Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-20
WHOLE NO. 1889

eon,!1erabiy fortified to-uight by grand dein-
1hStrAtlon on Michigan avenue III font os lie
Leland House, where the Califor. ia delegation
nave their headquarters. There was nj am early
@ !iour IN me evening large assemblageo of Blaine
peope gathered about the California headouar-
ters. lhis oyerliQwed on the sidewalk and i'm
the street IN front of the hotel and the Blaine
Supporters IN the California delegation at once
Saaeo. SSel1eu UPON me opportunity to make still
deeper impression from the Pacific Coast IN
Iavor OF Blaines nomination by the Convention
deSplLe his two letters aud the apnarent effort f
the blAlne leaders TO counteract the current in
ton.
Creed Raymond, Chairman Of the California
Delegation, editor De Young of the ClnDnicle
4dr. Estee, selected for permanent Chairman
and other coasters who are ardent SUPPORT rs of
the Blaine movement appeared upon the hotel
Ollc ny, and 1t was Lot difficult TO get Mr HAY
i hlonu 70 respond TO the demands OF the throng
Deheath LOT q speeeh. Raymond was introduced
by the California delegation to the cheering
crowd as the man who Would do all he could To
make the nomination of the Maine statesman
SO ronounced demand on the part of the he-
puOncan party that Blaine's Republican LOYALTY
would compel him 20 accept, whether such ac-
ceptahce would be q sacrifice of his personal
preference and private desire or not HaymOnd
entertained the observation-disclosures multitude
ior more than an hour. although the how of his
eloquence was several times impeded by the
on the street of the great Gresham
the demonstration in the city tonight
Raymond declared that while there might be
no tfuth IN the current rumor that he ON be-
nan OF Catiornla and the Pacific coast deleca-
tfoD, intended to present Blaine's name TO the
Convention, yet the e was no doubt of the low
ATTY OF the coasters to the Plumed Knight aud
no question OF their desire to see Blaine pre-
sented to the country as the Republican candi-
date IN such a way would make II apparent
10 the whole country that he was the leader
the coming great fight.
1t had been said that Blaine had written let
ters OF ueelnatlon. So he had, and so had the
country received and pondered them. There
was no oouot OF the sincerity of the motive
which had impelled this great leader to take
such position. Blaine did not desire the nom
lnauon' lie dld not hope for it, AID he did not
expect it, But what of that? If the party
THINKS that at this crisis he is the one man of
all others 10 take his sword in hand aud lead
the battalons Of the Republican party as its
Commander in the thich of fight and through
all dangers, he did not go too far when ne dc
clered with confidence that
BLAINE WOULD EEsPoND,
AS he had ever responded, to the call from that
party Whlch ne loved so well and which he had
honoTed IL SO many ways, and which had hon
Oreu MN WIN every git in its possession What
position before the world did Grover Cleye-
land-the creature of accident-hold in com
parlson with the Republican partys great
leader? Cleveland had written n letter IInon
the tariff of which the world at large would
| nave known nothing but for Blaine's criticism
OF 1t from across the ocean. Blaine as a prj
NdIt CllI1Sli, tIdNelluS IOr MS own pleasure and
the pleasure OF his family was to-day iucom-
paraby more distinguished American than
was Grover Cleveland, who Wrougfully holds a
position which of right belonged TO Blaine
This Convention would nominate James c.
Blaine TOR President, aud he would accept Had
the speaker any doubt Of that he would not
urge his support by those in COnvention-more
lhan enough OF whom they are to make his
nomination by an overwhelming majority
Having thus given vent TO his Thoughts upon
this subject, which aroused the nbOunded en-
thuslasln OF the now crowded and impass-
| able avenue, Raymond proceeded to nav
| his attention 10 the Thurman emblem which
| Democrats had thrown to the breeze at st. Louis
| lie declared that the red baudana was q thing
| which no brave man had ever fought tor. The
Democratic party had at last thrown off all dis
| guise. The Democratic party repudiates all of
! Americas co ors and goes TO the country under
a banner more familiar to the days OF slavery
| than 10 those later days OF greater freedom and
which had almost been forgotten.
| INCREASED ENTHUSIASM.
| During the delivery of this impassioned ad-
dress the crowds IN front of the hotel had grad
| ually increased until the multitude could be
| numbered by thousands, while several process
| passed with difficulty. The blue and gold-let-
| tered banner inscribed with the legend, "Blaine
| and Protection" which had headed the
! procession on their arrival in this city
was brought up TO the balcony where
Mr.. Raymond was speaking and flung to the
| night breeze. Its appearance was the signal for
| long and enthusiastic applause which fairly
| drowned the sound OF music from passing bands.
| The enthusiasm was still greater increased
| when 4 large picture of Blaine also dis
! played from the balcony, and after further
| speech making, the enthusiastic crowd dis
persed with reluctance, shouting for Blaine
| until they Were almost as hoarse as was Mr. Hay
| mond when he had concluded, his address.