New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-18
cROWDING TO GREET BLAINE
CAN ENOUGH BOATS BE PRoCURED'

-up RECEPTION ASSUMES IMMENSE fhofoh
TIoNs-75ooo MEN TO MAhOh' i.
REPRESENTATIVES of the Republican CLUBS Oh
Rrool,lvn came together on Monday night in loino
executive session to make arrangements luz 'nc
,ocontion n 10 given to Mr.. Blaine on his return
home The Republican Club OF 'his Guy h"u
originally intended TO go out on sngie steamer
and meet Mr.. Blaine, this quiet reception 10 DC
followed by n dinner in the evening. "hcn .heir
nlans hecame known however, applications from
c,ubs all over the country began TO pour IN upon
Mr. Pool, the chairman of the committee' ASKING
for a Mace in the procession Ihls necessitated
n cbance in ali the plans. Committee OF Con-
fsrerce from the Brooklyn clubs met the New
VII c,uh and il was decided that all clubs de-
- ., .ate mart in the reception should be al
- - do 60 The matter was placed in the
hands Of the Campaign Committee OF the Kepub-
Bcan General Committee. subcommittee were
immediately appointed to complete arrangements
for a reception on grand scale
Tho Ncw-Yorz and Brooklyn Clubs will have
nc many boats as are needed to accommodate their
,nmbcrs. A boat will be provided for every or
canization, or number of organizations combined,
from the States intending to join in the reception.
Rosides these boats there will be a large steamer
for the grand marshal and assistant marshals.
The grand marshal Will be from the Repubcn
Club of this city and the assistants from the
clubs of the adjoining cities. On this boat there
will also be representatives from each of the
organizations taking part in the reception
The feet will go down the bay to meet the
steamer City Of New-York, and Mr.. Blaine will
be taken on board the marshars boat He will
be landed at the Barge Office. The other boats
will land their passengers at the piers along the
sVcst Side, that they may immediately fall
into line and form the procession 1t IS feared
that enough boats may not be secured to meet
the great demand. The Committee on Boats has
already engaged all the boats Of the Iron Steam
boat Company and will secure all the ooher avail
able boats to be had. The Cameron Club, OF
Philadelphia, which has sent word that 1T Will
bring l. 500 men, will come here in its own boat.
The clubs from New-Ilaven and New-London Will
also provide their own boats Inc procession WI.
march up Broadway either to Seventeehth.SI OF
to Twenty third-st., where the review Will pe
held Most of the clubs will appear IN their new
campaign uniforms, and several nnl19rmeu PAT
tcries and companies OF cavalry Will be IN nne;
IL is expected that not less than 1o,OOo men WILL
march in the procession -, c.... -.
Colonel j. w. Jones, Of the Committee OF
Conference and Arrangements. told a TRIBUNE
reporter last evening that he had never seen
such enthusiasm in any previous campaign. Inc
railroad men without being askea hao reSUlVeu
on half-ratcs from all points of the country;
and several hundred thousand people WoMd
come 10 New-York to see the greatest honor
ever paid TO private citizen in the United
States. lie added:
This welcome spontaneous movement OF the people,
showing the hold that Mr.. Blaine has the hearts OF
the people 1t will be the real opening Of the campaign
and give final impetus the great mass OF the people
already rising defend protection We are going 70 ask
MI Blaine 70 speak before mass meeting, II we can Re.
INV Mace that will begin hold the thousands who wouo
nock 70 hear him And the manner In which the words
OF our great exponent OF protection will be received VIII
indicate how tho citizens Of United States repudate
the free trade doctrine.