Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-06-19
THE MAINE STATESMAN
Nominated for President on the Fourth
Ballot,
Amid Perfect Hurricane of Unclaimed
Enthusiasm.
The Blalncites Roll Up 55i Votes and the Nom.
ination Is Made Unanimous
THE MAINE STATESMAN
John A. Logan Chosen as Vice President by
AcClamatlOn.
James Gillespie Blaine,

James Gillespie Blaine.
II there is one man in this country who has
attracted public attention, more than another
during the past decade, that man is the sub
icct Of this short notice. lie was born at the
Indian Hill farm, West Brownsville, Washing
ton county, Pennsylvania, January 81, 1880
Ills grcatgrandfathcr, Ephraim Blaine, was n
Colonel in the Pennsylvania Line, and Com
missary General during the Revolutionary
War, or at least that period from l7IS, TO lISJ
James q. Blaine was educated principally in
Washington County, though he lived for a
time during his bOyhOOd In the family, at Ian
caster Ohio, Of that eminent statesman,
Thomas Ewing, late Secretary Of the United
States Treasury. With his cousin, the present
General Thomas Ewing, he was for time
under the tutclagc Of an Engshman named
William Lyons, and uncle Of the late British
Minister at Washington After full course
OF study at Washington College, PENNSYLVANIA,
which he entered in 1913, where he was special.
ly distinguished for his mathematical ability,
he graduated in 1871,
Ills llrst vocation was teaching, becoming d
professor In the Western Military Institute, at
Gcorgctown, Kentucky, n few miles from Lex
ington. Here he spent two years training his
mind for the logical reasoning for which he Is
noted. Meantime hr studied law, aud was adj
mittcd to the bar In PENNSYLVANIA hc never
praclccd the profession. AT this period uf his
life he was a constant contributor Ia news
pnurr, and moroziues hayi,,r IN, iuLrrc,tI 1.-Two
Tor tlc prufcssiuu oC inuruali.tn
In 1888, llc went East, in,tcadol W,,t, rs the
late IIornCc Greeley advised lion. i n Grin
nell. and located in fine Pin. Trr, St,t, IInrc
he assumed the cditurship and control of thc
krnncbrc (Maincl JpurHa
Upon the formation Of the Rrnublicor marty
In lS5I he threw himself into tlr ca,,sn and In
1855, was noted rs A pOlitiraI sneaker Tho
late Governor Kent Of Maine, wrote of him "a
follows: "Almo,t from IIr ,lny nf his nssI,m-
ing editorial rlurrr uf Tho E,uurh,r L,,,.,,,I
at thr early or, ur twpnty.t .thrrr Mr. RInino
sprang into n pnsitiun uf Tr;at inGnc,,r, imsbc
politics and policy of Maine. Attwrnty dyr hc
was "A leading un;yrr I'm the cnunrils nf tl,. 20.
publican party. sn recognized hy rr..,,,,I",,
llnmlin. tilc Two Norris and ntLrre tLrn and
still prominent in thr State Rrf,rr Lc ,ras u'a,.
twenty nine he was chosen Chairman ~ ,be
Executive Committee of thr Rcnul,Iic,, ,,r,,a,,.
ilatiuu in Naiuc-n uu.iii,n he has LrII o,.,r
since, and from Which he has rrnr,icollv
shaped and directed every politicoI rar,noi"n ir'
in the Stntc-nlwnys lcodinr his nnrt,, "a hrII
Liant victory IInd Nr Uiainn hcn,, \ .,. r,,,,
land born, he would nrmIaLlv moi hny., '"S -.
cciyrd such rapid ndyanrrmrni ai so rarlv an
are. even with fine same nLilitv hn ,,ass,:,,I
But there wns n snrt uI Wrsicrn d,,L ol,nwi
him that took with Ms Down. Eastcrs, n,, "'oT' oT'
preston of frnuLnrss cnnInr and c,,,,iI'.n"n
ihpt gave him frnm thc start ynr str,,,,,,
permanent hold nn our nr",ic ,nJ 49, Un
foundation nf alI , rur" ,jarln,,,r " ",,i "N ,'
trrly ability romni m Mi dr,nn,5s , "nr " ,,,, '
H., ,.rs ''"',n' "l''" "''''
..hor, @ ~ H., nv nc mSN c.i"Srh 10 int legislature,
S,ai, Il, w., Ii nu' Sc",s' iis l"o IiNt as
W. .',t ~ IN"- Nv was SIo'ch
&c., i', ,, H., alu rom ms en-
~ '"'n Ii, my "oui ""es MS hauohal rephta-
NH ms tIiloN , ,.c'.pcIs were n"l IonS III
T,II'. T,T'G I". 'at tnr man RON Name was
IT, "n,r !" "',TeuIt ilnccs WIN thc pest men
haG LIS ,ii'nu M"a iuly cqulPptu' nc
,mtin,, ,t n'IL iVtJmu,r memory euhst
wi d ''''' in nun 'uu" aust Hli'ouut "l
,ions "" a" , m,'"i af WI ,n'iuSu H. us e1nElS-
M nm, "i,i @ hut a'a"Ii 10 r"unc'3lc nIS peiitl'
r'ii;,, u'S n',cl urvI o'gus'i 4i cNauihS
n W ,lv ~ ms opinion
oiya, s L,, '",a,'Jm ~ S,'''' n' iS' anu
VII ,,I, ,i'ir,, III !" foi,'''. u,'"' A..
voar $40 ~; ,ra. ', Su",s W NY III tly
State II. W. po,,r,, W. NV olseu
tbc Ian, ~. Th" LEY, S' haSiliS, sliVc
yana, been REGARDED ms ,hc ,coIrr of his "2 noI,,
upon the floor Mr. Blainc ii.ting,,is shc1 hini,
self by his thnrough lnm,rIcJ',o ~ ,nrI;ann ,,''
tary rules. his nnickncss trmncsi and i'm
prcssiyc manner. lie held thr Sn"ol,cr.hi, nm.
III Nnrc,, ,''is,' Is4E , G IeIu M ,1c slcakrrSh u
crrss 5s ',, "'Iu ~ .,r Viosc vi caEn CVn
Snh ,,riics Vita to,i'umc for is os' co'u'"'y ny
TN In iS4G :1i'tI ,Io ~ n ,,,a ,',narS,aL.y
,bc IIonsc '[ hc I,avi wos ,1's gpo VSntr1l o
Ii sij 'iu''IL , io "IS urlGaitu LOT lns speaker
war ana rcconstructiye legislation, could moi
Rl,ino Ir;, MimuuI hn na,sc lrht'oh 4i james u
iias liI,u m was .lsiplc ~ all lls parry
Frrit,a,' "u" ~ ris l"mei Wus Nlat Drought lc
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