New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-10

House. When he arrived at the depot
there was great cheering and q waving of hats.
General Garfield came to Cleveland in special
car accompanied by number Ofintimate personal
friends, among whom were Governor Charles Fos-
ter of Ohio S. T. Everett, president of the Second
National Bank Of Cleveland, whose guest General
Garfield will be while in this city; General Joseph
Barrett an old military friend of General GARFIELD,
lie having been Chief Of Artillery in the armies OF
ROsecrans and Thomas; Colonel ID. q. Swain, Judge
Advocate of the United States Army, formerly Adj
jutant of tho 42d Ohio Volunteers IGarleld
regiment; Leutenant-Coonel L. A. Sheldon
Mayor w. II. Williams and Captain Charles
T. Henry, all of whom also officers OF
| Garfcld's regiment l. f. Mack of The OHIO Reg
lister. Sandusky W. B. Sherman, j. W. Tyler ana
Major Egglcston of Cleveland, were also with Ten
! eral Garfield.
Once ont of the din of Chicago, General Garfield
and his friends lighted their cigars and passed the
hours in coming over the stirring events of the past
| week reading cOngTatulatOry dispatches ana Ill
casual way discussing the political outlook General
Garfield gavo brief expression to bis gratlh-
| cation Mt the touching incidents of the last
| twenty-four hours which had brought out so many
evidences of the universal appreciation in which
| his public services arc held. and mentioned feel
| ngly the handsome compliment paid him by tho
| House of Representatives in Washington Governor
Foster alluded jokingg to the popular impression
that he may be General Gareld's successor III Sena
| torial honors, saying that he was already filling
Garfield's shoes having had his own stolen at the
hotel in Chicago and been compelled to accept the
loan Of a pair of those ncedful articles from the
| General.
General Sheldon recalled the expression in Sena-
tor COnkling's speech that Grants nomination was
an Austerltz, and said that the parallel was remark
| oI1o hut blY,p pot in flo
the orator designed since, like the event to
which 1t was compared, Austerlitz had witnessed
the overthrow of three Imperial personages.
At Laporte, Ind, the first stopping place of any
consequence, many hundreds of people. with brass
band had collected to salute General Garfield as he
| passed Governor Foster made brief speech intro
ducng General Garfield, when there were dcafcn-
ing cheers from the multitude General Sheldon
| followed, briefly telling the story OF Chicago AT
South Bend the scene was repeated but with n
larger crowd, and of course louder cheering. All
along the route, at the hamlets through which the
train passed without stopping, and even at farm
houses. people gathered and gazed and cheered in
one continued Outburst.
INDIANA WELCOMES.
At Elkhart. Ind where the train made a stop for
dinner. a brass band led the way along the railroad
platform to the dining room, and after dinner it
headed the column on It's return to the cars. At
Goshen hundreds of people were waiting with a
gun mounted on a log, the first discharge
from which dismounted the piece, but
the crowd made up in enthusiasm
for this mlshap. At LlGonier the ceremonial of in
PRODUCTION was somewhat varied. General Garfield
getting ahead, and introducing Governor Charlie
Foster to the crowd at an unnamed water station,
where dozen men and bOys-apparently the whole
male popuation-had gathered. Several of the lat
| ho for
coming man. General Garfield was pointed out, and
bowed Halo ~ shouted the delighted spokesman
Of t.e assemblage as the train moved away, Wen
erpoIt you" At Kendalvle the ladies of the village
vrIe largely represented in the greeting crowd,
several of them bearing bouquets for presentation
TO the man they had assembled to honor At Water
loo and Butler the last two stopping places in lndi-
ana the scenes enacted at the stations previously
passed were repeated. All along the line crowds
had been growing larger prOp0rtionacly TO the size
Of the towns aud the sautaions were enthusiastic
Governor Foster, upon whom dcvOlvcd chiefly tho
duty of master of ceremonies, had constant ego tc
business and in every Of his little Introductory
speeches to the people Of Indiana he made prom
nent one fact. "To your State" said he, " belongs
the responsibility and the honor, next to Wis
consln of having made General Garfield the nom
inee of the Republican party for the Presidency
| I want to know here now. if you will ratfy the
| action of your delegates at the polls next NOvem
ber" The inquiry never failed to bring out tho
heartiest affirmative response At Butler the last
station in Indiana, General Garfield suffered the
first ordeal in baby-kissng.
IN OHIO AGAIN,
Crossing the line into Ohio. at Edgcrton the greet
ings of course suffered no diminutiOn in point OF
numbers or enthusiasm, but fewer opportunities
were offered for giving expression to the public feel
| inc than in Indiana. Everywhere the people, il
was reported, were wild with enthusiasm. Al
BRYAN an affecting incident occurred. Mr.
William Letcher an old gentleman, a cousin OF
General Garfield, between whom and himself exist
ties of tender friendship came on the car prepared
with brief little speech of congratulatlon. lie
was 50 overcome with emotion, however, that ht
could only calculate cousin James," and burst
into tears A friend recalled the fact that Mr.
Lctcner had held General Garfield when q baby il
his arms at the funeral of his father.
CONGRATULATIONS.
The following are a few of the hundreds Of con
rratulatory telegrams received by General Garfield
this morning and during the day: Professor
Simon Newcombe. the astronomer ut Washington
..Thonsand congratulations on tic success Of th'
office in finding the man" j, B. DnsInorc. Captain
of "Thc Garfield Guards Sutton, Nebraska =
General GaTfeld's Guards were orRanizcd Tonight
with fo1ty-eght members. Great enthusiasm
torcll-light procession and ratification meeting"
William II. johnson and GOO others, Ann Arbor
Mich: "The students of the University OF
Michigan send congratulations" A. S. Stratton
Mayor of Madison Lake County General Gariieds
own County,, Ohio Madison sends greetings
immense enthusiasm; cannon, bonlres, cheers and
speeches"
Frederick w Pitkin, chairman and K. G. Cooper
secretary Denver, Col: " At an enthusiastic raif-
cation meeting Of the Republicans Of Denver, held
this evening the following resolutions were unani-
| mously adopted
Resolrcd By the Republicans Of Denver in mass-meet
Ing assembled that we heartily indOrse the nomlna
tIcus OF James Garfield and Chester A. Arthur and
nf CnlnradN for The CnlcnRO nOmlmn