Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-15

man shall take my private cousspondence and
hold u ss I. menace over my bead 70 be used at
bis option"
The chalrmsn--I ssk - your hands the pro-
ductlsn Of thsss letters fer The psrus4l OIL the
COMMITTEES and not Tor publication.
Nj. plsins-I yin take occasion 10 consult my
counsel IN regard 70 L.
The tbsir'aan- You decline, thsn. 70 produce
them
Mr. Blains--for the present. decline.
From that day TO this no one has seen
the letters. But June s. 1875. Mr..
Blaine rose In his seat In the House for
q personal explanation and read bun.
die Of letters which he said we're those
received from MulIlgan. He allowed no
one to see them. He has never allowed
any ono to see them. and the letters 10
"My Dear Fisher" quoted by news.
papers are from the sieaographer's notes
as Mr.. Blaine read them. Mulligan
denied that the letters were read ver-
batim or that all Of them were read.
In beginning his explanation TO the
House Mr.. Blaine said that ''at every
turn Of q railroad investigation ordered
by the House an effort had been made to
direct Il against him personally. until on
Saturday last, when there wore no less
than four subjects upon which he was
being investi gated"
Mr.. Knott replied that that was be-
cause he turned up evorywheie with
land grant bonds or stock Of laDd-grant
railroads. sac
Mr. Blaine attacked the Sub Judiciary
Committee as composed OF Confederate
brgadiers, defended his method Of get.
tieg the letters and Justified his refnsal
10 lot my one see them. He then read
them, with running fire OF comment
AID explanation.
June 10Th tho nb-Judiciary Com
mittee made formal demand TO see the
letters. Mr.. Blaine refused 10 show
them or to produce Mr.. Mulligan's
memorandum Of the contents Of each
one, which had been given TO him with
them.
The Republican National Convention
met Ia Cincinnati juno l3. Senator
Morton had so timed the revelation Of
Speaker Blaine's corrupt railroad record
that the full shock Of the disgrace fell
upon the country as the delegates were
assembling. Mr.. Blaines boIdness in
seizing the letters which his Republican
enemies had intended to nse TO force p
withdrawal, or failing In that, to ruin
him by their public alton, had only rem
dered his position less desperate. His
pretense OF reading them 10 the House
had deceived very few. The nomina-
tion was hopeless unless something hap
pened TO turn popular sympathy in his
favor. This something came Sunday,
June II. in q "sunstroke,p as he was as
cending the steps of DIR. Rankin's
church. He sat down on the step and
said to his wife; Mamma, my head
pains me; am afraid I'm sunstruck.
Call carriage. Take me home and
send for DIR. Pope" The news flashed
over the country that he was dangerous.
ly i'll, and popular feeling instantly
vsered around in his favor. Universal
sympathy was expressed. Even grim
Senator Morton remarked sardonically
to the World correspondent that "he
sincerely regretted the sad occurrence.
Although delicate about expressing any
opinion on the subject. he did not hesi.
tate TO say that in his opinion the effect
at Cincinnati would be favorable to Mr..
Blaine II by tomorrow or Tuesday IL
shall bppear that the attack Is not seri.
ously alarming"
SO rapid was his recovery. when Gen.
Plaisted. of Maine, called upon him
Tuesday he found him sitting up, sur
rounded by his family. reading dispatch
es from Cincinnati. and Tuesday night
Mr.. Blaine telegraphed to Mr.. Hale, his
adiutant, that ho was entirely conva.
lescent."
The effect was favorable, but not suf
dcent fer Blaine to recover all that he
had lost by the disclosure. He led from
the start to the seventh ballot, and was
at the last defeated by Senator Morton
making combination OF all the opposing
elements in favor of r. B. Hayes, who
received 3S4 votes -four over a majority
to Blaines 35l and Bristow's 2l.-NeW
York World, Aug. IN.