The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-10-09
BLAINE's ~HIPPODROME.
Tattooed Jim Falls 10 Enthuse His Audience
Blaine Tries 10 Boom Mckinley, but His
Remarks Fall Like u Wet Blanket---
Details OF the Great FiEEle.

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One of the saddest apectacles ever wit
messed was the advent and subsequent
performance OF the Blaine hippOdrome
combination In Canton Tuesday night.
IL was pitiable In the extreme. Enthu-
alastlc demonstrations OF delight on the
part OF the spectators and exhibitions OF
the famed personal magnetism OF the
Tattooed Knight were both prominently
conspicuous by their absence. II was u
cold, cheerless affair. and M grand a ilz'
zle az was ever witnessed here,
The train was billed to arrive here at
b O'Clock and at that hour some three
hundred people had assembled ut the
III. Wayne depot. The train reached
here shortly after seven o'clock, AT
which hour the Re ub EN- mfrch.
ing clubs, with the Grand Army Bard
and several drum corps aud a large
crowd OF spectators were c0ngregated
AZ the depot, After the train pulled In
and MIR. BlalnL d~isembaTked, q little
cheering was INDUCED, but nothing
like a demonstration occurred. Mr,
Blaine aud the reception comm ttee
were seated In u Laud ~ coach, drawn
by four horses, aud headed the tOIchlight
procession of the clubs, Az the Landau
drove through the public square, where
about five thousand people were Assem-.
bled, remarks Of there no H." that IL
Blaine" etc, were heard on every hand,
but the carriage passed through the en-
tire crowd without eliciting o single
cheer or a solitary handicap.
Mr.. Blaine was driven 10 the residence
OF Mr.. Q. Aultman, where no took supper
and then returned TO the band.stand,
where q glee club had entertained the
crowd In his absence. From the stand
Mr.. Blaine reviewed the parade, which
was made up Of the local Republican
marching clubs, aud numbered a few
less than seven hundred, exclusive OF
the bands aud drum corps. The process
sion marched TO the Tabernacle aud
broke ranks.
W. W. Clark, Esq, introduced Mr.,
Blaine M the next President OF the
United States" aud MIR. Blaine came
forward and aaid:
BLAINE bOOMb NJ hlNLkf
| object; | always object to being In
troduced In that way whether | am TO
DO the next President depends upon the
vote OF Ohio, mo applauae,l Five
years ago | appeared here during the
Foster Ewing gnbernatOrlal campaign;
that campaign settled the question OF
specie resumption, and this campaign
Ia to settle the question OF tarll pr0tec
ton against free trade, mo applause,
For six years this district has had the
ablest champion Of protection In the
House Of Representatives; 1 mean
Major William Mckinley and | have
arisen on lis behalf; II Will be u reeve
ancy on your part n you don't return
him this year 10 the seat he has NO ably
h0nored. (Here Mr. Blaine paused aud
looked about for applause, but every
one was painfully SILENT. will speak
at length NJ MasslllOn tomorrow. | will
leave the formal addresses here to 9th.
ore. Thanking you for thls great turn.
out, | bid you u cordial good night"
(Allld applause by the white Plug hat
claquers on the band stand)
Az the conclusion OF his remarks Mr..
Q, AultmaD escorted Mr., Blaine and his
sou, Walker, to the residence Of Mr.,
James A, Saxt0n on South Market street,
where he viii DO the guest Of Major Nc
Klnley until Thursday morning The
Mpjor was not on hand TO receive his
guest, being engaged In making speech
NJ 0snaburg, He arrived home after 10
o'clock last night.
Immediately after Blaine concluded
his remarks the crowd. most OF whom
were only desirOua Of gettinga glimpse
OF Tattooed jim, began 10 diSperse, and
when ex.Secretary OF the Treasury Win
dom began to speak about one thousand
people composed the crowd. Judge
Tenney, OF Brooklyn aud d. Moody
BOynton of Newburyport, Mass, followed
Mr.. Window In short speeches. When
the meeting closed NJ 1890 o'clock the
crowd numbered about 1--we hundred.
In conversation with q DEMOCRAT 70.
porter one OF tho press reporters, travel
Ing with the party, said the demonstra
ti0n here was d tame affair compared
with those at other cities. The asso
clated press accounts Of Blalne'a 0va'
lions are being furnished by Mr.. Deylne,
private secretary 10 Blaine, ana the lat
tor reviees the manuscript before II IL
telegraphed. This looks IN though Mr.,
Blaine was booming hia own
chow. The leading Republican papera
OF the country have correct ndenls with
the party, but all representatives OF
Democratic journals have been refused
access to the car, 1--WE ara all gueats Of
Mr., Blaine, aud no don't want any Dem.
ocratic reporters In the crowd" said tho
press reporter In conclusion,
Mr.. Blame waa driven In aicarriage TO
Massillon this morning. He Will re-
turn 10 Canton tonight, and remain
with Major Mckinley until Thurs
day morning, when tho party leaves
on tho 1T, Wayne road, going west,
short stops Will TO made NJ the stations
along the route, until Crestline ~
reached. Here tho q. &C. u |. road
Will DO taken for Columbus, whore the
party will spend Thursday night,