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date for the Presidency, is the best known,
the most popular and brilliant and, IN
some respects, the ablest leader Of the Re-
publican party. The country knows the
man and his public record. There is
hardly an incident of Importance in mis-
career that has not been published over
and over again, in, at least, two-thlrds Oh
the newspapers Of the country. Al TINS
juncture, however, a brlet Outline
Of his life may not be inopportune. he
was born in Washington county,
Pennsylvania, January 81, 1880. he mas,
therefore. passed his 54th year. He grad
uated at Washington College, Pennsyl-
vania. in 1s47, and began his career by
teaching school. In 1858 he went 10
Kennebec, Maine, and edited the henneDec
Journal. He entered politics in 1913 as
member Of the Maine Legislature. ne
was elected to Congress for the first time
in 1862. and was made Speaker IN 1909.
He held that office unth
1875. In 1876 he was can
didate for the Presidential nomination
of his party and was beaten by Hayes. lie
was made a Senator of the United States
in 1879 by appointment. In 1880 he was
again a candidate for the Presidential
nomination, and was only beaten by the
tenacitv with which the 300 stuck 10
Grant. He. however, threw his strength
to Garfield. and by Garfield was made
Secretary of State. When Arthur
became President there was very
general change in the Ca0l-
net. and Blaine retired. In
every position which he has filed he
has distinguished himself as bold, ag-
gressive, able and brilliant. No man IN
the country has such a streng personal
following The men who nominated him
admire him and believe in him. They are
ready and willing to make any sacrihces
for him. 1t is doubtful if he is the
strongest man that could have been noml-
mated. There are spots on his record
which neither he nor his friends have been
| able to explain away. lie is
accused Of having used the great office oil
Sneaker of the House to influence legisla-
| tion for private gain. He Is accused Of
having improperly used the great ONCE OF
| Secretary of State in connection with
| private claim in South America. These
/ accusations will be iterated and reiterated
/ during the campaign. They may do him
/ some damage. They did not, it seems,
weaken the allegiance of his sup
pOrters during the struggle for
/ the nomination. 1t IS said
that several of the leading Republican
/ Journals of New York, and many OF the
| party leaders OF that and other states,
| will not support him. To offset his weak
| points, he has many strong ones. The
/ rank and file of the party will work for
| him as they would not have worked had
/ any other man been nominated. He will
| attempt to carry the country as he carried
/ the convention. bv an exhibition of conf
/ dence. enthusiasm and aggressiyeness.
An exceedingly lively campaign may be
| expected.
John A. Logan, for Vice President,
| strengthens the ticket. General Logan is
/ a prominent figure, not only in his party
/ but in the political history of the country.
/ He Is particularly strong with the ex-
/ soldier element. His war record is good,
and as a public man nothing worse has
been said about him than that he is very
! active in getting positions lot MS rela-
| tiyes and friends under the government.
| He is at present the senior Senator from
Illinois. lie was born in that
| State and is about tiftg-eight
years of age. He received
| only common school education, and was
an offceholder before he had attained his
majority. He took part in the Mexican
war, filling the position of Quartermaster.
/ Immediately after his Mexican service he
studied law and was soon after admitted
/ to the bar. He quickly abandoned the
/ law, however, for politics, and in 1852 he
/ was member Of the Legislature of his
native State. He was Presidential cleo
/ tor in 1876. and member of Congress
| before the civil war. He entered the army
with the rank of Colonel, and left it with
/ the rank of Major General. Since the war
/ he has been twice elected to the House
/ and twice TO the Senate. His Senatorial
! term expires next March. 1t is doubtful
/ if he would have consented to accept the
! second place on the ticket if he had been
certain Of being returned to the Senate.