Telegram-herald., 1888-10-09
That is What Every
One Felt Like Doing.
Hon James G Blaina's Rscep-
ton.
Hon. Charles Z Belknap
Cheered 20 the Echo.
Gen. Algsr, As Usua', Is Given
a Hearty Welcome.
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Local storms. f3..ossd by cold noFthsriy
-iada ssgs tns signal serves predictions
f1r fssisrd4y 81 "a a. 5rsna Rapids .ss
concerned tns prsalctioas ssgs Vefihet-
E4rly ia the morning storm Of kspuot-
cAnism began 10 csn6sr Ia this vicinity. Aad
81 a0on a burst sith terrific violence.
sweeping everything ia "a qath~sy. TIE
xals4 ~ enthusiasm EA.ch we're va 90 10
svsrY direction ehiIlsd the Democrats and
frss Traders 90 tae margoN. sad today a.
they survey ths havoc it has efeassd in
ghair ranks a Jspetiflon Of their masitatinal
cocktails falls % inp4rt ils accustomed
glow Of warmth.
How many people ~srs Ia the city yssteE-
dag Il Is inposslo.s 60 estimate
The sixty -t1fer regular rains which daily
roll into loNu we're a. ga iet and each Of
the railroads brought in lafks sxcursiOns.
Long Droosssious 0t s4zqns poured a
from ths roads NAich stretch out into the
country la every direction. and May came
Ia on iocL some ssy ~ 0oo strangers we're
o. ths streets. others say 50 80. bs that
e. it mar. certain it . rhat Grand Rapids
sss neVsr before 80 dl!sd mp. 50 crammed,
aud lan alsd With people as yesterday.
Tue streets Nors a gaia day appearances.
Gar cOiOred Bunting Was draped ia graceful
feztoons upon many OF the store fronts. snd
nags waved froEn lnnumsrable Windows
and iasstalts
The Which brought the distinguished
orators snoss presence graced the occasion,
isft Detroit about . clock Ia the morning
snd arrived here over the Grand Rapids.
Lansing & Detroit road Just before
4 o'clock >. 10 The train sss made
up Of General Ayers private car. -Mlchl-
gao and the private eCaeh OF super utend-
snt Mul1ksn. aud had on board Hon
James q. Blaine aud son. Walker. Gen. K.
A Alxsr Major Hopkins. Chairman Of the
STATE Central COMMITTEES. Gen Adam +.
Kiax. OF Ba timore Hon. Charles J. N0yes,
of Boston. b 5. II. Goodrich. of Arz0ns:
Suos. :. r. A0lhken. General Passenger
Agent W. A. Carpenter. AID = esa1 Of tsose
necessary al ancts OF mOdsrn civilization,
ne~spsper reporters. consisting OF Joseph
CT bert. Of ths Uniled Press g. II. kitcnle.
OF tns Associated Prsss. r. g. Crawford, OF
the New York NoFla. sad Will Z. Graves,
OF ths Detroit Tribune.
The tip was pleasant che, unmarked
by any event OF special moment. BFisi
stops we're made a. Lansing where some
800 or go people we're gathered, a. Grand
ledge snd Howell. At the latter station
the crowd shouted 80 earnestly that Mr.
Blame bowed hrs sCkuONisdgmsnts from
che rear Of the coach and good nafuredly =
warned them that be should expect a good
account frous Michigan IN November
Amid cries Of ~Iou BET aed cheers f0l
Blsins ard Harrison and Aortoo, he train
moved OF
On their arrival here. tae rarfY was met
by ths EscsutlOo COMMITTEES in carriages
ard prsoedsd ~ Wurz81fg & Bronson's
band the mounted cluo. and the Travelling
Msn's Club oeari1g gorgeous parssois. we're
driven up Oskss- 81, snd doEu south Dlvi-
ron and Monroe ste 60 fhs Morton. Al
along The lins thousands oi people pressed
close % the csrr.sges Co eaich a glimpse Of
Blaine and The other distinguished person
ages
Alter The party bal disappeared within
th- porfa.z of ths Morton. several thousand
enthusiastic people packing the street 10 Us
utmost esuacifY. gathered IN front and
ysllsd for Blaine untH be came out and
showed bimssif on the balcony. Huzxs'
snd caes-s greeted bis appearances. A greSi
shout Eas sef ap i1r A ger. and be too cams
out and Fazsd a. the ssa Of upturusd taos,
smiling Nirh svtter p. sasars at toe hsaTtl-
ns.s of his reception. End rsuarxIng that Il
wss ths hsudscnlssf crord in the world
Rslknan vas then eal "a FOR. and if the
ssssmhlv shouted when che Others showed
themselves it fairly screamed for ths
Wagon Nsksr OF tie West Sids" and
how 81 issei nto dt OF deirum Ia =
manner vhich sst a. rest a. doubts Of bis
slecnon.
After this Demonstration IN. crowd
slowly dssoigsi. aa1 .oinsd ihe throna1
vhlch al day long passed up and down ths
ravsmants.