Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-09
r,ir rin,rGuS MIs,Es FINE.
a Blsino Ratification tnAt sayursd NJ iuch OF
HGDpdpnuNtiop.

Blaino Ratification tnAt ssyursd much OF
aGord formation.
Tho Blaine ratification meeting on Sat
urday night was conspicuous and inglo
rious failure, and wOuld have made the
man from Maine shed bitter tears had he
beheld t. Tho vigorous ard inspiring
music OF the City band marching through
North Queen and East King streets, both
crowded with promenaders, did not more
than suffice 10 half fill tho court house
when tho exercises began. Though the
arrival Of stragglors later on gave the
meeting more respectable appearance,
the auditorium was at no time more than
three fouiths full.
Many p.omneut Stalwart faces were
made conspicuous by their absence,
and it was evident by casual
rlauCo around the north cnd Of tho room
that the independents who knitted Beaver
two Yeas ago were chiefly instrumental
10 getting up the ratification
Chairman RUGbuck, of the Republican
county crmmittcc. in hating manner
announced that Blaine and Logan were
the pCOp!Ss candidates. Tho declaration
was received in profound silence. He then
read list Of tho officers, including Henry
Baumgardner, president, and long
string of vice presidents, the reading OF
which latter was too much OF an effort for
the tired chairman TO complete. There
were no sCCrctaIiC6.
Mr.. Baumgarducr on taking tho chair
was Gioeted with applause. Io referred
Ia corppliututary terms TO John G.. B aine,
whGso name was received with enthusiasm.
The meeting was III great danger of
going to pieces from inauitiOn until T.. X.
Martin came To the rescue, and succeeded
N whoopinG things up in n few ringing
sCutC0Ces He claimed that there was
peculiar iltucss in Blane's nomination, AS
hD was Gariie!d's chief adviser. The
orator made the two remarkable state.
mcnts that in this country political
opinions aro changed over night ; and
that ho had som, thing to do with the
Now York independents, and tha. they
wond be "all right" The speaker did
not rCcur to tho fact that he remained far
{ ON "all right" " throughout the whole
Beaver campaign. The oouutry needed
not only 4 political but a commercial
policy, and the speaker believed that
Blanc would ill both bills Orator Martin
was literally applaudCd in the cDurse Of
his remarks.
Mai A G. ReuOchl next held forth.
Ito predicted Biaiue's success and made
thch,wtling assertion hat the Maine leader
Lad no machinery at Chicago whtrS-
with to force his nomination. The speaker
freely admitted that he had not read the
Republican platform, but was willing 10
take his Republlcanism bind lie
closed with n cll'm that his party had
clrc.,d Hayes, tho most jocular OF his
many witty remarks, and declared that il
could also elect Blaine.
Marriott BrJsius, Il. i. Eshlcman and
J. w. johnson then followed in success
sion The first delivered an address OF
tho spread caglu variety that had very
"'.lIvrning effect on the audCuCc. Eshle
mhu rather imprudontly attempted a
De iGnsG ul his violated Instructions when
elected n, i Blaine delegate to Cincinnati
in 1876 j. w. JohnsOn's oratorical
ctloit Wa very effective in cmptying the
hall Tho band played Euatches OF airs
bota,yu tho addresses, and these cuGsti.
tutcd iho mos. dignihed aud best portions
vt the ratification meeting.
Inc THrrGc.
VITA the departure Of the band from
tho Q urt room went the crowd also. The
paraie formed opposite tho court house
aud when it got under way it was seen
mat Ihore WAS struggling crowd Of
about $50 mon and boys following the
band out East King street. Four Stal
waTt thick anu thin Republicans headed,
tho lin. Jake Iluline carried on high u
festive coon, and the banl came next.
From tho mob IN the rear assembled at
intervals Roman candles and rockets, and
these with tho titlul yels from cnthusias-
tic Republican throats made funny
scene. by the time the parade had
marched over its entire route, thero were
scarcely moro than 100 boys left in the
ranks. Az whole the ratification was
tho cause Of much chagrin to the Republi
cans OF tho city, who had counted ou a
great popular uprising.
| "A Demonstration at Marietta.
Ga Saturday evening the Blaine Repub
leans of Marietta held ratification
meeting and the small crowd was helC
together by brass band. Speeches were
made by Capt. d. b. Case and Mr.
Norris, of Maryland, but as in all parts o
tho county tho prominent Stalwarts wer,