The Portland daily press., 1888-08-15
THEY WENT TO AUGUSTA.
Portland Campaign Companies that
Turned out Yesterday.
MIR. Blaine Greeted at the Union
Station.
A Continuous ovation from Boston
to Portland.

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the magnificent reception to be rendered Mr..
Blaine ct Augusta would be grand success,
and there was a movement of preparation
early in the day among the citizens and cam
paign companies of the city, who took the
special train in the afternoon for Augusta 10
participate in the great demonstration. Soon
after II o'clock noon, men in gay uniforms
were seen upon the streets, and as early as !
o'clock large number of men of the differ
ent companies had assembled at Park Gar
den, the drill hall. Here and there were seen
groups of the Pioneers, with their broad
brimmed hats and handsome new uniforms
OF blue and red. The Tippecanoe Guards,
with leggings, three-cornered hats, and be-
coming suits of blue, and the gay Harrison
Guards, with white pantaloons, red jackets
and flashing steel helmets, formed the attrac-
tion to great throng of people, who filed
the street for long distance in front of the
drill hall on Federal street.
At about o'clock the several companies
were drawn up in line and march taken in
the following order from Federal street to
Congress. to the Union depot, where they
arrived at 1886 o'clock:
Harrison Drum Corps, Robert Brown, leader-21
Harrison Pioneers. Capt r. b. webster Isl
Lieut.. A. II. Spear, I'd Lieut. 4. II. Brooks
80 men.
Harrison Guards, Capt. j. d. Prindable, LIST Lieut.
G. w. Gilchrist I'd Lieut.. G. II. Thombs-
Tippecanoe Guards. capt. G. A. Dow, LIST Lieut..
Fred Waldron, I'd Lieut. Fred s. Freeman
80 men.
The battalion was in command of Col. L..
S. Sanborn, and W. w. Ruby was commits
sary.
The battalion presented fine appearance,
and all the companies marched well. The
members of each company carried torches
and wore badges on which were portraits of
Mr. Blaine and the words welcome Home" "
The streets all along the line of march were
crowded with spectators. When the Port
land Club House was reached the battalion
halted and handsome flag 30x50 feet was
flung to the breeze and foated gracefully in
the air while the, band played the "Star
Spangled Banner" The flag bears the
name of Harrison and Morton, Burleigh and
Reed, and three hearty cheers were given by
the companies and the assembled multitude
when 1t was throne to the breeze March was
then resumed to the station. where a special
train consisting of nine cars, was taken. The
band remained at the depot to greet Mr..
Blaine, whose train was due here at 4.40
o'clock.
At a little past o'clock the members of
the Portland Club. wearing tall white hats
and white neckties and carrying canes, to
the number Of about 100 marched into the
depot having been conveyed thither by spec
ial horse cars. From this time large crowd
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emit. At 44o the great train shed
was thronged with anxious people, and all
eyes were turned down the track in the d.
rection of the Transfer Station, from which
the train which was to convey Mr.. Blaine.
would come. All waited, and watched, and
wandered about, and at last grew impatient,
until 5.25 o'clock, when the train, drawn by
the powerful engine, Enoch Paine, contain
ing the car in which Mr.. Blaine rode came
laundering into the station. AS the train
came In, the band began to play, and when
Mr.. Blaine's car entered the train shed he
stepped upon the platform and bowed as a
tremendous shout from the throng greeted
him. Hats were thrown in air, women
waved their handkerchiefs and clapped their
hands, and men shouted themselves hOarse.
Col. Fred Dow rushed upon the platform Of
the car, and was the first to shake hands
with Mr.. Blaine, and Mayor Chapman climb
ed over several men in order to reach the
platform, and was the second to shake the
hand of Mr.. Blaine. All this time the
throng was cheering, and waving hats. and
crowding close about the car. Finally, when
the noise had somewhat subsidized, Mr.. Blaine
leaned out from the platform and said:
Portland has become such metropolitan
city and such railroad centre, that 1t is al
most impossible to speak q word that will be
heard here in the railway station, but hope
/ may so far. reach this large assembly as to
make them feel how thankfulaI am for this
kind greeting which they give me when /
reach my own State once more. i have seen
no city in Europe more beautiful than Port
land; have seen no day in all that country
so fine and so bright and so smiling as this
day is to me, ferries of "Good," "Go0d," and
cheers]. and thank the good people of the
city with which i have had for so maDy'
years the most friendly and agreeable asso-
Citations, for coming here to extend to me
this cordial welcome Accept my thanks,
most heartfelt and sincere. Loud cheer
ingl"
After Mr.. Blaine had finished speaking
the train, with extra cars containing the
Portland Club, moved out of the station.
Mr.. Blaine stood on the rear platform of the
car, which was the last on the train, and a
great crowd followed after the train as long
as they were able to keep up with it. Mr..
Blaine remained on the platform, bowling to
the people, who waved hats and handker-
chiefs to him until the train was far from
the station and was laundering along at
high speed. After this the assembled multi
tude soon dispersed, and the station was
once more quiet.
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