Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-27
BLAINE GOING TO PIECES.
OHIO FRIGHTENS HIM INTO TWO
PAINTING FITS.

Arthur and the Other staIwart Chiefs
Very SarcasticaI in Their Professions
of Allegiance to Their Party's Candi-
date-An the Straws Pointing to a
Democratic Triumph.
WAsHINGToN, d. c., Oct. 26.-The
President has taken life very quietly at
the Soldiers Home cottage the past week,
and even the races do not tempt him from
his cosy quarters. 1t is doubtful if he
will have any company until after the
election. 1t is his int t4ntiOn to 60 to New
York and cast his ballot, and he will pro-
badly leave here next Monday for that
purpose. He will return to the Soldiers
Home the Wednesday succeeding cleo
tion day.
Notwithstanding all the reports to the
contrary, the NEWS correspondent is
satisfied that Blaine is in a very precarious
state OF health. Ii is learned that while
be was making his tour in Ohio Blaine
had two tainting spells, and during the
past two days ne has been travelling
against his own personal desire in order
TO carry out the programme laid down for
him.
INDIFFERENCE OF PROMINENT REPUB-
LICANS.
The indifference of the Arthur admins
tration in the present political contest
has been the source of a great deal of an
nOyance and fear to the Blaine managers.
They have endeayOred to prove that the
President was enthusiastic in his suppOrt
of the ticket, but at best they have only
been able to get more than a negative
support from Mr.. Arthur tor the Plumed
Knight. A local organ, as a last resort,
m NVh haf l..
interviews with Mr.. Arthur and half
dozen government officials indorsing Mr..
Blaine. 1t is more than probable
that the interviews are manufactured for
the occasion out of whole cloth. Even in
this interviw Mr.. Arthur does not dis
play very much feeling for the candidates
of the ''grand old party" He ''smiles
blandly'' when asked for his opinion of
the situation, and 'hOpes that the Re-
publican party will be successful" In
fact, he "belieVes that Mr.. Blaine will
be elected" and if he is defeated Mr..
Arthur expressed the opinion ''that it
will not be due to stalwart treachery."
To support this view, he insists ''that the
stalwarts are always Republicans"
Frank Hatton, when requested to in
dOrse Mr.. Blame, with unfeeling sarcasm
reminds the interviewer that he always
supports the regular nominees of his
parry anu pOlulb 10 his support OF roger
for Governor of New York and Beaver for
Governor of Pennsylvania in 1888 as proof
of his devotion to his party. Both of the
above candidates were knitted unmerci-
fully by the Blaine people. Mr.. HattOn
thinks that Mr.. Hendricks candidacy
strengthens the Democratic pal ty in
Indiana, but he sees in the division in the
Fammany ranks and Buffers candidacy
in New York State grounds for a reasona-
bic hope for Republican success.
BLAINE IN NEW YORK STATE.
JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Oct. 26.-Mr.
Blaine came to Cleveland from Chicago
by the regular Saturday night train on
the Lake Shore Road. From Cleveland he
came by the regular afternoon train on
the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Road to jamestown, where he arrived
shortly before 10 O'Clock tonight, and is
the guest of eX-Gov. Fenton. Tomorrow
he will leave by special train on the Erie
Road for New York, making short stops
by the way.