The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-06-15

der general.
In 1864 he was elected reporter
of the Indiana Supreme Court.
The following years were devoted to
the practice of his profession. In
1879 he led his party as candidate
for Governor of Indiana. Though
defeated he ran 1000 votes ahead Of
the ticket. In 1880 he was largely
instrumental in securing the convic-
ton of the Indiana ballot box stuff
ers. In 1881 he became United
States Senator from Indiana. In
1887 he failed of reelection owing
n the Dnro"r"tic nerrvmoraer
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of the State. His latter career
is part of his country's history.
President Harrison will be SO years
old on Aug. 20.
James Gillespie Blaine.
James Gillespie Blaine was born in
Union township, Washington county
Pa. on Jan. 21st 1880. On his fathers
side he sprang from staunch Scotch
Irish Presbyterians stock. His grand
father Ephriam Blaine, was a colo
mel in the revolution. Mr.. Blainee's,
mother Miss Gillespie, was de-
vout chatholic, and though young
Blaine followed the teaching of his
fathers church, he has always held
in great respect the religion Of his
mother.
In 1917 James e. Blaine was grad
uated from the Washington College,
having distinguished himselfin the
college debating society. On leaving
college. Mr.. Blaine became profess
sor OF mathematics in military in
stitute at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.
Here he met Miss Stanwood a
Maine girl who afterwards became
his wife.
In 1858 he removed to Maine.
He became one of the owners Of
the Kennebec Journal, Wing
paper. In the Fremont campaign
of 1856 young Blaine distinguished
himself by his magnificent speeches
in favor of the first Republican can
didate. In 1858 the young leader
was elected to the State Legislature,
He served two terms as speaker and
there first won his reputation as a
great parliamentarian.
In 1862 Blaine was elected to Con-
gress from the Kennebec district.
He soon attracted attention as an a.
Bile debater, winning President
Lincoln's Praise. His brilliant ser.
vices as speaker of the Forty-frst
Forty-second and Forty-third Con.
crosses led to his appointment on Ju
ly 1O,1S76 as Senator, to fill the un
expired term of Senator Morrill,, whC
had become Secretary of the Treas
ury. The next year he was elected
a full term. AS Senator he vote(
against the Electrol Commissions.
Mr.. Blaine was the most promi
nent candidate for the Republican
nomination for the Presidency il
1876. In the convention on thu
seventh ballot he lacked onl,
twenty-seven votes of securing tn,
prize. The friends of Conklin ant
other candidates combined to nom
mate General Hayes of Ohio. Ii
1880 Blaine was again the favorite o
his party, and again he failed to OBJ
tain the coveted honor. His tern
as Secretary of State under Garfield
was characterized by vigorous foreign
policy and by laying the foundation
of commercial reciprocity. Hi
brilliant eulogy on Garfield an,
his "twenty years in Congress" in
: creased his fame as on orator an,
statesman.
Mr.. Blaine was nominated for tn
Presidency at Chicago on June &
1884. The incidents of the cam
paign that followed are fresh in tn
: minds of all. The celebrated Bur
chard episode defeated Blaine b
l enabling Cleveland to carry Ne,
: York State by 1,060 votes. L
f 1888 Blaine was still the favorite G
: his party. When the convention
: met he was in Europe. Only after re
peated letters and cablegrams frol
him declaring he would not exceI