National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-07

! Chicago, but was calm and cheerful and ap-
| parently content to abide by tho result what
| ever II might be. A dispatch from William
/ Walter Phelps was received after the
third ballot which foreshadowod what the
| result was to be. The group under
the apple trees began to increase by tho
addition Of friends and neighbors Soon n
dispatch came announcing his nomination, ,
| followed by the roar of whistles, the olang Of
bells, and the shouting of tho happy crowds,
but no change was perceptible in Mr.. Blainos
appearance as ho received the congratulations
rushing in on Mr.. Blaine. almost literally
by armfuls. Hundreds of dispatches followed
hundreds from all parts of the country from
every state in the union. The following are
of the most important.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, June 6--HoS.
JAMES g, BLAME As the candidate OF the repub-
can party you Will have my earnest and cordial
support. CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
To which Mr.. Blaine replied:
Hon CHESTER A. ARTHUR. President OF the
United states, Washington, ID. G Accept my sin.
JANIS q. BLAINE.
To HON. JAMES @. BLAINE, I most heartily con-
gTaln.s'e you on your nomination; You Will bo
elected. JOHN A. LOGAN.
Mr. Blaine sont the following dispatch in
reply.
] am proud and honored by being associated
JGMvs g. BLAINE.
WASHINGTON. d. c., June. 6.-HoN. JAMES O..
BLAINE; Accept congratulations and cordial sup.
port. JOSEPH X. HAwLEY.
Among others sending cougratulatory dis.
patches were Hon. Henry l.. Dawes Ben.
Harrison, Murat Halstead, ex-Gov. Cornell.
+. Carroll Brewster Ellis II. Roberts, and
Edwin Coles, of Cleveland.
A special train of fifteen cars from Port
land, Lewiston, and other cities reached this
city this evening, and few minutes later =
special Bangor train arrived with thirteen
cars and upward of 1000 persons. The Wis.
itors marched to tho residence Of Mr.. Blaine
who received thom and addressed them as
follows:
Gentlemen am sure / must regard this as a
compliment totally unp ecedened In the history
OF oipoltics IN Maine. do not dare take the COM
pltment Mt all TO myself, but recognize the
earuestness with which you are prepared TO enter
the pendiug national campaign aud | have the
pleasure to announce to you from a dispatch
nave just received that have myself the honor
T. be associated on the republican ticket with that
brave and honorable soldier. .that eminent senator.
aud true man, John A, Logan, OF Illinois Tire
mendous applause aud cheers three times three
for Logan
"a Voice You can't beat that toam."l
| am sure, gentlemen, am very sorry that the
been for your visit-[A voice: eve have been
waiting for the shower eight years" land the way
are not fair weather soldiers but tai are as reSdy to
come out In storm as IN sunshine. Your energy
and earneStnes. of this evening give good augury
of your successful work In the canvass In which
you will so soon enter.
can add nothing by speech to that fact, and
you would hardly expect mofto do more ON tho
occasion than to express to you the very deep OBJ.
legations feel for the extraordinary compliment
you have paid me in coming from your homes in
distant parts of the state on the announcement
of the action OF the national convention. wish
my home was large enough to contain you all as
my heart Is. [Cries of"good" and cheers.l