New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-18
RECEIVED BY THOUSANDS.
Mr.. BLAINE's.ENTHUsIAsTIC WELCOME.
IMMENSE CROWDS IN THE STREETS OF BosToN-A
FEW WORDS FROM THE MAINE STATESMAN.
Thy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Thy TELEGRAPH THE TRrBuNEl
BosToN. Sept 17-Mr. Blaine was given an en-
thusiastic reception his ARRIVAL here at 1870 to-
night The train was an hour late, but thousands
OF persons awaited his coming nj
the depot, gathering there long be-
fore the train was due At Portsmouth,
Salem,Jvnn and other places along the railroad on
his way here great crowds were assembled to catch
a glimpse of him. At Newburyport, although no
stop was made. several thousand persons lined the
track as the train passed along.
Members of the Republican Ward and City Com
mittee of Boston met him at the Eastern station
and escorted HIM thence TO the Revere House. The
Lodge Cadets of Lynn. and a campaign cluD or
this CITY, bearing torches with tTansparenclcs
such as 4" Riff Raft Followers of Blaine and Logan,
marched to the hotel as an escort In the space IN
front of the Revere House the crowd began to
gather as early as o'c ock, and they filled every
foot of available space and awaited patiently and
rood-raturedy the coming of Mr.. Elaine.
1t took large number of policemen to open pas
sagcway for the carriage containing MI Blame,
Senator Hale and members of the committee.
There were at least 20 900 persons about the hotel.
Notwithstanding the late hOur. They cheered
vociferouSly and continuously for several
minutes Mr.. Blaine appeared IN the hotel balcony,
Henry Parkman, chairman of the Ward and City
Committee, introduced M Blaine, who spoke as
follows:
thank you gentlemen. for this odfashioned
Boston welcome Applause do nOt come u" Noni
city rs "A stranger, and feel that am among oId
friends, and true friends Cheers have known
yonr city Intimately for thirty years. nave wltched
itSprOgTesS with deep personal nteleStand whenever
il fell within my power have, IN an humblc way,
contributed thereto Boston Is to all New-Engiand
the centre OF interest as mnch IN my own state as
in yours and there g no city within the limits oil
this Union where 4 popular greeting would be more
grateful than il is to me this evening IRON TINS.
Cheers Thanking You with all my heart Tor the
good will and good cheer with whlch you pave IL
cevcd me, hid you good evening. lCheeiSl'
1t was the intention of the local committee to
have Mr. Blaine give a reception at the hotel but
the hour was so late and the crowd dense that 1t
had to he abandoned. 1t was impossible to move
about owing to the great pressure to get
near Mr.. Blaine. Governor Robinson, henry
Cabot Lodge Congressman Rice and hundreds OF
prominent Hepubhcans OF the city filled the hotel
paIlors. and shook hands with Mr. Blaine
Mr. Blaine was then presented more formally To
all who were in the rooms The presentations
were made liz Lieutenant Governor AmeS ana
Colonel Whipple of Governor RobmaonS Stau
assisted bv Charles J. Brooks. Among MIR. Blalnes
visitors were T.. A. Ranney, Collector Worhington'
Postmaster Tobey, United states Dstrict-Atomey
Sanger. General y. p Banks Major George :. Merrill,
Charles j. Moves and George Il. LornG. II became
evident that the corridors were filed with people
who had neither seen nor heard NJ Elaine Who'
thereupon went to the head OF the STEPS 10y when
the Office is approached, where he paused IN th'
midst of the dense crowd and said:
lit were possible to make way through You
| would be very glad to come down ahd Shatc
he hand of each one, but that LOOKS
ike an mienetuble pha'anX and VIII
sneak q word mp here very deeply l'ri
thr coulialitv with which have been received
and desire To express to You my ackhoNIcdE-
/
At the conclusion of his remarks he tired to
his private room. Later he pIrtoo& Of lunch, ana
soon aftcr retired for the night
Nj Blaine will leave the city tomorrow forenoon
fo1 Worcester and 1t is his present expectation to
reach tie Grand Central Depot in Ncw-lork al
1880 p. N. The warmth of his reception
here is a pretty good answer to the last
atch Of mud-,linging tie shape of the Alulllgan
letter supp cmcut. Much disappointment was eN-
pressed because Mr.. Blaine did not come earlier III
the day and permit the people to see him.
Governor Robinson. who has always been re-
gardcd ms high authority by he Independents.
saw, thai tine Aiungan le ter publication, 50 tar a.
iuiuriue Mr. Rllue IS concerned is an en-
fire tailur. lie says that after careful
examination of all the letters lie finds
no Suppo,t whichever of the charges made against
NT Blame. Mr. Lodge speaks ENTHUSIASTICALLY oi
the canvass in Massachusetts and predicts one ol
the largest Republican maiorties ever gwen.