The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-20
BLAINE URGED TO RUN.
THE ANrLHARRISO MEN TRYING
TO WIN HIS CONSENT.

Bold Assertions That He Will Accept
the Nomination if 1t Is offered Do
Not Appear Warranted by Anything
Said by the Secretery-Blaine Very
Non -comEnittal.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The anti Harris
son republicans in the Senate and House
have been saying for a day or two that
after all they had succeeded in their efforts
and that Secretary Blaine would accept the
nomination. which they claim the Minne-
apolts convention will be anxious 70 give
him. Itis only told uuauthoritatively that
he will take 1t. During the past week they
have redoubled their efforts to get Secre-
tary Blaine TO say something which would
commit him 60 their plan for beating Presi-
dent Harrison and nominating Secretary
Blaine. Some one Of them called on Secre-
tary Blaine every day. Senator Camerca
went Sunday. Senator Wolcott Monday.
Senator Washburn Tuesday and SO on.
RATHER ovERcoNFIDENT.
Yesterday and to-day they were telling
everybody they met confidentially thau
Secretary Blaine had yielded to their skill-
tul and persistent importantly. But when
they were asked Just what he had said they
had TO admit that he had not said in terms,
II will accept the nomination. He had
not said 1t conditionally or unoonditionally.
1t was what he had not said rather than
what he had said which raised their hopes
and stimulated their boasts. Every one Of
them had about the same story to tell
BLAINE's ANSWER
When asked whether he would allow his
name to be used he had pointed to his letter
to Chairman Clarkson. When told that
what his caller wanted to know was
whether IL that letter were disregarded by
the convention, and il the nomination were
| offered to him In such G way that there
could be no question about its being honor
| able for him to take 1t; il, for example,
President Harrison evidently could not be-
| nominated, and the convention was looking
around for a suitable man, he would take
the nomination offered, as they said 10
would be, with enthusiasm aud unauimitv.
He replied that 10 was well known that his
| health would not permit him to remain In
| public life. His colleagues in the cabinet.
he said, expected him to retire, on March 4
| next. If not before.
HARD PRESSED BY CAMERON.
Senator Cameron at last was not satis-
| fled with this very vague reply and pressed
| for more specific one. But that was all
Secretary Blaine would say. "You have
my answer, )" he replied. Inasmuch, how
| ever. as he did not say what he has said
o.
namely that he would find means to pre-
vent the convention from nominating him,
| the anti-Harrison men who are so anxious TO
use him, feel that they have grounds for their
| hope. Tho friends of President Harrison,
| however, laugh at it and say that inasmuch
| as President Harrison is already practically
renominated Secretary Blaine will never
| have the opportunity to take the nomina-
| tion. There 10 no doubt that President Har-
| rison himself is so confident OF his own res
nomination that he will not make terms
with the anti-Harrison leaders.
THE CABINET AND THE CONVENTION.
The fact that President Harrison has exs
pressed the wish that members of his cabi-
net should keep away from the Minneapolis
convention. when IL became known to-day.
was interpreted by the Harrisonians to
| mean that he considered himself sure of re-
| nomination and did not want II TO appear
that 1t was due to the presence of his cabs
net officers aud by anti Harrison men aud
| democrats to mean that he feared to intrust
his interests at Minneapolis in whole or in
part, TO Secretary Elkins. From present.
| appearances John G. New, who has re-
| turned from London for that purpose, will
have charge Of President Harrison's inter
esJs at Minneapolis, and will not resign the
consul generalship he holds.