Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-19
BLAINE ON HIS TRAVELS.
He Addresses a Great Crowd at Worce:
ter-His Reception In New York.

He Addresses a Great Crowd at worces-
ter-His Reception In New York.
WORCESTER, Mass, September l9.-J
G. Blaine arrived in this city from Boston
at noon to-day. He comes to attend the
annual Fair of the Worcester Agricultural
Society. He will be the guest of Secretary
and Congressman Vim. Rice, during his
stay in the city. Thousands of people were
in waiting at the station, and lined the route
to the fair grounds. A National salute was
fired by section Of Battery
B during his arrival The visit
was entirely non-partisan, the reception
committee being composed of members OF
The agricultural society and represent the
different political parties. Senator Hawley
of Connecticut, and Lieut., Governor Ames,
Of Massachusetts, accompanied Mr.. Blaine.
who was met at the Union station by the re-
ception committee. The party were driven
to the fair grounds. Lunch was served in
large tent. After the refreshments were
discussed, the party adjourned to the judges
stand, where Mr.. Blaine spoke at considers-
Die length.
After speaking at the fair Blaine and
Senator Hall dined with Congressman W.
". Rice. After dinner Blaine was quietly
taken to tho depot where a great crowd had
ass, mbh d and e WIS given three tim IS
,hree cheers as he boarded the 5:37 train
or New York.
A scheme That Failed to Work.
HARTFORD, September l8. - Arrange
nents had been made TO give Blaine a pop
liar reception at prominent points along
be line on his way to New York A num-
,er Of Republicans OF Hartford, New Ha-
en- Meiiden and Bridgeport went to
Springfield on a special train expecting to
have Blaines party leave the regular ex-
press at that place and proceed to New
York on the special. Owing to a delay in
delivering the message Blaine was not
aware of the project until after leaving
Springfield. He decided that to make the
change would delay his arrival in New fork
uu il midnight, and he accordingly kept on
to New York on the express
The Arrival at New York.
NEw YoRE, September l5.-James G
Blaine arrived here on a train over the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
at IL O. clock tonight. He came on the reg
ular passenger tram, having declined the
offer of a special train from the railroad
company. Chairman b F. Jones, Of the
Republican National Committee. Senator
Warner Miller, Collector Robertson
and Ex-Governor A. b. Cornell
met the train at the station. Jacobus
Battery. of the Ninth Assembly district,
$50 strong accompanied Mr.. Blaine to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel After greeting him
with rousing cheers, that were joined IN 6y
the great crowd assembled in and about the
Grand Central Depot When Blaines car
riage reached the reservoir at Fifth avenue
and Forty-second street, several persons
rushed to unharness the horses and them
selves draw the Presidential can
didate to his hotel. Blaine
made known his objection to this
however. and the effort was abandoned.
Blaine entered the hotel BY the Twenty
third street entrance, and went at once to
his parlor. The apartments assigned him
are those regularly occupied BY President
Arthur EAen in this city. An enormous
crowd gathered in front Of the hotel, aud in
response to repeated calls, Blaine
stepped upon the balcony and stood for
several minutes he did not respond to
demands for q speech, bat soon retired to
his rooms and the crowd dispersed Sena-
TOR Miller had his pockets picket OF q
pocket book containing considerable sum
OF money during the scramble to reach
Blaine at the depot When he afferrard
mentioned his loss to Blaine that gentleman
remarked. jokingly, Some Democrat
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