The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-02
Twenty Thousand People Meet Him at Ham
iltOn, and He Gives Them Short
but Convincing Talk on Tariff.
His Arrival at Cincinnati the Signal
for a Scene of Wild Enthusiasm.
The Reception in the Streets and at the
Burnet IOuse-A Visit to the Expo
sitiOn-Incidents of the Day.
DAYTON TO CINCINNATI.
An Irish-American Gift-Tarif Speech at
HamiltOn-Reception at Cincinnati.

An Irish-Anerican's Gift-Tariff Speech at
HamiltOn-Reception at Cincinnati.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CINCINNATI, Oct 1.-Mr. Blanes ovation com
menced shortly after breakfast this morning,
when he was called into the hotel parlor at Day
ton and presented with beautifully polished
horseshoe, wrought from American steel by an
Irish-American who never voted the Republican
ticket in his life, but who will vote for Blaine
and Logan. The gentleman who made the
presentation speech said that the motto on the
horseshoe, Good luck represented the feeling
of thousands of Irish-Americans toward Mr..
Blaine.
AT o'clock the party was driven in open
carriages over the three miles of smooth
turnpike between Dayton and the Soldiers
Home. At the Home Mr.. Blaine
was loudly cheered by the blue-coated veterans,
and he made speech to them, in Memorial Hall,
which was warmly applauded. The party took
long drive through the beautiful grounds, and
then boarded the train. At the station at Day
ton the Lincoln Club, of Cincinnati, received
Mr.. Blaine with cheers The Cincinnati delega-
ton, which came out to meet Mr.. Blaine num-
bered 30O His receptions in the West have
been friendly, and the people seem to think they
cannot do enough for him.
At Hamilton, to-day, a Democratic city, 90
900 people came to see Mr. Blaine. He was
met at the depot and driven through the streets
at the head of a procession three miles in
length. Hamilton, like all other cities and towns
visited by Mr.. Blaine, had bigger demonstra
ton than was ever accorded any man.
Mr. Blaine reached Cincinnati about o'clock
in the afternoon When the train appeared in
the yards all of the locomotives and factories in
the vicinity sounded their whistles for several
minutes The crowds about the stations recog-
nized the signal, and cheering such as few men
have heard rent the air. At the
depot ten thousand people surged to and
fro. seeking TO get glimpse of
Mr.. Blaine, and the shouts were deafening. The
Lincoln Club formed and escorted Mr.. Blaine to
the hotel. The carriage was followed all the
way by rushing, cheering crowd. The streets
about the hotel were densely packed, and the
lobbies of the hotel were filled; standing room
could not be had. The scene that ensued when
Mr.. Blaine appeared beggars description. 1t
surpassed the widest moment of excitement
which have been seen at national conventions.
Thousands of hats and hands waved in the
air. Mr.. Blaine spoke from the bal
cony. In the evening he was the guest
of the exposition commissioners, and diGed at
the great Exposition Hall. Thousands focked
there to see Mr.. Blaine He made brief speech.
Mr.. Blaine remains in Cincinnati till Friday
morning, when he will depart for Columbus,
where another tremendous reception is in store
for him.
At one of the theaters tonight, before an
enormous audience, composed largely of Ger
man-Americans, an actor exclaimed progress,
progress, progress" meaning Blaine. He was
cheered and recalled.