The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-09-27
ABLAZE FOR BLAINE.
THE QUAKER CITY LIGHTED BY
THIRTY THOUSAND TORCHES.
The Grand Parade Reviewed by the Next
President - Senator Cameron and
Other Prominent Gentlemen
Half the City Out toIt.

The reception of James G. Blaine, Re-
publican candidate for President, in
Philadelphia, on Tuesday, was one of
the grandest ovatiops ever offered can
didate of any party, and argues we'll for
the result of the canvass in the old Key
stone state. The crowds that pressed
and pushed in eagerness to get as near
to the Union League building, on that
evening, numbered not thousands but
hundreds of thousands, and the right
arm of the next President of the United
States must have ached at the close OF
the reception in the afternoon. Mr..
Blaine and party arrived i'll Philadelphia
on Monday evening, and being much ia
tigued retired early at the Continental
hotel. On Tuesday, after breakfast, he
received callers for about three hours,
among them some of the most prominent
business men of Philadelphia. At one
o'clock he went for dive in Paramount
park. Quite a large crowd had gathered
in the hotel corridors and around the
Chestnut street front, but Mr. Blaine
slipped out quietly by the Ninth street
exit. Senator Don Cameron reached the
city that morning and was among the
first to call on Mr.. Blaine. James NJ
Scovel was also among the callers.
About 3 o'clock Mr.. Blaine and party
! returned from the drive to the park. AT.
ter luncheon the presidential candidate
proceeded to the Union League house tor
the public reception. This event was
held in the large assembly room on The
second floor of the annex in the rear OF
the main building. The doors wer:
thrown open to the public, and every ia
cility was offered to the citizens of Phil
adelphia to pay their Respects to Mr.
Bl,ire. Mr.. Blaine was attended by d
committee of thirty of the younger
| members of the League in evening dress
Thousands of people streamed through
| the room until 1870 clock, when the re
ception terminated and Mr.. Blaine drove
| back to the Continental hotel for dinner
While the party We're still at dinner
Senator Don Cameron came to bid Mi
| Blaine goodby. As soon as it became
known in the hotel that Mr.. Blaine haG
returned from the Union League the
| guests began to gather in groups in the
| corridor leading to his rooms, and Just
as the dinner ended some ladies gently
pushed the door open far enough t,
enable them to see the distinguished
candidate, and stood there gazing at him
| When Mr.. Blaine's attention was called
to this he turned from the gentleme,
with whom he was talking and shool
hands with them.
| At about 1:30 p. NJ. Mr.. Blaine, pro
tected on one side by Mr.. Elkins and OF
the other by Mr.. Boxer, the presiden
of the league, made his way through tn,
usual crowd to his carriage, and wa.
driven to the private entrance of thu
club house, where again the police hac
to hold the people in check while HI
made his way into the building. The
club house was relatively more crowded
than the street, and Mr.. Blaine was agail
compelled to undergo the hand shakin.
| ordeal At few minutes past s Mr.
Benson, first vice president of the league
requested all but Mr.. Blaine and hi
party to withdraw from the room, which
was becoming very close. This reques
gentlemen in the room We're leaving
| UIcIC "Slt otutlS W oC hlio"ct
"a word with Mr.. Blaine" but Mr.. Ben
son was compelled to lie inexorabe.
Mr.. Blaine was then escort' d to a plat
form erected in front of the building
where he reviewed the parade. At
o'clock the head of the procession, led b,
Gen. Hartranft as chief marshal, passet
the stand and was enthusiastically APP
plauded. From the Union League clul
house one could see about mile and {
half down Broad street. The procession
filled the whole of this space. and durn;
the whole time that Mr.. Blaine remained
upon the stand the torches, appearing il
the distance like solid mass of moving
fire. could be seen filing into Broad stree
at the lower end. All the clubs wor,
neat uniforms and moved in military
order, ard the marching of most of then
was admirable. Each club as it passe,
/ the stand gave three cheers for Jane.
&. Blaine, or for flames G. Blaine, GU
next president" and Mr.. Blaine in eacl
instance removed his hat and bowed
| The Young Repub'i leans of Philadelphia
a body of quite young gentlemen, wer,
especially demonstrative. They cheeret
in college boys style as they passed, and
were, in turn, loudly cheered by the
crowd. AS to the number in the pro
cessi0n no mere spectator could form al
| intelligent estimate, but the mayor OF
! the city expressed the opinion that there
were more than 10000 marching men
| He declined to make an estimate of the
number of the spectators, but remarked
in a f9urative way that he believed
''half the population of Philadelphia
We're out.