New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17
WITH FACES SET TOWARDS CHICAGO.
THE LAST or THE DELEGATES START - FLAGS

WITH FACES SET TOWARDS CHICAGO.
TIE LAST or THE DELEGATES START - FLAGS
AGAINST BANDANNAs
American flags were plentiful, and red bandannas
were at discount at the Grand Central Station yes
terday morning, when q long train filed with en-
tbuslastic Republicans bound for Chicago headed UP
the Hudson at exactly 10 30. The snowy badges OF
the John J. OBrlen Association. twcny-four of which
occupied the Wagner palace car Ludlow the palmer
white insignia Of the NewYork Republican Club, the
handsome devices displayed by the German Republicans
and the OF the Kings County and Long
Island organizations, were all set OIL with miniature
stars and Stripes The Republicans who went yes
crday the last to to the Convention In Dody
They were generally arrayed in tall white hats and
travelling busters and before the train started were
surrounded by friends of the couldn't get away" CLUB
who came to them of. TEo prevailing sentiment
was that Depcw the man, though under and over
and pervadIng 1t all welldefned expectation that
in some way or another It going to DO Blaine An
other distinct and uDwavering belief was predominant
that the nominee would be the next President, no
matter what his pame might be.
The members OF the Republican Club occupied the
car Traveller, which, like all the other cars was well
supplied with "creature comforts for the journey
James A. Blanchard was In command and with him
went William Brookield NJ. b. Bryant, William Leary
Orson Adams, James S. Lehmaier Joseph Pool, F. II.
Ballard, and n. l.. Colt The other cars were the
Mississippi, Missouri, Carleton, Cambridge and Lyn-
den, together with the baggage and dining cars
Frank Raymond and General Henry a. Barnum, who
were reported as having gone Friday evening In
Commissioners Hesss party the Pennsylvania road
showed that tho report a mistake by appearing
and Joining themselves Morris Fredsam's band, COM
posed Of ten members of the German Republican Cen
trail Committee. There were also Alternates Alfred
T. Mason and John II. Gunner, Record Clerk William
H. Barker, of the House at Albany; Christian KAN
.merer Henry Gleason, secretary Of tho Republican
League: John Donohue, William ii. schafer and Gus
tavus Smith.
John j. O'Brlen, Bernard Rourke, ex-Assemblyman
Charles s. Smith and the other members OF the u Bren
Association exchanged favorable greetings with OK
Assemblyman John E. Brodsky and George j. kraus
who are Obliged to remain at homo. Port Warden
william H. Leaycraft, carrying handkerchief made
from q silk American flag, which was waved upon the
platform of the National Convention OF 1854, when
Elaine was nominated, and which he said he hoped 10
wavo on similar this week. headed hne dele
cation of Brooklyn and Long Island RepuphcahS'
Among them wero Lorin Palmer, ex-AsscmDlymah
william H. Waring and Edward I'll. Colin. Inc honorS
connected with tho departure were done by Mr. Depe"
pryate secretary, Harry c. Du VAL GeDera Passenger
Agent Henry Monet, of the Central and superintendent
J. c. Yeager, Of tho Wagner Palace Car Company
Fm,prant Commissioner Stephenson among those
whose cheers for Republican victory In oo rent the
dir as tho train moved OIL At Utica and Troy tho
train was 10 stop for additional passengers seats
were reserved for sixty Dcpew men at Albany anu
for other delegations at Syracuse, Rochester, ana
Buffalo. 40, ,-,.. co,n.v
David A. Baldwin, chairman OF the Kings County
Renublican General Committee; Lott van Noetranu
and 9 O. Patterson of Brooklyn, started last eu1 lor
Chicago the Erie Railroad