The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-04
To-day's Ride-An Invasion of Canada
Arrival at Detroit.


To-day's Ride-An Invasion of Canada
Arrival at Detroit.
DETROIT, las p. NJ, June Am the
gray dawn the members of the delega-
peered from the windows of the Falmouth
at the Western New York hills and
plains. The Mohawk Valley had been
passed i'm the night, visible only by glimp-
ses as the moon struggled through the
broken clouds. The night was cool and
delightful. Beyond Buffalo short ride
brought us TO suspension bridge, with
good view of the foaming rapids below
the fail.
All day we have been running through
Canadian sofia fertile, prosperous look
ing farming region. with few towns of
any size. The big legend on the side of
our special car excited the keenest inter
est, and the Canadians seemed almost as
much interested as our own people in the
outcome at Minneapolis.
Incidents of the Trip.
The Hoosac Tunnel, with its over four
miles OF darkness lit up by incandescents,
was reached just at dusk. IL seemed in
terminable. Few of the party had ever
threaded il before, and all watched its
massive masonry with interest and
Shivprpu at the thought that ut the deep
solid rock lay above their heads.
One of the delegates says: I've got
two boxes of cigars for this trip. One
box I'll smoke on the way out. Ii Blaine
is nominated, I'll smoke the other on tho
way back. If he isn't, I'll bring 'em
back"
What for!"
"Oh, TO smoke"
Delegate Stearns, who Is a teetotaller.
asked one of the railroad officials at
Worcester IL there was TO be dining car
on the train.
mo, sir" was the reply. Dining car
bitches on ia morning for breakfast.
Goes TO Chicago. Yours is a buffet car.
Get all you want to drink on board"
But how about eatingf"
ION, L thought you were going to Min
neapolis Bos'n Albany car this way"
The railroad folks must have got Min
neapois and Chicago mixed up. There
was no hilarity on board Of the vinous
kind.
Col. Harris says Honey's dead duck
in Newport. Nobody has any use for him
except AS n frightful example.
The car is attracting much attention all
along the way. Messrs. w. II. Church a.
CO. had couple of beautiful signs let
tered reaching nearly its entire length
Zach reads:
SPECIAL CAR
RHODE ISLAND DELEGATION
TO THE
PUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
AT
MINNEAPOLIS,
JUNE7, 1892
HoosAC TUNNEL ROUTE.
Whist seems to be the favorite game on
board. The intellectual qualities which
it requires are never lacking in the men
tai makeup of ardent Republicans.
There isn't much ostentation aboard
Only two or three silk hats on board.
Gov. Stearns' is the shiniest. Two straw
hats, two or three brown slouches. brown
derbys and derbys complete he toutfit.
National Committeeman Chace says
that in East Greenwich THE spring 96
per cent. of the qualified vote was brought
out-a feature never before accomplished.
or the vote of the entire State much
smaller percentage was pollod. Rhode
Island ought TO DO better.
At Athol the number of visitors floored
the walters in the dining room. Messrs
Goff, Goodwin, Fletcher, Read, Hicks
and the News correspondent sat at one
table One of the party rose TO expediate
matters by getting pitcher OF milk, but
was promptly crushed by n waiter (femi-
nine) who told him to sit down and eat;
she'd do the rest" And she did, to per-
feet satisfaction.
Everyone calls Canada, or so much of
IL as lies between Suspension bridge and
Detroit, a God-forsaken place. 1t ought
to be annexed says Secretary Goff. ii.
He VIII Not Decline.
MINNEAPoLs, June 4.-The Tribune
says to-day that Chairman Clarkson has
received word that the nomination of
Blaine will not be declined by him and