Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-06-12
THIRD TIME THE CHARM

and Vice President, James G.. Blaine and !
John A. Legan, are heartily endorsed all
all over the country, as being the choice OF
the people. The newspapers seem to have
caught the extraordinary enthusiasm dis
played by the delegates at Chicago last
week. The campaign viii be opened aftor
the Democratic convention July Sth, and
it will undoubtedly be as lively as any can
wish. 1t will be Blaine campaign in
every sense of the word, with more en-
thusiasm than even those Of lS76-S0
Following are brief sketches Of the nomi-
nees:
JAMES @. BLAINE
Was born at Indian Hill farm, Washington
county, Pa, January 81, 1880. At Is he
went to school ut Lancaster, Ohio. In
1850 he graduated from Washington col
lege an d became tutor in the Blue Lick
Springs military academy. There he met
Miss Stanwood, Massachusetts girl,
teaching in the Millersburg female semi
nary. near there, and married her. He
returned in year to Penn sylvania and
studied law, but never practiced. In 1858
he removed to Maine, and with aid from
the Stanwoods became editor of the Ken
nebeck Journal, and later of the Portland
Advertiser. In 1858 he was elected to the
legislature, and five times enjoyed re-
election, being speaker the last two terms.
In 1862 he went to congress. His first
term was spent in quiet studying, but after
that lie came prominently before the
country and was elected speaker of the
forty first, fortv-second and forty-third
congresses. In June. 1876, Mr.. Blaine
was appointed by the governor of Maine
| to fill the vacancy in the senate caused by
the resignation of Lot II. Morrill,, who had
been made secretary of the treasury. On
the meeting of the Maine Legislature IL
january, 1877. Mr.. Blaine was pronptl,
elected for the full term, ending March 4
1853. In both branches he was persis
tent and terrible debater against the soutl
as massed on the democrat ic side of hous
and senate. In 1876 Mr.. Blaines nomina
ton seemed certain at Cincinnati. Hi
rivals were II. Il. Bristow, Roscoe Conk
ling and John F. Hartranft. So long a
there was possibility of Blaine's nomina
ton, the supporters of Bristow, Conklin
and Hartranft remained steadfast. o.
one ballot Blaine came within half doze
votes of enough to nominate. So certai
were his supporters that he would secur
the prize, that they telegraphed to all part
, of the country that he had the nominatio
in his grasp. The next ballot howeve
was surprising one. Ohio and Pennsy
: vania led off for Hayes, and a stampede SCI
! ting in he was nominated by an overwhe
: ming vote amid great excitement. M
Blaine took his defeat philosophically, an
turned his eyes toward 1880. He Wei
: into the Chicago convention OF that yet
n with 294 votes. Grant, Sherman, Et
Q munds and Washbure were against hir
d His choice being impossible; his supper
d ers nominated Garfield, and Mr.. Blaii
! became secretary of state. He was wi
the president the morning of July I'd
@ 1881. when the assassin's bullet broug
q to a painful end career so full of promis
= and during the presidents eighty days
II suffering he was daily at his bedside.
le was fitting that Mr.. Blaine should be Ga
d fields eulogist, and his address to co
=, gress was one of force and beauty. All
e Mr.. Arthur's Inauguration Mr.. Blaine !
j. tired from the cabinet. Within the p
:. year he undertook history of his twei
years of public life, work that has
III ready taken high rank in American lite
70 ture.
ri JOHN A. LOGAN.
- =, Was born Feb. Q, 1926, in jackson conn
or Illinois, and is Of Irish parentage. He v
he a lieutenant in the Mexican war. and v
or admitted to the bar in 1852, being elect
nd nd to the legislature the same year, and in
mt next wear to the office of prosecuting
I'd torney of the Third judicial distri
is holding that Office until 1857. He was
he electe ed to the state legislature in ls
be 1856 and 1857, and was presidential elec
d. ON the Buchanan and Breckinridge ticl
90 In 1858 and 1860 he was elected repres'
tatiye to congress. In July, 1851, he
he listed In time to be in the first battle
les Bull Run. His bravery in Grants north
.s y. Missi sip ii movements met with pror
tion to the rank Of major general. AT Vic