Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-10

field, who said he was glad to see the people
and would detain them only long enough to in
troduce Senator KirkwOod, who made few
remarks. At Sagertown, a very small place,
there was quite crowd with flags aDS brass
band. The train stopped to take in commit
tee from Meadyille and Gen. Garfield bowed
to the people, saying: Il thank you, l salute
the flags" (Cheers.)
At Meadville the train stopped half an hour
for dinner. There was large demonstration
here, the crowd numbering several thousand,
and varions speeches were made.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 9.-At Meadville Gen.
Garfeld's party was Joined by Hon. A. 3.
Dickson, Hon. s. N. Pettis, Hon. s. b. Deck,
Major d. Y. d. Erickson, Coils. @. B. Compton,
Geo. o. Morgan, of Meadville, Index Cyrus
Kitchen and F. E. Rittmann. The next stop
was at Greenville, Pa, where crowd OF sew
eral hundred were gathered, and cheered as the
train rolled up. MIR. Dickson, as member OF
Congress of that district, presented Gen. Gar
field, who was greeted with cheers, after which
he addressed the assemblage, as follows:
Fellow Citizens: l am glad to greet you. We
only just stop long enough to make bow and
say good bye, not to make speech. / thank
you heartily.
At Orangeville, Gen. Garfield said to those
who gathered around the station:
Fellow Cilizens: believe they say we have
reached the State line in Pennsylvania. We
are close together and have been friends great
while and hope to be friends much longer. l
am glad to meet yon. We have seen a great
many people and they have all treated me
kindly.
At Burg Hill, Gen. Garfield was simply intro
duced, bowed his acknowledgment, and the
train sped on to Cortland, which is in his Con-
gressional district, where flags were displayed,
band of music played, and most of the popu-
lace of the town seemed to be at the railway.
The Hon. e. A. Reid, the representative of
that district in the Ohio legislature, assumed
the duties of master of ceremonies. Gen. Gar
field said.
Fellow citizens / am al home again with
you and like better to be considered your re-
preventative for the time being, at least. what
very glad to bs thus greeted. After
this long journey, and after seeing SO many
strange faces, it is pleasant to be greeted by
those have kno 4n SO many years. thank
voluntary way on such short notice You have
been kind to me for many years and can not
but thank you.
He bowed himself into the car, but ON being
informed that hot box would cause some
delay he reappeared and said:
Fellow citizens: We wait minute for a hot
box and 1 am very glad it is hot. l have the
G. Williams, of Wisconsin. While MIR. Will
liams was speaking, Gen. Garfield was kept
busy shaking hands with those who had pressed
around the car platform. Here, as elsewhere,
men would cling to the car steps till some
time after the train started even running con-
siderable risk in order 10 shake Garfeld's
hand, and occasionally some one would tell
him he had served under him in the army
At Warren, also, in Garfelds district, was
ano,h her large crowd with profusion of flags,
cannon firing and band playing. After the
cessation of cheers the general said:
Fellow citizens and constituents: | am very
glad to get back here into this old heart and
capital of the western reserve: where feel so
much at home, and which is associated with
so many memories of public life, e,and private
acquaintance. need not say to an audien ce
in Warren how much prize the friendship of
these people and how much it has been to me
in all these past years. Our
relations have been character
lied by mutual independence
and friendship and mutual help. will not
take yonr time and make speech, only to say
among the thousands of people, / may say
hundreds Gf Thousands, that have met me in
the last few days, 1 have right to feel pecu-
liar qualification in this gathering and hearty
home welcome. Permit to introduce for few
moments, Mr.. Murat Halstead, editor of the
CINCINNATI Commercial. Mr., Halstead spoke
some minutes, during which Gen. GARFIELD was
handshaking with old friends, on the platform.
Hon. o. D. Conger, of Michigan, followed
Mr.. Halstead with speech occupying the
time till the train started. No further speech
making was done on the trip. At Garretsville
Gen. Garfield shook hands about all around,
remarking, what's the use of my making a
speech where l. m 80 we'll known to you alp"
At Mantua he showed himself on the rear
platform, bowed and waved his hands. as the
train slowed down, and at Solon he
remained some minutes to affec-
tionateiy greet his two sisters and
niece, who were at the station to meet him as
he passed through. At q sub-station within
the limits of Cleveland q crowd of boys under
age shouted determinedly for Garfield, and the
general good humoredly went out on the plat
form and bowed to the rising generation. The
train arrived at its station at Cleveland fifteen
minutes after 4, a quarter of an hour ahead of
time. The entree was quiet, unattended
with crowd or demonstration. The private
car in which the party had come from
Salamanca was quickly switched to another
track. hastened to thea Union depot and
hitched to the east bound Lake Shore train which
took Garfield to his home in Mentor in time
for aupper. Mr.. Murat Halstead accompanied
Gen. Garfield to Mentor.