The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-29
AN HoNoRED GUEST.
Mr.. Blaine Spends Sunday at Mrs.
Garfield's House.
HE Is CORDIALLY WELCOMED IN
HIS JOURNEY THROUGH OHIO.

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 27,-About 11.3O a.
M, Mr. Blaine came down from Mrs. Gar
fields house to Kennsrd where he remained
receiving callers until he went to the depot to
take special train for Elyria at o'clck. On
this trip he was accompanied by ex.Gov.
Foster, Hon. Amos Towneand, NJ. L. Hanna,
Judge Foraker, Hon. A. W. Tenny of Brook
Ign, Hon. William Bingham, president OF the
business men club of Cleveland, Mayor Gates
OF Elyria, Judge West the "blind orator of
Ohio" Mr.. Blaine's son, Emmons. AS the
train moved slowly out of the city, it passed
the works OF the Lake Erie Iron Co. Here
fewof theworkmen outside the shops cheered
Mr.. Blaine appeared on the rear platform,
and as he did SO a large body of workmen came
running out of the shops to shake hands with
his hand and said, "How are you boys?" the
men shouting back "Blajne, Blaine we are
Blaine to a man." Then they cheered again,
and the hand shaking continued until the
train started. Senator Plumb of Kansas was
on the train. When it arrived at Elyria at
1.45 p. M, the town was crowded with citizens
and people from the surrounding country and
the jam at the depot was so great that there
was difficulty in getting to the carriages.
There was meeting in progress in the Court
House square which was about to be adj
dressed by ex-Secretary Winddom, but when
Mr.. Blaine got upon the stand the people
cheered him repeatedly. He was introduced
by @. W. johnson, chairman of the county
committee and spoke as follows:
'tMr. chairman and ladies and gentlemen of Lor.
raine CountyThis is not my first visit to your beau
tiful county. recall with great pleasure a previ-
Gus visit when was met as cordallyias am today.
L knew OF your county years before L had the
pleasure of seeing it for who does not know of the
advanced stand and great leadership which the
county of Lorraine took in the prolonged antislaV-
cry struggle. (Cheersl 1t was your sturdy citizens
and the great institution at Obern that dissemina-
ted those principles of freedom which made this
northwestern county the vanguard in contest with
slavery. (Renewed cheering). That contest ended
in victory and another is now committed to your
charge and today in an emphatic sense the leader
ship of Ohio and that is all other questions laid
aside, shall American labor be protected? Great
cheering. During the dependence of the anti
slavery struggle there was side issue that could
divert anti-slavery men of the Western reserve
tom that one great absorbing question and / be-
heve that the same discipline of mind prevails now
and that no side issue will be permitted to divert
iCries of good, good. I thank you gentlemen Tor
your reception and consider that have only indi-
Gated the subject upon Which Others will address
you, while bid you very cordial farewell. pro
lOnged cheersl
Judge West made brief speech and was
followed by ex-Secretary Window and Mr..
Tenny. Mr.. Blaine and party then returned
to Cleveland, where they arrived at p. m.
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 27-Mr. Blaine re-
mained at the Kennard House, receiving call
CTS and attending to correspondence until six
O'Clock, when he returned to Mrs. Garfield's.
BE will spend quiet Sunday there, going TO
church in the forenoon and in the aftsrn
will probably visit Gen. Garield's tomb. On
Monday at nine o'clock he will leave for To-
ledo and beyond.
Mr.. Blaine spent the day quietly at Mrs.
Garfield where Senator Sherman called upon
him. He will leave here by the Lake Shore
road at 8 q. m. tomorrow on his further
journey through Ohio.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. Ex-senator Har-
rison has received a telegram from Mr.. Blaine
stating that it will be impossible for him to
come to Indianapolis next week, because of ar
rangements made for him in Ohio that cannot
now be changed. Mr.. Blaine will visit Indi-
ana at later date.