How Did James Blaine Contribute To Politics

James Gillespie Blaine was an american statesman and political republican who represented the state of Maine in the House of representatives. As a youngster, Blaine was used to politics, because his father always spoke to him similar to a politician. As James grew, he became the editor of the Kennebec journal (a republican newspaper). He later, attended the first national convention in 1856 and even tried running for election. He had never won an election, however did fill in vacancy for senate. During his reign in senate, he made his own amendments that were claimed to be “Blaine amendments”, that were used to tax religious