The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-10
MAINE AND CALIFORNIA.
National Delegates from the Pa
cific Arrive at Augusta,
And With Hosts of Citizens Visit
Mr.. Blaine.
The Capital Boiling Over With
Enthusiasm.

more from Rockland and other cities along the
Knox and Lincoln road, all filed with dele.
gates to join the Blaine train. A great crowd
with band of music greete the California
and Maine delegates with cheers, Bowdoin
students being conspicuous in enthusiasm.
Senator Mcclure of California made them a
ringing speech, after which Congressman Bou-
telle made speech which was cut short by
the starting of the train at 4.20 for Augusta.
General Chamberlain would have joined the
train here but was detained by having an en-
tion of the new town hall tonight and having
to start tomorrow for the reunion of the
Army of the Potomac at Brooklyn.
At Gardiner a salute of artillery welcomed
the train bat stop Of only two min ties was
made. All along the route the flying train
was greeted with cheers and waving of hand
kerchiefs. particularly along the Kennebec
river, and crowds were gathering at many
places.
AT $40 the long train of thirteen cars rolled
into Augusta where bands were PLAYING,
whistles blowing, bells ringing, artillery firing
and crowds assembled to meet it. A process.
sion with music and banners was soon formed
to escort the visitors.
Governor Conner addressed the California
delegation in words of welcome, at the depot.
He said:
Gen. SeIden COnnor's Speech.
Gentlemen Of the California Deleg alton:
In behalf OF the fellow citizens, the ne h.
bors and friends of him in whose cause you
come to our city, bid you heartfelt VEL
n n hna ioof ito
of our loved and honored fellow townsman,
james G. Blaine, have come before you, and
therefore our hearts and our homes are
open to you. Listening eagerly for news from
the centre of our hopes and fears, we heard
that from the Golden Gate and ali along the
Pacific slope the earnest, warm-hearted sons of
the West we're crossing the continent with
music and banners in the air and the strong
purpose in their hearts to have Blaine and
none other for their candidate and our hopes
were strengthened. We feel that it is greatly
due to you, to your whole-souled championship,
that the voice OF the people was heard in the
convention and raised the name of Blaine
with so unanimous and unmistakable an ac-
claim 1t is not for us to thank you. Fifty
millions OF people may be affected by your
course. If Maine and Illinois shall wire in
1884 as Illinois and Maine did in 1860 we of
this district and State which he served SO long
and faithfully, believe that you will find your
best thanks in the administration which your
candidate twill give the country. Again,
gentlemen, bid you welcome. AS friends of
james G. Blaine you need no other passports
TO the regard of his neighbors in the city of
his home. ~
Senator Mcclure of California responded
and closed amid great cheering by
saying: ''You need not be worried about us;
we will take care of onr side of the continent"
Senator McCiure's Speech.
great convention just closed aJ Chicago to pay
our respects to Mr.. Blaine. We are not here
to congratulate him but to congratulate the
American people California eight years ago
nominated your friend and neighbor (Mr
Blaine) for President of the United States
We were there in 1880. This year we were
there again aad the convention ratified that
nomination which had been repeatedly made
by our State and say to the Republican party
of the United States we love your neighbor.
We idolize him on our coast because we love
the spirit of independence and genuine
Republication which we believe he always
advocated. We have in our humble way as
sisted to make platform broad and deep
enough to cover every principle and policy OF
the Republican party since its organization,
and We believed there was no other mao in
America whe could stand upon that platform.
When we succeeded in adopting it, L said to
my associates, "That platform dominates
James G. Blaine" (Applause.)
We like him because we believe he repre-
sents American sentiment. We believe
that If be is elected president, our citizens will
be protected at home and abroad. "a voice,
"Amen" and cheers,) We believe that he
will see that American labor is protected! AID
we in California believe that American labor
ers of the Pacific coast and our beautiful land
will not be cursed and injured by an influx of
Mongoiisns from the Chinese Empire. Great
applause.) My friends, do not think this is
time for a political speech. The trouble with
me is that have been talking for the last two
weeks and l am about talked out. We have
nominated MIR. Blaine and we can now return
to our homes in safety having complied with
our instructions, Oaughter) and in November
next we shall return to you the electoral vote
of Oregon, Nevada and California aud in addi-
ton too, five or six Republican congressman
from the State of California and United
States Senator. Great applause) Judge
Knight of California again addressed the
large concourse of people.
Senator Davis's Speech.
Mr., Chairman and FeltoeO- Citizens Of Maine
and Felloac- Republicans:
In behalf of the California delegation
and the delegation from the Pacific slope I
thank you from the bottom of my heart for
this very kind and hospitable welcome. say
delegation from the Pacific slope because we
have with US men from, Nevada and other
portions of the Pacific slope who ars as earnest
as we are, who are as Jealous workers as we
are, who are as warmly entitled to
your welcome as we are. California ciasped
hands with you across the continent in an
earnest desire to do the same work. We are
Joined together in one purpose, one determine
ton, and our hearts beat in unison while we
aresworking for that result. Our people, 1 cat
assure you, are terribly in earnest. Applause
They have been in earnest for long time.
They began this thing in 1876 and sent a
solid delegation for James 6. Blaine eight
years ago. (Applsuse.) In 1880, some of
their men having failed them in 1876, they
again sent solid delegation, and not satisfied
with pledges they gave them esst-iron instruc-
tions. (Laughter.) "Vote for Blaine, first,
last andiall the time," (Applause) and SO when
we came on this time they told us not to come
back unless we brought Blaine. You perceive
the circumstances under which we came and
the necessity we felt in carrying out those in
structions. We had everything on the trip
that would inspire us. When we came across
Iowa it was all ablaze with enthusiasm. From
one end to the other, receptions, bands Of
music, companies of soldiers, everything in
the nature of warm and hearty greeting, and
we were assured that their hearts
throbbed for Blaine. When we arrived at Chi
cago and went into that convention, and saw
tie enthusiasm there, and when the name OF
Blaine was mentioned in that mighty temple
10, 600 people rose to their feet with cheer upon
cheer. They waved their handkerchiefs and
their hats, and L saw one man who took off his
hat and boots and threw them into the air.
Naughter.) He could not find words in which
to express his feelings, We were very much
In earnest in this matter; we meant to win
because our hearts were in the work, and be-
cause we believed we were right. We believed
that James G. Blaine was the choice of the
Republican party; we believed that ma iority
OF the party had already sigpifed their deter
mination that he should go nominee OF
the party for the Presidency, aH we felt that
we we're entitled TO demand his nomination OF
that convention.
We have won, and now permit me to add
one word more before close. You need not
be worried about US. We will take care Of
our side of the continent (applause) and you
| will know by November how we take care oil
| 1t. We will carry California and Nevada
We have already carried Oregon in the pre-
| limipary election aud we will carry it by an
enlarged majority, for the name of Blaine will
| give us thousands of votes that We could moi
| have on local election. II you will do al
| well in September az Oregon has done il
| June, l tell you that when the time comes fol
| the grand crisis We will sweep the Union al
| the pralre-6re sweeps over the prairie, anc
| the work that was begun in Chicago will b.
| finished in November; and the banner that WI
| carried when we started from San Francisc,
| we will throw to the breeze again, and ou
| motto shall end where it began, "Blaine anC
victory" (Applause)
Ex-senator Hamlin was called for and wa