The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-10
POLITICAL HISTORY.
Did MIR. Blaine Contribute $125 900 in
1884?
From the 81. Louis Republic.

From the 81. Louis Republic.
Our Washington correspondent quotes
prominent politician as saying that Mr..
Blaine contributed 1925, COO to the commit
tee who had charge Of his campaign four
years ago. We are in position to say that
this is true, AMI to disclose bit Of secret
history in co II ion with il which we be-
lievo has not heretofore been made ublic.
AT the outset of the campli "a Of 1884 Mr..
Blame drew his check for ) u, 900 and sent
1t to the comni tee as his share Of the cam
pnign expenses. In the very last days of
the campaigl, when the effects OF the
Berchard episode and the Beshazzar ban
Quet were maxi e themselveof Ii, the mem
hers at the committee in direct claTge OF
the campaign became very badly scared
over the situation in New York, New Jer-
sey, aid Connecticut. In fact they
were well-nieh panic str.cAen,
and decided, as last desperate
expedient to ave their candidates, that it
was nee Ssaiy to raise Immediately Sl1O,OOO,
to be used chiefly in New 70 X city an IN
two or three of the larger \ Nv rje ci e.
The usual sources Of financial all had III
ready been pretty we'll exhausted, and th2
committee was abe TO raise from these
sources at short noti'e only $50
900. Mr.. Blaine was informed OF the ener-
gency and the difficulty of meeting and
on the assura ICE that the money wOdli be
collected later repaid to him, he ad-
vanced the sum Of 100000.
In Tins way ne required amount $50 COZ
was made ~, and was promptly placed
where it was thought it would do the most
good. In fact, gloi deal more WIS placed
there, q d when the cani gu m ulCtce
figured up its ob igatio"s at tha close OF the
battle, II found itself aboIt S2l5 900 III debt,
inclu ling tue 100000 which Mr.. Baine had
4
to oar informant. who was in position t.
know, is the real explanation Of tae donbt
thro vn upon the result Of tie cleo ion IN
New York, and the determined effort the
republican Ia "a ,ers to hold toe quasti il
OpeI OF several days after unofii ,Ial ont un-
uu it'on1blv cor ct figures had snow n not
llv that Cleveland ana Hen trlcES ha car
red the state but tie o act HluraliGy by
which they mad carried it, Tle few DAYS
thus gained we're used III vigorously dlum-
ming for subse rlDUipns, OF which It was
well understood that not a dollar could be
obtained as soon as it was defiuitsIv lnJwu
what ne verdict of the ballot box really
was L e product of this energetic drum
ming was q sum Slightly in exec - Of
Sl0O,00O, and this sum the committee I'M
gratefully useI il paying off o legations
for which they were personally respuns bic,
and which coali have beso Ont rcei
against them, leaving q $4,000 due -lr
Ri ,ine unpa Il and unprovid.d for.
And it was thus tlaG 20 The sting of DO
litical defea was aided the soreness #
,hagrin at q pecuniary loss which was
irremed!able l. was in this way that, as
many OF his friends have S nee dec arrd,
Mr.. Blaire was '"rippep' fl aBcially by
the campaign Of 1884, AID it " as TO lrieve
his loss that he wrote his "Histo Of
| twenty Yeas" There are many who be-
iieve also that il is the real explanation If
| Mr.. Hlalne's Telucta CO /, aka.n be ONE
| the standard bearer in 1888 wuell the y ~
pect- of heavy expend " es in n Campaign
were as certain as i'll 1854, while the out
look for success was gool deal more un-
| OF