Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-06-13
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Ollapii rEIDN INNING. JlIk u, lIi,
m, i.rpuhl,cnn Nominees.

w" hfih hhllrls WIS genuine
su'vilse 10 most people. being 80
much at variance WITH the usual lie.
sult "a such contests. But II seems
thai the ear 'ua / Il California wines,
carnol East hy the Goldcn State
del'Fau ~. tlc ,tuflcd eagle from
" roming aud The hig banner Of Hi.
n,i. ~. 'oo much fpr tho comb ned
orrcu'icn 20 withstand. and l. igan's
forces were seduccd hy grape JUICE
anl clap-irar into placing IN the
lead the man whose ambition for u
life term II expressed in the lines
This b. ~" way long have sought.
And ~. uiird tscsu.. found 1, mo-
he L,iD.aail.n II the " Plumed
NJ. MAS followed several hours
Ia'et hy that Of John 4. Logan toe,.
ur knoWa as Bloody Shirt }. this
being the p'ice Il the support for
the head VI the ticket.
Mr. Blaine. according TO Linmau.
was bonn IN Washington county,
Pa. ia 1890, aud graduated at
Arlington college in lsi7. H.
adopted the profession of editor,
and. having removed 10 Maine. ed
tied the kennebec Journal add the
Portland idrcri,scr. several years.
lie served four years in the Maine
Legislature aud twice az Speaker Of
the House. In 1862 no was elected
q Representative from Maine 10 tho
3sth Congress. lie served the two
subsequent terms in the lower
branch. and subsequently as Sens.
tor, ending his active political ca
reer in 1881. when he retired"
from public life better, as the sequel
shows, 10 concentrate his forces for
q FINAL effort. In 1876 no was the
leading candidate for President, re-
ceiving on the first ballot 2s5 votes;
Bris,ow having ia. Conkling 90.
Hartranft. 90. Hayes o.. Jewell II.
Morton 12i. Wheeler 3. On the
sixth ballot Blaine had 30s votes,
and on ths seventh. Hayes was de-
clared tho nominee. In 1850, in
the famous contest which Roscoe
Conkling led for Grant. Blaine had
2sl votss, and maintained ~
strength we'll, on the 18th ballot
having $50 but his friends lnally
went over 10 Garfield. nominating
the latter.
John A. Logan WAS born In Jack
son county, Illinois; received com.
mon school education; served M .
private In the Mexican war, and
was made Quartsrmaster Of his regi-
ment; studied law and was admitted
10 the bar In 1852; same year was
elected 10 the Legislature; 10 1853
WAS elected Representative TO Con-
Rrsss. In 1861 resigned, 10 accept
Colonies commission In the army,
subsequently, served a. Major Gen
sval. Al the close Of the war WAS
reelected 10 Congress. and has
since been . leading spirit In both
branches Of the national lsgisla.
ture. He Ia . man VI positive con-
victions. Before the war he was
fierce Democrat and Southern SYM
psthissr; since that event, his maiu
delight politically has been found in
waving tho sanguinary nc.hsr-gar.
ment.
The ticket may DO said 10 DO q
strong one In the sense we use the
term whom abiding 10 pole-csts and
other swset-scsnted objects, both
men being positive and aggressive in
their natures; but a. indicating any
promising assurance Of success IL 10
misnomsr. Straws already begin
10 indicate unmis.akabls indications
Of hostility from leading and most
influential sources. This breeze
will become = tempest before the
contest closes and may overturn the
dsep-rootsd ambition Of the pine
tree statesman ~ completely a. tho
Kansas cyclones PROSTATE the giants
Of The forest In this ego Of mighty
convulsions.
There 10 but little hope Of much
aid from the old machine In this
canvass. A new ono must be con-
structsd. and u 10 o we'll known fact
that bearings. until worn smooth,
require an inordinats amount Of
soap" Where 10 Il 10 DO found ?
Dorsey. tho engineer. has struck;
Babcock. Tho whisky ring manipula-
tor. 10 dead, Grant, the Bombastss
Furioso, has collapsed; Arthur 10
sicki Lneoln disseminated; the lead
ing Republican newspapers in open
hostility. and every prospect Of q
cold day when the vote is taken in
November. The party situation
may DO summed up In that new
word. =" disgruntlsd."
Tmr anderson last Saturday took
n iaruo Marty AZ sxe,vs,or,.t. S.o,,