The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-06-18
prpUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
p,.ef Biographies of the Men
Nominated at Chicago.
tho Story of Their BOyhOOd Told
IN an Interesting Manner.

dent OF the Unittu ctdtSo, was co1
January Il, 1890, in Union township,
Washington county, Pennsylvania.
He comes from the noted Scotch
Irish stock, his ancestors having been
among the, pioneers who a century
and a half ago ascended the great
limestone valley IN which Carlisle is
situated, and founded the village.
The stone Presbyterian church,
which the second generation built,
IS still standing, and near by is the
old.tashioned house where Mr..
BIaine's grandfather, Colonel
Epharaim Blaine, lived for many
wears. THIS officer was originally a
Colonel OF the Pennsylvania Line,
but during the last four years of the
Revolution he was Commlssary-
General of the Northern Department
and during the terrible winter at
Valley Forge did his best to keep
the wolf of famine and destItution
from the American camp. Colonel
Ephraim BlaIne's son, esquire
Blaine" as he was known in the
community, was married to Miss
Gillespie, devout member OF the
Roman Catholic Church, but their
seven chlldren-fve boys and two
girls-adhered to the traditional faith
Of the Blaines. The second of these
five sons was the subjec. OF this
sketch, James Gillespie Blaine.
STUDENT AND TEACHER.
James entered Washington Col
lege in rS43, beng then thirteen
years Of age. and became at once
prominent as scholar among the
two or three hundred other lads
from all parts of the country, and
because of his splendid physique he
was also leader in all manly ath-
letic sports. He was not a book
worm, or burner or midnight oil,
but he was 4 close student and pos
sessed tie happy faculty of assimi-
lating knowledge from books and
tutors far more easily and quickly
than most of his fellows. In debat.
ing societies he held his own well,
and was conspicuous by his ability
to direct and control others.
AT the end of the usual tour years
course at college he was graduated,
in IS47, with the most distinguished
honors of his class, and went forth
into practical life we'll fitted in ac-
quirements and training to deal with
its problems, and bearing as q crown
OF youthful honor the affection and
esteem OF all his associates.
From his alma mater young Blaine
went to blue Lick Springs, Ken
lucky. and became a professor in the
Western Military Institute, IN which
there were about $50 boys. Colo
mel Thornton F. Johnson was the
of the school. and his wife
had young ladies school at Miller
burg, twenty miles distant. 1t was
at this place that Mr.. Blaine met
Miss Stanwood, who belonged to an
excellent family in Massachusetts,
and she afterward became his wife.
After lew years work as teach
tr Mr.. Blame returned to Peunsvl-
wanna and began studying law. He
ead law carefully, and obtained Il
knowledge OF its principles
'ut never presented himself as a cam
adate Tor admission to the bar.
EDITOR AND STATE POLITICAL
LEADER.
Miss Stanwood was .latlve of
MAINE. aud after her marriage to
Ar. Blame was anxious for him to
make that State his home. This he
aetermined to do. and IN 1863 the
seurig couple removed to Augusta,
snere they have ever since made
.aer home. In the fo.lowing yea,
Ut Blame entered INTO partnership
WITH Joseph Baker, q prominent law,