Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-14

business affairs but received NE cordially.
and smiled when | suggested his election and
said that republicans were scarce this year.
This is however. but 1 cyclone. he con-
tinued. sit will never strike twice IN the
same locality. II will be all right in 81. The
friends of Blaine and Grant must shake hands
and make up their difference. and we will
have an easy victory in the coming presi-
Dental contest. All names must be dropped
in the different factions, and there must be
but one " ord 10 designate every member of
the party-republican. Mutual good feeling
and fellowship must be established and
man must be nominated for the presidency
in 1884 who will represent the positive force
of the party. People are tired of negative
men. The next nominee of the republican
party must be leader that all will follow.
''ffow about your contest for the Senate:
II did not care to go to Harrisburg nor
have ! made any determined EFFORT TO be
elected. | have too much business at home
to be able to devote much time to politics
The people of this district made the fight for
me thi. year and it is their victory. or rather
Mr.. Blaine's. The people Of this senatorial
district, to give political demonstration OF
their esteem for Mr. Blaine. made the square
issue for him when they asked me TO stand as
a candidate They have won a wonderful
NiCtDEf+ GDulB not
and more at the result both for him and for
myself To have received -uch an evidence
of the regard of my own people as this. Is
naturally gratifying. To have carried BY 400
majority a democratic city here where all ms
life has been spent and where people knew
me best could not help but be more than
gratifying to me, and | cannot help feeling
the keenest gratitude to the people for such
signal testimony Of their respect and esteem
The fight was made upon me by Mae
Veagh and James, simIl liz to InJure Mr.. Blame
| see that MacVeagb in his published inter
view, given out and sent into this district to
help determine the result against me,
claims to have been Mr.. Blaine's friend al
ways That can hardly be true if | under
stand what friendship means. II have any
knowledge of Mr.. MacVeagh's attitude toward
Mr. Blaine il has even been the opposite OF
friendly. When he and Mr.. James were
members of General Garfield's cabinet, an
officer, high in the councils of the g'Sern-
ment. wrote me. giving in detail, the story OF
a conspiracy between these two gentlemen,
sitting in the same political family, TO not
only force Mr.. Blaine out of the cabinet, but
to deliberately injIre his personal character.
IL is a wonderful success to have been won
against such odds. Think of two ex-cabinet
ministers interfering in senatorial district
and who believes they would have done so
had they not been inimical to the man who was
to be most affected by the resultI They evil
IDENTIFY wanted to keep up the fight against
Mr.. Blaine, and if they are content with the
response the people Of this district have made
1 certainly am. But prefer to speak of the
future. We have got a great deal to do to
heal our differences within the next two years.
but ! want you to say for me that am Ger
tain we will do it and elect republican Pres
ident in 1884. Fab.