New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17
THE PACIFIC SLOPE FOR BLAINE.
ENTHUSIASM OF THE FAR WESTERN DELEGATE


INFFCTs ALL THE RrSr.
Chicago June 10 (speciaD-The delegates from
California Nevada and Oregan arrived here today
by the special train which has been conveying them
across the continent. kilograms have been pouring
in the places through which the special
train has travelled stating that inc
elega,es strongly favored the nomination o
Blaine and tho delegates Of the opinion that the
Republicans Of all the States and Territories west OF
the Missouri River would be for Mr.. Blaine This
news OF Blaine uprising the Pacific Slope naturally
caused great excitement among the delegates OF oher
States already assembled here and the arrival Oh inc
special train was awaited with great interest. The
headquarters of the California delegates was to be at
the LELAND Hotel, where large room had been en-
gagged for them and ornamented with a portrait OF
Mr. Blaine
Tho Pacific Slope delegates arriving in their
special train at Chicago, found awaiting them at the
Chicago Burlington and Quincy station, an escort
consisting Of the Young Mems Blaine Club Of Chicago
and the IIish-American Republican Club The clubs
and the delegates formed in line, and marching 10
the music OF Two bands, paraded through the
chief streets of Chicago leading TO the MOTEL AT tho
head of the Pacific Slope delegation there walked
man bearing large red silk banner, with the words
iu gold upon its facs: California, Blaine and Pro-
tections Twenty feet back of this banner there was
a largo white silk banner with the
face of James g. Blaine In heroic
size printed upon IT, As the multitude OF Republicans
along the line of the procession caught sight OF the
two banners, there was outburst OF cheering, ap-
plausc, and shouts of Blaine, Blaine" The enihu-
siasm over Mr.. Blaine very great, and the pro-
cession may be said TO have been accompanied ny
cheers from the time It departed from the railroad
depot until 1t reached the hotel, distance OF mile
Delegates from other States stood on the sldcw&ih
watching the California, Nevada and oregon de.e-
gates as they passed, and Joined in the cheers for MI
Blaine. IL noticeable that all the Pacinc Slope
delegates carried and waved small American SIX
flag, shaped something like a handkerchief. These
they waved at the spectators shouting "This Is our
bandanna" The Californians claim the credit Of hav-
Ing been the first to adopt the American nag as the
battle flag OF the Republican party when they heafd
that the Democrats had adopted the British maze
baDdsnna handkerchief as their emblem.
Arrived at tho hotel the Pacific slope delegates
with the escorting clubs, organized an impromptn
Blaine mass meeting.
EARNEST SPEECHES FOR THE ABSENT LEADER
II. A. Beard president of the Young Mems Blaine
Club, mounted chair, and after welcoming the dele
gates 10 Chicago, said:
We stand here with you advocating the nomna.
ton Of that great nan, that true American, that
patriot, that champion Of American workingmen,
hear,ed enR1sasn for NJ Blaine WE propose
to nominate him and elect him Applausej
j. II. Brady, president Of the IrshAmerican Re-
plbIican Club the next speaker said:
have the honor TO be the president Of the Irish
American Club Of this city. In 1854 the men rep
resent rallied round Mr. Haine and were 10y 10 him.
ened by his defeat We said that II was the result
OF an accident and that the defeat could be retrieved
=, ss wee we did in 1854 fRe Republican party not as
represented by its politicians but represented by
Rennbiiean voters has the conviction that Mr. Blaine
should be nominated for President as IN, the best ex-
workingman The American people are determined
American shall once m more tes e a. a washington
sre determined that James g. Blaine shall be Presi-
dent tGpcat spplause}
no oTHER NAME MENTIONED IN CALifohNlA
E. Greed Reymoud. Of San Francisco, the Chairman