The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-07
AT AUGUSTA.
Dispatches Still Pouring in for
Mr.. Blaine.
REPORTS OF HHs ILLNEss EM.
PEaATICALLY DENIED.

AUGUSTA, Nov. 6--The report that MIR.
Blaine is or has been sick since his return to
Augusta is untrue. While he was receiving
congratulations in his library, this morning,
he said In reply to an enquiry about his health:
81 never felt better in my life. remained
IN my room most OF yesterday because, after
weeks OF continuous public speaking, was
still quite hoarse and felt that l was en-
titled 20 one days rest"
The fact is that Mr.. Blaine is in excellent
health and spirits aud as this despatch is writ
ten he is jast getting ready to go out for a
walk.
Senator John F. Miller telsgraphs Mr..
Blaine, this morning, that the whole Pacific
slope is safe for the Republicans and that CAL
iforuia gives Blaine and Logan majority Of
10000. despatch from Oregon reports
REPUBLICAN majority in that State OF 1000.
Mr.: Blaine received large number Il
callers today Of State officers and personal
fr ends and neighbors, and they all cor
graduated him on his strong and healthy az
ptarar ce after the iatigues of bis recent pro-
longed tour in the West. Mr.. Blaine showed
no anxiety or excitement about the election
returns. Indeed, he was far cooler than the
room. He read the numerous kilograms he
received to the company after explaining the
meaning and bearing of their contsnts In
answer to some one who congratul atsd hin
upon his perfect self-contro, he said that he
saw no reason why he should not be seli-pos-
sessed; that he had treated the Republican
nomination as an honorable trust confded tu
him without solicitation and had therefore
spared no time and no effort to secure success.
He hac full conf ience that he had been fairly
elected and he trusted that every effort would
no be made to vindicate the sacred ness of the
ballot. "To quote my own saying on an i'm
portant OCCASION" added Mr.. Blaine, "any
party in the United States 'can bear to be de-
ftated but no party will bear to be defraud-
ed." Mr.. Blaine freely expressed the judg-
meDt that msjority Of the votes Of New
York had heen cast for the Republican cleo
toral ticket and he thought the returns and
the comparison with former votes clearly es-
tabished the conclusion.
Mr.. Blaine's friends and family were greatly
astonished and somewhat annoyed By the re-
ports about his health which seem to be cur
rent today in some of the large cities. In the
forenoon there was an enquiry from Boston
whether he was not seriously i'll. This was
promptly answered through the Associated
Press, bat later in the afternoon, while Mr..
Blaine was entertaining some friends al din
ner, a despatch was received from Philadel-
phia asking whether 1t was true that hs had
died at O'Clock. The truth is that Mr..
Blaine is ia unusually robust health aud in
excellent spirits.
The Democrats here seem quite confident OF
the success Of their ticket and tonight they
are having a celebration OF the victory of they
claim. The latest Democratic claim here is
that Cleveland and Hendricks have carried
Illinois By msj lrity of 100, but the Rspub-
licans regard this as a joke. rhe latest re-
ports received by Mr.. Blaine from Michigan
indicate that the State is Republican By 6OOO
or more. The Republicans here are not dis
tarbed by Chairman Mannipg's address be-
cause its assertions as to the vote in New
York coGfict with all the advices received by
Mr.. Blaine, but they say it indicates an intsn-
tion to steal the Stale If possible.
Indiana is reported tonight as certainly Re-
publican By probably one thousand, and there
is general feeling on both sides here tonight
that tomorrow will see the result OF the cleo
ton settled beyond question.
The Kennebee Journal of tomorrow will
contain the following:
"Nnmberless dispatches have been received
in Augusta since the election iuquiring about
Mr.. Btaine's health. Some very ingenious liars
have Hooded the country with rumors that he
was seriously ILL We have personally seen
aud talked with Mr.. Blaine a dozen times
within the last twenty-iour hours and never
saw him in better health or sDirit.