The Republican journal., 1896-01-09

| magazine IOf y duutty, Tue inner history
of "The defeat of Blaine for the Presi-
dency," giving convers atoms aud letters
never before published Among the new
Blaine's own hand, few days after his
defeat, and reproduced in McClure's in
fac smile:
Personal)
| AUGUSTA MAINE, 165h Nov, 'Sl
DEAR Mr.. HALsTEAo: 1 think there
would be no harm to the p1blic AMI no
personal I'M ustice if you should insert thu
| three enclosed items in your e Lit ocia. col
| umns.
feel quite serene over the result. As the
Lord sent upon us an ass in the shape of a
preacher, and ranstorn, to le3s3a our
vote in New York, l am disposed to feel re-
| signed to the dispen alton OF defe at, which
flowed directly from tasse agencies.
In missing great honor | ESCAPED a
| great and oppressive responsibility. You
know-perhaps better than any one-low
much l didn't Want the nomin alton; but
| perhaps, in view of all things, [ have not
made loss by the canvass At least try to
| think not. The other candidate would have
| Jared hard in Maine, and would have baan
utterly broken in OHIO.
Sincerely.
| JAMES G.. BLAINE.
| OF course all this is private.
p. S.-ThiS note was written b efore re-
ceipt of yours. Pray publlsh nothing OF the
kind you Intimate unless you first permit
me to see the proof Doa't be afraid of the
enclosed items. They are rock-ribosi for
truth and for gooi rendering of pablo
opinion
| BLAINE'S OBJEC TON TO HIS OWN NOMI-
NATION IN 1884.
l said 1.-THE conversation occurred the
week before the m letting of the N ltiontl
~ n 10 }
house in Washington, whittier Mr.. H w.
stead had gone in answer to u sum Mons
from Mr.. Blaine1: "Mr. Blaine, think it
is too late. | have looked over the field,
and your nomination is aim )st certain
the drift is your WY. Way precisely d,
you object, and what exactly do you
think should happen?'
He replied in his rapid way with much
feeling, and l believe his very words were !:
"The objection to my nomination is that
l cannot be elected. With the S)uth
solid against us we cannot succeed with
out New York and | cannot carry that
State. There are factions there and in
| tluences before voting and after voting,
such that the party cannot count upon
success with me. | am sure of i'll have
thought it all over, and my deliberate
judgment is as 1 tell You. l know, too,
where l am strong as we'll as where [ am
weak-and we might, if we should get
into the campaign with my name at the
head of the ticket think we were going
to win. We would get to believe it, per-
haps, but we should miss it in the end, if
not by a great deal, just a little. With
everything depending on New York; he
continued, sit would be mistake to
nominate me. This is not new to mel
have weighed all the chances. Besides,"
and here he llindled-s'why should we
let the country go into the hands OF Demo-
Gratis when we can name ticket that is
certain to be elected-one that would
sweep every Northern State?'
''What is it?' | asked.
The answer came with vivid animation
civilian T. Sherman and Robert I.
Lincoln.' This idea was instantly ampli-
fed. 1.-The name of Sherman and Lin
coin put together would be irresistible
This ticket>Would elect itself. We should
have a campaign of marching and song.
We need the inspiration, and Marching
Through Georgia and Eve Are Coming,
Father Abraham would give it. We
must not lose this campaign, and | an
alarmed by the prospect of losing it il
my name"
BLAINE AS HE APPEARED AT HoMBURG II
1887.
His form was erect and his figure tina
of youth. His hair and beard was ex
quisitely white. His mouth had the
purity of a child's and never had TASTED
tobacco or used spirituous liquors, save
when his physician had recommended
little whiskey, and then not enough tt
color a glass. He drank sparingly o
claret and champagne, caring only for TIL,
favor. He was gentle, kindly, genial, ano
in a manly sense beautiful. There ar,
many distinguished English people a
Homburg in the season, and they wer,
gratitied to meet Mr.. Blaine and were
mony to announce him as personage-s
man who had made events-and he neve
posed or gave the slightest hint. in hi
movements, of conscious celebrity
never saw him bothered by being aware o
himself but once, and that was, whe1
across the street from the Fifth Avenue
Hotel in the dusk of an evening, he shad
ed his lace with his hand and looked
curiously at ten thousand people who
were gazing at the hotel, and shouting
madly for him, expecting that he woulC
appear at window and make acknowledge
ment of their enthusiasm. Suddenly he
saw in the glance Of one beside him that
he was curiously yet doubtfully regarded,
and FASTENED away in fear of his friends
who in their delight at discovering hin
would have become mob
MURAT HALsTEAD'S LAST MEETING WIFE
BLAINE.
When Mr.. Blaine was for the last time
in New York on his way to Washington
stopping as was his habit at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, he asked me to walk with
him to his room, fronting ON Twenty third
Street, on the parlor floor; and he slowly,
as if it were task, unlocked the door
There was a sparkle of autumnal crisp
ness in the air, and he had fire, that gilt
tered and threw shadows about fitfully
There was not much to say. 1t was plair
at last that Mr.. Blaine was fading, that
he had within a few weeks failed fast.
His great, bright eyes were greater than
ever, but not so bright. His face was
awfully white; not that brainy pallor that
was Notwithstanding else. He seated
himself in the light of the fire, on al
easy chair. There was a knock at his
door, and servant handed him card
and he said: ''No;' and we were alone
l could not think of a word of consola-
ton; and in moment he appeared to
have forgotten me, and stared in a fixed
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