Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-27

How They Received the Final News
From Chicago.

T. C. Crawford in a cablegram from Lin
lithgow Scotland. to the Boston Globe, thus
describes the manner in which Mr.. Blame
and family received the writer's announce
ment:
''As Mr.. Blaine looked at me inquiringly,
| called out, Harrison is nominated on the
eighth ballot Mr.. Blaine smiled and bowed
and said in sound, hearty voice, 1T is a
good nomination. He then turned to con
tinue showing Mrs. Carnegie the features of
the great palatial ruin they were examining.
Neither one of Mr.. Blaine's daughters
showed any more feeling than did their
father. Miss Margaret Blaine, in Il dark
blue suit with jaunty white feather in her
dark hat looked the perfect picture of
health and content. Miss Hattie, who has
improved very much during her stay abroad,
drew h-r tight-fttlng jacket about her and
apparently dismissed in moment all thought
of her fathers political future. 1t was yes
teriay that heard Mr.. Blaine talk most
freely Of Mr.. Harrison. He then foreshad-
owed most clearly his nomination. He spoke
OF Harrison's splendid record as a soldier,
lawyer and statesman. His grandfather was
President of the United States. and his great
grand father was one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence. He had
made good record as protectionist, and
there was nowhere a flaw in his record. All
of this glowing talk came yesterday in con-
nection with the expression of opinion that
Harrison would probably be nominated.
After Mr.. Blaine Withdrew to write his
dispatch asked Miss Dodge how she liked
the nomination. She is a very sincere re-
publican and, like all members of the Blaine
family, very loyal to its head. Size likes
MIR. Harrison, but would have preferred Mr..
Blaine. Miss Margaret Blaine: 81 am
glad that the convention is over"
All were most loyal in their expressions
to Mr.. Blaine whom they regarded as first
of all men, but they expressed no disap-
pointment this time 1t was not serious
matter. The subject had been really taken
out of range of special consideration after
Mr. Blaine withdrew. Mr.. Blaine himself
was most serene and contented. He has re-
mained consistent from the start. He has
never been in the canvass since he pulled
out in Florence. He wrote the second let
ter only because there was an appearance of
his first letter not being accepted in good
faith. Since this Paris letter he has not had
one word of communication with republican
managers
Every day the convention has been sitting,
the English papers have had special cable
grams which have been photographed to all
the provincial papers, which represented
Mr. Blaine as being in constant communca
ton with Chicago and as intriguing to secure
result. He has not had one dispatch from
Chicago on all this trip, and has had to de-
pend npen correspondents along with him
for his Information. Not even this evening
did he receive formal notice of his nomina-
ton until after II o'clock, and he retired to-
bed before he heard who was
nominated for vice president. The
only dispatch he has sent to Chicago since
starting from London was the one he sent as
his lsst wishes of what he wished to be done
There was fire Monday night in the mil
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