The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-05

people seemed wild with enthusiasm. At the
depot the jam was SO great that there was DIM
Guilty in getting to the carriages and everybody
appeared to be cheering and shouting. The
carriage provided for Mr. Blaine was drawn by
fourteen gray horses. There was a large escort
of mounted Plumed Kllnight clubs, IN uniform,
but the escort of men. women and children UhaI
accompanied the procession through the streets
was far larger and more impressive. Around
the stand were probably ten thousand people SO
densely packed that the local commtteemen
and police seemed helpless, and two or three OF
the speakers who were accompanying the party
had to give up all attempts to reach the stand
When Mr.. Bagley secretary OF the
Muskingum county committee, INTRODUCED
the distinguished visitors there q great out
burst Of wild cheerjngs As it was subsiding an
Irishman, evidently a worltingman, attracted
general attention by shouting "a thousand wei
comes, Mr. Blaine, thousand welcomes, sir
Mr.. Blaine thanked the people for their kind
reception and made brief reference to the indus
trial interests of Ohio and of the country at
large, presenting the tariff as the chief issue in
the campaign, He was followed by Hon. A. W
Tenney in a short speech Mr. Bagley, on be
half of the ladies of GAINESVILLE then presented
beautiful ship of state, made of flowers, for
which Mr.. Blaine returned appropriate thanks.
driven to the fair ground, where there
was a large meeting He was received
with great cheering. He returned thanks for
the compliment, and briefly called attention to
There was very large and enthusiastic gath
ering at Barnesville, and here again Mr. Blaine
spoke briefly of the Importance of the tariff as
an issue in the campaign. At two or three other
points where the train stopped between Barnes
vile and Bellaire the people gathered around
and cheered Mr. Blaine. who spoke q few pleas
ant words of Acknowledgement at each place.
IT was dark when the train reached Bellaire.
The little town seemed to be absolutely
full, and almost every building along
the principal streets was Illuminated
with Chinese lanterns while the streets
themselves were wen-nigh impossible. The To-
cal committee found great difficulty i'll getting
Mr.. Blaine through the crowd into the hotel,
and several members of his party who We're Just
behind him were more than half an hour trying
to make their way in The people crowded the
Office and hallway of the hotel so that the
guests could not pass up or down. The land
lord and the local authorities appealed to the
crowd 20 clear the passage ways, at least, but
they declined to move until Mr.. Blaine should
come out of his room, show himself and say
few words to them. The landlord
having delivered this message, Mr.. Blaine ap
peared at the head Of the stairs and bowed re
peatedly. The people cheered and made gen
eral rush to shake hands with him. but he held
his hand too high to be reached from below,
and. going through the motion of shaking hands
said pleasantly Il thank you, gentlemen and
l beg you to consider that l am shaking hands
with each and every one of you, as l should
take great pleasure in doing if my hand were not
so tired" The crowd took him at his word and
gave three cheers for Blaine, and after that the
passage ways were not ohstructed.
At about o'clock Mr. Blame was escorted to
the stand from which he was To review the pro
cessiOn. Hon. J. F. Fineity. General Adam
King, of Baltimore and other Republican speak
ers were in Bellaire to I'll appointments and the
town was given up to fireworks and political
oratory. Mr.. Blaine will pass Sunday in
Pellaira