New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-20
GREETING THEIR CANDIDATE
HOST or CALLERS on MIR. BLAINE.

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The fatigue Of Mr Blane's day Of travel and
tpeech.makng ON Thursday WIS dissipa'ed by q
good nights rest aud he cordially received and
welcomed yesterday the many ffionds and 1cqnniut
Hnces who called upon him. farior No s3 and the
adjoining rooms on the second floor ~ the filh
Ayenuo Hotel had been reserved for las uho, lh"y
at the Of llfth-aye. AMI Twenty thiidat
aud are handsomely furnished They have been a.
times occupied by President Arthur ON his VISITS
10 this city. stephen b. Elkins Of the National
Committee. engaged parlor near that OF Mi
Blaine and occupied II during the day Postmaster
Mauley, of Augusta had room on the same floor
The corridors of the hotel began at an early hour
to bear the appearance usual during the visit of "A
wcll-kuown and popular public man. Many of the
seats in the corridor were occupied by prominent
citizens from different parts OF the country who
had called to pay their respects to Mr. Blaine and
who stopped to chat with each other the polit-
ical situation and prospects for Republican sue
cess. The striking figure of Hannibal
Hamiin, the first Republican Nlce-President,
attracted attention as he walked through the halls
Scores of other prominent politicians were at the
hotel, and their cards found their way TO Mr.
Blaine's room at an early hour Congressman
Phelps Chairmen Jones and Warren of the National
and State Committees and Postmaster Manley were
with Mr. Blaine for a large part of the day Mr
Blame received most of those who called in the
morning and early afternoon hours.
THE CALLERS.
The list of those who called included Senator
Warner Miller ex-senator J. B. Chafcc Congress
man Reed of Maine, Thomas V. Cooper, chair
man of the Pennsylvania Republican State
Committee; Senator Adrich of Rhode
Island, ex-Speaker Galusha A. Grow
Murat Halstead. Collector Robertson. John Jacob
Astor Ex-Governor Pinchback, of Louisiana; Reg
lister b. X Bruce, Richard c. Mccormick p If.
Morgan Minister to Mexico; John r. Stewart,
Alexander Sullivan. Chauncey ]. Filley.
George Alfred Townsend, Emery A. StOrrs,
Anson G. McCoOk. Ex-Governor Baldwin.
Henry Bcrgh, Robert Sewel. Patrick
Ford, j. N. Draper, Colonel George W.
Hooker Samuel Fessenden, DIR. Frank II. Ham
ilton +. H. AmmidOwn, lie Grand b. Can
non. George A. Halsey Richard Crowley
Charles : Smith, Major Bundy, Assemblvman
James w. Hustled II. r. Newberry Of Detroit
James A. Stone Nahum +. Thomas, Judge George
Turner of san Francisco. Senator Saunders n. NJ |
Curtis, John Rooney of Brooklyn, General 8 Van |
Vliet, Alexander F. Brown Of Philadelphia, Ethan I
Allen. H. p. Baldwin. Major NJ. J. Doyle John G. /
Gopsl A. Outwater NJ d. Free. Elwood /
T. Thorne, Health Officer William NJ Smith, |
Gardner Il. Cilley, +. A. studwell. A.
Brdsall Charles H. French and G. VI. ogden.
John j. O'Brien. Bernard Biglin and Robert G..
McCord made short call on Mr.. Blaine.
A WARM WELCOML TO GENERAL GRANT.
Mr. Blaine ut the room Of Mr. Elkins, in the
middle Of the afternoon, when q stout gentleman,
leaning heavily on cane and somewhat ex-
haustcd from climbing the stairs was
ushcrcd into the room. Senator Miller
Mr. Phelps. General McCook Mr. Jones' Mr.. War
rem. Nh Cooper. Mr. Draper. Major Bnhdy and other
callers we're present. The visitor ex-PrCsilont
L. s. Grant. Nir Blaine. who was on the side of the
room opposite the door, was the first 10 perceive
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ing him a warm welcome The other visitors burst
into applause. clappng their hands vigor-
uusly General Crut and Mr. Blaine took scai7
together and remained in conversation fot twenty
minutes. while they were convorsnr Hannibal
ilamlu entered the room and VIVA warmly greeted
Mr.. llamliu. who WAS accompanied by hia wife clt
the city Ia the afternoon for trp to ONO. where
be- In 10 make several apccchcs ia the course OF Che
canvass.
IN their conversation General Grant said 20 Mr.
ilausthat h. had called 10 pay hi tcapocta 90 the
candidate Mr Blaine cAptcard his great
pleasure at tho visit The interview
was cordial on both sides.
At the conclusion of the conversation with Mr..
Blaine Mr.. Ekns introduced those who were n the
room 20 the eX-President. who had pleasant word ,
for each General Grant appeared hale and said T.
that the only maady that troubled him was hs SIX n
ty-iour years of age The visit of General Grant O.
caused much pleasure to the friends OF Mr.. Blame j
as setting rest the reports which though author
itativey denied, have been repeated of ill-wl on o
he part of the x-Presdent toward the Republican T.
candidate. Mr.. Blame left the hotel shortly o
before o'clock III the afternoon for =
he first time IN the DAY. He was w.
accompanied by Congre ssInan Phelps The passer. W.
'n the sidewalk recognized Mr.. Blaine as he D.,
merged by the Twenty -third-st. door. They w
stopped to look at him and before D,
ie could reach the carriage that stood s.,
It the Fifth-ave. corner crowd had collected ca
md followed him to the steps Of the carriage Mr. J.,
Blaine and Mr. Phelps rode up Fifth-ave, to and ST.
bout Central Park, and returned to the hotel in "
iIne for dinner IL
CROWD AROUND THE HOTEL AT NIGHT. ~
The hotel and the surrounding streets were filed
nth people at an early hour in the morning In
de the hotel groups of Republican and
Democratic politicians discussing politics Out ,,
ide steady streams of pedestrians passed and -
epassed the main entrance of the hotel
lany stood at the curbs and in -,
he roadways looking up at the windows Of the br
Doms supposed to be occupied by Nj Blaine a-.
ONE of them stood patiently for hour AT a time
the hope that the Republican candidate could be
zen for moment. The scene in Fifth-ave and hy.
roadway was lively one at O'clock The streets Ge
ere too crowded to render il easy to walk in r.,
ZEN. A Democratic procession including the am
obert Hall Battery, marched down Ffth-ave. IN,
trough Twenty-fOurth-st., Sixth-ave. and
wenty-third-st. back TO Fifth-ave. Mean so
hile the Republican organizations of the XIIth pr
ssembly District including portion of he cam hi
iign club in citizens dress the McCook Battery by
e Blackie ZOuaves and the NO Free Trade Bat ceI
ry In costums representing knights, filed up III ine
ont of the hotel. They had been called out wv,
II review by Colonel John w. Marshall wa