Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-10
LANES c. BLA|NE'S
BODY D|S|NTERRED
Former Republican Leaders
Remains to Find Resting
Place in Memorial.

PUBLICAN nominee LOT the pTeSlueHSy
! in 1884 and twice Secretary of State,
and his wife. Mrs. Harriet Stanwood
Blaine, were disinterred today at Oak
| Hill cemetery and will be taken to
Augusta, Me-, tomorrow, where on
| Sunday they will find a permanent
resting place in memorial park near
! the state house in that city, the birth
place of Mrs. Blaine
Coincident with the noise and din
of the republican national convention
reverberating through every nook
and corner of the land, the simple
ceremony was performed in the pres
ence of few relatives and close
friends of the dead statesman. the
occasion of which will recall to the
minds of countless thousands the
name of one of the most indomitable
leaders that ever graced the roll of
the grand old party.
Old Guard Remember Him.
TWenty-seven years have elapsed
since the resourceful political general
OF the Lone Pine state ended his career
ana today. as the wires buzz with re-
ports telling of the lack of leadership
at the Chicago convention, there will
be few of the old guard" to hear of
the removal who won't remember the
man, of whom it was said, 1.-The hold
which he maintained upon the hearts
explained by brilliant gifts or mag
netic personality; the secret lies in
ms generous, manly Christian char
acter."
OF scotch-Irish parents. James Gill
lespie Blaine was born in West
Brownsville. Pa. January 81, 1880. He
there spent his boyhood days, a wit
ness to industrial growth as daily seen
IN us glass factories, coal mines, iron
Ioundrles. machine shops, etc. This
Inn fY,S IL
lngmen and he continued their friend
and the advocate of governmental pro-
lection of the interests of home man
ufactures throughout his life
| Under careful training of private
tutors he was able to matriculate az
Washington College in 1S45, at the age
or hfteen, completing his course in
| Two years and graduating with honors
or class orator and English salutato-
i rlan in ls47. His graduating address
me DUTY or an Educated American"
sounded the Keynote of the intense
Americanism which characterized his
entire public career
Entered Politics in Maine.
For few years following his grad
uatlon he taught in various schools
throughout the country, and in 1854
went to Augusta. Maine, where he
worked for one year on the Kennebec
journal as a reporter, and was soon
weekly newspaper in Maine, through
winch he exerted strong influence.
IL was While there employed that
ne entered upon a political career
that was destined to be exceptionally
brilliant. He was sent as a delegate
to the first republican national con-
yention, in 1856. which nominated John
z. Fremont for the presidency of the
United States.
His career as Journalist ended in a
nf OH
elected representative from Port
land to the state Legislature. He was
speaker of the Maine house of repre-
sentatives in 1861, and became party
candidate for representative in the
United states Congress at the fall
convention of 1862.
Taking his seat in the Thirty
eighth Congress at the opening Of It's
session in 1863. he served continuous
! ly through the Thirty-eighth. Thirty
ninth, Fortieth. Forty-first. Forty
second and Forty-third Congresses,
performing the duties of Speaker from
1869 to 1876.
Throughout this period he was able
to exert a powerful influence in shap-
ing the legislation of Congress.
Was Strong Candidate.
At the republican national conven-
ton in 1876 he was the strongest can
didate before the convention. leading
all other candidates and lacking but
twenty-eight votes of a majority on
the seventh ballot. His opponents
united. however, to defeat him at this
point, and threw their ballots to Ruth
erford B. Hayes. In the same year
Senator Morrill, resigned to take his
place in the cabinet of President
Grant as Secretary of the Treasury.
and Mr.. Blaine was elected by the leg
islature of Maine to the United States
Senate to fill the vacancy.
His name was again before the re-
publican national convention in 1880,
and his most formidable opponent ap-
peared to be Gen. Grant, who was put
forward for the third term. He ac-
cepted the position of Secretary of
State in President Garfield's cabinet,
but the plans he had laid for the bet
terment of conditions were frustrated
by the assassination of President Gar
field. and the accession of Vice Presi-
dent Arthur to the presidency. Mr..
Blaine resigned from the cabinet De-
cember 10, 1882.
Candidate Third Time.
At the republican national conven-
ton in 1884 Mr.. Blaine was a candidate
before the convention for the third
time for nomination to the highest
office in the gift of the people, but
after a spirited and exciting canvass
he lost, and Grover Cleveland became
the next President.
In 1883 Mr.. Blaine declined to allow
his name to be used as candidate,