The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-11-12
BLAINFs WONDERFUL MEMORY.

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Many times have Mr.. Blaine's powers OF
memory been shown since he entered Ohio.---
At Bellaire he recongnixed At once old class
mates he had not seen for thirty five or forty
years, called them by name. referred 10 triv-
ial incidents In the past, oftentimes passed
from the memory Of him addressed for many
years. For instance, as he was entering the
dining room, DR.. Werlich, of Martins Ferry,
stepped up and said !" Mr.. Blaine" Blaine
turned Immediately and replied /" Why, Is
rael Werlich, sure as I'm alive. I'm glad to
see you, old friend" He had not seen Wei
rich since 1874 or heard Of him.
Again, another old man asked him Don't
you remember mes" Why, yes" said
Blaine, calling his name, I saw you thirty
five years ago at Caldwell's Mills"
NO." was the reply, ~ never was there
you are mistaken"
"No, I'm not" said Blaine, as he named
the day, many years ago, and an incident of
the day.
The old man frightened up and said -
"Well, I'll be doggoned, but you are right. l
was there, and I've never been there since"
Nor either, said Mr.. Blaine.
The editor of the weekly paper in Eastern
Ohio, was presented to him. How do you
do, Mr.. -" asked Mr.. Blane cordially
shaking his hand. You are the editor OF
the -, l believe. remember meeting you
during the last campaign, when was speak
ing in Ohio. You had just taken your cousin
In with you then. Is he still with you ?"
This Ia the incident, as the newspaper man
told It to me, and he added. 81 had but a
minutes talk with Blaine when saw him
| first"
The faculty of remembering names, and
people, and faces, and accompanying facts,
circumstances and incidents Is anna zingly de.
veloped in Mr.. Blaine. Attic depot In Steu-
benvile. an old cclored man OF years of age,
who had lived in Washington, Pa, and known
Blaine's father and Blaine as boy. had an
interesting conversation with the statesman,
and departed happy in heart and somewhat
richer in pocket. On the stump Mr.. Blaine's
voice is not remarkably powerful, and bnt a
portion of the great audience at Bellaire
could hear az he said, and enough fell off from
the main crowd to organize a half-dozen Or
binary. sized Democratic rallies. In his man
ner he is thorough stumper. He must have
a space to speak at least ten feet by four, and
he will cover every foot of it, and keep those
crowded about the borders lodging to his
fists. He often turns his back to the audi.
ence and speaks to the people on the stand
He iIas n pecuiiHr way OF liking on an indi
vidual generally close at his elbow and ad
dressing heated discussion for minute at q
time directly at him, glaring at him all the
while without seeing him, and making the
poor victim thoroughly miserable. As gen.
eral thing reporter is his victim, as they are
on either side Of him when he speaks, and
this is all right. He can't scare one of them
He likes to be interrupted-courts question
ing, and interrupting, in fact-and goes slam,
bang, bang after the person interrupting.-
He has two favorite attitudes for climaxes
one is for the vociferous, condemnation and
denuncatory climax. He stands with bis
weight thrown almost entirely upon his left
foot, his right foot thrown back with just the
toes touching the floor, and he marks off the
steps up to his climax with clap, slap, slap OF
his right palm upon the extended left. closing
with terrific slap or sweep of the right hand
across the left. After it comes in contact will
dropping of the hands to their natural 20
sitions and a throwing back of the weight
upon both feet and an uplifting of the voict
with " guess that settles that matter Tex
preston.
His other favorite attitude is for the sar-
castle, ironical, contemptuous and suggestiv,
climax. He stands fully, firmly and equal,
upon both heels, with both hands pushing
back his coat skirts and inserted In his breech
es pockets his head thrown back and his chit
moving slowly and slightly up and down
while his lower lip is thrust upwards in the
approved expression of contempt He keep
this attitute moment while the people 'tum
BILE to his point and yell That's so, You
deadright, Horray,' Cincinnati Com.
merciGI.
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