The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-01

Indiana and New York. His speeches were
devoted principally to the upholding of the
protective policy. The election turned upon
the result in New York which was lost 10 him
by l,0i7 votes. From then until the early part
| OF 1886 he spent his time working upon his
history, which had been interrupted by his
canvass. He catered politics again the fall
| OF 1886 when he took an active part in the
Maine campaign. After his defeat in 1884
his followers began preparations TO nomlnate
him again in 1888. 1t was not known whether
or not he would accept second nomination.
There is little doubt however but he could
have had it for the asking. The convention
met In Chicago and Was In the control of his
friends. Mr. Blaine was travelling ia Europe
with Andrew Carnegie when the convention
assembled. Until the last moment he refused
to say whether or not he would accept second
nomination. He finally did cable his refusal
and then efforts were made to have him re-
consider his action. But he refused, giving
as reason that he did not care
TO attempt the fatigues Of another
presidential canvass. Gen. Harrison received
the nomination by securing the support Of
Biaine's friends. Blaine returned from Europe
in time to participate in the campaign. He
made a number of speeches devoted to the
fisheries question and the protective tariff
policy. When Harrison was elected Blaine
was rendered aud accepted the secretary Of
states portfolio. His association with Harri-
son and the policy he pursued IN his position
under the latter's administration are fresh in
the minus OIL tno people. Ills negotiations
with the representatives of the Italian govern
ment in an effort TO settle the troubles that
arose from the lynching OF q number of Italians
in New Orleans during the Malta scare are well
remembered. In conjunction with the presi-
dent he also made a satisfactory settlement
OF the di eTences between this country and
Chilli oocssioned BY the killing of a number OF
American sailors 10 Chiilan harbor. His
negotiations with the representatives. of the
English government with view to e1ecting
/ Il. g ~
bles are also remembered. While nothing per
msnent was effected, his negotiations ended
quite satisfactorily to the American people.
The Split with Harrison.
About year ago rumors became common
that the official relations existing between the
president and Mr.. Blaine had become strained
and that Mr.. Blaine's resignation was looked
for and would come as no surprise. From
time 10 time the rur1ors increased and became
wild. Taking advantage of these reports
BlGine's friends again proposed him for the
| presidency. Harrison's enemies gladly sup
ported the movement Blaine refused again 10
say that he was or was not q candidate. He
wss impOrtuned by his most intimate friends
| to allow them TO use his name. The time
/ for the recent convention was approaching.
Blaine finally gave his friends 10 understand
that he would not object TO the use of his name.
! Harrison, OF course. was a candidate FOR re-
nomination. The fight between the friends of
| the two become bitter and il reached its climax
when the opposing delegates met at MinneaDO-
| lis Blaine had been In i'll health for some
weeks unable 70 attend to the duties Of his
office. He had attended no cabinet meetings
and in the meantime the president had taken
/ up some OF his work where he had left OF and
| carried il to a successful end. portion of this
work the final settlement of the Chilian
muddle. Harrison's friends claimed all the
credit for him. This intensified the bitter feel
| ing, and it undoubtedly led TO the last sensa-
tional move By the man from Maine. II oc-
Cured upon the very eve of the Minneapolis
| convention. IL came at q time when the coun-
| try was least expecting it, and In q manner
| that left no doubt that the relations of the
president and Mr.. Blaine were not the most
pleasant Ii was Blsine's resignation from
! Harrison's cabinet The letter resigning
accepting was brief. Neither of the two wasted
| any words with the other. An hour after il
was rendered and accepted the world knew ali
about it. and for time was paralyzed.
! Blaine's friends in Minneapolis had found new
! hope, aud for awhile HarrIson's supporters
| were dumfounded. But II did good n the
/ convention. Harrison received an almost IN an
| imous nomination. Blaine took no part In the
campaign other than TO express hops OF repub-
/ lican success and 10 write = letter urging the
| Irish TO oppose Cleveland. During the cam
| paign he remained at Bar Harbor and simply
| looked Physically, he saiG, he was unable
30 take any part in the fight. Later develop
ments indicate that this was the truth.
Blaine's Habits.
A gentleman who wAs intimately Acou ainted
with Mr.. Blaine said that in his opinion,
Mr.. Blaine broke himself down by incorporate
/ work and irregular habits of eating. Mr..
Blaine was hIgh-pTessure worker Whenever
ne became deeply interested In a subject Mr.
| Blsine's ardent nature led him to work beyond
his strength. He would shut himself up in his
! ROOM would not allow himself - be disturbed,
! and would not eat sleep rest until he had
finished his task. He seemed to have adopted
| the motto which the great electrician Edison,
| who works in much the way. gave to q
| youth, Don't look at the clock" An example
| of Mr.. Blaine's habit CT continued, uninter-
! rupted labor was furnished in the early part of
the Boring correspondence. He became
intensely absorbed in carrying on this
correspondence with Great Britain and
| would retire to his room, where he went TO
work with law books, diplomatic corre-
spcndence and papers piled high around him.
He would start in after breakfast and some
times would work on steadily without rest or
food until or 10 o'clock al night Then he
would be too fatigued to eat and she next
morning would mako up for it. These fits of
labor would use him up for week. He was
not ordinarily q large eater, but he was very
irregular in his eating. Apparently he had no
marked IOndnesss Tor any KIND OF 1000. lie
did not care for fancy dishes, ana when travel
ing seldom consulted the nenu, but told the
waiter 20 bring him good meai. He liked
plain, old-fashioned cooking. Whenever he
did taste anything which greatly pleased him
il was hard to get him to quit, and
he would continue to eat despite
his wstehful wife's admonitions. In former
years he was fond OF horseback riding and
took considerable exercise, but of late he
showed much disinclinaliOn TO bodily exertion.
During the winter. before ms illness. be gave
many small dinners and was a frequent diner
out. During the summer he lived on his
porch at Bar HarbOr great deal OF the time
and seemed TO enjoy Immensely having his
grandchildren about him to talk with. This
Bar Harbor cottage IL a large building and was
chiefly remarkable for its great veranda con-
pletely encirclng the house. A beautiful pros
pect can be had from it's porches on which the
family almost lived in the summer time. IL 5
about twenty feet wide where it overlOOks
Mount Desert bay. Mr.. Blaine was very fond
of Bar Harbor and occasionally, when In q
reminiscent mood would tell his visitor of the
time when he might have bought the whole
island for $500. Mr.. Blaine says that when he
was in the Maine legislature be had for seat
mate old man Rodek. the original settler and
proprietor OF the island. This was in lS56. The
two men became well acquainted. One sum-
mer Rodick asked Mr.. Blaine up to his home.
Rodiek lived alone on the island. Mr.. Blaine
G9O requires thought