Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-10
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
MR.. BlAlNE'S TRIP IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Unbounded Enthusiasm Manifested AT all
Points-A Young Mans Persistence
Rewarded by the Republican tandi-
date-Other Political Matters.

ST. MARYS, W. Va. oct. AFTER re
viewing the procession at parkcrsburg
last evening Mr. Blaine by special request
went up TO Marietta. Ohio, TO attend a
meeting there. He made short speech
in which he made an interesting allusion
to the origin and early history ofthc place
He remained all night at Marietta and
was fcrrlcd across the Ohio river to Will
Jamestown where he met the special train
at $40 this morning when it came up from
Parkcrshurg
WHEELING, ". Va. oct AT Fishers
willie, Tyler county, w Va. Il small sta
tiOn on the Ohio River road. about 1909
people were awaiting the arrival of Mir.
Blanc's train. They were wildly
enthusiastic and as the train was
about to move off a young man jump
Cd upon the rear platform and asked
Mr.. Blaine to give him something aS a
souvenir, II handkcrchicfor or anything. Mr.
Blaine searched his pockets for something
bat could find not even Il handkerchief
Meanwhile the train was moving and the
brakeman and several members of the
State committee who were standing by
urged the young man to get off, but he
kept cNClaming, NO, | wont 20 until hC
gives me something. Mr. Blaine, give me
something. Mr.. Gotf, make him give me
sumcthing.' His appeal was SO earnest
that it touched everybody present
and one of the gentlemen handed
Mr.. Blaine telegraph blank on
which hc hastily scrawlcd his autograph
The young man jumped off and ran back
along the track shouting and waving tn,
trophy over his head The crowd cheereo
and as soon as he reached the foremost OF
them an old gentleman seized the paper
and tore it in two, keeping part for him
self. Mr.. Blaine subsequently said h,
would have given the young man his hal
had there not been important papers in it
The next stop was at New Martnyill,
where Mr.. Blaine spoke briefly.
About noon the train arrived at Wheel
iug. There was IA large meeting in from
of The State house. Mr.. Blaine was es
cortcd To the stand and was Warml,
received. He made u short spcecl
ON the protective tariff. Mr.. Blaine
carra-c was again driven through
Wheeling and across the river to Bridge
port on the Ohio side, his private car hay
inC been transferred il the meantime. :
number of people had gathered to see him
and after IL few words of thanks he bOwcl
To the crowd and entered the car
stops were made at Maynard, Flushing
FrccOprt, New Philadelphia. Dover AM
Mns~illum. At each of these places ther
was Il crowd and at each Mr. Blaine az
pvarcd on the rear platform and spok
briefly. About $ o'clock the train al
rived ut Canton, Ohio, where there wa
Il large torchlight procession whc
escorted Mr. Blaine to the house of Nj
Altman, one of the leading busine-
men of the city. There Mr.. Blaine too
tea, after which he went down to tn
speakers stand around which scver
thousand persons were assembled. Whe
he appeared upon the stand there Wa
great cheering. He reviewed the proce,
sion and in response To the calls of tn
people made very brief speech in whic
, he eulogiZcd Congressman Mckinley an
urged his reelection.