The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-02
MIR. BLAINE an BAR HARBoR.
He Is Ready to Give Advice, but Is Not Com
Quoting the Campaign.

He Is Ready to Give Advice, but Is Not Con-
Quoting the Campaign.
Pittsbure Dispatch.
Isuppose Mr.. Blaine picked out this place be-
cause it is so quiet He is living in the cottage
Eugene Hale used to occupy, a modest structure
in a retired part of the town No one would
imagine it to be the home of the most prominent
man in America There are no politicians hang
ing about, nor, indeed, as many visitors of any
kind as half the neighboring houses can boast.
There are not even big bags of mail matter COM
ing in every day. An enormous amount of such
matter is sent to Mr.. Blaine, but all except the
most important letters and a few leading news
papers goes to Augusta, where it is attended to
by his secretary.
Mr.. Blaine does not have a secretary here. He
attends to his correspondence himself, and only
employs a stenographer to assist him in prepar-
ing the MS. of the second volume of his history
Twenty Years in Congress- which is now near
ing completion. He does all his literary and
business work in one of the rear rooms of the
cottage, at a big table roughly extemporized out
of some implanted pine boards. His son Walker
is with him, and now and then gives him some
assistance, but prefers to spend most of his time
among the pretty girls that abound here, and to
whom he is a lion of the first magnitude.
But Hr. Blaine only Sp6nQS a rev hours 8 DAY
in his study. The rest of the time he devotes to
the society Of his wife and daughters and a few
of their friends. He is a delightful conversation
alist, and one of the best story-tellers | ever
heard. He sometimes spends hours together
playing with his little grandchild, of whom he is
exceedingly fond. He also goes riding frequently.
It would be foolish and untrue to say that Mr..
Blaine manifests no interest in the campaign.
Equally false would it be to say that he is per-
sonally directing it. or even absorbed in it. He
reads the papers and keeps himself well in
formed as to the progress of the campaign, and
when any ofhis friends ask him for advice he
gives it. But as he did not seek the nomination,
so he is not pulling wires" to ensure his cleo
ton. He manlfests a deep interest in the well
fare and success of the Republican party, and
evidently feels confident Of victory in Maine on
September 8, and in the whole country in No
xember. d
Many calls have been made uponhim by party
leaders, asking for his presence at meetings at
various points where the battle is hottest. Gen
orally he has declined. Three times, however,
be has responded; going to the Republican ami
yersary celebration at Strong and to Portland
and Lake Maranacook, speaking with force and
effect wherever he appeared. 1t is hardly likely
that he will attend any other meetings here. He
has also been urged to visit other States, notably
Ohio, where he, was so enthusiastically received,
and where he did such valuable work in 1886. As
yet he has declined such calls, but I am told on
excellent authority that he will, in October,
make few speeches in Ohio and also in Penn
~sylvania.