The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-11
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IN OHIO STEADILY. 4 INcREAs1No. n N. 4 i;
- I's. VI -lsN)s, en- n = f.bItts tii4tf' a
10 Trip Through tho sclota Valley oya.i
ton ut ohlo'. Ancient cnrltal.r rTremsn.
lous Greeting at rortsmo III H. ent i Q. .ii
ky Participated. In the Reception.

Il
IEoSToS, o., October lO.--Mr.l lBIaino's,
popularity never grows less In Ohio. 1t
Increases daily no matter on what road licl
travels and no matter what place no visits
there is always series Of handsome recep.a
tions awaiting him. To-day INF Blaine
travelled down the valley Of The seioto
from Columbus to the Ohio river at Ports
mouth. All the valleys wllichthe sh,arls,. has.
visited have given him greetings remark.
able for their cordialityS and WARMTH
The people Of tho Scioto valley were mot
ono whit behind their neiIhbors. The
lirst city visited was Circleville, tlio t6un.ll
" seat of Pickaway. For a Democratic &
town in a strong Delnocintio toulIlS ills i
demonstration was remarkable. Mr.. 5
Blaine spoke from q stand in theE court
mouse yard to about 600 people IL ~
Tho old. city OF Chillicothe, thee first
capital OF Ohio, rendered Mr.. Blaine d COR
dlal reception. Five hundred mounted
horsemen and dozen campaign clubs met
him at the depot and escorted !hiirf to a
pavilion erected in the street before the j.
Court House. 1t was a great day In tho
history oil Ross county. Fully 25,0OO pco- 4
pie listened to MIR. Daine. Governor fSos.5
ter and Judge a.. w, TenneyJb balso 4
spoke. The decorations in ChillicotlioE
were very handsome. Mr. Blaine 4
passed from the platform to the speakers,'
pavilion beneath u number OF evergreen !.
arches supported by the school, children.
The Indies OF Chiicothe presented Mr.
Blaine with u floral ship. AT Waverly an +
aged negro followed the train on horseback 4
ti!l it was lost to sight, waving Ills Cab and y.
shouting, "God bless yonn Massa sBlaine.ne (
Mr.. Hlaine left tho train and made u short I
speech Mt Piketon. - &
THE MOST BRILLIANT DEMONSTRATION.
Tho most brilliant demonstration of,tle
daywas at Portsmouth. Ohio and Ken
tucky were both represented inthe crowd u
Of people which liironsed ltheJi streets: &
There was . half hundred large delega-
tions from the latter State. Mr.. Blaino:S
visited no city since leaving New York
where the decorations were SO general ms Z
they were in Portsmouth. ! Itwas noticed
that nearly every business house in the
city was elaborately iestooned with 4
flags and bunting. Portsmouth Sis thos
home Of, Newman, the Democrotic
candidate for Secretary OF State, and there
were n few intoxicated bummers in tho
streets who shouted for Cleveland, One
fellow who yelled "Nfulligan letters 4 was
promptly Knocked down by q negro who /
was standing by. Mr.. aBlaine's speeches q
today were filled with happy illusions
Twenty thousand people, saw Mr.. Blaine /.
at Portsmouth to-day. TWAS the greatest Z
political demonstration in the history Of Z
the city. ~ i go, sS,si s.:
1nthe evening great torchlight parade
was witnessed. -
AT IRoNroN. ~, 155tS
Mr.. Blainc reached lronton shortly after
dark. Ilew was driven to the residence Of \
Cashier Wilson, of the First National
Bank, where he : was entertained. Later
in the evening he reviewed long torch
light procession and nude speech from
stand in the street. There were! ,,O0O mem
in line ut Ironton, and u more thoroughly
aroused town lias seldom been seen ljYthe y
Blaine party. Lawrence 4 county wills
give the Republicans II 4 gain sFaof
more than 900 on Tuesday next
over the vote OF last year. Gains in pro-
portion are reported all; over, the State,
The river counties nc, stirred up. The,
people in them realize the danger and im-
portancc OF tho contest next week. 4, Tho 4,
Democrats are filling the Statewith:re-fi
peatcrs and are using money. The Repub.y;S
licans must look 10 the western reserve
for majority OF fifteen thousand. :,
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