The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21
Mr.. Blaine began for tho first time TO take that
personui Interest in his own candidacy which

Mr. Blaine began for tho first time 2 take that
Gsnds SaS 20 ous aosqd
S,g h9 bs friends q GSn
ths esdones refusal 70 p%dVsS or
anything, about his own nomination, per
euaded him 70 consent to tho use OF his name 2;
and less OF party success. whether he, or any
one ose was nominated. He refused to lit
ton. Propositions we're made to him BY. the
friend, 81 Cen Logan fer comSinaSn ana, nmI
Arthur 10 Eorans H support. sus he refused to
make any .promisss, he yexod Ms friends, too
IL d srsS
over again 70 withdraw that REQUEST When
ths Conyention met there was one thing that that
ssnco OF many Of the politicians Of great abili.
sonvoptions. MIR. Bisine's old time friends Ind
ssfn 'rfNi NJ %Ssss IL sa a." NJ
eate had taken the places q DhsndlcT. FRYE.
canvass s% was ' managed By such eompsratyely
psor rbs
understood that much Of the Blaine enthu sas m
speciou si Shd as
two men In Chicago too,ina for Biaino was one
While tho Blaine enthusiasm was seen TO be
no such splendid. genuine, and contagious
%iration in i issU and 1876 Il was siiii more sp-
that there was h hG N q Al the
duties in tho most indifferent and perIunotory
way DSsidos the hostility Of The two ia,st9;ns
opposed to both Arthur and Blaine. was danger.
ously bitter. and IT blinded AL to the patent
iactional war fare, but which would not support
The Convention properly analysed revealed
to more than ono politician tho true condition
jealousies. personal and selfish ambitions that
would rule or ruin: with rt-sghtedness. and.
az thS nsr Of mood in
- After tho Convention had done Its work, the
President vas chatting one evening with some
ton had made n mistake in not adopting tho
unit rule and gave his reasons. He intimat-
party was palpably set forth by tho refusal to
ADOPT that rule. and he did not speak in tho
I hs SSs one
Of tho company. New York might have had
'hf hs repaS and with
smile. Are you so sure. then. that New York
will not have the next President 2"
That was all he said. but tho unmistakable
reference to Cleyeland was regarded rs indi-
eating that tho President entertained no great
hope for party success.
From the day OF Clevelands nomination to
his election the Administration never smiled
on tho Republican canvass. The thousand and
one things that it might properly do were left
undonc. 1t throw tho dead weight Of indiffer-
once upon tho burden tho Republican commit
toe had 10 meet. From the open and pro-
nounced hostility of Frank Hatton to the last
feeble fluttorings OF party discipline that led
Mr.. Chandler to make sreech or two there
difference Mr.. Chandler refused even in Nir-
ginia to give tho customary help that under his
sskiliul management might haye been obtained
peremptorily declined to make use OF the Post
ONCE but caused the impression to 90 abroad
among he employees that 1t would b. just az
well Tor them to DO passive; and in a number Of
cases he deli bera'ey throw away opportunities
by making obnoxious ppointments. In every
one OF the DEPARTMENTS the clerks felt that
they would incur no dspleasure if they con-
trihuted nothing. and though Mr. Clamp. who
had charge Of the business Of raising money in
encouragement no failed to get it. and at last
came to the conclusion that the Administration
was wholly indifferent.
Meanwhile there Is no doubt that an under
standing existed among the Sta warts Of the
Conkling wing TINT boled no good to tho cause.
OF this. and. though it gave, Mr.. Blaine great
uneaS'ness. he was assured that its effects
irish vote ot mnd TN. th aa 9osI fy s9
did not follow Butler and those who did.
NJ, In view OF all this II Is not SO surprising that
close to victory.
The vote through9nt tho Northern States
Defeat was due. MS he pointed out three years
ago, to organic disease. None but dem oral
led party. q veteran observer has just said,
would attribute defeat to paltry cnuses. Had
the party not been moribund tho sentence OF
linrchard could not hive harmed it. 1t was
should fail under tho leadership of the man
who has so much of responsibility to bear for
its disintegraton."