St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-20
1T GROWS APACE.
The Blaine Scheme Fortified by
Monster and Significant Demon
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The Blaine Scheme EOrtIfIe0 Dy
Monster and Significant Demon
stration.
SPECIAL to the Globe.
CHICAGO, June 10. The Blaine
scheme was considerably fortified to-
night by a grand demonstration on
Michigan avenue in front of the Leland
house where the California delegation
have their headquarters. There was,
at an early hour in the evening, large
aSSemblage of enthusiastic Blaine
people gathered about the Cali
fornia headquarters. This over
flowed on the sidewalk and into the
street in front of the hotel, and the
Blaine supporters in the California del
egation at once seized upon the oppor-
tunity to make a still deeper impression
from the Pacific coast in favor of Mr..
Blaine'S nomination by the convention,
despite his two letters and the apparent
effort of the Blaine leaders to counter
act the current III favor of Mr.. Blalne'S
presentation by this convention. Creed
Raymond. the chairman of the Cali
fOrnia delegation; NJ. III. DE Dung, OF
the San Francisco Chronicle: Mr.. EStee,
the selected permanent chairman OF
the convention. and other coasters who
movement, appeared upon the hotel
balcony. and it was not difficult to get
Mr.. Raymond to respond to the de-
mandS from the throng beneath for a
Speich. Mr.. Raymond was introduced
by member of the California delega-
ton to the cheering crowd as man who
would do all he could to make the
nomination of the Maine statesman so
so pronounced demand on the part OF
the Republican party, that Mr.. Plaine'S
Republican loyalty would
COMPEL HIM TO ACCEPT,
whether such acceptance would be a
sacrifice of his personal preference and
private desire or not. Mr.. Raymond
entertained the constantly gathering
multitude for more than hour, although
the flow of his elOquence was several
times impeded by the appearance on
the street of the great Gresham parade,
which has been one OF the features OF
the demonstration in this city tonight.
Mr.. Raymond began by declaring that
while there might be no truth in the
current rumOr that he, on behalf of the
California and Pacific coast delegation,
intended to present Mr.. Blaine'S name,
yet there was no doubt OF the loyalty OF
the coasters to the Plumed Knight, and
no question of their desire to see Mr..
Blaine presented to the country as the
Republican candidate in such a
way as would make it APP
parent to the whole country, that he
was the leader whom the Republican
party desired to follow in the coming
great fight, and desired to the full
knowledge that Mr.. Blaine himself did
not desire to accept such a position; but
that his party had so much faith in
HIS LOVE FOR THE CAUSE
that he would surrender all cOnSidera-
tions and accept such call as too sacred
to be declined. 1t had been said that
Mr.. Blaine had written letters of decli-
country received and pOndered over
them. There was no doubt of the
sincerity of the motive which had
impeled this great leader to take such
a position. Mr.. Blaine did not desire
nomination. He did not hope for it and
he did not expect it, but what of that?
If the party thinks that at this great
crisis he is the man of all others to take
sword in hand and lead the battalion of
the Republican party as its commander
in the thick Of the fight, and through
all dangers TO inevitable triumph,
he did not go too far when
that Mr.. Blaine would respond
as he had ever responded to the call
from that party which he loved so well
and which he had honored in so many
WAYS. and which had bonOred him with
every gift In its possession. What posi-
ton before the world did Grover Cleve-
land. the creature of accident, hold be-
fore the world in comparison with the
Republicans great leader. Cleveland
had written letter upon the tariff
of which the world at large would have
known nothing, but for Mr.. Blaine'S
criticism of it from across the ocean.
MIR. Blaine as private citizen travel
ing for his own pleasure, and the pleas
ure of his family. was to-day incompar-
ably more distinguished American,
than was Grover Cleveland who wrong
fully holds the high position, which of
right belongs to Mir. Blaine. This con-
vention would nominate JamesG. Blaine
for the presidency. and he would ac-
cppt Had the speaker any doubt of
that he would not urge the support of
those in the convention, more than
enough of whom there are to make his
nomination by an overwhelming ma
Jority. Having thus given vent to his
aroused the unbounded enthusiasm
of the now crowded and i'm
passable avenue, he proceeded
to pay his attention to { the
Thurman emblem, which the Demo
Gratis had thrown to the breeze at st.
Louis. He declared that the red ban
dana was thing which no virtuous
woman had even worn and no brave
man had ever fought for. The Demo
cratic party at last had thrown Off all
disguise. The red bandana had
crowned the heads of the slaves of
the South and was
AN EMBLEM OF SERVITUDE:
when the Republican party was born,
when the shackles were broken from
the limbs of the Southern slaves, the
red bandana also had fallen from the
brOwS of the wives and daughters oil
those men whom the Republican party
had fought to enfranchise. When the
South began its assault upon the Union
it had adopted a banner. dropping one
of the cOlors Of American liberty, but il
lad retained some of the blue field and
the stars OF liberty. Now the Democratic
party repudiateS all OF Americas colOrs
ard goes to the country under banner
more familiar TO the days of slavery
than to these later days of greater free.
dom. and which had almost been for
gotten. During the delivery of this
imprisoned address the crowds il
front Of the hotel had gradually III
creased until the multitude could have
been numbered by thousands. While
several professions which were parts
of the Gresham parade, passed Will
difficulty along, the blue and gold let
lettered banner inscribed with the
legend of.
"BLAINE AND PROTECTION
which had headed the procession of the
coasters on their arrival in this city. wa:
brought up TO the balcony, where Mr.
Raymond was speaking and flung to thu
night breeze. It's appearance was thu
signal for long and enthusiastic APP
plause, which fairly drowned the sount
of the music from passing bands. TIL,