The Republican journal., 1884-06-05
The Situation at Chicago.

week with dispatches from Chicago. mainly
speculative. and which can have no possible iu-
terest now. During the week the current has
been setting toward, Mr.. Blaine. That has
been the tenor of reports from hi enemies As
well a from his friends. The number of false
hoods about Mr. Blaine published by un>cru-
pulou, newspapers has also indicated him as
the coming man. The choice Of Lynch for
temporary and OF Henderson for permanent
chairman Of the convention need cause no Dis
cJuragemcDt Had the Blaine men been able
10 elect the officers Of the convention they could
have nominated their candidate for the Pre>i-
deney on the first ballot The result is simply
H postpone the victory. if we may accept the
current estimates Of Blaine> strength.
We had hoped to announce the candidates in
I'M, issue of the journal, but Yesterdays session
was taken lp with contested seat, ana the plat
form and balIoting will not begin until to-day
We still haNe ,pe that MI. Blaine will head
the ticket. but uoevtr is nominated the Re
pubGcan> of Maine viii be found ready to DO
their full duty in tide coming campaign. We
give elsewhere the late> ad'iees from Chicago
by telegraph.
The following passenger steamers recently
lett New YORK i'll one day, and there Were a
number Of arrivals, These We're the depar-
lures For Liverpool, Oregon. Britannia and
Heivetia for Glasgow. Anchoria: for London.
Egyptian Monarch: for Bremen. Maine: for
Hamburg. Fri>ia; for Antwerp, l;hynland:
for the Mediterranean. Archimede; for Hay
ana. Saratoga; 1or Bermuda 4 lhambra: for
domestic ports, City of Atlanta. Tallahassee,
knickerbocker. Excelsior, L4mpa>,t> and TWO
steamers OF the Old Dominion line
Massachusetts is ho4ai>h She has the op .
portunity of voting for a Presidential candida lie
Of her own and having once chosen Gen. But
Ter for Governor and nearly repeated the Of
fence b. must BE- accepted representing the
virtue. culture and intellect, of the Bay State
ana vet she wants to prevent Maine from vo-
in for the man Of her choice Hon. James G.
Biaine-who i also the choice of the majoril!
Of the voters OF this country.
The dirtie>t and meanest bit Of rascaitv vet
perperated was the alleged despatch from
Washington printed in the New York Herald
in which Mr.. Blaine was reported to have said
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nation as the Republican candidate would not
be elected this year. Tie concoctor of this
canard oyer>hot the mark however, and il
hurt those responsible for it more than it has
MI Blaine.
Hon. James &. Blaine and family left WASH
ngton at LOO Z. VI. Monday fol Augusta d.
rect. Mr.. Blaine mas leased the Ashe Cottage
at Bar lIarbor. occupied the past few >el>ons
by Senator Hale. and the family Will spend the
summer there. Mrs. Hale has left Washington
with her children for her new home in ELS
worth. where She will be Joined by Senator
Hale soon after Inc adjournment OF Congress
We print on the first page of th, weeks is
sue Of the Journal Congressman MiIliken's
speech on the tari1f. 1t Is Il very able presents
ton of the issue of free trade vs.. protection.
and viii receive the warm approval Of Mr..
Mithken'> constituents. our Congressman is
certainly making an excellent record both as
70 his routine duties and the part he has taken
in debate
The Washington star. says: "Representa-
tive Reed has again run the gauntlet success
fully. and has secured d denomination to Con
gress in the teeth of strong opposition. Mr..
Reed has developed exceptional powers as 4
member Of Congress, and by his return the
republicans will retain one of their ablest lead
ors"
Harvey d. Parker, senior proprietor OF the
Parker House, Boston, died on Saturday morn
ing aged - years. lie was native of Temple,
Me-. and went to Boston poor boy. His name
mas Tor many years been synonymous with good
living, and he has left a fortune estimated at
S2000000 rs evidence that he knew how TO
keep hotel.
a cold wave last week swept over Il great
PORTION of the country. Heavy fro>s and ice
are reported from various points in Maine. on
Friday and saturday mornings, with urries Of
snow. In our local columns will be found re-
port, of the weather in this vicinity.
Bob Burdetle has lost his wife. who had
long been an invalid, and the object of her
husbands tender care and solicitude. The
many admirers of the genial humorist will
sympathize with him in his atfliction. and he is
worthy Of all the consolation it is possible to
bastOW.
Blaine saw Garfield Shot down but still he