New-York tribune., 1876-06-13
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CINCINNATI. June 12-Mr Blaine's sudden illness
has added another to the list Of striking dramatic
incidents which have made the Centennial Presl-
Dental canvass thus far one of the most memorable
in the history of the country Coming suddenly and
uexpectedy when his hopes and those OF his polit-
ical friends were highest, and when the most COW
eted prize in the gift Of the American people seemed
almost within his reach, the news fell upon the
country like the dark cloud of a national calamity
For moment, while 1t was uncertain how serious
the sickness was and what might be its result all
ennity seemed to be fOrgot n and all rivalry to
give place TO a feeling of the most heartfelt sym
pathy for the man who, after battling 80 long aud
80 CALAMITY in defense of his character and Toputa-
ton. seemed TO have yielded at length to disease,
caused by the terrible mental strain to which he had
been subjected. Here in Cincinnati it put stop at
once to caucusing and canvassing. Crowds gathered
in the hotel corridors around the Blaine headquar-
tes and before the bulletin boards of the newspaper
Offices eager to hear the latest news from Mr..
Blaines bedside. Everywhere expressions Of sorrow
were heard, and hopes for his speedy recovery as
well
But il was not long before the new phase which
the canvass was likely TO assume in of Mr..
Blanes permanent illness. began to be dis
cussed, and the indscreet Of his political Opp0
nents did not conceal their desire 10 divide his gar
ments at once, or at least TO how his crown
would fit the heads of their favorite candidates.
The most exaggerated reports were circulated,
especially at the Grand Hotel, where the friends of
two Of Mr.. Blaines rivals have their headquarters ;
and SO positively and persstently these stories
repeated that many were prone TO believe that the
truth about his sickness only partially admitted
and that the case was much worse than it had been
reported to be. But frequent dispatches were re-
ceived until past midnight by COngressmen Frye
and Hale, each more assuring than the last, and the
friends of the exSpeaker secuted the idea that his
sickness was at all serious Mark my words"
said one of them, he will be making personal ex-
PLANTATION in the House tomorrow
NEW ELEMENT IN THE SITUATION.
Still after the latest bulletin was received the
citement was far from having subsided. Ii cannot
be denied that Mr.. Blaines sickness has thrown
new and very perplexng element into the situation
here, which was before sufficiently complicated. Up
10 the time when the news OF it was received the
whole drift for 2i hours had been in Mr. Blainc's
favor. The delegations from the n rth-West, upon
which his friends depended for so many oil their
votes came in after another in rapid succession
almost solid and very enthusiastic in their support
OF him. The exciting dramatic events of the past
two weeks in Washington seem to have welded his
friends together, aud the sneers which were fire.
Quently heard on Saturday when any reference was
made to the organization of the Blaine forces gave
place to a widespread alarm among his opponents
that he would be nominated ON the first OF second
ballot
CLEAN Of light was also let in upon the tactics of
the Morton and Conkling men, and partial expana-
ton discovered of their apparent confidence in their
ultimate success All their calculations had been
based upon the theory that the Mulgan letters had
really destroyed Mr.. Blaines prospects. They adj
United that he might hold nearly all the delegates
his friends had claimed for one ballot, but they
hoped that after that bad break would occur in his