The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-02
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and as enthusiastic as at any other point.
MIR. Francis b. Gray. the mayor, accom-
panied Mr.. Blaine.t0 the stand and said: :
Fellow citizens-The people Of General
GaEfield's old district need no formal in
PRODUCTION to james g. Blaine. pre-
sent him to you. IGssst and prolonged
cheeTing.l w
Mr.. Blaine spoke q few words of
thanks and then introduced Hon. A. w.
TennY Of Brooklyn, who made q brief
speech, which was loudly applauded.
Judge Foraker also spoke and so did
Rev. Poindexter of Ohio.
As the train approached Mentor il
slowed up and finally stopped to give
those on board an opportunity to see the
Garfield farm ond catch q glimpse Of the
house throughthe trees.
Cleveland was reached about 6 D. m
There was great gathering in and
around the depot. The winding road
way leading from the railroad leYel to
the bluff on which the city stands, was
lined with men, women and children,
and when Mr.. Blame came ont OF the
depot and was driven toward The hotel,
he received cheer after cheer. The Office
and the corridors of the hotel, the Ken
naEd house. were crowded, and as at
other places there were several police
men present to clear the way and keep it
open. Mr.. Blaine went at once to his
room, but was soon called out by the
young mems Republican club, who came
to pay their respects. He reviewed
them from the hotel balcony. In re-
Spouse TO repeated demands for speech,
Mr., Blaine said: thank you for this
cordial welcome to Cleveland, q CITY
that always visit with pleasure and
leave with regret. l thank the young
men who do me the honor to call upon
me so promptly. I think it a hope
ful and encouraging sign that in
the year 1884 the young men of the Uni
ted States, more than at any time have
known, are taking an active and promi-
nent part in the national canvass. au-
CUR from 1t good results. Again I ten
dsr you my thanks for the very kind re-
ception you have given me. and bid you
good night. Cheers Mr.. Blaine and
party took supper at about half past
seven.
BLAINE AND LOGAN TOG ETHRR.
Before 8 O'Clock Monumental park
opposite the Federal park and the stand
from which Mr.. Blame was expected to
review the procession, was densely
packed, and thousands were going away
disappointed because they could not find
standing room IN sight of the stand. At
9:3O Mr.. Blaine was escorted by the To-
cal committee to the federal building,
where a considerable number of ladies
and gentlemen were presented TO
him. At 10 o'clock Mr..
Blaine and Gen. Logan, accompanied
by ex-GoY. Foster, ex-senator Hamlin
and other distinguished gentlemen, went
out to the front of the stand and stood
there uncovered, while the people cheer
ed and yelled and made ali kinds of en-
thusiastic demonstrations. By this
time not merely the park, but all the ad-
jacent streets were filled with surging
mass of humanity, and when the pro-
cession began to force its way through,
| the scene became exciting and alarm
ing, because there were many ladies and
| considerable number OF old and very
young people IN the crowd, and it seem
ed likely that some OF them would would
be thrown down and crushed. However,
nothing of that kind occurred, and the
procession slowly made its way
! through and was still passing and being
| reviewed by the candidates at half past
| eleven. 1t Is said that about 10, 600 PEG
| pie from the interior towns came in for
this occasion, and some of the clubs
| taking part In the proce sion came from
| seventy miles distant. Before the re-
view began Gen. Logan spoke briefly at
| one Of the stands and speeches were
| made by several gentlemen. After the
| review Mr.. Blame and his SOD, Walter
Blaine, went to the house of Mrs. Gar
field, whose guests they were to be until
Monday next. Tomorrow Mr.. Blaine,
and possibly Gen. Logan, will visit Ely
| ria, which is forty minutes by rail from
Cleveland. returning to the city late In
the afternoon.
CLEVELAND. O,-At about half past
| II, Mr.. Blame came down from Mrs.
Garfield's house TO the Kennard, where
he remained in his parlor receiving
callers until he went to the depot to tax
the special train for Elyria, at O'Clock.
On this short trip he was accompanied
| by ex-Gov. Foster. Hon. Amos Town
| send, III. Hanna, Judge Foraker, Hon.
a. w. Tenny, of brooklyn, Hon. VIM.
| Bingham, president of the Business
Mems club of Cleveland, and others.
In the party were also Mayor Gates,
| of Elyria, who had come to escort MIR.
Blaine; Judge West, the blind orator
of Ohio. and Mr.. Blaine's
from Cedar Rapids to meet
his father. AS the tram moved slowly
| out of the city it passed the works of the
Lake Erie company, where remarka-
BILE scene occurred. A few of the work
| men outside the shops cheered and
Mr.. Blaine. at the suggestion of Mr..
Hanna OF the state committee, appeared
on the car platform. AS he did 50 q
| large body of workingmen came running
out of the shops and rushed forward
| shouting and running to shake hands
with Mr.. Blaine. They were evidently
| genuine working men with bare breasts
and arms and sweating and begrinned
faces. Mr. Blaine leaned forward
holding out his hand and said, allow
are you, boys The men shouted back,
"Blaine, Blaine; we're Blaine to man."
They cheered again, and the hand shak-
ing continued until the tram started.