Daily Republican., 1881-10-03
ABOUT BLAINE.
Some Facts OF Interest Regarding
The Secretary Of ktAte.

nong the first arrivals at the Crane
Pacific Hotel last night was Mr.. j. H
Woodward, of indianapolis, wei
known rs "Jayhawker," a political cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer
Mr.. Woodward is an intimate friend OF
Secretary of State Bl.lin, and they and
their families exchange visits.
He was Mr.. Blain's disbursing agent sc
to speak, during his candidacy for the
nomination of the Presidency at the
hands ofthe Chicago Convention, and in
charge of the Blain Bureau at Indian
apolis and Springfield, and used the
Enquirer freely in Blaine's interests.
He is generally y accredited with the secur
ing of the Indiana delegation to the Chi
cago Convention for Blaine. The Inter
Ocean reporter met him in the Office Of
the Hotel, and tethought him that he
was the man who probably knew as
much as any one about Secretary
B!aine's intention in connection with
the Cabinet, and, telling him so, asked
him to unload his information il he had
ally.
81 will tell you what know. in my
own way" he replied, "aud you can
draw your own conclusions. just after
the election last November met Blaine
IN New York-and, by the way, that
was when he gave me this watch-and
we were felicltating each other upon
the happy results | told him it was
a good thing for our side, and he re-
piled that it was good thing for the
Republican party, and that was all the
eide he had. He said he was glad 1t
was over, and he thought it was now
the proper time to take the step he had
intended taking for some time past,
and he explained it in this way.
He said he had been Representative
and Senator from Maine for so long a
time that he had been successful. in
making for himself a pretty good many
bitter enemies. Besides he had
almost tired Of being in Congress and
In Washington, and ne had made up
hi. mind that he would bold his seat III
the Senate until the 4th Of March and
then resign. He felt he ought TO do
this, as he had enough OF public
life to satisfy his ambition, and
sufficient reward Tor his services TO
the party. Besides, he felt that tkere
were others in the State who were
entitled to some of the honors he had
held for SO long and uninteruptedly.
asked him then if be had any idea of
going into Gartield's Cabinet, and he
replied that he had thought over il,
and he did not know what he would DO
if folio was rendered him. He did
not want to take IT, as it would
uecessitate All abandonment OF the
idea of going abroad to live for a while,
and he had beer worked so hard that
he feared he could not stand it without
chance to rest, as he experienced
almost constant feeling of physical
exhaustion. But, said he, If every
man loved another better than he did
his brother, | certainly have had that
love for Garfield, and think he has
much the same for me, and we have
felt that way toward one another for
years, and, if he should want me,
perhaps it would be my duty to accept
what he might offer, as | might be a
help to him; but hope he will no, ask
me to take anything.
Later on III December ] met him
again, and he showed me letter from
! Garfield rendering him the folio. 1t
was dated the lGth of December, loug
before it was evel known by the press,
and felt considerably worried because
| had such AZ important bit OF news,
and was under moral obligation no,
10 use it. lie told me then that he
would give up his trip abroad. That
| seemed to have been his principal de-
sire, and | know he was sincere in
what he said about really wanting to
enter the Cabinet. Another thing that
he aaid then was that if he accepted
the folio it would 5e the last political
office that he could ever take, as he
would be bound to support Garfield for
q denomination, and if he was retained
in the Cabinet during the second term
it would be eight years before he could
ge, his rest, and re free to do anything
he mi2ht want to do in thai length of
time. saw him frequently after that,
and ] had long talk one evening with
Gartie.d and Blaine abou: matters, and
| held that the nomination OF Robert-
sou had been an error; that Garfield
had not understood him rightly. ltold
much his friend, hut that he was only
al enemy of Conkling. Garfield told
us of the conversation he had with
Conkling, about Robertson, before the
nomination, but now Il MT feel that
have a right to repeat anything that he
has said. | saw Blaine several weeks
ago, and he told me then that Garfield
&C uld not live, and he broke down and
cried like child
1 tell you that mans suffering has
been terrible, and | used to wonder
that he could send the bulletins he did
when I knew how he felt about 1t. SO
you can see just how Blaine feels and
has felt about being in the Cabinet, and
| know he will not remain in 1t much
longer. That | know positively. In
this much | don't speak by the card,
hut it is well known that his resigna-
tion is already in tine hands Of Arthur,
and likely to be accepted before so very
long
'"rhere is something strange about it
all, isn't there 90 said the reporter, re-
ferrinr to the lamented Gartield's
career.
ltS. very, "hu III '''oi'iA6 ny, ~
in condolences. experienced one i'll
with him. Old Jim Evans,
of Noblesville, the member Of Congress
that stole the cipher dispatches, and |,
occupied room No. 329 in the Palmer
House, and on the morning Garfield
was nominated, before the convention
assembled, l sent despatch to John
editor of the Enquirer, stating
that the nomination of Garfield was in
evitable, and when he was nominated
| went to the telegraph office and got .
copy of the despatch, and it was num-
bered 329. l Eever thought anything
about it until the 329 business was
chalked all over the country, and l
looked it up again"
The lRhh.