The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-04
THE Ink ~ HISRISG1ON.
Rhine ut the Cabinet Me-t,n1-prcssure on
the secretary to Define His Position.


WAsHiNGToS. June 1.-The great event OF to-
day was Secretary Elaine's call at tho White
House. He drove mp to tho entrance in COM
pany with Secretary Ekins. walked W stairs.
and attended tho Cabinet meeting. He was
in attcn ,an"e not more than hall an hour.
and then drove away alone. II IS understood
that the meeting between tho President and
the Secretary was formally friendly. but not
cordial. Tho Drcvity Of tho Sccretary's stay
was probably attributable to the fact that he
was feeling somewhat fatigucd. and there
seems to he no reason to believe that. as
some assert. there was an unpleasant
scene in tho Cabinet meeting. The Secretary's
attendance at the Cabinet meeting started
fresh food Of gossip. and political specuia-
| latlon ha5 been ut fever beat al day. Tho
| Harrison men are dorivinE grcAt encourage
| ment from this incident. which. they say indi-
Gates that ihcgo Ia no rupture bet tween Harri-
son and Blaine. and that the latter intends to
| stand rs his February declaration. Executive
| Secretary iialfotd said to-day that so far as
| tho President Is concerned. there is no I'M
| friendly feeling toward Mr.. Blaine. and that
| tho President does not credit the stories
OF Biainc's unfriend!y feeling and inimical
action with relation to himself. 1t was said at
the White House and by members Of the Cabi-
net that there was no evidence of any misun-
Secretary during their interview this morning
and that they conversed In an entirely calm
and amicabls manner This incident has
served to complcnto still further q situation
already sufficiently complicated.
Secretary Blaine still maintains complete 81
len &c as to his intentions with regard to tho
nomination, only reiteratns his determine
ton to write no moro letters. kilograms. or
communications of any sort on tho subject.
This he has himself stated authoritatively to-
day. and he appears determined to adhere to
the decision. although he Is constantly sub
jected to tho strongest kind OF pressure to de-
ine his position in writing. Many requests Of
this sort have been received by him to-day
from his friends in the West ana ii Is said
that 4 telegram arrived hero this afternoon
from Chauncey n. Depew urging that Blaines
smrnee ot was threatsning to disrupt the
to inform the delegates at once and In
plain language whether no proposed to DO
Ganddidha la s or pot. vigorous effort is to DO
intiInation from Minneapolis, TO- shake lho
secretary's DISCRIMINATION. Evidences arc
multiplying that Secretary Elkins- Secretary
Tracy. and other Harrison chi efta ms have been
tho President and some OF the Presidents
friends assert that the result of these Efforts
VIII be seen before sunday In shape which
Against these boasts the Blaine men content
themselves with pointing to the Secretary's
tirm announcement. II will write no moro
letters"
The Harrison influence has been brought to
bear upon Secretary Rusk also, for whom the
Blame leaders hnya been cherishing tender
feel ms and the Blaine and Rusk ticket will
pfoh@bi, have to be revised. Secretary Rusk