Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-23
BLAINE'S WHEREABOUTS.
What the Republican stumper is Saying
and Doing.

What the Republican stumper is Saying
and Doing.
New YORK, September 22,-James G.
Blaine breakfa5ted this morning with Con-
gresham Phelps, J. Meredith Reade, late
Minister to Greece, and Walker Blaine. I'm.
mediately afterwards he left the hotel in
carriage unaccompanied. He returned at
noon and received a number of calls, many
of them OF social nature. He will be
called upon this afternoon by delegation
from the Union League Club, Of this city,
and a committee from the Union League
Club of Philadelphia, will later escort him
to the Pennsylvania depot, en- route for
Newark, from which place he will leave for
Philadel phia. Blaine will return here from
Philadel phia Tuesday night Wednesda
morning he willleave this city for Syracusey
In the afternoon Rev. 7. j. Corley, a
Catholic priest at West Point, called. on
Mr.. Blaine and presented him with gold
head,d cane voted to the Republican can
didate for President by 800 majority at
fair at the West Point Catholic Church.
Shortly after Father Corley's departure,
delegation of Methodist clergymen, num-
bering about ninety, paid their respects to
Mr. Blaine. They represented churches in
this city, BROOKLYN, Jersey City Newark
\. J and Connecticut. The reverend
gentlemen were introduced by DR.. James
NJ. King, of the Eighteenth Street NJ. E.
Church
Mr.. Blame lunchcd with his sou Walker
and afterwards received the employees Of
the Republican State Committee, with each
of whom he afterwards shook hands and
conversed few minutes. A delegation OF
the Union League club Of Philadelphia also
made their visit without any particular for
maliiy. At four clock a committee of
fifty of the Union League club of New
York, appointed by the club to co operate
with the Republican Committee together
with about hundred and fifty other mem
bers of the club, assembled in the main par
lor of the hotel where Mr.. Blaine went to
meet them. The delegation was headed by
Henry Clews, Cornelius N. Bliss and Rev.
DR.. Arrlitage. Charles Smith read an aG-
dress on behalf of the committee to which
Mr.. Blaine responded, returning his thanks
for the honor shown him by the club.
Mr.. Blaine left the hotel TO take the lis
train for Newark, n l., where he vii! stop
for short time. He was accompanied by
Chairman b. T. Jones and Secretary Fessa-
den, of the national committee, s. B. Ell
kins, Senator Eugene iIade, exGov. A. B.
Cornell and Postmaster Maney Of Augusta,
and q delegation from the Philadelphia
Union league club. The party will proceed
to Philadelphia tonight. The train will
stop at Elizabeth, Railway, New Brunswick
and Trenton. Blaine will return late to-
morrow night.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September 22.-It
was midnight when the Blaine train enter
ed the Philadelphia depot and no demonstra-
ton was expected, but great many people
made their way into the depot and cheered
as Blaine alighted Outside there was a
arge crowd and they we're so enthusiastic
hat it required all the efforts Of the police
n attendance to prevent them carrying
Blaine Of on their shoulders.
Mr. Blaine was driven to his. hotel and
went Immediately to his room. A heavy
shower drove the crowd into the hotel lob
hy where the demonstration was renewed
and ceased only after Walker Blaine ap-
peared on the stairs leading from the lobby
and begged the enthusiastic assemolage to
ermit his father to have quiet nights
est after the arduous days work. The
rowd then dispersed, cheering 70: the Re-
u, hCan candidate.