The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-21
= Referring to the golden age,
JAMES G. BLAINE SPEAKS.
sERENADED AT oPHIR FARM.

A Short, ForcibIe Address BY The Eek.
MISUNDERSTANDING words For Protec-
tion.-Three Thousand People Hear Him.
Westchester County's Republicanism
is too ardent, and her worship too de-
voted to allow James G. Blaine to be a
guest OF one of her citizens without pay
ing him some formal attention. This
desire to express appreciation of his
great service to his party and. to his
country took the form last night at
Ophir Farm. near White Plains, of a
serenade, a pleasing and time-honored
mode of entertainment, especially APP
propriate to the country home,
The serenade was one of music and of
loud cheering. Citizens of all the
neighboring places came to see Mr..
Blaine and to hear few words from his
lips. Several uniformed organizations
marched over three or four miles of
Westchester hills, carrying torches to
get to Ophir Farm. Stages were run at
frequent intervals, and hundred pri-
vate conveyances came well filled with
Whitelaw Reid's friends and neighbors.
The first organization to arrive was
the Colored Harrison and Reid Cam
paign Club of White Plains. They
marched up with elastic step to the
strains of band Already a large
number of persons had gathered on the
verandas and lawns of Mr.. Reds home
and they warmly cheered the club.
Those in line wore white helmets and
white shirts with blue bosoms. All car
ried torches. The men of the White
law Reid Republican Club of POrtches-
ter, and of the Harrison and Reid Re-
publican Club of Rye, came from the
east heralded by bugle blasts. The
first detachment was on foot, and then
cavalcade of thirty horsemen in white
came sweeping up. Their welcome was
hearty one. There were also represen-
tatives of the Republican clubs of Cos.
Whitelaw Reid Republican Club of
White Plains. A few of the many in
the crowd were the following from
White Plains. Ex-County Treasurer
David Cromwell, G. Livingston Lyon,
John P. Moran, Samuel G. Miller, presi-
dent of the Whitelaw Reid Republican
Club of White Plains; E. B. Long,
Samuel Hopper, ex-president of the
village of White Plains; from Mamaro-
neck, exSupervitor Meyer, G. c. Holden,
G. E. Tyler, c. II. Peck, Harry Sim
mons, F. w. Rollins, H. G. Taylor, w.
i. Ward, John w. Lounsbury; from
Portchester, George II. Simpson, presi-
dent, and Horace Curtis, vice president,
of the Whitelaw Reid Republican Club,
of Portchester; George Fisher, f. Hay
den, S. NJ. LeFevre, A. Wood, T.
Knott, E. Boener, II. Antilles, Deforest
Sherwood, P. Jones, DR.. Matthews, j.
Robinson, F. Brown, j. Leonard and
H. Clark; from Harrison, ex-Supervisor
George T. Burling, E. G. Byrnes and
Edwin L. Brown, and from Greenwich,
Joseph Russell and A. NJ. Brush.
Mr.. Reid entertained at dinner, be-
sides Mr.. Blaine the following:
Ghauncey M. Depew, ex-Judge William
II. Robertson, William M. Hahn, Carrot
A, Hobart, William Brookfield, G. W.
Hackett, r. c. Kerens, Patrick Egan,
Soloman Hirch, D. o. Mills and Ogden
Mills.
When dinner was oyer the guests
came out upon the front piazza of the
house, about which was great crowd,
numbering over 5000 of Westchester
citizens, and their wives and daughters.
On the outer edge of the gathering
stood the uniformed campaign clubs,
their torches lighting the scene. The
night was fine one, the stars shining
brilliantly, as if to make amends for the
faintness of the moon. Mr.. Reid step
ped to the front of the piazza, one big
lamp being held on each side of him.
There were loud cheers for him and
for Mr.. Blaine, given again and again.
At last Mr.. Reid was able to begin.
He said.
Friends and neighbors of Westches-
ter County, thank you most gratefully
for this courteous attention which you
pay my guest. / have the honor to
have as a guest the American who has
concentrated upon himself more affec-
ton and more enthusiasm than any
American since Henry Clay applause |,
my friend, the friend of my party, the
representative of my country, my chief
when wasin the service, an American
whom all Americans of whatever party
are proud to honor. cheers. There is
no need to present here or anywhere
else on American soil to an American
audience James G.. Blaine. prolonged
applause.
Three great cheers went up, and Mr..
Blaine came to the front. He said:
Felloto- Citizens Of Nep York;
should be churlish, indeed, if 1 did not