New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-23
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GREETINGS TO MR., BLAINE,
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION IN NEWARK


The special train conveying Mr Blaine and ms
marty did not reach Centre Street Station at New
ark until nearly O'Clock. When the tram neaIeu
the station shout went up from crowds oI Ie"p,
cougregaed along the track. and was taken UP ii."
echoed 10y dense masses OF people P"'ho"
around the station and III the streets pelon"'
score of ,talwart policemen had oeen uo'"ii'u ~
keep the crowd back from the tram an" ~ ~
ouir.d their utmost efforts. and the OccaSIona use
Of the locust TO keep the space clear lioi" '"o
platform of the rear car 10 ll' "ooi
~ the Messenger room. When MI Blame
,liehted with George A. Halscy William Walter
pbeIps stephen Elkins Garrett \. Hobart senator
ceweU and other well-kuown men, he was III
stantiv recognized although weaned win 'he
fatirues he had undergone, and cheer ouisl HoH
,bo.e struggling near hlm. II taken mp IN
sympathetlc chorus by the thousands waiting In Ihe
streets near by and was carried in thunderouS
wave mp Centre-st. which was packed with people,
10 Broad-st where nearly the entire population OF
The citv and thousands from the suburbs, were as
scnbled waiting TO catch glimpse of the kepuDH-
can Presidential candidate.
Without any ceremony Mr.. Halsey hurried Nr.
Blaine through the passenger station TO the rear
where a number of carriages were IN waiting ioI-
lowed closely by the other members oi tLe party
and the representatives of the press Inc carriages
were then driven toward Broad-st.. and halted IN
" uniformed Republican club composed oil tne
fovver of the Republican youth Of Newark lie
oppearance of the carriages the signal for EN-
tbus1astic cheering which did not cease aitel
the carriages began to move down BroadSt.. New
arls great thorOuChfare. On both sides OF lhe
street the people packed in such numbers tha'
there was scarcely room for the Lancers TO break
way through. The stores and residences on ellheI
side were Illuminated and decorated and the WIN
4 ,+I i,N{a vvhp
their handkerchiefs as Mr. Blane's carriage passed
bv The scene was the most imposing ever wit
messed i'm Newark. Mr.. Blaine reclIned in his car
riage and contemplated H. acknowledging the tIb-
utc paid to him by incning his head. He was ey-
identity pleased and touched by the enthusiasm of
the great asscmblage. Ar numerous points II was
difficult 10 prevent enthusiastic lndi yiduaIs from
crowdng upon the carriage 70 shake hands with
Nlr Blaine.
AT MR.. UNSrYs HOUSE.
As the carriages ucarod Walnut-st. they become
tutanrled i'm dcnser masses of people Here nm
the immediate neigh hnrhood of George 4. llo~cv7
house there were assembled "a waiting multitude
numbering not less than twenty thousand Inc
moment the music Of the approaching Lauccrs was
heard roar went mp as deep and profound as tha'
of the sea and the great crowd began
10 surge back and forth aud threatened to
cucroacb uron the space made bv strong force of
police iu front of tine house and carry away hy its
momentum tho stand erected there for the
sppaLpra The police. under several burly hcuicu-
auts attacked the great human wave az once and
b, tine exercise pf brute strength kept ~ hock uuti
thc cattufca. dclachug themselves one after th'
Other from tho crowds could draw mp ni the curb
pud land Ma llnura party close to ihr house
larllt had thry entered WHOM o. rush vnn m1d'
and tine doufa were biocaod up 80 that 10 was in.
ro.aiplr to gain % passage through,
In the rpacous pArlor4 and antrroomn were
gathered several hundred gentlemen representing
thc wealth. culture aud material interests of New
alN MI Blaine was escorted Immediately up
etslr- and after remaining few min Itos dcscrudrd
20 tine par.ors and passed through. cordially
exchanging greetings with those present, His
fatigue was so evident that there was httc shAh-
hlg of hands. he then passed 10 q rear apartment
vbcfe he renamed for some time and took refresh
ment-.
Meanwhile the multitude in front Of the house
kept increasing and the police redoubled Their
efforts 10 keep the people back. The lrcinghuy-
son Laucers formed ia circle about the
speakers stand. and shoulder 10 shoulder
pressed with the butts of their spears upon tile
edge of the crowd 20 keep them back. 4 brass
baud of thirty pieces in the pace fronting the
stand and began to play 10y the order OF senator
Staiusby. Chairman OF the County Committee bat
at times the music could not be heard even ON the
stand owing 10 the cheering and confusion.
The scene from the speaker, stand was one Of the
finest imaginable. The whole street was lighted
up boy electricity and the residences either sides
were gay with light and color As tAr as the eye
could look mp Broad-,t and for some distance
south the street was solid mass % humanity.
Hose cars that were stopped in the erect had even
their roofs oyerrun by and boys and the horses
were wedged in So that tley could not move,
MIR. B1AINT SPEAKS
shortly after eight o'clock MI Blaine accom-
paue by Cortlandt Parker Of Nowar!. and fol-
lowed bv other distinguished gentlemen. appeared
al the door and hoar-c roar of applause went MP
from the multitude IIo toped TO TIC platform
and advancing 10 the front stood there for
few minutes in an mpdssiye attitude
waiting for the storm Of cher 10
pass over Thcu he stepped back. and Ar.
Parker advanced {, introduce him. Alr Parker
said that to him Lad been assigned the honor of
formally presenting ouc who needed 10 iuuJduc-
ton 10 the people of Newark and Ncw-Jersoy His
record Of several years struggle for Union. Recon
structIOD and Protection in the House of
Representatiyes and the dignity. fairness aud
consummate ability with which hc had presided So
long as Speaker of that body were known 10 an.
He had served a brief term IN the senate, leader
of leaders and AGAIN Secretary of state under
President Garfield. whom he attended to tine
grave And how Maine with 10000 majority had
given hun 10 the Union 10 make him President.
MIR Par ,er then presented James g. Blaine ~ the
next President of The United Statcs.' Amid deaf
cning cheering Mr. Blaine steppci again forward
and said:
My FRirvDs: ! Lad known before from my cX-
reriencc of the hospitality of a Ncw-Jcrscy wei
come, hut tins scene Tonight surpdsses dl once MY
experience and my expectation. II would DE IDLE
IN me TO deny that / see In II a I1nihcance
which II might not be becoming to express. am
grateful for these renewed evidences of the dcVo-
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