Daily Republican., 1886-10-18
THE PLUMED KNIGHT,
OUR Next PREsIDENT RECEIVES
'", a GRAND OVATION.

OUR NEXT PRECEDENT KECRIy rs
ID" GRAND OVATION.
Jam 90 o. Blaine Addresses EuIIy FIJI.
roen rhousand Psopis In PhlIadsi.
phis saturday. Night.
~
Hon. James g. Blaine. of Maine, dis
cussed the political issues OF the dsy
before hfteen thousand people in Phila-
delpaia on Saturday night. He arrived
quietly In the middle Of the day, and
was 10 his room at the Continen tai Ho-
tel before Chairman Cooper, of the State
Committee, and President Stuart, of the
Young Mems Republican Club, were
notified OF his arrival. He spent the
afternoon ct the hotel, taking o much-
needed rest. In the evening he was
driven TO the Academy Of Music, where
he spoke to five thousand people. From
the Academy he went to Horticultural
Hall. where fully four. thousand people
had congregated 10 hear him speak.
He was then taken to the Union
League, and from the balcony of the
club house the "Plumed Knight" made
brief speech 10 an audience number
ing between six and seven thousand
people. His appearance at each of the
places named was greeted with such
outbursts OF enthusiasm as have been
seldom witnessed in that city. 1t was
manifest from the manner In which the
masses hocked to see him, and went
Wild ~ sight Of him, that the statesman
from Maine had lost none OF bis mag
netism, and still was first in the hearts
Of the Philadelphia Republicans. Few
men have been accorded such o well
come as that given to Mr.. Blaine, and
he was deeply moved by the free and
hearty expIessiO ion OF good will toward
him. To the great throng in front oi
The Union League he expressed mis- feel.
ings In this language: 81 ask you tc
accept my cordial and heartfelt thanks
for another one of those receptions fol
which I already owe you so much, and
am now indebted to you beyond my
capacity to repay"
THE MEETING AT THE ACADEMY.
Long before the hour announced fol
the commeu cement Of the meeting a,
the Acad emy Of Music, the streets In
the vicinity were filled with a surQine
mass OF humanity all anxious to gair
adm ission. They came from all direc
tioDs, and In unm bers vary ing from two
to hundred. 1t had had been advertised
that the doors would be opened at 7
O'Clock, but at balf.past d there ere
more people in front and on the side oil
the Acade my than would fill 1t to over
flowing. Broad and Locust streets
were jammed with q surginR mass oil
humanity, each one bent upon gaining
an entrance, and many fearing they
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About twenty-five minutes of tl I
doors we're thrown open. Then followt d
a wild rush BY wild crowd, unmind
full Of ose another's feelings, with the
single object before them of gaining ad
mission. Hundreds of police officers
we're present, but they were powerlesi
TO stem the tide OF humanity which wal
rushing and crushing toward the doors
During the mad rush there were fire.
Iquent cries Of pain from individuals
who were being jammed by the crowd
Occasionally Theory of "Don't crowd
80, men! There is lady here" would
be heard, and then the men for q mo
ment would cease their exertions. But
1t was only for moment, and then on
they went again. By O'Clock the grea,
building was packed with men and
women. Every seat was taken. Every
aisle leading to the paIquet and to the
three galleries was filled with mer
waiting and watching for the men they
idolize to put in an appearance until
they should attest once moro their allie
glance to him. A few minutes after
o'clock every door leading to the Acad
emy was closed, and 1t was announced
| that there would be no more ad missions
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appointed men.
They had tickets, but of what use
was q ticket when o man could not gel
within ten yards of the door, and then
those who were close to the door were
refused admission. About half.past Z
O'Clock Mayor Smith and M. P. Handy
walked up Locust street and started to
push their way through the crowd. A
policeman caught sight of his chief, and
cried out to big Sergeant Malin, who
was on duty at the door with squad o
officers: Sergeant, make pass age fol
the Mayor" The crowd took up the
cry, and the stalwart reserves put theil
backs to the crowd, and slowly bu
Ste adily forced 1t back step by step unit
the Mayor reached the door and passed
In. In moment he reappeared, ant
lifting his voice above the din, cried:
Gentlemen, I am requested to an
nounce to you that there will be NJ
more admissions at this door, as tn
building ia already Dangerously over
scrowded."
This announcement was met with
Icry of deIision, A thousand men Still
tcrowded around the door expecting
hoping, by some ct ance to slip through
The very fact that they were de
MED admission seemed TO make then
the more determined to get iD. Abou
fifteen minutes of eight closed car
riage turned off Fifteenth street int
Locust, and the driver made his wa.
slowly through the crowd to the stag
Idoor.
tits Blainsl' some one shouted, AM
then for an instant the thousand peopl
with stage tickets ceased pressing 10
ward the door and turned to the car
riage. When Edwin 8. Stuart, tn
president OF the Young Republicans
stepped out upon the sidewalk, tn
crowd set up wild cheer for "Blaine
iof Maine," and that gentleman emerge.
from the cab the next instant. Th
lcrowd parted and he pressed through
the door. He was closely followed b,
Senator Cooper, John Stewart an
Charles Emory Smith, but these gentle
men experienced more difficulty II
reaching the door.
Inside the Academy the five thousan
3people had their eyes fastened upon tn
stage, ready ut the first sight OF the ma
with the magnetic name to burst fort
In tumultuous applause. The Weccaco
Band entertained them with some 81
lcellent m usic. Sud6 enly the band cease
plsying. The buzz OF voices died away
and a death like stiffness was upon tn
Academy. The men on the stage turne
their faces toward the flies on the nortf
the audience looked in the same direc
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