Evening star., 1926-06-20


illness, attributed to sunstroke, on
Sunday June H. 1876. as
blalnc he was about to enter the
Illness Congregational Church a
Tenth and g streets. He
was driven 10 his home in an omni-
bus. being Unconscious when he ar
rived. This attack. Immediately fol
lowing his dramatic speech of defense
in the House of Representatives, and
Immediately preceding the Republi-
can nominating convention at CincIn-
natl at which he was the leading can
didate for the nomination, caused
sensation III Washington. The star
in its issue Of June Il, 1876. says:
Except by the assassination n1 |
President Lincoln. it is safe TO say
that this community WAS never more
profoundly moved than it was yes
terday by the intelligence that Mr..
Blaine was stricken down by sickness
while entering the doors OF the Con
gregational Church about il o'clock
in the morning and was lying un-
conscious, and, as it was supposed.
at the point of death during the day.
Naturally enough, the facts We're
somewhat exaggerated, and the case
was made TO appear worse than II
really was, as the sad story passed
from lip to lip, and this fact OF Itself.
hardly less than the deep feeling
everywhere exhibited, served TO show
how fully the illustrious invalid is
filling the public mind at the present
time, From the full accounts pub
Iished elsewhere in this paper II Will
he seen that the condition of Mr..
Blaine while it is serious ana not
without alarming symptoms, Is by no
means hopeless, or even discouraglng
to those best qualified to judge IN the
premises To this we need only add
that in his illness Mr.. Blaine Will have
the sympathy 50 deep and a hope Tor
his speedy and complete recovery so
wide and sincere as to largely com
penSate for the Sunerins ne Is cAIleu
upon 10 bear"
Further in the same issue The Star
says:
i~Those who have carefully watched
Mr.. Blaine in the committee room ana
on the floor OF the House for q rev
weeks mast have been impressed with
the fact that his apparent indifference
of manner concealed a good deal of
nervousness and anxiety. rms was
probably a mere guess, based on the |
conviction that no one could possibly
undergo the mental strain under
which Mr.. Blaine has labored for
weeks without experiencing an
anxiety which might be concealed, but
which would he felt nevertheless.
There is good reason to believe that
Mr.. Blaine was engaged in preparing
10 deliver a speech today or ton1or-
row. excelling in dramatic effect any
thing he has yet said in the House.
He is said to have intimated as much
to a friend few days since
The Republican convention met at
Cincinnati on the l4th of June. S76, and
two days later proceeded
Hayes ana TO ballot for candidates.
xryl1o Blaine led on the first bal
"nceAoi' lot with 2S5 votes, not |
enough to nominate. He reached his |
highest vote, 30S. on the sixth ballot, |
and on the seventh Gov. Rutherford b. !
Hayes of Ohio was nominated with I
384 votes to 351 for Blaine and II for |
Bristow. The Star in it's issue of |
June IT, 1876, says of the nomi !
nations:
Whatever individual preferences |
may be entertained, there can hardly |
be a doubt that, all things considered, |
the nomination of Gov. Hayes Tor |
President is the strongest that the /,
Republican party could make at the |
present time. AS soldier, Legislator, |
governor and citizen. he stands before |
the country perfectly unassailable. |
1t is reasonable to suppose. therefore, |
that he will not only be able to rally |
around his standard all the diSaffected |
and lukewarm members of his own |
party, but also to bring to the support |
of it's ticket very large number of |
voters not now within its lines. but !
who stood ready to act with the Re !
publican organization In the event |
that 1T offered q candidate whose |
character and record were such as |
to insure a wise and pure admins
tration of public affairs.
"The nomination of Mr.. Wheeler |
for the vice presidency is hardly less
judicial Strong in his personal and
public record, he will be acceptable
to the whole country. while IT is
claimed for him that his popularity |,
in his own State New York; is so |
great as to make comparatively easy
for the Republicans the task of carry
ing 1t next Fall.
THESE are the views which seem
to be largely entertained by those who
are capable of taking a cool and dis.
interested view of the situation. and