The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-02-04
SECRETARY OF STATE,

and retained that post tor some months
aftcs President Garfield's death, being
succeeded by Mr.. Frelinghuysen about the
middle of December, 1881. Mr.. Blaine
then retired TO private life, devoting his
time to the writing of his work. entitled
Twenty Years i'll Congress" and to work
ing up his new presidential canvass.
NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT.
The Mulligan letter SANDER was thorough
ly sileuced until Mr.. Blaine's nomination
for the presidency il 1881. Then the mean
Islander raised its head again, but WIS
again disproven, and formed 30 essential
feature of the campaign. The convention
which nominated Blaine was held in
Chicago on the 9Th of June, 1884. Before
vote was taken the easy triumph of the
Man from Maine was indicated by the
rousing cheers which greeted his name as
it was incidentally mentioned by Foraker
in presenting the name of Senator Sherman
Four hundred and eleven votes were
necessary to a choice, and Blaine received
33413 on the first ballot; on the second he
gained, receiving $40; on the third, 375 and
gave ten for Blaine aud four for Arthur on
the first, while on the last all but one, DR..
Green, went to Blaine.
DECLINES ANOTHER NOMINATION.
Blaine went Abroad to lecuperage from
the arduous strain Of the campaign work,
and was everywhere received with dis
tinction and honor, his personal magnetism
being as attractive there as in his own
country. HiS views on social and political
topics we're everywhere sought after.
His defeat, instead of weakening him
with his party, made him stronger than
eyer, and when the plans were being
arranged for the convention Of 1858, Blaine
was again demanded by the country, and
the nomination was practically laid at his
feet He Was then in Florence, under his
doctors care, and forestalled all official
steps by an open letter from Florence ard
Paris, in which he refused in most distinct
terms to allow his name to be used as
presidential candidate But even this was
not sufficient.
interpretations were put upon his Ian.
guage which it could not bear, and, as the
time for the convention drew near, the con
viction grew that he would not decline a
unanimous nomination. Finally; in the
convention, after his staunch admirers had
insisted on voting for his name aud delay.
ing the result, by Blains's orders, his
friends were really commanded to desist.
They only stopped, however, when Congress
man Boutelle read from the platform two
letters he received from Blaine al Edin.
hurgb. The first was dated the day before,
aud read: Earnestly request nay friends
to respect my Paris letter "
The second was more peremptory. 1t
was as follows: 81 think | have the right
to ask my friends to respect my wishes,
and refrain from voting for me. Please
make this and my earlier dispatches
public"
y MOST BRILLIANT ADMINISTRATIONS.
This nation has had no Secretary of State
who has brought greater national honor,
more substantial beneft-political, econ
omical or commercial-than the admins
tration of James G. Blaine as the Secretary
Of State under President Harrison. The
full measure Of the benefit which the nation
will derive from his grand and far reaching
diplomacy cannot bo estimated in this
generation. 1t belongs 20 history to thor
oughly appreciate the grandeur of the NUN
H.
crowded into one administration. He
"t IL diplomatic conflict the most
u diplomats of the