The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-10-11
Will Mr.. Blaine Explain P


1t now says with regard to Blaine's second
secret marriage at Pittsburg: ''He had en-
Joined secrecy upon the two witnesses to his
marriage at Pittsburg; the pages recording
marriages for 1851 have been torn from the
record book left by the minister, now deceas-
ed, who performed the ceremony; the court
records of his libel suit against the Portland
Argus in 1857 have recently disappeared, and
the year date on the tombstone of the child
born within three months after the marriage,
was effaced shortly after Mr.. Blaine's nomi-
nation at Chicago. So, there being apparent
ly no record obtainable of the date of his mar.
riage or the birth of his first child, James G.
Blaine fattered himself as being beyond the
the reach of exposure of lying. But, anon,
Mr. Blaine discovered that he had reckoned
without his hosts in bringing the libel suit.
"Mr. Blaine has confessed truthfully to the
dates of his Pittsburg marriage and the birth
of the child Stanwood, but he has done so on
ly because he knew the Sentinel has evidence
of both. 1t is not the voluntary statement of
courageous man, but the forced confession
of a coward when driven to the wall. He has
not, however, confessed to the falsehood with
which he attepted to deceive the witnesses to
his skulking marriage, nor to his statement
to others that he was not willingly party
| to il"
In respect Oh the previous
| in Kentucky, which is said to have occurred IN
June, 1850, Mr.. Blaine says in his letter to
Mr.. Phelps that he did not learn till ''the en-
! suing winter that a license certified to by
| the clerk of the County Court was an indis-
| pensable requisite of legal marriage" Yet
only three months after the alleged Kentucky
| marriage in June, to wit, Oct, 3, 1850, long
| before the ensuing winter" a court record of
the County of Bourbon gives the following .
Know all men by these presents, that we,
| William A. McKim and James G. Blaine, are
held and firmly bound to the Commonwealth
of Kentucky in the sum of $50 current money,
| for the payment of which to be made to the
said Commonwealth we bind ourselves, our
heirs, our executors and administrators joint
\ " and severally by these presents sealed and
dated this Sd day of October, A. ID. 1850
| The condition of the above obligation is such
| that if there is no lawful cause to obstruet a
marriage between William A. McKim and
| Miss Sarah E. Stanwood, of Bourbon County,
| for which license is now obtained, then
this obligation be void, or else in full force.
| w. A. McKIM, seal
JAMES G. BLAINE. [sEAL
| ''Sarah E. Stanwood was the sister of Har-
| riet Mrs. Blaine), and Blaine became bonds
man with McKim to enable him to procure
| marriage license some months before he dis
covered that such license was necessary to
make valid his own marriage in the same
| State, as he says. in the previous June"
The Sentinel charges that after the second
secret marriage in Pennsylvania, in March,
| 1851, Blaine returned to Kentucky and passed
| himself off as single man. The Sentinel
says:
ave copy here personal letter, without
naming the writer, received last night by the
editor of the Sentinel from kentuckian of
high standing, who knows Blaine well and
has no ill-will against him.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 20
DEAR SIR: have read Blaine's letter to
Phelps. | do not believe his statement of a
secret marriage. He left brennan Springs
in December, 1851. After the session closed
for vacation in June of that year he remained
at brennan Springs through the watering
season and passed himself off as single man;
at least, no one knew he was married. |
understood at the time, and have heard it re-
liably stated often since, that during the
summer of 1851 he courted at least one and
possibly two ladies. This conduct of his
can be easily proven. In March of 1851 he
was absent at Pittsburg, but returned and
stayed through the watering season and after
that taught until December.
"Why was Blaine absent from his wife
during the vacation and watering season at
brennan Springs, and why was he passing
himself off as unmarried? What will good
wives say of this?''
Republicans Swelling the Cleveland
Column.
! Thirty eight prominent and influential Re-
publicans of Flushing, N. Y. met Wednesday
evening, organized an Independent Club and
resolved that they could not conscientiously
support Blaine. The club declared for Cleve-
land. The bolt continues. Among them
f. F. NortLrop, A. C. Gilman, J. A. Thomp-
son, G. Newton, r. C. Embree, K. B. Par
son, J. X. Murray, c. Huntington, Mr. Hurd,
C. Northrop, r. 5. Tucker +. Guild, R. w.
Newton, Mr.. Goodman, d. Master, Z. Z.
Sprague, w. Clark, C. McKim, +. R. Pelton,
William Mitchell. Mr.. Burdett, John Hep
born, l.. G. Embree, Frank NJ. Bell, H. NJ.
Walker, II. G. Hess, Mr.. Leaman, II. NJ.
Duncan, Owen Torrington and j. j. Troy.
About fifty officers of the late war met in
Music Hall, Brooklyn, on Wednesday, and
held an enthusiastic meeting in favor Of Cleve
land and Hendricks. Col B. F. Colt called
the meeting to order and Gen. Horatio G.
King was made chairman. He made a ring
ing speech and addresses were also made by
Gen. b. L. Viele, Gen. Molineaux, Gen. L.
b. Barnum and Gen. Thomas F. Bourke.
Letters Of regret were read from Gen. Nc
Clellan, Gen. Franz Sigel and Gen. Slocum.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Cox, Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the New York Stock Exchange
Cleveland and Hendricks Club, was surprised
to receive the following letter. The writer is
IA member of the firm Of J. 4. w. Seligman
& Co., long staunch supporters of the Repub-
lican party:
Although retired from active business
some five years ago, have not yet sold my
seat in the New York Stock Exchange The
substantial reward for having held the seat
for so many years | am about to reap to- day,
inasmuch as it enables me-a ife-ong but
disguised Republican-to join your Cleveland
and Hendricks Club. In the name of pure
politics it is to be hoped that the good sound
honest sense of the American nation will
prevent SO indelible disgrace as the election
of Mr.. Blaine from being fastened upon the
country. Yours truly,
"DE WITT J. SELIGMAN."
The Democrats of Newark, New Jersey,
held large meeting on Wednesday night.
James NJ. Trimble, the leading Independent
Republican of Essex county, was made presi-
dent of the meeting. In accepting the honor
he said: Heretofore | have been an active
and earnest Republican, but am patriot
enough to believe that the election of James
G. Blaine would be calamity, and therefore
support Grover Cleveland"
Mr.. Daniel c. Eaton, professor of botany
in Yale College, having received by mistake
an invitation intended for d. Cady Eaton, to
be one of the vice presidents of Democratic
meeting in New Haven, pakes the following
significant response; LAS l am an original
Republican l cannot accept your polite invita-
ton, even though hope to see your Presi-
dental candidate elected as a just punishment
to my own party for their unfortunate selec-
ton of nominee.