Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-22
MARCHING ON.
GREAT ENTHUsI AsM AND EX.
CIrEMEnT-THE GREETING
OF III MENSE OROWD0.

INDIAEAPOLIs, Oct. 21.-The indi
cations of yesterday have resulted to
day in an overwhelm ing developm ent
OF enthusiasm and excitement. Any
thing Ohio has been able to produce In
the way of receptions has been fully
matched here to day. In the face of to-
days experience of Mr.. Blaine in In.
diana, II Is id Ia to make comparisons
The day with its experience Is entitled
to sand alone. There Is not much d.
versity in the general outpouring. To
lau appearaE ces, the entire population
Of the communities visited were out.
The crowd was very much like an
ether at the stops until the splendid re.
ception at Indianapolis was reached.
The crowds along the line of to.day's
journey we've made up of very power
ful, large boned men and women, the
special production OF the limestone re-
RiOn Of Southern and central Indiana.
Through superior physical strength
they have surpassed the uproar of yes
terday's receptions, but where there
was greater excitement the crowds were
larger.
The crowds at eleven of the stations
were never less than 8, 600 people, while
as the day advanced gatherings of 20,-
600 were common. 1t is within the
limits Of actual fact to say that Mr..
Blaine has been seen by over zoo, 900
people from the time he left Fort
Wayne this morning up to the tine he
entered Senator Harrison's house here
this evening.
At Andrews station there was brass
band wholly made up OF blooming
young women with military caps cock
ed jauntily upon their saucy heads,
while their figures were resplendent
in gold braided uniforms Of the vivan-
diere type. The interest exhibited BY
the Indiana young women in the sue
cess of the Republican ticket must
make number of votes.
At Huntington and Andrews there
were &, 900 people; at Wabash there were
10, 600 at Peru there were 10, 900 more.
At Logansport there was one of the
most picturesque scenes of the day.
he railroad at this point runs along a
high ridge, with a valley between it
and the heights about half mile away,
aud upon which rests the town. From
these heights cannon salutes were tired
over the heads of %, 900 people resting
upon tho pains below. Around the
outskirts of the large crowd thousands
of wagons were packed, showing that q
large portion of the crowd had driven
from distance.
Congressman elect Mckinley, who is
with Blaine, made an effective spesch at
this point. There was large soldier ele-
ment in this gathering Of savagely ear
nest working men and resolute women
At every mention of General Logan 3
name there was always the readiest of
responses. At KOkomo, there were 1O,-
600 people. This is community that
is celebrated for lynchipg and lawless
ness.
At Tipton aud Noblesville, the two
last stops, there were 10000 people at
each station. There has ben tn.
utmost good order all day The local
arrangements nave been unusually
good. Mr.. Blaine at all the stations
has been carefully protected from the
jostling of too ardent admirers. tie
arrived in Indianapolis only half an
hour behind time, and was confronted
by such AN outburst that il is hard to
find reception that he has had that
could match it. Buffalo, Cleveland and
Detroit may have equalied it in point
ofnumbe -, but the Indiana excitement,
now running at fever heat, gave an ex-
treme character to the demonstration,
Washington street, wide as tW o broad.
ways, " As so packed for a mile that
Mr.. Blaine's carriage had to struggle
very slowly to fight its way through,
while business of every kind along the
line OF the route was suspended.