on the political
situation. Mr.. Harrison's friends" SAID
he, "are attacking no one. Tney don't
have to do it. 1t is beyond the shadow of
doubt that Harrison will be renominated on
the first ballot l know that without Presi-
dent Harrison reciprocity would never have
been OF any practical value. More than
that the documents in his own handwriting
will show exactly who guided all the nego-
tiatons regarding the Bering Sea trouble
and Chile"
Mr.. New does not look upon Blaine as
candidate, and says those who pretend to
believe that the Secretary's letter was not
final insult Blaine's honesty.