The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-16

Ohio Republicans Ask Hesp OF a."t
N. lgmmms serpty
Of the widow.

| PNiititS, as UfS SuCGrsStT, atbpS I5tfi!
represents the worst. The clear facts oi
Baine's ten years leadership of the part V
IN Maine leaves no doubt on that point
When Senator Morrill, resigned the ISsua-
torship TO accept the Treasury poftfoIi,,
under Grant, as will be remembered, Mr.
Blaine was appointed his successor .Sena
tor Morrill, died here eighteen nlapth-
ago. His widow, who is the daughter os
| the late Mr.. Vance, who in his day waI
one of the most prominent citizens uf this
section, lives in a pleasant home on win.
throp street, this city. She is a lady evi,
IDENTIFY of great force OF character and
was the valued associate, eontidant l,iss
| helpmate Of her distinguished husband,
both in the Executive mansion of thil
State and during the many years OF his
residence at Washington "a Senator and
| Secretary of the Treasury.
Mrs. Morrill, was recently surprised to
receive from Ohio an official letter dire,,.
ted to her late husband Opening it she
found it to be a very importunate appeal
To Senator Morrill,. TO visit Ohio, anl to
lend his aid in saving the State to Mr.
Blaine. Mrs. Morrill, turned the sheet
over and wrote on iis back an indignant
reply and mailed it forthwith to the get-
tlemen who bad signed the appeal.
MRS. MoRRILL's STATEMENT.
The Herald correspondent call,sl nn
Mrs. Morrill, at her residence this evening.
She is still in deep mourning, and CON
sented 10 receive the visit with great: res
luctance, but she said that the exig.tpcy
created by Mr.. Blaine's nomination is 80
important that she was convinced all pri
vate feelings should be subordinate TO it.
As her husband had been one of the most
distinguished, loyal and upright members
OF the Republican party; as he haii as
sisted in its formation, had been one at
its first Governors elected in this State
and held its traditions aud its principles
faithfully until his last conscious mon,pnt,
she knew that If alive to-day he wnuld
feel that it was disgraced by the nom,na>
ton of Mr. Blaine as its candidate fpr
President, and that it had let go Of all
that made its existence necessary to the
country.
THE DEAD STATEsMAN's PREDICTION
When Garfield was nominated" iaid
Mrs. Morrill,, che said to me, sadly and
seriously, My dear, the Republican dam
ddate will be elected this time; but I'M
less new methods are used in the party
and new and better men become its iS-ai-
ers, he will be the last one. You willslive
to see a Democrat elected tour wears
hence. | will not Ny husband" cori,in-
ued Mrs. Morrill,, " died OF his devoiiou
to the party of which he thus so sadly
spoke. 1t is unquestioned that the break
ing down of his health dated from his.
perhaps, too faithful performance OF his
duties in the Treasury Department"
THE OHIO LETTER.
To a question of the Herdtd CORE
spondent as to the Ohio letter, Mrs Morrill,
>aid
"Some six weeks ago received {. letter
from Columbus, Ohio, on shce With
printed head representing some pc liticai
organization. was SO surprised and in
dignant at it's contents that did not par
ticularly notice whether it was ironl
State committee, county committee or
some political club, but it was sign sd by
Mr.. Brown, as Chairman, and NJ. tyy-
den, as Secretary. 1t was, as wei 81 !
can remember it, about "a follows:
Senator Lot .K Morrill, Dear SIR: The si,la-
lion II Ohio is critical The part, il in
trouble on account IF the attacks on Mr. 3laine
The candidate ot the party. Yonr well aoxn
character as a pure and upright Statesman. and
coming from Blane's own State, vnu could eslte
he charges as one else can. We hop. WOO
will come 10 us in this emergency. and ma kei AZ
many speeches as possible
REPLY OF MRS. MORRILL,
81 was indignant and amazed that any
RAM hli.op oh.,nIH ha a.
my husband was dead. was mor,.ln-
dignant that he should be asked to a. s;st
in making Mr.. Blaine President. ! at
once sat down and wrote ON the bacl lof
the sheet this reply, as near as can Sc
member it. | am now sorry that did
not keep copies of both the letter aud my
answer:
To Broacn, Chairman, Columbus Ohio i: I SIN
surprised and shocked to receive such q comria-
nlcaion. l thought every citizen of this country
knew my husband Was al rest. am in mourning
Tor him. but. as much as l mourn his deathl'I
thank my Father in heaven that He called h,m
home before the party he loved SO well and did
So much for had so disgraced itself as to no,ni-
nate so wicked and corrupt man for the high
Is, office within The gill of theAmercan people, as
| know and my husband knew james G. Blaine
10 be. If he were alive he would not supp,rt
of his party CHARLOTTE MORRILL,.
HOW BLAINE WAS SAVED
my husband" continued Mrs. Morrill,,
"was visited by Mr. Blaine at the begin
ming of the Congressional investigation
into the Little Rock Railroad bonds. Mr..
Blaine, as he did to Mulligan, importuned
my husband with tears and entreaties
to use his influence to save him. When
my husband resigned to go into the cahi-
net it was generally understood, and nty
husband SO understood, that Governor
Chamberlain would be appointed to fill
the vacancy. Instead, and to the surprise
of every one, Governor Connor appointed
Mr.. Blaine, then representative in Con-
gress and under charges in that body, to
the vacancy" /
As Mrs Morrill, intimated, the appoint.
ment of Mr.. Blaine to the vacancy Wa
evidently to save him fromsgurthsr inyes-
tigation and the inevitable incriminatink
verdict of the committee. Governor Co;f
nor had his reward. He is now peuaitiA
agent for the State, the best Office next. tb
the collectorship.