, 1880-10-22
ILLINOIS,

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and Douglas. grandcr ovation than did onr
Senator totlay. y special trnin was chrE
tered hero this morning by Afaj. Whiting at4*
other prominent Republicans, consisting Il
three passcnger-coaches and m engine, dess
oratetl with silk flags, the locomotive hayln4
on 1t In large letters, LoEnn Always TO tha
FrontW Tile Reception Committee who took
this train consisted Of prominent b,lstncA4.
inen md veteran soltllcrs Of the
party. md were headed by Sper
ccr's famous Seventh Regiment Dnntt.
Thu whole delegation numbered over
15o, and arrived Mt Bloomington at 10 Il. ill.,.
where they were met by n large escort Of
Bloomington Republicans. and procession
was formed through which Zen. Logan nnd
purity, consisting Of tho lions. Lawrence
the Legislature, and JOSEPH, Flfcr, candidate
for tho Senate, all of Bloomington, and
others, passed to carriages. They then
marched to tl.e depot. being Joined on the
way By n large number Ut Bloomington boys.
With the General WINS also the Chicago CLEO
Club and Alr. BARTLETT his secretary. The
train started off amid cheers for Logan.
on THE WAY
nver tl.e train Ind rather narrow cscnpo
1t being Il special, SOME work1nen, not know
Ing about It. were working OF the track just
west Of fremont The engine went by TINT
plnce Mt twenty-five miles per hour, hut
Stacked TO tako Il party OIL board there, being
tagged only Just In time to savu it from run.
Hing of. Onarriylng Mt Peoria ECO people wcra
assembled to greet the General, and long
procession was for,nctii II, double ranks faclng
Ihwards. between which Gen. Logan and
uarty passed, as ut Bloomington, and tha
procession then escorted him with two ba,,ts
Of music to tic residence of the Hon. Robert
G. GrTcr, where l,c was welcomed by tho lust
and hostess anil seventy OF the leading Kc.
1,,,blicans Of Peoria and vicinity.
On altxhting, Gen, Logan wny introduced
ia tho usscml,Int Rucsts. md tf1en they sat
down to q llucl, TINT would ],nyo done crctiTs
| TO DclrlopIco, and which wns presided over
| uy tho cbnr,ntnr hostess,
1,uI.,No TIE EATING
the host arosa a1,d eaye .he following toast!
"Sol,tfprsl,ip md statesu,nusl,Ip-Itcr
OIL the field and In the Senate, have u,alo
ami. saved our country, md arc n double
rrt,wn of rtory uuon tho ],cad of our ills.
tInrnIsl,cd r11est.s Tho sentiment VIM
warmly rcccIycJ and cnlIs WIRE ruatfo for
| Inro,, Tin Ccnernj wos taken o],ack. h,,t
.,o.".., -. ,.et a.t - - ,a.,ts.,',.,1 ~, W. ~
'sso !" % w.. o"t " ~ M LuNsoe'S s,", H.. ~ ="
| pI5'lts' Hent'ehi"l'' "o't 1cc1 ithc 10
s,o'1sfng to tl,at tonst, except to the first
part, to acknowledges 1t, anu tho Inst
| 10 deny ft.h fAppfnuse.1 The etl1blc8 being
| discussed amid 1nucIl 0nol feeling and oui.
nation. tha Generai md party ti,en entered
thcir % Carriages sS % ad were @ sI drive" to iarsa
building Just erected and turned into wig.
wam Tor tho oycasto,,, where M immense
cruwd Ind cutlcrrd to hear Gen, LoEu1lt
rive thousa1'a nle'i a''a women Aslehea u
ONE OF THE MOST AlH.E AND Foncusl.a
SPEECHES
eses 'ae. 1 a M'n n,,ar us M na"n,a es ,.%s ~
thfec 'u".s. AHo HN4'oc1 ~ p.op'o ,,. wy
coall 1iotsEot Ill was nearly OF Qtlf1e ~
large rs those more fortunate. Iha
ycnerablp judge William J. Phelps,
| x>F 1,.,,, fTta Ffstoo m Him Fftth