St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-17


street. 1t was Blaine crowd, and for
a time had everything its own way. At
FREQUENT intervals cheers for the Maine
statesman were called for and given
with vigor. Presently, however, a
delegation of the Cook County Gresham
CLUB, about 100 strong, appeared upon
the scene and proceeded to distribute
badges of their candidate. Plenty
OF the multitude accepted the ia
vorS and attached them to their coats,
but they kept up their cheeerin e
for Blaine Just the same. Very soon
another diversion was Great d by the
arrival of the Young Mems Blaine club
and the Irish-American clubs. to total
of 800. They brought with them band
OF forty pieces, profusion of Ameri-
can flags and magnificent blue silken
banner, with the inscription: ''Blaine
and Protection," and were heartily
cheered by the crowd. When the gates
were opened to allow them to take mp a
position alongside the tracks, the Gresh-
amltes tailed behind, and the last man
had passed through before the porter
was brought to realization of the fact
chat he had made a mistake. The men,
perS OF the Blaine escort were
ANYTHING BUT PLEASED
at the tactics of their opponents, but
they wisely held their peace. When,
however. they had ranged themselves
IN line facing the track upon which
the train was to come in, and the
GreshamiteS proceeded to do the same
on the other side. until the two contin-
gents stood vis-a-vis, there were a
good many angry faces ON the Blaine
side and it was as much as some of the
older men could do to restrain their
younger brethren from verbal war.
Finally it was decided to move the line
farther up the platform, but the
Gresham men followed suit with an air
that plainly meant, 1--WE are here to
stay Then the Blaine men resorted
to strategy. Learning that the train
was still a couple of miles out, they in
.duced the railroad people to have it
switched in on the track to the east, di-
rectly in the rear of where they were
standing. This ruse was eminently
successful, for when the two locomo-
tives, with their burden of ten cars
steamed in, all they had to do was to
rlght-about-face in order to form COM
plete Gordon around the train, while
the Gresham contingent was two tracks
back in the rear.
M. I'll. DeYoung, of San Francisco, was
the first to step from the train and the
HEARTY SHOUT OF WELCOME
was taken up by the throng Oh the
other side of the barriers and repeated
again and again until the last of the
party had left the cars. 1t took but a
few minutes to place the ladies in car
rlageS. and then the procession formed.
A detachment of police led the way, fol-
lowed by the San Francisco military
band, with the Blaine banner at its
head. Then came the eseorting clubs
with a plentiful supply of stars and
stripes. Behind them, erect and digni-
fled, as fine a looking body of men,
physically and intellectually, as the Pa
cl1c coast has ever contributed to
national political convention. Each
man carried a cane, its head adorned
with miniature Sheaf of wheat a pine
cone and the stars and stripes, while as
an insignia they wore red badge
with Blaine medal and grizzly bear,
pendant. In the center of the delega-
ton life-SiZed bust picture of Mr.
Blaine was borne alOft, and when this
caught the eyes of the crowd mighty
shout went up, while the visitors took
Off their hats and waved their canes in
the air. The ureShamiteS brought up
the rear OF the procession. Both sides
OF the streets along the route from the
depot to the Leland hotel were packed
with people and the enthusiasm was un-
bounced When the board of trade was
reached the traders abandoned the pit
ami gave the procession a noisy but
characteristic welcome and the throng
at the Grand Pacific across the way was
equally hearty in its greeting. When
the CalifOrnianS had reached their head
quarters they gave three hearty cheers
for their escort, and Mr.. De Young, in a
few we'll chosen words, expressed the
surprise and appreciation of the delega-
ton at the extraordinary reception
which had been given it.