Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-10-23
ENTHUSIASM FOR BLAINE.

Monster Gathering in Which the Business
Men Of New York are Represented,
New York, Oct. 21-It has never been
the good fortune of any presidential
asplrant to receive such hearty and
enthusiastic endorsement of his candi.
dacy by the business men of this city as
was given James G. Blaine yesterday.
The meeting, which was held in Wall
street in the afternoon, under the aus.
pices of the various exchange clubs, was
ah immense success. and complete evil
dence that the representative business
men and merchants of the metropolis are
enthusiastically in favor of the election
of Mr.. Blaine. Those people who we're
surprised at the gathering in Wall street
on the occasion of the democratic
demonstration few days ago we're
utterly bewildered this afternoon when
confronted py solid mass of people
thronging Wall street, from Broadway
to William street. and on Broad street,
from the sub-treasury steps to the Gus
tom house.
1t was decided to have three speaking
stands, one from the sub-treasury steps,
another from the custom-house steps, and
another from platform erected at the
corner of William and Wall streets. The
list ofspeakers included Secretary Gresh-
am, ex. Secretary William NJ. Evarts,
Senators Hale, of Maine, and Hawley,.
ot Connecticut, Stewart L. Woodford,
George ID. Boutwell,, ShermanS. Rogers,
alexander Sullivan and State Senator
Dennis p. Mccarthy. The list of vice.
"a Ial e IN
leading merchants and bankers OF this
city, while among the secretaries we're
about the same lumber of representa-.
tlves OF similar interests.
According to the programme, the first
organization to prepare for the demon.
stratlon, was the Dry Goods association,
which assembled on Worth street, be.
tween Church and Broadway, at 2
O'Clock, and then, headed by the seventh
regiment band, marched 2,5UO strong
down Broadway. At Reade street, the
West Side Merchants association fell
in line With 800 men, and at Chambers
street 300 hardware merchants joined.
Two other organizations we're added to
the line before Rowling Green was
! reached-the jewellers, 700 strong, and
the stock exchange Blame and Logan
legion. The latter body took the head
OF the procession with its full 1000 men
and ELECTED rounds Of applause from the
populsce darkened sidewalk.
In tact, from Worth street down, the
crowds were dense and increased in size,
until. at the produce exchange building,
out mass Of black cloud could be
seen where the streets usually
are. At the produce exchange
building the organization from that
exchange took its place in the par
| ade. Grand Marshal Sabin leading 1900
men; the delegation from the petroleum
exchange, 500 strong; the lover Wall
street merchants, $50 strong; the cotton
and meta! exchanges. counting 200 men,
also fell into the procession on Beaver
| street. The route was down Broadway
to Beaver, through Beaver to Broad, and
up Broad to the sub.treasury. As the
procession was seen advancing up Broad
street by the assembled multitude they
broke into tumultuous applause.
At $3.50, the time for the meeting, the
seats around the three speaking stands
were simply one mass of people. and the
windows in the palatial banking houses
were radiant with the wives and
daughters of their owners. Standing
on the steps of the sub.treasury
one could easily imagine that all
New York was out en- masse to ratify the
action OF the business community in en-
dorsing Mr. Blaine's candidacy, for the
people were packed together like sar-
dimes and their enthusiasm knew no
bounds.
Secretary Gresham was the orator of
the occasion. He spoke from the sub
treasury steps. Mr.. Gresham confined
himself entirely to discussion Of the
finances Of the country and refutstion
OF the assertion Of Mi. Hendricks that
the balance of the money in the treasury
should be paid out Immediately for the
public debt.
senator Hale, Stewart L. Woodford
and Sherman 8 Roger. of Buffalo, ad.
dressed that portion of the mul-
titude gathered around the
custom house steps, while the
other speakers we're divided between the
platform ut Wall and William streets.
1t was O'Clock when the last speaker
had flushed. but even then the enthu.
siasm of,sthe parade had not been
lessened, and With the bands at their
head they began supperlees march
through the downtown districta which