The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-25
MIR. BLAINE AT FORT WAYNE.
Bourbon BIackguards Insult Him While
Speaking.


Speaking.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 21.--Mr.
Blaine's train arrived at this place YES
terday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. There
was large crowd at the depot and all
along theArOute to the Avehn House, to
which Mr. Blaine was driven. The streets
IN front of the hotel and court house
square opposite, and all adjacent streets,
were filled with people. When Dir.
Blaine appeared on the balcony
he was loudly cheered From
one portion of the crowd, including
a number of men wearing tall white
hats, there came cheers for Cleveland, and
when Mr.. Blaine attempted to speak he
was interrupted by shouts ard wells,
cheers for Cleveland coming from the
same quarter He therefore decliaed to
speak from the balcony and re. entering
the hotel he left it again by the side door
and il company with Chairman N ew and
Hon. William Mckinley, of Ohio, was
driven up Calhoun street to point oppo-
site Library Hall. The great body of The
crowd followed him, and here, standing
on the drivers seat, he made his speech,
in which he made no reference to the out
rage perpetrated by the blackguards in
white hats in the crowd at the hotel.
The Insult Deliberately Planned.
1t appears that the Democrats in this
State are very much demoralized by Mr.
Blaine's appearance here, and are moving
heaven and earth to counterfeit the effect
of his visit. This is the first point. of
conflict they have selected, the town be-
ing largely Democratic, and the county
Democratic by A, 1000 majority. The Re
publican meeting to receive Mr.. Blaine
was arranged ten days ago. Two days
before his expected arrival the Demo
Gratis arranged for a meeting at the
same time, in the court house square,
just opposite the place the Republicans
had selected. The special object was to
annoy and, if possible, to break Mr.
| Blaine down. Congressman Mckinley,
Mr.. Blaine's special friend, who arrived
here in the morning advised the local COM
mittee to change the place of Mr. Blaine
speaking. They refused, and Mr. Nc
Kinley then tried to get word of
warning to Mr.. Blaine after
the latter'S arrival, but he was
caught in the crowd and could not reach
him until he was brought out on the bal
cony of the hotel Mr. Blaine had no
warning of the situation, and was very
disagreeably surprised to be confronted
by a bowling mob, who yelled them
selves hoarse and would not permit
| him to speak. About thousand Demo.
Gratis were right under the balcony,
and yelled every time Mr. Blaine tried to
| say word. They moutheu every COM
menplace insult that rufians could devise,
and grOaned and Kissed until Mr. Blaine
| withdrew The great crowd of Rcpubli-
| cans followed Mr.. Blaine in his carriage
until he was driven eight blocks away
Then the carriage was stopped, Mr.. Blaine
stood upon the box, and there addressed
the large audience without interruption.
He drew away the bulk of the crowd
from the Courthouse Square, not over
1000 being left to surround the Demo
cratic stand. The Republicans gathered
in force about Mr.. Blaine at his second
stop, and if the Democrats had interfered
at this place there would have been some
broken heads.
The shameful mob proceedings of the
Democrats will lose Cleveland thousand
of votes in this county and throughout the
State
Last evening both parties had torch.
light professions. The Democrats cap
tured the Republican line of march and
tried to raise riot. Several fights fol-
lowed, but order was at last restored.
Mr.. BlaineHs quietly resting at the resi-
dence of Hon. Jesse r. Williams, where
he took supper and spent the night.
He left to-daG for Indianapolis and inter
mediate points.