The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-06

s,thnr Inssrsutiak Nsws from AtI Parss
OE the wora1.
The Blaine Banaaes.
New YoRK, Oct. 2o.-Pursuant TO
Mr.. BIaIns's acceptance last week of an
Invitation from VIM. II. EvaEts and 800
hundred other gentlemen, the dinner
rendered him came OF Al the DelmOnico
to-night. e preYIously announced. II
was Bomething Of an undertaking for
the committee en- arrangements 10 pre-
pare for that reception within the short
space Of tine at their disposal, but shey
succeeded in completing every detail.
The hour set for dinner was 2 o'clock.
AT that tame long hines Of carriages had
lelt their occupants q the door. where
hundreds Of gentlemen we're engaged
in hand shaking and preparing for the
banquef. It was 80 when MF. Blame
reached the rooms and 9 few minutes
70 eight when he entered the ball room,
Where the covers were laid. BE was greet
ed by hand clasping Of others Ofthe com
peny who he'd preceded him
and stood at their respective
places &C tia tables. Mr..
Blame was conducted 70 the post Of hon
by Mr.. VIM. II. Evarts and Mr.. Cy-
rus Field. As be took his seat the room
resounded with three cheers tor Jas. G.
Blaine, proposed By A. r. Whitney
The room was elsborsteIy decorated, the
gled with delicate and snd artistic ex-
amples of the confectloners art Hand
some chandeliers were tastefully
trimmed. A monster bed of flowers
bearing the initial J. g. B. in artistic
floral lettering, rested ON the table
where Mr.. Blame was seated. a hand.
some banner bearing the national shield
and representing the American eagle
holding green garland. was suspended
behind the presiding officer, Mr.. VIM.
/ Evarts-
The distinguished guest of the even
Ing, Mr.. Blaine, automatically on the
right of the president. Levi p. Morton
United States minister 70 France sal
on the immediate left o.
Evarts. The other guests At the pTinci
pal table and in the order of sitting Werl
on the right, Judge Noah Davis pre-
siding justice Of the supreme court o.
New York, who sat next 70 Mr.. Blaine
ex Gov. A. B. Cornell of New York
Gov. Hoyt of Pennsylvania, Cyrus w
Field and Charles e. Coon, assistan
secretary of the treasury. On the left
Rev. II. N. Field, d. D., ex-senator
Thomas O. Plat, ex-Judge John +
Dillon, William Dowd and Addison
Brown.
D. The more prominent of the other gen
tlemen forming the company were
WhitelaW Reid, II. CleWs, Cornelius N
Bliss, Jacob d. Vermilye, J. NJ. Bundy
Sinclsire Tousey. D. A. Hawkins. Jessie
I Seligman, Brsyton Ives, Augustus
Kountz, Clarence E. Seward, DavIC
| Doves, IT,, William 81. Robertson, d. I
Babcock, Cyrus w. Field, jr., Rober
Sewall, Jesse Hoyt, Joseph 81. Brown
d. o. Mills, John Jay Knox, Lloyd As
pinWall, Horace Porter, Salem II. Wales
Thomas McEliath, A. G.. McCook
Parke Goodwin, E. r. WInsloW, Russell
Sage, Jay Gould.
The only guests present outside Q
New York and Brooklyn were, d. Q
Bradley, of TarrytoWn, N. Y; s. 81
ScrIbner, Yonkers, N. Y; Fred. @
Potts, New Jersey; Calvin Wells. Pitts
burg; Chas. Emery Smith, Philadel
/ phla; G.. +. Hobert, New Jersey; 81
Richard Temple, England; E. w. Mer-
/ Elttl CO4a0A BcucEol W GO4AOuS AAuSAo4G
Jos. @. Carr, Troy, N. Y; John Roach
Chester, Pa; Samuel Fessenden, STAN
ford, Conn; B, r. Jones, Pittsburg;
II. Marley, Augusta; Chas. @. Coon
Washington; Emmons Blaine. Chicago
Walker Blaine, Augusta; John A. Sley
cher, Albany.
q Cyrus w. Field, Esq from whose OF
fee the tickets of admission had beef
sent out, received letters expressing re
greet from ]. Jay, who Is out of the Cit
In connection with business of the cIvl
service commission; John Sherman, VIII
IL speaking at Springfield; John 6
! Whittier, who hopes the coming election
"will call your honored guest to tn
high place he is we'll fitted to I'LL
Eugene Hale was also away TO I'LL cam
/ paign engagements. The various table
were supplied with dainty designs in
tended TO illustrate the character OF th
Industries of the country in which tn
citizens were for the most part engaged
When the guests were all seated grac
was said by Rev. DR.. Field.
It was o 40 when ex-Secretary Eyart
raped for order with his gavel, and be
gan his address. As he rose In his plac
loud applause greeted him, and as b
closed there were more cheers. Thre
cheers tor Jas. q. Blaine were called TO
and gwen with great enthusiasm, AM
were repeated in response 70 9 voic
! from the lower end of the hall shouting
three more. When Mr.. Blame arose b
was greeted with whirlwlnd Of ar
/ plause.
lsHe said: lit is Q great reversal OF po
sitions, Mr.. President, addressing hi
EvarLs,) that makes me hear you ascrib
leadership to me. Applause.l For
has been my duty aud nay pleasure Il
these long years to follow You. lar
plause and cheers To learn from yol
wisdom in public affairs and TO joil
with my countrymen In ascribing TO yoi
not merely the great merit Of leadership
the noblest OF professions. but TO yielC
our admiration for the singular success
which has given to you the opportunit
to lead in three of the most importan
cases ever pleaded at the American bal
TApplause.] First, in resisting your owl
party in what you regard the Impollcy
If not madness of impeachin
good" and cheers, Second in main
tanning before the greatest internations
tribunal that has assembled in moder
times the rights of your country and oh
tanning redress from wrongs to her ths
grew out of the civil war. Applause,
And third. perhaps averting another civ
II war by pleading before an electors
commission for peaceful settlement {
the angriest political controversy tbs
ever rose between parties in the Unite
States. IApplause and cheers / tur
now from you, Mr.. President, 90 than
you, merchants and profel
slonal men, leaders IN the gres
complex society of New York, to than
you for receiving me not merely as TIL
festive board, but also in that far NOR
impressive reception which the close {
this rainy day witnessed, in your broa
and beautiful avenue. I could not tax
this large and generous demonstrate
to myself. It is given to me only as fc
the time q representative of the prime
Piles which you and hold In commo
touching those great interests Whic
underlIe, as we believe, the prosperit
of the nation. Appiause. An
it IS fitting that the commercial M
tropolis Of the continent should leaG
: II is fitting that this great city, secon
only in the world, should give expire
; SION to the continent of its views and i
, judgment on the important questions I
be decided on Tuesday next by Il
American people. [Cheers
} After ending his speech, Mr.. Blair
} took his seat, amid loud and continue
, applause and enthusiastic cheering (,
the next president Of the United State
The company then proceeded to the pa
; lors. where for an hour Mr.. Blaine ",
} surrounded by his friends. engaged !
friendly Conversation
II The Blaine Parade.
NEW York, Oct. 9.-NotwIihstanl
Ing the rain the parade of business mi
: In honor of James G.. Blaine, is pr
nounced by its promoters all they d
sired. Twenty fiYe thousand Is the eel
mate Of the number of men in line, Al
: the procession occupied two hours al