Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-01

anyone who does me honor to hear me, has
there been so little eigotry in the country as
is today. AT no previous time has there been
occasion of great public interest. relating
( TO the fate of the government, in which upon
the same platform and for the same patriotic
end has there been such cordial and hearty
cooperation as there is among the great
religious denominations, Protestant, Catholic
and Hebrew Tremendous applause Ger
tainly, that rs the great consanmation which
the republic, pledged to civil and religious
liberty, should aim at, and II will remain the
lasting glory of the republican party that
that consHmmation has been achieved during
its broad and wise AID liberal administration
of national government Applause
When Blaine sat down there were calls for
Evarts who responded with a short and
humorous speech. Then Gen. Fremont was
called out and spoke briefly.
The Greatest Political Demonstration
Ever Held In New York.
| THE parade in honor of James G. Blaine,
wbsch took place in the streets of the city
| tonight is considered to be the greatest polit-
/ ical demonstration that ever took place here.
| The number of men in line cannot be aeon
rately estimated. but an estimate of &C, 900
cannot be over the mark. The night was
fgupropituous for such an event The rain
in drixzle most of the time, and the streets
were covered with shiny mud that made
marching difficult; but the evident enthus-
asm'o of the legiOn OF paraders and the people
who blocked the sidewalks was not to be
quieted by any outward action of the ele
ments. The right of the column rested on
64th street and 9TH avenue, and the line of
march was down the avenue past the review
ISing stand erected near Worth Monument
| The streets on both sides of the avenue were
made bright with all kinds of lights aHd
! illuminating powers, and the natural density
of the night was uunoticeable in a district of
several miles.
few minutes before TO- Blaine came from
the 9TH Avenue hotel arm in arm with Gen.
Lloyd Aspinwall and made way to the portion
of the stand he was to occupy. Here he was
Joined by VIM NJ Evarts, Cyrus w. Field,
Whitelaw Reid and few others. The driZze
had ceased by this time and many ladies
occupied seats on the stand. The procession
was headed by squad of police; after them,
with white trowsers and tall bearskin hats,
came the Blaine and Logan old guards of the
llth assembly district, who took position
facing the review stand as the guard of honor.
Under command of Maj Beattie Chief Mar
shal, Gen. j. b. Carr with his staff and
escorted by 10 squads of the first and second
assembly district The city troops, mounted
on gaily caprisoned horses, came next and
called out cheers by their splendid appear
ance. Gilmore's band was stationed in an
orchestra built opposite the reviewing stand
and the salute it gave at the opening of the
procession made the people almost wild with
excitement.
Other assembly district organizations fol-
lowed, and soon came the Irish Americans
/ id hno
the legends, protection at home and abroad"
and India and Ireland are the paradises of
free traders" The bankers and brokers fol-
lowed, and after them came representatives,
! from the llth and I'd wards, more Irish
| Americans. The first aud second divisions
of the dry goods Blaine and Logan club, the
carpet trade and the Columbia College club
students made turn ous. They bore torches
ard lanterns and wore college hats made up
of national coors. Next came the medical
students and members of the faculty of
/ Columbia College in dark clothes and tall
hats. The advent of another body of police
told that another division was approaching
and in moment more the Philadelphia in
vincbles. armed with axes, and the Philadel-
phia young republicans came marching by
with military precision and solid in appear
ance, calling out cheer upon cheer from the
packed masses of spectators. There were
close upon 2000 of the Philadelphians.
Following them came the Edison Electric
Light Co.'S body. Each of these carried an
incandescent light in his helmet and fed from
a wire which was stretched along rope born
on their shoulders and connected with
dynamo, which was placed on a wagon within
a hollow square formed. This engine being
driven by steam from an engine
which was toated on calliope, gave
salute as it passed the stand.
The jewellers, Insurance men, old Guard of
1856 and the war Veterans with bar associa.
tions and Blaine and Logan club brought up
the rear of this division. Among the out of
town delegations in this division was one
from Saginaw, Mich, whose members came
only for the purpose of taking part in the
parade. After the bar came the battery.
headed by transparency inscribed "Black
Jacks grammar at Shiloh,'' and drawing in
the rear q formidable looking cannon. Mr..
Blaine and all other spectators laughed
heartily at this. ~ ,ts-...as ..7
Then came more assembly district clubs
and veterans of the first regiment, who turned
out 800 strong and carried q number of old
battle flags, including the flag of Cumberland.
These were heartily cheered. More district
clubs followed and after them came 100 mem
bers of the Jsrdine Legion War Veteran As
sociaton. carriage containing half dozen n
venerable losking gentlemen who held ban.
ner inscribed,
s.Converted by Alexander SULLIVAN
and followed by about $50 men in uniform
next passed and then came 800 of the 18th
district boys in blue headed by a colored
band. Ia
John B. Attiwell of the Attiwell battery
presented Blaine with floral horse shoe. az
he passed amid cheers. Then came several
hundred more boys in blue.
The 23rd ward produced large company
of colored, men. The West Chester Blaine
and Logang club were honored by cheer for
their fine appearance. More boys in blue
and district clubs showed themselves and
then the Irish American republican club
appeared. The banner of the latter was
cheered and the carriage behind carried a
banner inscribed Democratic voters for 40
| years." Other large Irish American clubs
passed the stage in asseemingly interminable
line. Blaine remained until the end and
seemed wonderfully pleased with the magni-
| fcent pageant.
| Tammany Hall.
NEW YORK, Oct. 81.
In Tammany Hall, the common organiza-