The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-07-28
Reception to the Pluned Knight.

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| Reception to the Plu1ned Knight.
! James G. Blaine's reception on his re
turn from Europe promises to be one OF
the greatest receptions ever witnessed
in this country. From what is known,
it is believed that there will be over
$4,000 people in line in the parade which
will march from Mr.. Blaine's landing
place at New York to the Fifth Avenue
hotel on the night Of August 7th. 4
great water pageant will be presented
on the arrival of the steamer City OF
New York at quarantine. Every re-
publican organization in the city will
have a special tug chartered to meet
| the man from Maine. The republican
clubs will each take similar action, and
it is believed that over 500 crafts Of all
descriptions will take part in the wei
come home. The New York club has
already chartered the steamer Sam
Sloan, which has carrying capacity Of
1900. The Sam Sloan will be used to
transport the members of the club, the
national committee, the officers of the
national league OF republican clubs, the
members of the state committee, the
county committee and many other
guests. The marshal's boat will lead
the van and Mr.. Blaine will be trans
ferred to it from the City of New Y York.
Then the water procession will unfold
itself IN a dazzling string of boats
reaching distance of fully two miles.
| Every boat in the big fleet owned by
the Crone Steamship company has al
ready been chartered and steamboat
men say there is not an available tug
along both fronts Of the river in Brook
lyn and New Jersey which has not been
hired for the great display Clubs from
Boston, Philadelphia and other cities
along the eastern seaboard will also
have their boats in the parade and the
scene at quarantine and thence up the
harbor will be one Of unrivalled splen-
dor. The land parade will be mon
ster one Secretary Jones says there
will De more than 1000 clubs represent
cd in the pageant and that notifications
from points as far inland as Ohio are
daily pouring in in which the writer's
say that delegations will be present
from their cities to participate in the
exercises. So great is the influx Of vis-
itors expected to be that the hotel man
ayers are making every effort to furnish
temporary quarters for the out OF town
visitors. The regular republican or
ganiZations in the various assembly dis
trict in the city are putting forth ex-
traordinary efforts to excel all previous
displays made by the republicans in
campaign times. Every district will
have uniformed companies in the line
carrying torches and each preceded by
band. Mr.. Blaine will review the big
parade from the balcony Of the Fifth
Avenue hotel, and it is expected that he
will make short addr to them, but
it is said that this programme may yet
be changed SO that instead OF an open
air address a reception will be rendered
to the plumed knight the evening Of
his arrival at the Metropolitan house.
Committees from New York and Brook
lyn clubs have already perfected all ar
rangements so that everything will
work as smoothly as possible. The
night following the reception grand
serenade will be rendered Mr.. Blaine by
the labor organizations who favor the
protective policy. Cappa's Seventh reg
iment band has already been secured
for that purpose and great showing
of the labor element is expected.