The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-27
WELCOMING MR.. BLAINE.
What New York is Preparing in the
Way of a Reception for the
Plumed Knight.

NEW YORK, July 23.-James G. Blaiae's
reception on his return from Europe
promises to be one of the greatest de-
monstrations ever witnessed in this
country. From what is known it is the
belief that there will be over $4,000 peo-
pie in the parade which viii march from
Mr.. BlaIne's landing place to the Fifth
Avenue hotel the night of Aug. z. A
grand water pageant win be represented
on the arrival of the City of New York
at quarantine. Every Republican or
ganization IN the city will have special
boat chartered to meet the man from
Maine. The Republican clubs viii each
take similar action, and it is believed that
over 500 craft of all descriptions will take
part in the welcome home. The New
York club has already chartered the
steamer Sam Sloan, which has a carry
ing capacity of 1,500. The Sam Sloan
will be used to transport the members
of the club, the national committee, the
officers of the national league of Repub-
lican 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 transferred to it
from the City of New York. The water
procession will unfold itself in a dazzling
string of boats reaching distance of
fully two miles. Every boat in the big
feet owned by the Iron Steamboat COM
pany has already been chartered, and
steamboat men say there is not an avail
able tug along both fronts of the river in
Brooklyn and New Jersey which has not
been hired for the great display. Clubs
from Boston, Philadelphia, and other
al he h<,o r1 will
also have their boats in the parade, and
the scene at quarantine and thence upon
the harbor will be one of uneQualed
splendor. The land parade will be q
monster one. Secretary j. W. Jones
says there will be more than 1000 clubs
represented in the pageant and that no
tifications from points as far inland as
Ohio are daily pouring in, in which the
writer's say that delegations will be pres
ent from their cities to participate in
the exercises. So great is the influx of
visitors expected that the hotel mama
gers are making every effort to furnish
temporary quarters for the out of town
visitors who will be here. The regular
Republican organizations In the various
districts in this city are putting
forth extraordinary exertions to excel
all previous displays made by the Re-
publicans 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 address to the multitude,
but it is said that this programme may
vet be changed so that instead of an
open air address reception will be ten
dered to the Plumed Knight the even
ing Of his ARRIVAL in the Metropolitan
opera-house.
Committees from New York and
Brooklyn clubs have already perfected
all arrangements, so that everything
will work as smoothly as possible. a
meeting of the joint committee Will meet
this week, at which further matters in
connection with the welcome will be dis
cussed.
The night following the reception
grand serenade will be rendered Mr..
Blaine by the labor organizations who
favor the perpetuation of the protection
policy. Cappa's Seventh Regiment band
has already been secured FOR that pur-
pose, and great showing Of the exclu-
sively labor element is expected.