Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-27
THE TRIP TO CLEVELAND.
Mr.. Blaine Greeted by Enthusiastic
Crowds a. all POints-His Recep.
tion at Cleveland a Grand
Affair.


about 10 o'clock, and took breakfast in his
room After breakfast he received the Ohio
delegation, headed by Gov. Foster, which
came to escort him on his way to the West
and from Chautaugua county. He also re-
ceived many citizens of Buffalo. who called
to pay their respects. He was loudly cheered
as he left the hotel at ~ 80 to take the train
for Cleveland.
DUSKIRK, n. Y, Sept. &c.
At l2 As p. NJ, Mr.. Blaine left Buffalo by
a special train on the Lake Shore railroad.
He was accompanied by Chautauqua county
and Ohio delegations. The former were
headed By H. q. Brooks of Dunkirk and con-
sisting of ex Gov. Foster, Judge Foraker, NJ.
A. Hanna Of Cleveland and Jas. Poindexter
of Columbus. The first stop was at Dunkirk
where there was large gathering.
ERIE, Pa, Sept. 26.
At Westfield, the last station in New York
where the train stopped, the people assem-
bled in large numbers including many ladies.
The local committee escorted Mr.. Blaine to
the platform beside the track. Mr.. Blaine
said:
For the past two days have been jour
neying through the heart of this great State
and have met everywhere the kindest recep-
ton. You add another to the many compli-
sincerely for all your kind reception implies.
did not in the least flatter myself these great
demonstrations are to myself personally.
They are of much higher significance. They
indicate the arousing of the people of New
York to the great issues that are now referring
in peculiar sense to their abitrament and of
those issues in could be hardly becoming in
me to speak 80 content myself with review
ing my acknowledgment to the great kind
ness you pay me. give way to the distin-
guished New Yorker who will speak to you
on the question of the day. introduce to
you Hon. A. w. Tenny of Brooklyn"
Tenny spoke only few words when the
signal was given to start. Mr.. Blaine stood
on the rear of the platform and the people
rushed forward and as the train moved out
slowly number of men evidently mechanics
climbed up and shook hands with him.
PAINEsvILLE, O., Sept, 26
Soon after the train with Blaine and party
crossed the line between Pennsylvania and
Ohio. it stopped at the little station of Con-
meant, the first stop in the western reserve.
Owing to some misunderstanding the people
had only about an hours notice of Blaine
coming, yet there was large gathering there.
When Blaine appeared accompanied by Mr..
Hanna of the Ohio committee, the people
cheered wildly. Just as Hanna was about to
introduce Blaine, ex-Mayor Cox, standing in
the crowd, spoke a few words of welcome.
Mr.. Blaine responded as follows:
Ladies and gentemen-l count it a mat
ter of good fortune, as it is certainly a source
of qualification to me that enter the State of
Ohio through the old county of Ashtabula.
| never visited this county but with a warm
welcome, to which you today add another. |
thank you sincerely and bid you good night, "
AsHTABULA, Ohio, Sept. 26.
At Erie, Pa, 5000 persons assembled to
greet the candidate. j. F. Downing intro
duced Mr.. Blaine as "a son of our own soil
a grandson of one of our revolutionary heroes
and man who is today first in the hearts
and thoughts OF the loyal people of America :
Mr.. Blaine said:
"Although it's 80 years since | was a cti-
zen of Pennsylvania there is no spot on earth
where | feel more at home. The associa-
tions of my childhood and Young manhood
and all that | cherished in early life are
identified with Pensylvania and | always re-
turn to her with feeling of affection which
is not lessened but deepened. | therefore
feel today that IN your grand reception am
met by brethren. by friends, indeed | may
say by kinsmen, because | hardly conceive
it possible to assemble as large a number of
Pennsylvanians anywhere on the soil of the
state without including some one with whom
am nearly or remotely connected and with
all my attachment to the hOnOred State of
my residence in which | have spent nearly
ali the years of my adult lite | have lost
nothing of the love for old PENNSYLVANIA.
Cheers. thank you sincerely for this
demonstration of friendly regard and with the
haste of traveller on an express train | bid
you good bye
The people cheered enthusiastically as the
train moved Oft.
CLEVELAND, Sept. &c.
At Ashtabula a large crowd had assembled
Mr. Blaine had to leave the train and mount
a platform where all the crowd could see
him. Judge Sherman of Ashtabula welcomed
him in an eulogistic speech and introduced
him to the assembly. In reply Mr.. Blaine
said:
Judge Sherman and citizens of Ashtabula
county, have already staid upon the border
of your State that to me it is peculiar graf
ification that enter Ohio through the county
of Ashtabula Cheers. In our political
divisions we look te the States and ordinarily
a county is undistingushed beyond the limits
of the State of which it is a part, but there
are few counties in the Union like St. Law
renee in New York, Lancaster in Pennsyl-
vania and Ashtabula ia Ohio, that by the in.
teusity of their convictions and force of their
action borne themselves to the front so far
that they become political units in the con-
tests of the nation and if you get their tenn
per stirred and their energies called forth the
consequences has generally been that the
party which has defied them has been crushed
in the conflict. | hope that Ashtabula is
aware this year of the responsibility that
rests upon her. | am glad to be welcomed
within her borders. | come to this county
always with feeling of admiration for her
people and with the precious memory of the
friendships have enjoyed with its public
men, l thank you heartily for this kind
reception and betake myself to my farther
Journey through your state"
At Geneva many persons wanted to shake
hands with the presidential candidate and
those did who were near him. Mr.. Blaine
thanked them for their kind reception.
At Painesville there was a large crowd.
Mayor Francis B. Gray accompanied Mr..
Blaine TO the platform and said
Fellow Citizens-The people of Gar
fields old home district need no formal in
PRODUCTION to James G. Blaine. | present
him to you.
Mr. Blaine spoke a few words of thanks.
As the train neared Mentor it slowed up and
finally stopped TO give those on board a
chance to see the Garfield farm and catch a
glimpse of the house though the trees. "a
= Cleveland was reached about 6 o'clock.