Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-19

ed to and fro. the people cheered and al.
together it was. as Dominic Sampson
would have said, ga pro-di-gi-ous occas.
ion''.
James A Garfield. who drove in from
Mentor, was met short distance out on
Mentor Avenue by an imposing deputa-
tion OF brass band, committee and citi-
zens-the brass band and committee pre-
dominating. AS the procession came
back the cornet band led, followed by an
open carriage in which were seated
James A. Garfield. J. F. Scofield, our
erudite and esteemed contemporary, Hon.
j B. Burrows, Mayor of Painesville and
ex-member of the anti-G arfield Executive
Committee of tour years since. and A. l..
Tinker, President of the Garfield Club.
Following were number of carriages
containing distinguished and undis tin
guished citizens and in the rear a ra5ble
of the inevitable small boy. The process
sion passed through number of the
principal thoroughfares-alongw which the
beaming nominee dispensed bows,
smiles and kisses from his finger tips
with all the airv nonchalence and grace
of a potentate saluting his subJects-and
finally up Main Street TO the park. Hon.
Mayor Burrows introduced the Hero
with capital H-of the day and the Hero
of the day introduced himselfin speech
marked with mudesty and capital "Is.''
A. l.. Tinker spoke and Doc. Robinson
spoke and Hon. VIM. Sade spoke and
Mapor Burrows wound up the speaking
by leading the show around to the other
side OF the standwhere he could be shaken
hands with by all who cared to risk the
contact. This last moving ceremony be-
ing completed General Garfield wiped
his perspiring hand on the back OF Hon.
G. w. Steele's coat and started back for
Mentor.
WAYSIDE BREyITIES.
Verify Doe. Robinson ssticketh like
brother.'
There were as many Democrats as Re-
publicans.
Saturday was a red letter day for the
stalWarts.
The saloons all run double turn. while
the stalwart crowd remained.
Mayor Burrows and Gen. j. S. Case
ment are getting to rather like crow.
AS shaker Garfield is even more of a
success than as a pavement lawyer.
Harry W. Avery furnished the coach
and the 'sfour beautiful bavs." Another
consulship spoken for.
rs he rode in the procession James
As threw kisses to some one in the
Stockwell House.
Many of the ''large delegations from
adjoining towns We're to be seen only in
your minds eye.
II. r. Dickinson remains firm and
views with sorrow the backsIiding OF his
erstwbile brother reformers.
deu. CdSetueub says tulG whoever ue-
ciares him to have said that he would vote
for j. A. q. is wIlful and malicious pre-
varIcatOr.
Rev. AlansOn Phelps telegraphed to
California pledging Ohio to the Republi-
cans and John Post telephoned the same
comforting assurance to Black Brook.
Two young ladies wanted to buy Gar
field badges and some one referred them
to the JOURNAL office. They were refer
red to the former Secretary of the anti
Garfield Executive Committee.
Mr.. Tinker says that brother Garfield
is ''all wool and yard wide" That
probably accounts for the ease with
which he has always been able to pull the
wool over the eyes OF so many of his Con-
stituents.
In his speech Garfield said it was al
ways a comfort to think that behind him
were the s'peOple OF the Nineteenth Dis
trict with their critical judgment That
''critical judgment" was not a source of
so much comfort in 1876.
Alva Brown remarked again that 1--WE
whipped 'em in the rebellion and Well
whip agin this fall.' incidentally the
only fighting Alva ever did, outside of his
scrimmages as road supervisor, was
against Canada Soldiers.