The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-25
BIaine,s Progress.

4oNKER's, N. Y, Sept, A.-Mr.
Blaine, in company with Chairman
Warner and Andrew s Draper of the
state committee, arrived at O'Clock this
morning. He received hearty cheers
all along from the hotel to the cars
where the crowd was Kept in order by
the police. The train was made up of
three cars, q baggage and two drawing
room cars, the Mohawk and Rlchfield.
The platform of the Mohawk was hand
somely decorated with the American
cOlors aud pictures of Blaine and Logan
on the side of the car. Only about
thirty prominent Republicans and
newspaper men were on
board. Nearly all crowded
into Blalne's car and gave him q cordial
welcome. After he entered the coach
the demands for speech was so gen
eral that Blaine had to appear on the
platform. He shook hands with many
and bowed to the crowd as the train
moYed out. Blaine said he had had a
good nights sleep and felt fresh He
looked bright and cheerful.
COLD SPRINGS, N. Y, Sept. .24.-At
Peekskill fully 1900 people gathered as
the tram stopped. Blaine turned aud
said: "Depew, don't want you to in
troduce me here; l want to introduce
you" At this point, James w. Hustled
came through the car shouting, Let me
through quick" and bounding to
Blaine's side, introduced him in a iiffy
while the crowd cheered. Blaine said
81 am very much obliged TO you,
gentlemen, for your cordial greeting.
have heretofore known much of the
the hospitality and cordlality of the Re
publicans of West Chester county
towards myself, and am glad TO have
this opportunity of thanking you in per-
son. l never pass through this beauti-
full town in one of the most beautiful
parts of the Hudson valley, that ! do
not instinctively remember that among
the great things which distinguish 1t is
the fact that is the birth place of the
honorable gentleman whom have
now the pleasure of presenting you.
Laughter and cheers
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Mr. Blaine
this morning received q delegation from
the Young Mems Republican club OF
Brooklyn, who came to inform him of
the action of the club last night in re-
solving to support him. Blaine thanked
the delegation, and at 8 80 Chairman ].
ID Warren of the Republican state CON-
mittee and 4. s, Draper of the executive
committee, waited on him and escorted
him to the Grand Central depot.
At this point crowd of 500
people had assembled. At 8 O'Clock
amid loud cheers the train drew out of
the depot. Blaine was accompanied
on the trip by Messrs. Warren,
Draper, John w. VrOoman, Barney Big
lin and Capt Chester A. Cole of the
II 4
Troy, Congressman Burleigh, ex- Con
gresham I. NJ. Pomeroy, Walker Blame
and Postmaster Manley.
At 1870 the train stopped at Cold
Springs. Here, as at Yonkers and sew
eral other places, band of music and
cannon welcomed the party. A CON-
panY of Blaine guards in Zouave uni.
form were drawn up in line near the
train. Hon. Hamilton Fish, jr., intro
duced Blaine as the most distinguished
representative of American labor and
citizenship. Blame said:
thank you very sincerely, gentle
men, for the compliment you pay me in
assembling in such large numbers on
my way up the Hudson valley, through
which always travel with increasing
pleasure and delight. am glad, sin
cerely glad, to be welcomed so cordially
by you, and bid You in return q cordial
good bye. Loud cheers.
Theodore NJ. Pomeroy, of Auburn,
was then introduced by Mr.. Fish. Mr.
Pomeroy began to speak of Biaine's
prospects but the moving train cut him
off. The crowd numbered about LOCO,
and cheered while the train moved off
with Blaine on the platform waving a
handkerchief.
At Fishkill a crowd more enthusiastic
than suy excepting st Yonkers was
gathered. A battery was fired contlnu-
ously and uniformed band stood near
the train. Col. w. d. DickeY, OF
Newbergh introduced Mr.. Blaine as our
next president, and the people cheeFed
enthusiastically. Mr.. Blaine said:
~ am pleased 70 be so cordially WEI
coined by the citizens of the Hudson
valley, and especially of that part of the
valley which is so rich in patriotic ira
ditions. 1t there be any portion of the
United States whose people should be
naturally and insunctively pstrl-
otto 1t Is that which
be inspired by so many of the most in.
spring incidents of the Revolutionary
struggles LGreat cheering Thank
ing you sg.ID, gentlemen, for your very
kind greetIug. / bid you good bye. +"
lCOnIinued applause
AS the train started ana the crowd
rushed up - shake hands. a barefooted
boy climbed up the platform. hanging
on desperately. Blame quickly took
the little fellows hand, shook It warmly
and the bow dropped off amid the shouts
of the crowd.
AT Tompkins' hat factory, on the out
skirts of Fishkiii, tue employees were
gathered on the roof and at the windows
and huge sign was displayed with the
words roughly painted ''SOlid for Blaine
and Logan.