The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-28

recovered, hut 1t proved a useless fight, for
the union Of the scattered forces Of his op-
ponents on Gov. Hayes gave him 3S4 votes,
securing his nomination.
1.-THE PLUMED KNIGHT"
The nomination was made on Friday,
June l6, being brought about on the seventh
ballot The nominating speech had been
conhded 10 Col. Robert q. Ingersoll. then of
Illinois The orator had a wide fame in the
west, but was yet quite unknown TO the
country at large. He had not been long on
his feet when, entranced by the magnetism
OF the man as well as carried away by the
flood OF his marvellous eloquence. he actually
had the whole convention at his feet. 1t was
late in the evening, darkness was swiftly
coming on. There was no gas in the hail.
so that it was not possible TO hold a night
session, and the convention had 10 adjourn
until the following day. During the night
the combinations we're made which nomi-
mated Gov. Hayes. The effect of Col In
gersolls eloquence was lost; Mr.. Blaine was
beaten. 1t was 10 this famous speech Of
Ingersolps that Mr.. Blaine was christened
THE Plumed Knight" and he has ever
since been known to his admirers by that
sobriquet
The Cincinnati convention was scarcely
over before Mr. Blaine was appointed to a
seat in the United States Senate Lot NJ
Morrill,, one of the senators from Maine
had been made Secretary Of the Treasury
and left a vacancy in the Maine delegation,
which was promptly filed by the governors
appointment. In the following January
Blaine was elected for the full term ending
March 4, 1888. Mr.. Blaines entrance into
the Senate stirred up a great commotion.
He rushed into debate right and left, deal
ing hard blows on all sides, and taking
them without even a murmur. The older
senator's, shocked at his lack OF Differences
and provoked at his temerity, cudgeled him
with downright bitterness, but never a Bit
ter word in reply. Blaine went right on
with the attack in his own free way.
- him. cried a venerable and irri-
tated senator from Connecticut, "he has
brought over here with him the manners of
the House"
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION OF 1880.
In the four years Immediately following
the Cincinnati convention Mr. Blaines ad-
mirers had not been idle nor had they lost
hope of his ultimate nomination for the
presidency. When the Chicago convention
assembled they we're there in full furce,
with good deal Of confidence in the final
result. They we're doomed to suffer disap-
pointment once more. The convention was
the most memorable IN the history of Amer
lean politics. Its sessions continued for six
days, and thirty-six ballots were taken be-
fore a candidate was nominated. The move
nent to make Gen. Grant the nominee for a
third term had taken a firm hold in a large
section OF the country, while its opponents,
at first, were mainly concentrated on Blaine.
On the thirty-sixth ballot the friends Of
Blaine and Sherman went over to Mr..
Garfield in body the result being 399 votes
for Garfield to 800 for Grant. Mr. Garfield
was elected, and soon after he offered the
position OF Secretary of State to MIR. Blaine.
The position was accepted.
The death of President Garfield, from the
effect of the assassin Guiteau's bullet, ended
Mr.. Blaine's administration as Secretary Of
State after an incumbency or ten months.
During Mr.. Blaiue's brief administration
he made vigorous efforts to bring about an
early and satisfactory peace between Chile
and Peru. To this end he brought the in
huence OF the government to bear on the
victorious Chileans so far as was possible
and prudent. But owing to an unfortunate
misrepresentation of Blaine's instructions
the United States ministers did not promote
the ends OK peace. Special envOys-Wlll-
lam II. Trescot and Walker Blaine-were
sent to South America with general instruc-
tions which should enable them to bring the
belligerent powers into friendly relations.
After they set out on their mission OF peace
Secretary Blaine resigned, and Mr.. FREE
llnghuysen reversed the diplomatic policy
with such precipitate haste that the en-
voys, on arriving at their destination, were
informed by the Chilean minister of foreign
affairs that their instructions had been
countermanded, and that their mis-
sion was an idle farce.
THE DEFEAT OF 1884.
A presidential campaign came again with
the year 1884. 1t was most trying season
for Mr. Blaine, for he was summoned to
bear up against the disappointment OF de-
feat. There was the greatest possible inter-
est manifested in the republican national
bal In, IN
the first ballot MIR. Blaine received 3S41S
votes, and be continued to gain on each sue
ceeding ballot until the fourth, when his
vote reached SAL. this giving him a large
majority. Gen. John A. Logan was put in
nomination for Vice President
BITTER STRUGGLE.
A contest never surpassed for Acrimony
followed very large number of repub-
licans. headed Ivy several newspapers which
had always heretofore followed the party
dictates, bolted the nominations and 40
lively supported Mr.. Cleveland, the dem
ocraUio candidate. All sorts Of extraneous
matters we're dragged into the party war;
fare. Feeling most acutely the hazardous
situation in which he was placed, Mr.
Blaine went into the canvass with even
more than his ordinary fiery energy. He
travelled over Ohio, Indiana, New York
and some other states, addressing large
ihOShAheS ohA bANAlb Opuilsoi W us purity
leaders. In his speeches he made
the doctrine Of protection the main
issue, thus for the first time in
more than third of century
bringing it TO the foremost place in a presi-
Dental campaign. The result Of the election
In November was very close and was not
determined for several days Whether Mr.
Blaine was defeated or Mr.. Cleveland
elected turned upon the vote Of the state of
New Y ork. The final count showed that
Mr.. Cleveland had won by plurality Of
LOAF votes. After il was all over, on Nov
10, Mr.. Blaine made bitter speech at Att
gusta, charging his defeat upon the people
Of the south, claiming that the votes of the
oolored people were not allowed to be cast
for him, had they desired, or that il 80 cast
they were not counted. The address pro-
voked widespread criticism.
After this episode Blaine was employed
on the last volume OF his book until its pub
LEGATION in 1886, in the meantime taking lit
tie apparent interest In pubic affairs. He
emerged from retirement. however, In the
fall OF that year, during the campaign for
state officers in Maine. The fishery dispute
was then live topic. American fishing
vessels had been seized on the Canadian
coast aud the people OF Maine were deeply
interested. His addresses were mainly de-
voted to criticism of the national admins
tration. Protection was also one of his
subjects, while the prohlbitlonists received
a share OF his attention as we'll, his position
being that there was no room for a third