Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-07
FOURTH EDITION,


PORTLAND, Me-, Aug.6.-The recep-
ton TO Mr.. Blaine by the business men
Of this city, Mt the City Hall, tonight
was brilliant one. The hall was pack
cd, the seats being removed and the au'
dience standing, while the galleries
were filled with ladies'. Mr.. Blaine held
q reception In the Mayors office. At
o'clock he was conducted to the plat
form, leaning on the arm Of Congress-
man Reed, being received with great
cheering.
Mr.. Reed, in happy speech, present
ed the busidess men Of Portland to Mr..
Blaine, saying jocularly that II he at
tempted to present them individually,
1t would soon be apparent that Mr..
Blaine was better acquainted with them
than he.
Mr.. George Woodman, a. the spokes.
man OF the merchants, then read an ad-
dress to Mr.. Blaine, which was signed
by over three hundred business meu
and firms Of the city. The address, aftel
depressing qualification that citizen
lof Maine had been made the recipient
of the Presidential nomination, says
Although we have not all been able
to agree with you on political question:
we have all bad confidence in your in
tegrity as a man, and your purity and
liability az a statesman, and we are uni
ted In the conviction that should thu
people oe the United States ratify tn,
lchoice of your political associates you
will give the country an administration
Iunrivalled in its wise solicitude aut
practical interests, and for its painstak
ing care for the publication and perfec-
ton ofall departments of the publ
service.
MIR. Blaine replied as follows:
Fellow-citizens: do not know how
to express my sense of the great homo
you pay me in this most cordial recep
ton all the more grateful because moi
rendered in a partisan spirit or for parti
san advantages. For the business mer
of Portland ! have, from persona
knowledge, always entertained a pro
found respect.
In no community has n higher stand
ard OF mercantile honor been maintain
ed, a more taintless commercial credit
than in your beautiful city; and tn
prosperity you enjoy il the legitimat
fruit of comprehensive intelligence, In
dustry and courageous enterprise.
| Though never citizen of Portland,
was resident among you for nearl,
three years. beginning In 1857and endin
in 1859. During that time | was edito
Of the Daily Advertiser, and was in con
slant intercourse with the business and
professional men of the city. recall
no more pleasant period, and, in a wild
sense no. more profitable one in my life
A quarter of century has since elapsed
mark ed with events of world wide i'm
portance, but the flight of years has no
dimmed my appreciation of the friend
ships l then formed nor OF the grea
kindness received in Portland. Wer
l to recall the long list Of eminent mel
OF both parties, now no more, whom
was then permitted TO number among
my friends, time would fail me, and
this large Assem- blage called for friendly
greeting of the living would be turned
to eulogy of this acting generation
None higher could be given than tina,
they are worthy to succeed the Fessen
dens, the Shepleys, the Browns, the
Titles, and that great host of able anC
upright men whose names and who's,
careers are the true glory of Portland
| Introductions 10 Mr.. Blaine followed
many gentlemen being introduced.