The Portland daily press., 1894-10-05
PARAMOUNT" BLoUNT.
He has Gone with the Policy of Infamy
Correspondence N. Y.Sun.

Correspondence N. Y.Sun.]
Atlanta, Sept.29. In the hot political
campaign now in Georgia there is a
figure conspicuous for it's absence. That
figure is James II Blount, ex-Paramount
Commissioner and Minister to Hawaii.
Hoke Smith has left his post in Wash
ington to come to Georgia and educate the
fixed by Mr.. Cleveland and his admins
tration. Incidentally it is limited that
the great Hoke is not averse to accept
ing the senatorship, in the event that
there lisa deadlock in the legislature,
which at present seems pro bable. The
legislature is to be elected next Wednes-
day, and that legislature is to elect a
senator to the seat now held by Pat
Walsh, appointed to fill out Senator Col
Quits unexpired term. There is a field
of candidates, with no one over conspicu-
Gus for his strength, and dark horse is
expected to catch the plum. The Sec
rotary of the Interior, in his tour of edu.
cation in the State, is said to be.-spread-
ing his apron for the plum. But to out
ward appearances his campaign is one of
educating the people to the policies Of
the administration.
In this campaign of education it was
announced with flare of trumpets,
before the arrival of the great Hoke
Smith from Washington, that ex-Para-
mount Commissioner Blount would
assist. The State Democratic committee
in consequence billed Col. Blount as one
of the stars of the campaign. But the
performance has been on for several
weeks now, and Col. Jim Blount has not
been heard from. His presence is hid
and bis voice is silent. Letters to- him
from the State committee remain unan-
swered, aud everybody IS asking, Where
is 3lount?
y few months ago he[shone in the
armament of statesemansh p and politics
with lustre that was appalling to other
political asplrants in Georgia. He was
the star of the political sky-a veritable
shooting star. Today he is smEly a
cold meteoric stone buried amid the
burrows Of a Jones county cotton patch.
The passing of Jim Blount is an inter.
esting chapter in Georgia politics.
The able statesman. the Commissioner
Paramount, the bright star of the
Georgia armament, has suddenly and
| without due warning gone into total
eclipse. Perhaps he is today picking
cotton or following plough through the
burrows of his plantation Fields. Ger.
t.inly he is not lending his voice to tbs
defence of an administrator of which be
was once part, however earnest be the
demands or loud the calls. His silence
is dense He is alternating He cannot
be found, though the calling is loud and
the woods have been beaten for him.
Eighteen months ago.. after AN honor
BILE service of twenty years in the House
of Representatives, James H Blount re-
tired from that sphere. He was at once
prominently mentioned for a place in
Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet. Hoke Smith
was the successful candidate. Blount
did not like that, but he said nothing.
Then Mr.. Cleveland selected him as
a man of all others to send to Hawaii 70
make full report upon the overtime v
of Queen Liliuokalani ana the estah-
lishment of the Provisional Governments.
with Dole at it's head, and to ssettle the
matter in justice to all parties. He was
delegated as Commissioner Paramount
with all the power and authority of this
government behind him. He was TO act
as judge, jury and executioner in fine
case. He sailed from San Francisco in a
blaze OF glory. 1t was to be the star
performance of his life. He was to act
and in return to have the governorship of
Georgia cast into his lap and then the