Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-01
THIRD {OlTlON,
Blntue IN Ohio.

this morninga delegation of 100 leadiur
merchants and mem bers of the Bushes,
Mems Club, called to pay their respect,
to Mr.. Blaine. He received them a
SAG in the parlor of the Body House
The IN nesting was quite in formal The
Chairman of the delegation assured Mr.
Blaine OF the earnest support of the
business interests OF North western Ohio
Mr.. Blaine thanked the gent lem en-, and
remarked that the Repu bli.an ticket
was certainly entitled to the support OF
business men. because the contes,
was primarily and emphAtically a con
Test for the preservation and promotion
OF the business interests OF the country
At about nine O'Clock Mr.. Blaine was
driven to the depot. Senator b. X.
Foster and Judge West, and Senator
Plumb, Of Kansas, were added to the
party Of yesterday. At the depot there
was some delay, and it was nearly ten
O'Clock when the special train started
for Tifiin and other points south. Quite
q crowd had gathered, and there was
the usual cheering rs the train moved
out.
FOREST, Ohio, Sept. 80. -AtBradner, a
small station about twenty miles north
of Toledo, there was crowd who explo-
ded an anvil as q salute, but the train
went past at full speed.
The first stop was at Fostoria, the
home of ex Governor Foster. There
was large gathering at the station,
and when Governor Foster presented
Mr.. Blaine the people broke into loud
cheering. Mr.. Blaine in a few words
expressed his qualification at being in.
troduced by Governor Foster to the
people Of Fostoria, and thanked them
for their kind reception. He then en-
tered carriage and was driven across
the town to the Baltimore and Ohio
depot, where, as the train started, the
people gave him three rousing cheers.
While waiting at Fostoria for the train
ex-senator Bruce was called out by tee
people and made speech.
The run to Tiffin was made very
rapidly. There was great crowd at
the depot, and Mr.. Blaine was received
with cheering and waving of flags. He
was driven up into the town where a
stand had been erected, and when Mr..
Blaine was presented to several thou.
sand people he said:
Ladies and Gentlemen When [ was
q schoolboy in Southwestern Ohio, 43
years ago. this portion of the country
presented a very different appearance
from what 1t presents to day. Those
forty-three years have been divided be-
tween Democratic rule and Republican
rule. l leave to the voters of North
western Ohio to say, under which there
has been more rapid progress, not only
In this section, but throughout the
whole Of this beautiful State, and
leaving you that subject to mediate
upon, leave you the whole coptro-
versy OF 1884. Loud applause. /
thank you for this magnificent recep.
ton.
/ see in this assemblage the evidence
of peace, plenty aud prosperity, such
rs one sees rarely equalled anywhere
in the world, and never surpassed. 1t
is in your own hands to say whether
these shall continue or whether we
shall enter upon q series of doubtful
and dangerous experiments. Renew.
ed cheering.
Hon. Emory Storrs, of Chicago, fol-
lowed in a spirited speech.
AT the depot Senator Bruce was call.
ed out and made u few remarks, which
were we'll received. There was a great
cheer for Blaine and Logan as the
train moved ont.
DAYTON, Ohio. Sept 3O-At Kenton
q Gen. Robinson, the Republican candi-
date for Secretary of State, introduced
Mr.. Blaine, who said 81 am very
glad to be welcomed in the home of
General Robinson, for the candidacy ct
General Robinson endorsed by this vast
assemblage Is the important prelude to
the National election of 1884, and the
candidacy of Gen. Robinson, If sustain
ed by Ohio, goes far to settle that COLI
test. (GOod, good, good we'll settle
that. You zee, therefore, what your
duty is and it Is fortunate for Ohio that
the candidate selected to register ex.
preston of popular opinion is a man
trusted in every civil station and with
an enviable record as a sold Ter 30 that
the candidate Is as strong as the cause,
and no candidate can be stronger than
the Republican cause" Cheers."1
At Bellefontaine there was large
crowd. Mr.. Blaine spoke few words
of thanks, disclaiming any honor fol
himself, and artributing the enthusiasm
of the people to their in interest in the Re
publican cause
At Urbana Mr.. Blaine was escorte,
in carriage by large body ofplume,
knights, some on foot and some q
horseback. A novel feature of thi
'escort was troop of mounted ladie
wearing whlte pluneS.
The people had began to gather earl,
in the forenoon, and large meetin
had been addressed in the afternoon b
Senator Sherman. Many thousan
persons were assembled around star,
an the central square of the city, I
which Mr.. Blaine was driven. Aftt
he had been introduced by Mr. Wa
nett, cha irman of the local committe,
he stood for some seconds viewing tn
stirriDg fcene and then said:
"Tbe most important act of the oil
Moderation after the original thi
teen States had acquired their ind,
pendence, was the formation of til
North western territory, p.ously ded
Gated to free labor by the wise state
men of the revolution. From 1887 ths
great territory, divided among fiv
great States, of which Ohio Is the oldes
has been the abode of an industrious
honest, intelligent population. The
have maintained liberty and civil GO
eminent and have acquired gre'
wealth. / see before me vast assen
blage of those who were born on IL
soil of that Territory, and 1 wish
call their attention to this fact:
THAT Of all the great wealth 1t no
represents much the larger portion hi
been produced and acquired since tt
Republican party came into power
1861. Applause. That wealth hi
been produced and acquired under the
fiuence of wise financial system ,und'
the encouragement of a protective tari
Sapplausel, and to the five States carv'
out of that Northwestern territory
now, in a peculiar and emphatic sens
remanded the question whether tb
financial and Industrial system shall
maintained. [Several voices, Yes
Yes Ohio is the first to speak, al
the nation awaits her voice" CHEERS
At & LIZ the train arrival at Snrin