The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-25
Al Rome Mr. prescn+t who ;,

At Rome, Mr. Prescott, who in
troduced Garfield four years ago, intro
duced Blaine, The crowd cheered the
candidate again and again. He said /;
The day which is now ended has wit
messed degree of enthusiasm in the
Valley of the Hudson and the Valley of
the Mohawk which was entirely I'M
prepared to expect, and for the addition
you make to it, l return my very sincere
thanks A
SYRACUSE, September PA grand
torchlight procession here. was the eli
max. The whole city seemed ablaze
with torches and fireworks, and the en-
tire population seemed to be on the
streets. When the train arrived, most
of the clubs were already in line, and
the crowd around the depot was so
great that it required much effort on the
part of the police to keep the way open
for Blaine'S party and escort. Soon
after arriving at Senator McCarthy's
house, the company partook of refresh
lnents, after which Blaine held sort 0f
informal reception, until. brought out
on the balcony by the, demands of the
people. At $50 he set out forthe stand.
rom where he was to review the pro-
cession. In the carriage with him were
IL
Warren, chairman of the State Repub-
ican committee, and Rev. Charles
Sims of the Syracuse University.
They drove to the stand slowly,
h ough a continuous blaze of fire.
works and Examinations, public and
private. Blaine stood at the front of
the stand for over forty minutes, bare
headed most of the time, while the
torchlight procession passed, and he
was repeatedly greeted with cheers for
"our next President. The procession
past, Chancellor Sims was chosen to
preside over the meeting. He spoke of
Blaine as man whose words and deeds
had become honorably and inseparably
incorporated into the history of our
mighty and glorious nation for the last
twenty years; who was recognized, not
only at home, but all over the world as
a great American citizen, and who from
the beginning of his career to the
present time had experienced CON
tinuouS advancement in political posi-
ton and in the affection of the Ameri-
can people. Applause. He reminded
the people of Blaine's intimate COM
partnership and friendship with Gar
field, the late martyred President. In
conclusion, he said: at is my greatest
pleasure, asitis my privilege and honor,
to present to you the man whom Ameri-
can people have in their hearts already
elected to be their next President,
Honorable James G.. Blaine.n (Pro-
longed applause.) When order was re-
stored, Mr.. Blaine said: This vast
assemblage is far more eloquent than
any words could speak. It tells far
more OF the popular current and popu-
lar drift respecting the public questions
than anything [ could say, and, there
fore, respecting these topics L shall say
nothing. / shall confne myself to
simple, but heartfelt thanks, for
so much of this grand demon
stration as may in any degree,
be attributed to myself as personal
compliment. l am sure, however, that
II would be great vanity in me TO as
sumo that more than q small part of it
is so intended. That it is rather an ex-
preston of the people of this noble
Empire State touching the great public
questions which | shall leave others to
discuss when [ bid YOU. as | do now. n
cordial good night" (Applause). 1t
was almost II o'clock when Blaine Left
the stand and returned TO Senator Nc
Carthy's house, where he passes the
night
Blalne's programme tomorrow is, to
leave Syracuse 8 am for the fair at
Fulton, returning to Syracuse at noon:
he Will then proceed to Buffalo, ria
auburn and other towns along the old
Central road.