Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-10-30
IN LINE FOR BLAINE.
The Recent Great Republican Demon
stration of New York Business Men.

The telegraph furnished no account of
the great Republican demonstration in
New York on Monday last. 1t was a grand
rally of the business people of the city,
and columns are occupied in the eastern
papers in describing its magnitude, its en-
thusiasm, and giving reports of the parade,
speeches, etc Says one report: Those
people who were surprised at the gather
ing in Wall street on the occasion of the
Democratic demonstration a few days ago
were utterly bewildered this afternoon
when confronted by solid mass of people
thronging Wall street, from Broadway to
Williams street. and on Broad street, from
the sub-treasury steps to the custom house.
No comparison between the two meetings
could be made. There were admitted
ly over 5000 people at the Democratic
demonstration, while fully $4,000 thronged
the streets named this afternoon
The list of speakers included Secretary
Gresham, ex-Secretary William Nj. Evarts,
Senators Hale, of Maine, and Hawley, of
Connecticut, Stewart l.. Woodtord, George
d. Boutwell,, Sherman S. Rogers, Alexander
Sullivan, and State Senator Dennis Z. Nc
Carthy The list of vice presidents in
cluded the names of $50 leading merchants
and bankers of this city, while among the
secretaries were about the same num-
Der of representatives of similar interests.
From Worth street down, the crowds were
dense and increased in size until, at the
Produce Exchange building, nothing but
a mass of black could be seen where the
streets usually are At the Produce Ex-
change building the organization from that
exchange took its place in the parade,
Grand Marshal Sabin leading 1000 men
the delegations from the Petroleum ex-
change, 500 strong; the lower Wall street
merchants, $50 strong; the cotton and
metal exchange counting 200 men, also fell
into the procession on Beaver street. The
route was down Broadway to Beaver and
through Beaver to Broad, and up Bread to
the sub-treasury. AS the procession was
seen advancing up Broad street by the as
sembled multitude they broke into tumul-
tous applause. The men in line answered
by shouting "O-o-o-h-i-o." Jay, Jay, JIG.
Blaine"
At $50, the time for the meeting, the
seats around the three speaking stands were
simply one mass eff people, and the win
dows in the palatial banking houses were
radiant with the wives and daughters of
their owners. Standing on the steps of the
subtreasury one could easily imagine
that all New York was out en-
masse to ratify the action of the
business community in edorsing MIR.
Blaiues candidacy, for the people were
packed together like sardines, and their
enthusiasm seemed to know no bounds, as
the various clubs marched by with ban
ners flying, and cries of Blaine! Blaine
James G.. Blaine" filling the air. They
all marched by the stand before the speak
ing began, and then scattered to take their
places among the immense thrOngs and
listen to the speakers.
1t was 6 o'clock when the last speaker
had finished, but even then the enthusiasm
of the parade had not been lessened, and
with the bands at their head they began
supperless march through the downtown
districts, which did not end until 10 o'clock
tonight Everybody here agrees that to-
days demonstration was the greatest ever
held in Wall street, and tonight the size
and enthusiasm of the gathering are the
topics of conversation in all the hotels. 1t
is very evident that it will have decided
impression upon many people who have
hitherto been lukewarm in their attitude,
and one enthusiastic Republican at the
Fifth Avenue hotel estimated that it was
worth 1000 votes to the Republican cause.