A black and white illustration of James G. Blaine, born in Washington, Pennsylvania, Jan. 1830, and graduating from Washington College, Pa., in 1835, was born in Augusta, Maine, and was a graduate of the Kennebec Journal. In 1858, he was elected to the Lezius House, and in 1869, he was speaker for nominee to the Senate, in the convention which nominated him for President, Hayes, in 1869. He was receiving a total of 228 votes on the first ballot, and was receiving a total of 828 votes on the second ballot.