Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-11
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Ohio VOTERS AWAKE.
Reused To Their Work
By Blaine.
The VOICE OF The TRADES
Raised With No Uncer-
tain Sound.
AN ALLY FOR CLEVELAND.
The NEOrnROns Working
Fol-, His Election.
TIE STRUGGLE I'm OHIO.


Blaine still Drawing Crowds-shovv-
ing Them with MatchIess Clear
ness the Issues of the Campaign
Thousands Now Aroused To Vote
the Republican Ticket.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 10.-The Blaine
party left Columbus this morning at 10
o'clock A delegation of gentlemen from
Illinois accompanied the party. A crowd of
five hundred persons cheered as the train left
Columbus. The first stop was at Cicleville.
Mr. Blaine was driven to the court house
where he spoke briefly to the five thousand
people present. Mr.. Blaine said the eyes of
every State in the country were on Ohio to-
day and that the action of Ohio Tuesday
next was awaited with great solicitude by
the whole United States. He said the vote
would be taken as an index to the vote in
November Speaking of the tariff he stated
that the action on the tariff this year would
probably decide the fate of protective tariff
for the next century. Judge Tenney and
Governor Foster also spoke. A crowd of
small boys followed Mr.. Blaine's carriage and
cheered Justify for Cleveland.
LONDON, O., Oct. 10.-At Chillicothe five
thousand people gathered in the public
SQUARE to welcome Mr.. Blaine. Fifty girls
in white held floral arches under which
Mr. Blaine walked When he was intro
duced he spoke of the beauty of the Scioto
valley. He urged the Importance of the Oe-
tober election, stating that it was Ohio's vote
in October, 1856, that gave strength to
General Fremont and in 1860 and
1864 elected Lincoln. 1t remains to
be seen whether in this great
conflict for the great principles of great
party the people of Ohio viii maintain the
Dast record Ex-Governor Foster and Judge
Tenney also spoke briefly. The train left for
Portsmouth at 1:30. A short stop was made
at Waverly, Mr.. Blaine speaking from the
platform to one thousand people. He SAID
that all he came down the Scioto valley for
was to find out for his own satisfaction what
the Republicans were doing and that he had
travelled one thousand miles to see how Ohio
stood. He urged the people to get out full
vote in October and to cut down
the Democratic majority. There was
an immense crowd at Portsmouth,
fifteen thousand crowding the streets
There were five thousand Democrats from
Kentucky in the streets, it being the occa-
sion of q Democratic meeting. Mr.. Blaine
and party were conducted through the
crowded streets to the public square. A
bowling mob followed Mr.. Blaine's carriage,
yelling for both candidates. Seven or eight
men we're knocked down and street fights
ing when Mr.. Blaine assembled to the stand.
He said there never was a political
contest when Ohio's voice was to decide to
such an extent great national contest.
Every Ohio man should feel on Tuesday that
he is not only voting for single but for the
whole United States IT beg of you to be
ware of over-confidence in the great struggle.
See that 1aziness and laggardness keep no
Republicans away from the polls on Tues
day"
The train left Portsmouth at o'clock.
The thirty-mile run to Ironton was made in
an hour. Here there = was a repetition
of the scene at Portsmouth. Thousands
from Kentucky joined the throng. Drunken
men how1ed, cannon were fired, fireworks
DISPLAYED and whistles blown. A large
torchlight procession paraded the streets.
Mr. Blaine made brief speech from the
stand in the center of the town and was then
driven to a private residence for the
night Tomorrow the party goes through
the Hooking Valley to Lancaster.