New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-15
MR.. BLAINE AT HOME.
THE GREETING OF AUGUSTA CROWNS HIS
TRIUMPH.
ENTJIrrsrl srlsrrCAIIY WELCOMED IN EVERY
TOWN THROUGH WHICH HE PASSED FROM
posroN TO THE CAPITAL OF THE
PINE TREE STATE
. fsy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrausH-1

IN nuhIlc spealing for couple OF years and has
found that he cannot make dozen or moro speechcs
in ono day in the open air with impun ty IL mas d
tendency TO make him hoarse. AS his voice IS worth
a great deal in this campaign Mr Blaine hecded inc
advice OF his friends to-day in the trip nom boston
to Augusta coninlng his speeches at the stopping
placcs to a brief expression OF his thanks for the
cord al greetings extended HIM. Tho welcome has
everywhere been cordial and enthusiastic The crowds
of people have not been generally so largo as thosc
that choered him on his way from New-iorh 10
Boston: but this Is because the towns themselves
arc smaller not because tho enthusiasm was less
Mr. Blaine received number Of callers at the Hotel
Vendomc in the morning, but on the whole passeu
restful forenoon.
At mon he and the members of HIS family and the
friends who to accompany nm on tho speoiai
car left the hotel anu drove in carriages to the
ras,crn Deno, I'm Boston A crowd gathered about
the hotel to SEQ Mr. Blaine depart and It's enthusiasm
found the usual vent with Mr.. Bla ne were Mrs
Blaine Miss Margaret and Miss Harriet lha'ne'
Walker Blaine, Dr. Burden, chairman OF the hepuo-
lcan state Committee of Massachusetts, General Ndan
T. Knc Of Baltimore; Colonel Coppingcr and Joseph |
,tan,cv pavson Tucker general manager of the |
Maine Central lne had placed h s special car at their
disposal The railroad station was packed IN Ieppi9
long before the time had arrived Tor MI hGine o uo
part The approach Of the carriages tat cohaheu MN
hs family and the few friends who were 10 taVei WIN
him on the special car announced by loud cheering
Policemen were drawn up in linc 10 Keep pdasas'
for him through the crowd to the car Mr. Blaine
walked bareheadcd, bow.ng his acknowledgements Vi
the greetings that shOwcrcd upon him' nero
and there man stretched forth his hand between inc
blue-coated files OF policeman and felt amply re-
waraed for his temcrIty II he succeeded In cluchns
the hand OF Mr. Blaine.
When Mr. Blaine entered the car, he remained ior
while on the rear platform tho police keeping pach
the crowds that would have scrambled on TO the car
to shake hands with him. The cry OF Blanc bia'he'
James G. Blaine" shook the raftels. 1he cheeHHs
continued while the long crawlcd slowly out OF
the station Bostons farewell to Mr. Blaine was
given In the same spirit as It's greeting.
WARMLY GREETED IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Tho train started at IL 80 o'clock. Lynn gave
Mr. Blaine warm greeting. Crowds filed the plat
| FORM and to economlzc space occupied the top OF
freight cars In response to the cheering Mr. Blaine
| appcarcd on the rear platform. Congressman Cabot
| Lodge briefly addressed the people telling them that
The speeches Mr.. Blaine made yesterday had rendered
him hoarsc and that he could only return few words
Of thanks for the warm reception given him. There
upon Mr. Blaine briefly expressed his qualification OF
tho warm welcome that had been extended him and
his satisfaction on finding himself again In his native
land and among friends. The crowd cheered )us1
rs loudly as though II had received regular speech
It's nofence had been rewarded by seeing and hearing
Mr. Blaine.
Salem turned ont big crOWd 10 NtNVtc th' VT
dncI!shcd traveller. 1t filed the platform and over
flowed into the streets. and sought places of vantage
! ON house tops and freight cars. lts dimensions
rendered it Impossible that half of those present
could hope to Mr.. Blaine But they che're" JUS.
as loudly as those who rcaped the legitimate reward
Of being early on tho ground. Mr. Blaine could not
deny them few words
"My friends he said, al did much speaking yes
terdav which has greatly impaired my voice. so that
m
for your kind greeting, and to assure you how elau
am TO be in M own country and among friends
again. c.,
Tho crowd cheered loudly. for they were satisfied
that Mr. Blaine had done HIS best IN gfa'lS lhen''
When the train moved salem resumed business
for It must havc practically abandoned 1t TO turn out
so large a crowd. rn,
udoin bv tbe size of the crowd the greater part oi
,be Inhabitants had again turned out of doors to let
him know that NcwburypOrt was glad to sec h'm
# only for few minutes. large portion ol INC poP
nIa,Ion Of Ncwburypor succeeded in finding seats OH
flo ,on NJ freight cars The cheering again brough
i Mr. blaine to the rear platform. This IS what NJ
sad .,.o ,,.o.
.. , sncech 7 cannot make, because my voice VIZ
Q worn ont Yesterday only return 70 you lily
most nrofound thanks for tho kindness which proyp''
,Iis yrclcomc spd express you the great giaine'
: a,d ,or 7 feel al being once more among lr'h"' a'
nuna
at home for a Maine man always iees az No"'' =
/ MasSachusetts.' --
,ornrv WELCOMED IN NEWllhNPsHlIE"
Portsmouth showed what kind of a welcome New
uamnshlre could give Mr.. Blaine II was NOR % ''
- ,ta, II was genuinely enthusiastic ana marry
n Tbcrc were several hundred people thsf" VIM
q not got within range Of Mr. Hlanes NoEr' WV" ,
harlIv bouc to catch even glimpse ot h''H pu' III"
- . .,i,ecI to take these chances at that anu 'o"'
. while do their best to swell the pauul's Va
- .rbave onIy a word to say said Mr. blalhr' al
,f that is a word of thanks for th' Nc'S ,c
- inc am exceedingly glad to sec such 'a.- .
audience OF Yankce faces. IL Is so'''''""s ,
,hor ANYTHING I saw in the whole OF mS io'I'
l. months, residence in Europe. Nheers' anu
A. clad IN he on the soil Of NowliaiipShlic' III Wv " -,
& nlacc because always liked the state anu
n. ! because II is so near Maine. (Ohec's' ~ -
N all, ard wish that couiu snaN' "
{, every Of y0u.' o o,o A.
m "Wc wish you could eN'ld''h'" '
"A other man aided. philosophica'y
= "Well wen see you again some DAY 49, ..,,
- However several people in the crowd d'u oo''' y
w w 10 sLale hands with Mr.. Blaine. Al Portsmouth
- Incident occurred Illustrating Mr. Blanc on".i -" ~
10 memory for faces. some one Struggling
~ cro,rd to shake hands with him caught ME- bi~'"'
Of eye. " A., r,alnc
=, haven't seen you for thirty three yea = i".S ~"
IT. ronds cordially Mr. Blaine porting tue pi
80 .ocdir,s Of the Maine Legislature "heh h' '"' !"
hS Mr. Judkins. and Mr. JudknS was theh "'''"'''
- the State Senate.
fy GLAD TO REACH THE SOIL OF MAINE
ne Al Portsmouth. A. L. Prescott ana w. n"'u, w W
mittco from North Berwick, Maine ooaiu'u ''' .''
and asLcd Mr. Blaine to s.. somcihn-' 1ecau', "o
tcrrirk would feel exceedingly unhappy II ne ''i"
-, -, i,., = NOT n larye place. but II got togehc
tc hand 70 rrcet Mr. Blaine aud checred it; l's,.
o This is the fist opp9nSnl'Nu u, tn" d,nrS nad anI
wa Blaine, TO speak a word 10 q Ma,n. @ r ,fc ou
sh- fceI -rofoundy glad be once more ON tLo 'ol m
~ nv own state have seen noshihs III f"r1@ ~ ''
= . fyinc 10 me this. tiahh ~" "''
"'' yonr kind grectin-.' Ida, I II ,,e,t bou,c ham
ng North B'rwick satsh,d an !, we ven mum Nan
md II had heard ana aeo" '
,.t favOritc SON - h,a ,secmhc1 and vi
OF a. a" 49,, VI n,nrcd the dcnot Il opened its month as
man and emitted cheer ~ho5s 9opso Sgig "f