The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-11-06
LOANS.
EXCURSIONS.
BLAINE UNDISTuRBED.
The Republican Capdidate, Sur
rounded by Friends, Hears the Re-

The Republican Capdidate, Sur
rounded by Friends, Hears the Re-
suit.
mir. Blaine In his homo In Maine did not 60
to bed until o'clock yesterday morning. Up
TO that hour tho news that he had received
was OF a character to make him confident that
New York had voted for him. Connecticut,
Indiana and New Jersey were reported 10
as having gone Republican. When Blaine re-,
tired he had nothing to give him a doubt OF
his election. Soon after he had gone to bed
Thomas sherman, Mr.. Blaine's private secre.
tary, who 10 telegraph operator, had at this
time relieved the regular operator. He sat at
the key, In the library, piling up discourag
Ing dispatches. He sent up quietly to Mr..
Blaine's room and found that the latter was
sleeping soundly, and did not disturb him.
Before o'clock reports came saying that Con-
necticut and New Jersey had gone Democratic,
while the National Committee had serious
doubts OF New York. At @ o'clock Mr.. Sherman
began to hear better news from New York.
Soon after o'clock Mrs. Blaine came into tue
library and gathered up the dispatches and
carried them up to Mr.. Blaine, though no was
still In bod.
He asked her to read them to him. She be-
gan, but tho first dispatches wore 30 bad that
ehe stopped and said che could not mako them
out. Mr.. Blaine said, mstand to your guns,
presented. Whom Blaine learned the later re-
ports from New York his face lightened, and
ue tneu turueu over ZOE uuotner nap. he ala
not come down to the lower part OF the house
during the day. His throat was sore and he
was so hoarso that It was exceedingly trouble
some TO talk, so he remained IN privacy up
Stairs to avoid the large group OF neighbors
who wero In the house all day. Tho dispatches
were carried up to him as fast as they came.
All day there was great excitement In the
Blaine household, owing to the conflicting
opinions about New York.
About noon the reports from New York be-
gan to mend from all sources-telegrams OF
congratulatlon began TO pour In. Some OF
gone insane. Dispatches with poetry and
gush struggled for place with the regular re-
ports. There was strong control maintained
by all OF the members Of Mr.. Blaines house
hold.
All day Indiana was reported as certainly
Republican, but later II was classed by John
O. Now as doubtful, with the probability OF an
official count being required to settle the mat
ter. This was not regarded as depressing, for
New York was In each report made moro and
moro certain, and with New York Victory was
assured. AT o o'clock dispatch was received
was surely Republican by from 5000 to H.
600 majority. All OF tho Northwestern and
Western States were reported all right, with
the exception of Indiana. Then came the re-
port that West Virginia was surely Repub.
lican.
Thosewho showed the most interest were
Mics Margaret Blaine and her little sister
Lizzie, who were never very far away from the
Instruments. Walker and Emmons Blaine
took tho news or the day after the fashion OF
men OF the world, and scanned the reports
without much surface excitement. Mrs.
showed splendid self-control, although she
could not help saying that no glory or power
could compensate one for the anxious trials OF
Presidential campaign.