The Portland daily press., 1884-11-01
$4,000 Men Pass in Review Before
Mr.. Blaine.
They Came from Michigan to
Take Part in the Dem
onstration.
Irish American Clubs a Prominent
Feature.
Mr.. Blaine Greatly Pleased with
the Magnificent Pageant.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-The parade in honor
of James G. Blaine, which took place In the
streets of this city tonight, is considered to
have been the greatest political demonstration
that ever took place here. The number OF
men in line cannot be accurately estimated,
but the estimate OF 10000 cannot be over the
mark. The night was extremely unpropi'ions
for such an event. Rain fell in drizzle most
OF the time, and the streets were covered with
Shiny mud that made marching difficult, but
the evident enthusiasm OF the legion OF
paraders and the people who blocked the side
walks was not to be quieted by any outward
action of the elements. The right of the
column rested on 54th street and Fifth avenue,
and the line of march was down the avenue
and past the reviewing stand erected near the
Worth monument. The streets on both sides
OF the avenue were made bright with all kinds
of lights and Examinations, aud the natural
density of the night was unnoticeable in dis
triet covering several miles.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock Mr.. Blaine
came from the Fifth Avenue Hotel arm in
arm with Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall and made his
way to the portion OF the stand be ;as to oc-
cupy Here he vas joined by VIM. M.
Evarts, Cyrus W. Field, Whitelaw Reid and
few others and the main part of the stand was
crowded. The drizze had ceased by this
time and many ladies' occupied seats on tho
stsnd
The procession was headed by squad of
police. Alter them wearing white trousers
and tall bearskin hats, came the Blaine aud
Logan old guard of the 11th Assembly dis
tlict who took up their position fsciDg the re-
viewing stand as guard of honor under COM
mand of Major Beattie, chief marshal. Gen.
Joseph 8. Carr with his staff aud escorted by
ten squads OF the 1t and I'd Assembly district
city troops mounted on eaily caparisoDed
horses came Gext and called out cheers by
their splendid appearance. Gllmore's Band
was stationed in an orchestra built directly OPP
posite the revie wing stand aud the salute it
gave the opening of the procession made the
people almost wild with excitement.
Other Assembly district organizations fol-
lowed and soon came the Irish-A merican
independents with a transparency bearing the
legends Protection at Home and Abroad"
"Indiana and Ireland are the Paradise of Free
Traders" The bankers and brokers followed,
and after them ca me representatives from the
llth and I'd districts; more rish-Americans;
the first and second divisions of dry goods
Blaine and Logan clubs. The carpet trade
and Columbia College students made a splen-
did turnout the lstEer bore torches aud lam
terms and wore college hats made up of the
national oolors. Next came the medical
Students and members OF the faculty of Colum-
6ia College, in dark clothes and wearing tall
hats.
The advent OF another body of police
told that another division was approaching
and in moment more the Philadelphia In-
vincihles, armed with axes, and the PhIladel-
phia Young Republicans came marching by
with military precision and solid in appear
ance, calling out cheer npon cheer from the
packed masses at sptct tors There were
close upon 1900 of The Pailsdelphiaas.
Following them came the Edison electric
light company body; each of these carried an
iucandescent lamp in his helmet fed from a
wire which was stretched along a rope bone
Oh their shoulders, aud connected With dyna-
mo which was placed on wagon within a mol
lew square, the engine being driven by
steam from Al engine which footed on CALI
ope a salute as 1t passed the stand. The jswel-
lers. insurance meD, old guard OF 1856, and the
war veterans with the bar association B. and
l.. Club brought up the rear of this division.
Among the out of town delegations in this
division was one from Saginaw, Mich, whose
members came cnly for the purpose of taking
part in the parade. After the bar came bat
terry, headed by transparency inscribed,
BLACK Jacks Grammar at Shiloh" )" and draw
ing in their rear formidable piece of cannon.
Mr. Blaine and all other spectators laughed
heartily at this. Then came more assembly
district clubs, and the veterans of the first reg
tment, who turned cut 800 strong and carried
plumber of old battle fags, including the lag
OF Cumberland. These were heartily cheered
More distrcs clubs followed, and after them
100 members of the Jardine Legion War Vet.
eran Association. A csrriags containing half
a dozen venerable looking gentlemen, who
held banner inscribed Converted by Alex
ander Sullivan" and followed by about fifty
men in uniform next passed, and then came
800 OF the 18th district boys in blue, headed by
colored band.
Juha b. Attewell, of the. Attewell Battery.
presented Mr.. Blaine with floral horseshoe;
as he passed, amid cheers Then came several
hundred more boys in blue.
The 23d ward produced a large company Of
coloreG men. The West Chester Blaine and
Logan club were honered by cheers on their ap
pearance. More boys in blne and district
clubs showed themselves and then the Irish
American Republican club appeared. The
banner of the latter was cheered; the
carriage behind them carried a banner inscrib-
ed Democratic Voters for Forty Years" 9th
er Irish-American and assembly district clubs
and organizations from many places around
passed in review, IN seemingly interminable
line. Mr.. Blaine remained till the end, and
seemed wonderfully pleased with the magnifi
cent pageant.