Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-10
THE BLAINE BLOWOUT.
His Ship Comes Sailing In Too Late
for the Festivities.

New YORK, August 9.-The Inman
Line steamer City of New York, with
Hon. Jas. G. Blaine on board, was sight.
ed southwest of Fire Island at :lS A. NJ.
Boats with Blaine committees on board
were cruising down the coast all the
forenoon. Soon after IL O'Clock Mr..
and Mrs. James G.. Blaine, Jr.,
the ladies who accompanied them,
Walker Blaine, Murat Halsted and Gen
eral King, boarded the Chicago dele
gates tug and were taken over to Coney
Island, opposite to which the Sloan lay.
Then the Sloan steamed up to Quaran-
tine to learn if anything had been heard
of the City of New York. At 2 O'Clock
the Sloan again dropped down through
the Narrows and lay to, off Coney Island,
where those aboard amused
themselves. W. N. johnson of
Baltimore, by general consent was
made master of ceremonies, and after
procession up and down the deck with
songs and band music, he called upon
the various members of the family for
short talks. A resolution of regret for
the death of Sheridan was adopted.
Then music by the band and another
procession through the boat closed the
proceedings, after which the Sloan
steamed back to Stapleton. After wait.
ing vainly until PM. the Sloan steamed
back.
TIRED OF WAITING.
The projectors and managers of the
demonstration to Blaine felt that the
delegates from out of town should not be
kept here another day for the parade.
and a reviewing stand having been
erected at Madison Square, on Fifth
avenue, it was tonight fully occupied
and parade took place. There is little
doubt, however, that another demonstra-
ton will be held tomorrow night,
when Mr.. Blaine will be here.
Although the stand itself was crowded
the small place set apart for the distin-
guished guests was kept clear, for al.
though Blaine had not arrived, Hon. Levi
P. Morton, candidate for Vice. President,
was there, and took the Maine states
mans place. As the head of the pro-
cession reached the stand, Mr.. Morton
ascended, accompanied by Walker
Blaine, T. L. Woodruff, Leonard Hazel
tine, General Barnum, Senator Quay,
General John N. Knapp, Bernard Biglin,
Police Commissioner McCabe, H. W.
Warren. General Banks, Senator Girls.
void, Perry H: Carson (the colored
member of the National Committee from
the District of Columbia), Colonel Con-
ger, of Ohio; General James w. Chase,
of Rhode Island; General D. F. Burke,
of the old Irish Brigade; Patrick Ford,
Justin Ford and General Kirwin.
THE PROCESSION.
As the procession reached the stand,
and each. battalion caught sight of
Morton. loud cheers went up for the
candidate for Vice-President, whose
presence for the time-being dissipated
the disappointment caused by Blaine's
not arriving. The New York Republi
can Club, headed by Cappa's band,
passed the stand in view, and
then drew up on the other
side of Broadway and halted. The
rest of the procession passed, giving
marching salutes. There was no speech
making, but as soon as the procession
passed Twenty-third street it disbanded.
The absence OF Blaine did not perceptibly
affect the number of paraders, nor did
the enthusiasm of the long line OF march
seem in any way dampened. A notice.
able feature of the parade was the fac!
that the organizations comprising it had
seemed to lose sight of the fact that il
was intended as reception solely tt
Blaine, and regarded it as both ratitica
ton and reception. The numerous ban
ners carried bore no allusior
to him except in rare instances
The old cry of "Blaine, Blaine, James Il
Blaine" was seldom heard. A feature o
the parade was the unanimity witt
which the National colors were dis
played. Flags, badges, banners, ha
bands, and in many cases neck ties, wer'
made of red, white and blue. All alonl
the line of march from the place Q
formation, near Central Park, to Twenty
third street, where the majority 9
the organizations disbanded, crowd
! thronged sidewalks, stoops and window
and points of vantage.