The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09
Welcomed 70 n,nninaatl /.


CINUINNATI, Oct I.-Hr. Blame ar
rived at Cinclnnati from Hamilton at
$40 p. m. A great crowd had been
waiting since O'Clock. AS soon as MI.
Blaine appeared there was q scene of
Wild excitement and confusion. PeO-
pie cheered and yelled and pressed
around HIM him so that it was impossi-
BILE to keep an avenue open by which he
and his party could reach their car
riages. Mr.. Hanna, of the Republican
state committee, Judge Foraker and the
party had to struggle out through q
cheering crowd. Once in carriage,
Mr.. Blaine was driven slowly along
Fourth street. The sidewalks were
fully occupied all the way. A great
many windows were decorated, and ev
cry window and doorway was crowded
with spectators. When the carriage
turned from Fourth into Vine street to
go to the Burnet house, 1t passed
through q dense mass of people, filling
Vine street above and below the holel
for long distance, who cheered and
shouted and waived handkerchiefs and
tiags, and made almost every possible
demonstration OF enthusiasm. They
continued shouting: Blaine, Blaine,
Blainer' until Blaine cane out on the
balcony, on the corner of Third and Vine
streets, where Mr.. Foraker presented
him to the people. When Blaine got
chance he said: 81 thank
you and the people OF Cincinnati, for this
cordial and enthusiastic greeting" The
crowd cheered loudly as Mr.. Blaine re-
tired into the hotel.
In the multitude who received Mr..
-
At 6 80 Mr.. Blaine was escorted by the
reception committee, of which Mr.. VIM
Dudley was chairman, to the exposition
building, which was already crowded
For while Mr.. Blaine held an inform.
al reception in the commissioners office,
where some gentlemen and many ladies
were presented TO him. Then he was
escorted to the stage and upon being in
troduced was greeted with an Outburst
OF applause from all parts of the great
hall. Mr.. Blame waited for it to sub
side, and then said: Ladies and
gentlemen-I thank you for the cordial
ity of your welcome. am glad to be in
Cincinnati. 1t is forty years this year
since l first saw your city, so that | am
enabled TO be sure for myself of its mar
vellous progress. l congratulate you on
what you have done. l congratulate
Treat yourselves annually to an exhibit
which marks the progress of your city
and of the whole country. You have be
fore you in these halls an epitome of the
growth of the country of which you form
so important part. The growth of the
country promises to be unlimited
and in that fact Cincinnati reeds heI
cestiny. Enthusiastic applause
Thanking you again for the kind vel
come you give me to your beautiful city
and asking you for prosperity proper.
toned to your enterprise and your mer
Its, bid you good evening. Prolonged
applause
Senator Sherman, Judge Foraker anC
Congressman Foliett also made re
marks.
After the speaking Mr.. Blame waG
given a complimentary dinner by the
commissioners of the exposition. The
party dined in an apartment adjoining
the exposition restaurant and openinl
into the public part of the building
While the dinner was going on the
people got as near the entrance as the
police would permit and set forth at in
tervals cheers and calls OF "Blalne
Blaine" SO that at last Mr.. Blaine had
to rise from the table and go to the dool
and show himself. He stood few sec
onds bowling, while the crowd cheered
and then resumed his seat, and soon aft
er, at about quarter before 10 O'Clock
retired from the hall and was driven tc
his hotel. The occasion was entIrely
non-political, and there was no speaking
at the dinner, at which several local u
distinguished Democrats were present
Mr.. Blaine will spend Thurday in Gin.
cinnsti.