Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-10-11
Mr.. Blaine i'm Ohio.

A correspondent OF the Baltimore American
gives the following account OF Mr.. Blaines recep-
ton in Cincinnati:
sour American statesman, James q. Blaine,
address, the republicans of Cincinnati last mig BIT,
and q more successful political display | have
never witnessed. None can imagine the excite.
me mt his presence ere ated he being the victim of
the Cincinnati Enqurers vile epithets IN its issue
Of Saturday. They were INSCRIPTIONS as ever in
their low Bred scandalous campaign documents,
and added new feature, in the way OF carcature,
| to their sheet, representing Mr. Blaine on his
knees begging for mercy from the traitor hand OF
| Mulliyan, who grasped the notable letters that
were the victims of foul play in the hands Of a
| barebones democratic House of Representatives.
All this served to honor the brave fellow, and old
Cincinnati remembering that he was here to de-
| fend her favored son who vanquished him in the
nominating convention, exalted him as never hero
OF politics was before in the annals of her time.
Alexander Sands, the editor of the Times. who
fought nobly for Hayes, able and efficient ad-
err in the politics of the State, rode through tn
streets mounted on an elephant, on the covering
of which was the following inscription: "Wel-
come, James G Blaine" 1t was time for the de-
mocracy TO hold their peace; 1t was the glory and
virtue of republic doing homage to distinguished
greatness, and they would have been proud TO
have been permitted TO avenge the outraged inno-
cepce OF states snship that had so recently tanned
the fire of treason and laughed to mockery the
dastsrdly impudeHce OF heated Southern arts.
tocracy with nothing left of it but the smoulderng
remains of the poisoned touch Of slavery"
MIR. Blsines reception in cleveland, last Sat-
urday evening, is mentioned as follows in the cor
respoudence of the New York Tribune:
"The reception of the Hon. J. G. Blaine by the
republicans of Cleaveland, last night, eclip ed any
political demonstration ever seen IN this city. The
park IN which Mr.. Blaine spoke was iumned by
hut dreds of colored Lanterns suspended from the
trees and artificial supports. dense crowd Com
pletely filed the park during the entire evening
aud gave the speaker most cordial ovation. The
torchight p oces sion that followed included by
actual count $3.50 torch-beaiers on horseback and
on foot. Two large companies were made up
wholly Of business men from Bank, Water and
Superior SITS. Millions of property were repie-
scented. The principal BANKERS, merchants aud
iron manufacturers marched in the ranks as pri-
Yates. The lumber interest mustered large CON-
pany. The rolling mills were TT presented by COM
panies OF from $50 to 300 each. Even the students
in the medical college formed battalion Of their
own. More than half the men in the procession
had never carried a torch before, and their sp-
pesraLce on the parade al this time made deep
impress ion. The republican majority of the dis
trict is now confidently estimated at 5000, though
the democrats are working desperately, with all
the machinery that money and energy can provide.
The democratic demonstration gotten up as q
counter attraction mustered 4,ll7 torches Gems.
Mcclellan and Hooker and Senator Herman were
promised as speakers, but none of them came, and
their talking was done by local politicians. At
the close OF the demonstration q large Irish con-
pany from the Eighth Ward threw down
their torches, broke their transparencies, and de-
clared their intention to vote for Mr.. Townsend,
the Republican candidate for Congress. This lit
tie mutiny is regarded as highly significant The
republicans here more deeply interested in
the campaign than at any time since the war. The
full vote of both parties will be cast, and some
one is going TO DE surprised with the result