, 1888-10-18
THE BLAINE BOOM.
Indiana Receives the Maine
Statesman With Open Arms.
HE SCORES THE MILLS BILL,
Secretary Fairchild and Speaker Carlisle
Speak In New York; Campaign
News From All Parts.

INpIANApoLIs,O Oct. IL 1.-The republican
demonstration to-day was one OF the larg-
est and most successful ever held In In
diana. Early trains poured their thou
sands into the city. Nearly all of the fifteen
railroads ran special trains. Not less
than a thousand extra passenger coaches
were employed. 1t is estimated that by
noon over 10000 visitors had arrived.
Early in the day the streets became block
AIDED throughout the business district and
pedestrians found it tedious matter to
travel. Scores OF bands and drum corps
were marching to and fro and the scene
during the morning was of one concussion
and noise. The hotel corridors were
crowded and the air of the fife and drum
was to be heard everywhere. Towards
quarters at the New Dennison hotel began
to fill. At 1 O'Clock nothing but solid
wall of humanity was to be seen for two
squares up and down Pennsylvania avenue.
At ] 80 General Harrison, accompanied
by Mr.. Blaine, arrived at the New Den
nison and made their way across the
crowded balcony to the outer railing and
their appearance was the signal for tre-
mendous outburst from $4,000 people,
packed like sardines In the streets below.
Beside General Harrison stood Mrs. Har-
Mrs. Judge Woods and number of other
ladies. Among those on the reviewing
balcony were Ex-senator Terry, General
John w. Foster, General Hastings, Ex-
Governor Porter, Judge w. +. Niblock.
Judge Woods, press representatives., and
a couple Of hundred others.
AGRAND OVATION.
The tumultuous cheering on the appear
ance of Harrison and Blaine continued
several minutes, the cheers being irst for
Harrison and then for Blaine. Both men
repeatedly lifted their hats in acknowl-
edgement. At II O'Clock a boom of
cannon told the waiting thousands that
the column had stated. II was 2 o'clock
when the battalion Of police made it's way
slowly through the dense streets, opening
che path. As Grand Marshal Miilards,
followed by fifty mounted aides, passed
the reviewing stand they halted moment
with the military procession and saluted.
The column was hour and 80
minutes in passing and ii is estimated
that there we're nearly $4,000 In line, a
large majority of whom wore uniforms.
There we're not less than forty clubs and
drum corps in the procession. At the rear
Of the first division came gigantic Har-
rison and Morton ball drawn by four
horses, and rolling continuously on its
framework. This was the first campaign
ball seen in this city and its passage
elected storms of applause. OF the most
demonstrative organizations was the Irish
club, their banner reading: Protection,
Is's Irish, You Know" On mammoth
streamer, q hundred feet long, was in
scribed in big green letters: "Cead Mile
Failthe, to our distinguished American
Celt, James G.. Blaine" Perhaps the club
that elected the greatest applause was the
Gfky <x,r Ill noin 10 IN TX
years, ''Harrison's Daughters, from
Copuersville. They wore jackets Of blue,
with stars and stripes, and skirts Of red,
white and blue. with blue caps. As the
little beauties passed the reviewing stand
they gracefully lifted their caps. holding
them at salute while they passed, and
chanting. 1--WE Are For Harrison" etc.
General Harrison and Mr.. Blaine saluted
them repeatedly. From Illinois there
were dozen clubs, aggregating nearly a
thousand manufacturers. One Illinois
campaign of 1910, which drew cheers
wherever it passed.
SHORT ADDRESSES.
After the review General and Mrs. Har-
rison took their carriage and were driven
home. Blaine was driven to the expo
sition grounds. arriving at the speakers
stand just as the rear of the great column
reached the ground. Surrounding the
stand was a multitude estimated at 30, 900.
As Blaine entered the stand mighty
shout went up from the multitude, and
din of 80 many voices, mingled with
thirty or forty bands and drum corps, was
almost deafening. General Hovey and
Rev. Ira }. Chase, Mayor Calkins and
other speakers had preceded Blaine to the
exposition grounds. General Hovey made
kr, of opaa,b fotIouad Inv Row Ehaaa
candidate for lieutenant-0overnor Blaine
entered as Chase was speaking, and the
latter discontinued his address. After
several minutes the din and cheering sub
ward and said: Ladies' and
Gentlemen: A man might as
well take his position on the end
of Cape Race and address the Atlantic
ocean as to attempt to address this vast
crowd. hope to speak to small section
of il in town this evening. But came
here simply to exchange greetings and 10
exchange congratulations with you, and
as you know, before say that this great
concourse of people means IA 900 majority
in Indiana for Harrison and Morton, and
furthermore, that a demonstration like
this. of all Indiana, is worth 500 speeches
from any man living.
IN THE EVENING.
Six thousand peple assembled at Tom.
linson hall at night. General Hastings of
Pennsylvania and M. j. Murray of Bos-
ton, entertained the crowd before Mr..
Blaine appeared. When he did he was
received with great applause. He said
that the argument against protective
tariff was live topic, the prejudice of
the West against the East; that Eastern
states got the baneft of protection, and
Western states its burden. In answer to
this he gave the population of eleven
Western states, taken in 1S40, and COM
pared it TO the last census. He also refer:
red to the wealth of those states under
the censuses, showing that in 1860,
the aggregate wealth was under $40, ,0OO,-