Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-28

rived tne Market street uepON W p y 'lNCN
Hero vast throug, numbering several thou.
sand, had assembled in and about the station,
and as the train came to halt cheer upon
cheer came from lusty throats The throng
WAS cosmopolitan one, and included persons
in every walk and station in life Little time
was lost IN forming the procession, which took
up "a line of march fur the residence oi Ed
ward Balbsch, Jr., conner Ot Ferguson and
Front streets. Here the arrangements had
beeu admirably perfected. Holt n dozen car
riagss, drawn by caparisoned horses, each
with rodding red, white and blue plume,
and driven by lveried coachmon
hal zen provided The Governor took q seat
in the first carriage accompanied by Gov.
Albeit of New Jersey, Mayor Haynes of
Newark and Alderman Smith, Ch lirman of
the local committee Of arrangements. In the
other carriages were Adjutant. General Fatns.
worth OF ClOveland's staff. Gen Cha lea of
Albany, aud members Of the local committee
on arrangements and press representatives.
Foil wing there came NuSs New York band
OF sixty pieces, preceding the J'fersonian
Essex county club, Randolph Democratic
county club and the Joel Parker ASSOCIATION,
all of Essex county. They weie in citizens
dress, carried canes and each had a badge and
bputobiere pinued to the lspsl of his coat.
Then came the Albany city band
of 50 pieces and the Albany phaldnx, IL
strong who were followed by Cappl's Seventh
regiment Dlllu an Il several nUnlIGu GelteSpn
tativcs OF business and trades organizations
from Newark and sur. ounding places. The
liue ofmarch was taken up amiu Jumultpus
cheering. Cleveland stood up in his vehicle
hat IN hand acknowledging the cordial greet
ing. Thousands of people lined Market street
on both sides and many men more enthusiastic
than their neighbors II after the Governors 3
carriage to shake the distinguished visitor by
the hand Decorations all along Market and
EprpnSpO streets DrpfilSe thll almDSt n.
fuslngly elaborate, including An err
lean colors and streamers, por-
traits of democratic candidates,
Chinese lanterns, gas Jets supplemented with
discharges of pyrotechnics and the booming of
cannons. The decorations of residences On
Ferguson and Front streets in the vicinity of
the Balbach residence were particularly beau
tiful, great care having evidently been eN.
pended npon them. The vicinity OF the Bal
ba h residence was packed with men, women
and children who crowded out into the street.
barely leaving passage-way sufficiently wide
for the procession to pass. A canopied and
carpeted way had been constructed leading TO
the main entrancs of the house, through
which Clevelan1 passed The resi-
dence was most elaborately and handsomely
decorated both inside and out in honor of the
occasion. The exterior was almost covered
with bunting and Chinese lanterns tastefully
arranged; in several of the windows portraits
of the democratic candidates had been placed,
and every room in the house, which is ona. of
the most spacious in the city, contained living
plants from the large cons ervatorv attached
and the air was heavy tn the rich perfume
of flowers; the gas fixtures We're taste
fully trimmed with smilax. As the
governor entered he was greeted by
his host aud hostess, assisted by Mrs. Genel-
Miss Runyon, Mrs. DIR. Dodd, Mrs. Dean
Stanburry and Others prominent in social cir
cles. The reception that followed was in
formal on account of limited time at disposal
Among the Prominent man present were Gov.
Albeit, U. S. senator MCPHERSON, Chancellor
Runyon, Gen McCleland, Ex-Governor Lud-
low, Henry G. Kelsey, secretary of state, EX-
Congressman Hardenbu'g, EXCongressmau
Mills Ross, EX-U, S. senator j. p. Stockton,
Mayor Haynes, of Newark, Mayor Hartford,
of Orange; Judge Wheeler, OF Monmouth
StAte Senator Cochrlne; Rsv. DIR. Stansberry,
dean of Christ church, Newark; Rsv. DIR.
John Todd; Thomas Dunn, English; Hon.
Rufus Blodgett, of the state democratic COM
mlttee and Edward Aobet5, brother of Gov.
Abbott. As Cleveland descended to tbs
large vestibule from the upper rooms, and
passed through to the dining room. where he
partook of hearty lunch, lie was greeted by
clappiug of hands. There must have been
several hundred persons inside the resden e
during the reception and the scene was II
pFllllHlJ one. SIeNelauu, accompanied by
Gov. Albeit, Mayor Haynes and others
of the local committee, drove TO the Grand
opera house on Washington street leaving
balbachs residence shortly after Z o'clock.
The seats had bsen removed from the audi.
torium in orde to give more space, and there
was not a foot of standing room even as early
as G:30 p. IN. Three thousand five hundred
persons were preset, fully one half Icing la.
dies. Tbs interior was handsomely decorated
for the occasion. Over the stage the II otto,
our Native County Greets NOu," gave
voice to the apparently unanimous
sentiment of the audience that packed the
hall. Large oil paintings of Cleveland an.
Hendricks ware suspended in conspicuous po
sltlOns. On one side of the stage was hung an
Irish flag, on the other side was unfolded large
American banner Cleveland entered the hall
at z: D, escorted by Governor Albeit The
audience rose en- misse, and greeted the pres.
dantial candidate with most voclfe ous cheers
The cro"d outside took up the refrain so en-
thuSlastic was the greeting. and when the APP
pluuSs subsided Governor Abbott said: Gov
erDor Cleveland, on behalf of the citizens OF
Essex county, an of the state of New Jersey,
welcome you here tonight among
the people in whose midst you We're
born. (Applause,) We feel deep interest
in the worthy deeds and great successes that
have clustered around your name, because
every Jer5eyman is justly proud of the admi-
h"oiN WIZ J''A It'NN maui, lSIctlb uIJlbIdustl
aud our feelings of delight at the success of
one born among w are heightened by the be-
lief that he will be successful in the great con-
test that is now going on, (then turning TO au-
dIence) and IN presenting Grover Cleveland to
this audience tonight, believe as firmly as
live, that | have the pleasure of
presenting TO you the next president
If the United States. Tremendous appause.)
Cleveland then stepped forward and in
:! aar resonant voice, that could be distinctly
heard in every part of the auditorium, spoke
As follows:
CLtYELAND's SPEECH.
"Fellow citizens; ] am here to visit the
country and state where | was born, in re-
'ponse to an invitation of many political
riends and Il number of those who, az neigh
1DIs, remember my family, If they don'6 me.
do not wish to attempt any false pretense
Jy declaring that ever since the day when u
very small boy, left the state, have Ian
,uishsd in an enforced absence and longed to
read again its soil, and yet | may say without |
'tfectatl"n that though the way of life has
ei me far from tn, place of my Ma. |
lvlty, the names of Caldwell aud |
Newark, and the memories connected with |
hese places are as fresh as ever. | have nev. |
'r been dsloyal t. my native state, but have
Ver Kept u place warm in my heart for the
o'e cherished for nay birth place [Ap- !,
1lausel, hope then that shall not be re
'aried as reereant SON. but that / may with