The Lamar register., 1892-06-11
MIR. BLAINE RESIGNS.
NO MORE SECRETARY OF STATE
A Curt Note to the President, Which Re-
ceives an Affirmative Response
Equally Short.

Secretary of State James G.. Blaine on the
4th at Ia:45 O'clock sen. to President Harri-
son his resignation of the office which he has
held over three years. At about O'Clock the
President sent his acceptance of the resigra-
tion which was couehed in as brief and un-
demonstrative language as was the note of
Mr.. Blaine Below are the notes;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, ID. C., June 4, ls92.
To the President:
l respectfully beg leave to submit my resiss-
nation of the office of the secretary Of stale
Of the United States, TO which was appoint
ed by you on the fifth of March, 1889.
The condition of public business in the De
partment OF State justiiies me in requesting
my resignation may be accepted Immediately.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant, JAMES G Bi AISE.
ExEcuTrvB NASsIoNf
WASHINGTON, d. C., June 4, les1.
To the Secretary of State;
Your letter Of this date, tendering your
resignation of the office Of the secretary of
state of the United States, has Been received,
The terms on which you statg your desires
are such as to leave me no choice but to ae-
eede TO your wishes at once
Your resignation is therefore accepted.
Very respectfully yours,
BESgANTS HARRIsoS.
To Hon. james G, Blaine.
To nearly everyone} in Washington and
throughout the country, the news came like
thunder-clsp. There are a number of public
men, however, who Elaim that they expected
it, Mr.. BlaiEe had /been in conference on Fri
day and again SATURDAY with Canadian com
missioners coneErning an agreement about
the welland 2nd other canals along the
boundary.
Mr.. Blaine Has seen the President only once
this week, which was during his half hours
attendance )at the cabinet meeting Friday,
when he myade a report concerning his confer
enee wit.Y the Canadian commissioners and
returne9 to the state department to resume It,
The lre7signaiion appears, therefore, TO have
been Determined upon suddenly.
TR. Washington agent OF the Associated
Press called at Mr.. Blaine's residence shortly
after the correspondence had been made pub
4 c, and asked him if he would not supplement
II with an explanation. Mr.. Blaine smiling
lly, but deliberately, replied; The CORES
/ pondenee explains itself, and l have not .
word TO add to it,"
The President was Immediately called upon
and asked if he was willing TO say anything
IN regard to it, His response, though made
| IN an entire courtesy of tone and manner, was
smphatic-"nothing whatever"
Both the President and Mr.. Blaine were
seemingly in excellent spirits, each of them,
after declining to say anything for publication
about the great event of the day or its effect
upon the situation at Minneapolis, turning
the conversation to other topics.
The resignation coming as it did on the eve
Of the convention Is taken By many 10 indi-
cate that Mr. Blaine's sole object was to free
himself so that he might become candidate
before the convention for the nomination.
Many friends of Mr.. Blaine, however, ignore
this effect OF his action and declare that it
Il. as1ss5 ~ persenas geasons, some OF
Rhich date -6ss o'as tlae. They say that
! Mr.. Blaine has nd been rsated fairly by iha
4-sss--.- -s--aa, 1.-- ~ been allowed to
coadnct the business Of lis office with sufii.
| sient Independence and that the President
has usn-ped not only Dir. Blaine's powers but
his donors concerning reciprocity, and the
cbiiian sad Behring Sea negotiations. 1t is
also stated that some members Of the cabinet
have acted in very unfrierdly way toward
Mr.. Blaine because they felt that he has not
taken sufficient care to keep out of the presl
Genital race. As result Of this the position
which be held was unbearable