New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-06-18
OUR CANDIDATES
JAMES Gill EsPlE 81 AIN

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James G. Blaine was born January 81,
1880, at the Indian Hill farm, Wash
ington county, Pennsylvania, on the
west side Of the MOnOngahela river,
opposite the town Of Brownsville. The
house is somewhat Of a historical spot,
being the first stone building erected
on the western side of the river. It
was built by Mr.. Blaine's grandfather,
the elder Neal Gillespie, in 1778, on
what was at that time considered the
western borders of civilization. Mr..
Mr.: Blaine's boyhood, days we're passed
ct Lancaster, O., where he lived in the
family of q relative, Hon. Thomas Ew.
attended neighb0ring school. He
was the third son Of Ephriam i.
Blaine, a justice Of the peace, who be-
came somewhat noted by deciding to
the Economists the tract Of land now
occupied by the city of Pittsburg, for
which he received s25, 200. Being
elected parliamentary of the county
court in 1912, the elder Blaine sent
James to Washington college in 1913,
from where he graduated in the fall Of
1847, at the age of II years. During
his college days he demonstrated his
fOndness for politics, and was known
as q strong Clay man, and was always
the court of last resort in political dis
cussions among the students. On
leaving college the youthful graduate
went to Kentucky and taught school,
his father at this period being compar-
atively poor and having insufficient
means to support the large family of
which he was the head. While fol-
lowing the occupation of q country
school teacher Mr.. Blaine met his pres
ent wife, who was also teacher of a
country school in Kentucky. Shortly
after their marriage they went to her
he entered the journalistic profession,
Journal and afterward of the Portland
4dvertiser. He immediately sprang in
to q position Of influence in State poll
tics, and, at the age of Is, was recog-
pized as one of the young leaders of the
republican party. At the age of % he
was sG1ecteu cn 4Saa u cne execn!ive
ton of the State, a position he has held
ever since, and practically shaping and
directing every campaign and leading
the party to victory.
In 1853 he was elected to the Maine
Legislature, and served in that capaci-
ty four years, two of which he was
speaker of the house of representa-
Ilyes: ~,
IN !st52 ne was CHOSEN q representa-
i've IN Congress. IRON which sIe =, time p, ne
mas Deel prominently DeloFe tAe p9Dnc;;
pnaiAg Ine pol!ou VI ms tGongiessslo ne a.
career aS menDer OF Ine pOst0nce
cOmmlttee, ne was MstrumenIa IN
DIlng!hg INTO use the Present system OF
posIai cars, IIancn OF the DeParI,,
meng Wncn a!IneiIo nau not reached
any degree OF PeIIecClOn.
ne was eiecgea speaker OF tn 1ecd mouse
was re elected in lS7l, and three years
1atef c enteIed on ms Inird Term el as such:
n $50 ne LOOK MS seat on gne moor OF
tne mouse, anu was Tecognlzed as Ihe
!eader OF Jne rePuDAcan minority, the
1eMOcIatlc Moal Waye OF 1914 nad
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fnre Ia Vas elanfed ~ his scat ;n fho
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end af f ee hailnts waro wy oast o1 nnaa ~,
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puyyaadi a..osidn aaooa 1o uGaei,
EIG;si El G: AlIn!I vi matters q pupnc
caDmet ne mas been engaged ~ literary
PuIsui!s, MaAAyng WIlIIen u1lrlng Inas
potleo 1sll MS lWenty ears IL congress.
throughout his distinguished career he
haaS been always regarded as man OF
COCA tempeERment, with powerful In
IeNectnaI venene4os, during ms car
aeF A CONGRESS ana G4e seh$te re genY=
ered many eloqueng speeches., among
them MS defe4se OF Maine, IN reply 70
renecglons Dy Hon. So. Cox, on nshlng