, 1880-06-12
PRESIDENTIAL.
Gen. Carfield's Participation
in the Hiram College
Reunion Exercises,
In Which He Presided at the
Pleasant Gathering
Yesterday,
And 1ndu1gcd In Several Speeches
Full Of Reminisccntial
Incidents.
Short and Personal Remarks Made
by Several Of His Old
Associates,
The Reception Of the General
at His Home ut NIen-
tor, O.
An Enthusiastic Demonstra-
hon, and the Customary
speechmaking.
The Generars First Reference to
Ills Nomination Made at
Chnrtl0n.
The Views Of Democratic Con-
gressmen as to the Outlook
for Cincinnati.
Ben Harrison Insists tint tic Break
for Garfield WAS Not Pre-.
medftated,
But Was Spontaneous 0utburst,
Originating Itself, So to
Speak.
Ben Harrison Insists TINT tic Break
for Garfield Was Not Pre-.
medltated,
But Was Spontaneous 0utburst,
Originating Itself, So to
Speak.
GARFIELD AT HIRAM.
THE REUNION EXERCISl:S.

4tA &tEsO1H4oN AElk[4SG3t
Special Dhpatch to 1ne Chicago Tribune.
HIRAM, Portage County, o., .1nun ill.,
Gen. Gare1l's movements this morning wera
few and simple. After brenkfasting he
walked over to Prof. lIinstiale's, sat around
awhile chatting with the Professor, DR.. Rob-
ins0n, md q number OF old-tiMc friends, and
tlen set out for stroll through The hot aud
dusty little yillnge still 80 familiar to him,
and so rich I'll the multitude ot "reminiscences
brought up at alllUst every nook and corner
and every turn III tic road. The reunion cx-
erclses ut Commence Hull, or tIo Tabernacle,
as It ls called. were to have begun at 1880,
but the stroll around town was the means Ut
deferring them until laalf ali hour later. Gen.
Garfield entered tho building with President
illllsdale anil took 4 BeAt On Ole Of tllc oakell
benches with which tho platform was fur
nished. The assembly WIS called to ursicrby
President Hinsda1c, and the exercises were
0ppned with prayer by the llev. Mr.. Knight,
Of Wilmington, q. President .uEnsdule fol-
lowed with brief
INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS.
It was due, lie sud, to tho audience, the
authorities Of the college, and especially to
the distinguished citizen whU WIS to preside
over the meeting, that he should define the
nature OF the occasion. 1t was slnply one
OF the meetings Of the Reunion Association
Of utram College. the arrangements for
which had been made without refer
ence to recent events Of National
character, Gen. Garfield having written lin
months ago that ttu would be present to pre-
side over tho meeting II ILLS publlc duties
would permit. sit Is With satisfaction and
prl,e," he said, " that l introduce to sou
ure into whose face almost all of you have
looked hundreds OF times, 1 fellow-stutlcnt
with somo OF you, co-worker In the inatitu-
ton with others, tits teacher Of lnrgcr
ber number, a man WHO for years l,us been
near and dear to us, anu whose presence here
today has lifted what otherwise might hayo
been = comparatively humble, though Ger
tainiy it would have been a very pleasant and
very enjoyable occasIoll, rising to the rank
and to the dignity, perhaps lnay say, Of MI
ttona! Importance. Lall1es and gentlemen,
Gen. Gartiel,i."
Tho General was received witt, storm Of
applause. Advancing to the eha!r reserved
fur tho presiding officer,
He SPOKE AZ FOLLOWS:
LADIES AH1 uKErt.EMxN, Dw-CrT1zENa;
have been 10 nany yours accustomed tn ttstst
upon good orler huro thAt 1t would bu entirely
uibccon,i,Y IN mo now to be tho causo Ut Mny
hero. tlrst, becausu promised to 10 here; anI
seeond. ieeaase ! gn;at!y, desired to b. hero,
Ecxip immediately by INTRODUCING to y@,. Ito
81 tho rcunioi.. the nsv. j. ii. Atwas.r, o,iue I
student III this puoo, latgr teacher, atlll later
tresl!ent nf tho qqllugg, and taow dlst!l.-
SSiauss SnIsss4 minister l1o WILL aaaFea' you' Jap
MIR. ArwArEn's Address,
while very protracted one, wsls one which
wus literally cran.,ncd with matter we'll de-
signed tn interest everybody ai,d anybody
w!,o eyer, had anyth!ng to 10 With Or at
liltnin College. Especially Interesting was
esas ZIG ped % ool ls o % eSeso e. rsnsssats' aa 1 s
lii ollu pluc8 liz struck popular chord BY re-
marking that 9a thts very grauhti. twenty
years ago, Abrnllnnl Lincoln was first non!l-
atsd n9 the W aIs q s Kep%
pitching Quoits Oil tlle goIleRu playground
wlIle tho light was still rigging betwce,e
Seward md ChaSe: Ths boys antlclpae,4
@ ts M ttagS y ey p1siftss ass t h. 1so 4nSs4s TsSlt e
tlenlat!'s n!oral WIS tint boys were q class Of
fulks tint deserved cl0so watching. Laughter
all4 applarsc.1 In passing nvspeaker called
pyer ttlo NAMES OF 1i1iilocr Ut the old COlleEp
anybody bud scoil, during lats ycars, ol11
wiz Wiz aaa II, thea u BEEN nlcknal'ed "o!d VlrKlu!A
Ills name WIS r. II. ll01Rh." said Leii.
peateIiy slnce the War. lie Is lawyer III
Missouri"
III conclusion, tile speaker referred to tho
ctnas Ut men ut llirnl,i WHO llRl won by work
a a ar III " Mys sMs M xs Il 1y pG Gecn yauaGls y
lesson tu thosu WHO cs,liu utter tllunl, ''and
u,nt ltssol," he a.de. I" I NH Ablo to truce
directly t6 Gen. Gnrtlelu. shull nuyer fur
gut 0lls, powerful address wA!cll hs gnya to
hnr fj1y NJ tiIItt flkr fhG
ministry. | preserved for yuu. oilo KFatld
sulitunce. "{ientlen,bl,," sul.l ite, ~ el4l,
express my, creed of ltfe Ii ono word. bs-
lluye ln work, believe IN work. IL Hay
tftat we thank itiitl for a!l his laksos, that wu
!0yu hlnl because W. 0Wo to llllu tlle best half
uf ull W. nru, IL sny!nE less than thu truth
and less tlIAn our llettrta have always sald."
III Introducing tho M1xt s}'eakor
GEN. 0A1FIELn SAlp:
LADIES AND uMN1I.xMxa: un slrp w0 have
L En IL l. nj