Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-16
WAITING FOR BLAINE.

AN Immense Demonstration in New York
Notwithstanding the Absence of the
Maine Statesman.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-All day Yesterday
crowds gathered at the Office of the Inman
line to inquire for news of the delayed
steamer City of New York, upon which
Mr.. Blaine was a passenger. Steamers
made excursions down the bay with mem
bers of Mr.. Blaine's family and many
prominent people, but still the steamer was
not sighted. After vainly waiting until
eight O'Clock p. m. the boats returned.
The projectors and managers of the re-
ceptlon to Mr.. Blaine felt that delegations
from out of town should not be kept here
another day for the parade, and a re-
viewing stand having been erected at Mad
lson square on Fifth avenue it was last
night fully occupied and the parade took
place. Although the stand itself was
crowded, the small space set apart for the
distinguished guests was kept clear, for
though Mr.. Blaine had not arrived, Levi z.
Morton. candidate for the Vice-Presi-
dency, was there and took the Maine
statesman's place. Early in the evening
General w. s. Shaffer, who resembles Mr..
Blaine to a remarkable degree, came on
the stand and he stepped forward he
was greeted with wild cheer. AS the
"a head of the procession reached the stand
Mr.. Morton assembled, accompanied by
Walker Blaine, L. E. Woodruff, Leonard
Hazelton, General Barpum, Senator Quay,
Van Rannselear Cruger, General John w.
Knapp, Bernard Rigby, Police Commits
sioner McCabe, II. s. Warren, General n.
P. Banks, DR.. Loring, of Massachusetts,;
Senator S. Griswold, Perry H. Casson
(colored), member of the National COM
mittee from the District Of Columbia;
Colonel Conger, of Ohio; General James
w. Chase, of Rhode Island; General d. S.
Burke, of the old Irish brigade: Patrick
Ford, Austin Ford and General Kirwin.
AS the procession reached the stand and
each battalion caught sight of Mr.. Morton
loud cheers went up for the candidate for
Vice-President, whose presence for the
time being dissipated the disappointment
caused by Mr.. Blaine's non-arrival.
The New York Republican Club headed
by Cappa's band passed the stand in re-
view and then drew up on the other side OF
the roadway and halted. The rest of the
procession passed, giving a marching
salute. There was no speech making but
soon as the procession reached Twenty
third street it disbanded.
The absence of Mr.. Blaine did not per-
ceptibly affect the number of paraders,
nor did the enthusiasm along the line
Of march seem in any way dampened
by the fact that the distinguished states
man would not be present to review the
men who turned out in such large numbers
to do honor to him. A noticeable feature
of the parade was the fact that the or
CARNATIONS composing it had seemed to
lose sight of the fact that it was intended
reception solely to Mr.. Blaine, and re-
O. garded it as both a ratification and re-
ception. The numerous banners bore no
allusion to him, except in rare instances,
and the cries of mo, no, no free wool;"
the mo, no, no free trade" Harrison and
Morton too" were heard all along the line.
The old cry of blaine, Blaine, James e.
Blaine' was seldom heard.
The feature of the parade was the una
nimity with which the National colors were
displayed, flags, badges, banners, hat
bands. and in many cases neckties being
made conspicuous by the predominance of
the colors red, white and blue.
All along the line of march, from the
place of formation, near Central Park to
Twenty third street, where the majority
of the organizations disbanded. crowds
thronged the sidewalks, streets and win
dows and other points of vantage.