The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-20
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Blafne's Defeat Predicted - The
Magnetism OF the Great
POiiffcfan - 1ilden
and New
York.
WASHINGTON, June IA, 76.
DE MoRTIUIS NIL NIsI vEEuM.

| DE MORTIUIS NIL NIsI vEEuM.
Ver4n is better than boauDs, in that
| it makes the maxim fit to be acted up
Outright, proper, and therefore in
| structive, educative. / want to say a
pleasant word or two of Blaine. who is
now dead-poli,ically dead. l mean. as
| far az his nomination at Cincinnati is
concerned. From his recent physical
prostration by sunstroke and what.not,
sincerely hope he may recover.
If the Cincinnati Convention had
come off within three days after Blaine's
late coup d. efat in the House. there
can be no reasonable doubt but that he
would have been nominated by accla-
nation. He had very adroitly made
au attack upon his individual integrity
appear to the Republicans of the
House and of the country TO be virtu-
| ally, although indirectly, an attack upon
their party; SO that they felt grateful
to him for his magnificent aggressive
leadership. For several days the adj
herents of Conkling, Bristow. Morton,
Hayes. aud others, all appeared to
have sundered past ties, and to have
gone over in body to Blaine. II the
| press ard the wires can be relied
upon. this feeling prevailed all over
the country. Blaine is as fine look
ing fellow as you wonld meet in a days
| march. Fine-lookina is tbs word-not
handsome. Sam Randall and Gilbert
C. Walker are handsome fellows-by
many would be called the handsomest
men in the House. But there is
peculiar aud magnetic element Of mas
culinity in
BLAINE's MAKE UP
which neither OF the other two
possesses. His look. his voice, his
gestures. his carriage are leader like
ieonine. Walker l only know by sight.
| I like to look at him. occasionally, as
the ladies' in the galleries always do.
But he fails to inspire ms with any de-
sire to make his personal acquaintance,
although / act with him politically.
/ Sam Randall have seen once or twice
week for years, have been on speak
ing terms with him for year, and
tried all knew how to make him
Speaker. But l have never felt easy
in his com eany; and was always
dsvelish glad to get away from him
whenever had to call upon him. He
and Walker belong to the class of men
who always seem to be wrapped up in
themselves; and their efforts to dis
guise their " true inwardness, in that
regard. are painfully apparent to
any man Of penetration with whom
they come in contact. Blaine, on the
other hand. makes not only his
friends. bat casual acquaintances and
strangers, and even political enemies.
pleased with him. because he has the
rare art of making them pleased with
themselves. l was once the cor
respondent of paper that has persist
emily opposed Blaine ever since he has
been in public life. He was then
Speaker of the Honse. and I wanted
the privilege of the floor during an i'm
portant debate. / sent him in a brief
note requesting him to give me an or
der on the doorkeeper. aud added sto
my signature Correspondent Of the
-" stood at the door, watching
Blaine. as the messenger handed hi m
the note. He read it rapidly, and
then. without moments hesitation.
wrote me an order giving me the
privilege Of the floor until the close
of the session - more than had
asked for. What tho devil can man
do when an able and powerful political
opponent treats him magnsniin onsly
But what started sas " say i. that