The herald., 1896-10-11

His letter OF acceptance, given out July
Slst, completed his record for the cam
paign; he made no tour and there is q
record OF only two short speeches.
General Weaver of Ohio. the Green
BACK Labor nominee, in the same year
made two campaign tours of the south
ana west, travelling In all $500 miles, but
made only SIX speeches.
1SS4-CLEVELAND VS.. BLAINE.
Grover Cleveland, nominated first at
Chicago, July 11th, received the notifica-
ton committee at Albany in the COVER
nor's office on July 29th, making speech
or acceptance. he addressed a mass
meeting in this city October 18TH On the
2Sth he came to New York by the West
Shore road; bowed to the crowds at
many railroad stations, but made no
speech until he arrived at Jersey City.
He addressed one mass meeting at New
ark, N. j.. His record for the campaign
was journey of 312 miles and three
James G. Blaine, nominated June 9Th,
spoke to his neighbors in Augusta the
same night, and to visiting Blaine club
next day; replied to the notification
committee at Bangor; spoke at a college
commencement at Lewiston, and the
New England fair at Manchester. N. H.
His long campaign tour began Septem-
Der 18th, and it included Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York
ana New Jersey. He spoke In every i'm
portant city on the New York Central
railroad between New York and Buffalo.
He traversed three lines of railroad
across Ohio, speaking in twenty nine
cities; again crossed into Ohio, and was
Joined by Mckinley. They stumped the
state together. Mr.. Blaine spoke in
twenty-six more cities, including Can
ton; thence he went to Michigan, speak
ing In six cities, and Indiana, fifteen
cities; Illinois, five cities; Wisconsin, six
cities. Blaine returned to the east across
the northern tier of Ohio and the SOUTH
ern tier of New York (Erie raidroad)
closing his campaign in New York City
and Brooklyn November 1st, but on his
way home he spoke in seven cities in
Connecticut. His record for the cam
pafgn was 195 speeches and 1850 miles
OF travel This record was uneclipsed
until Mr.. Bryan's "steeplechase"
1SSS-HARRISON VS.. CLEVELAND
Harrison was nominated first June 25, !,
addressed his neighbors at Indianapolis
on the same day, and remained at his
home making speeches from the porch
of his house and from the Behison hotel,
addressing fourteen delegations in July
and ten in August. He went fishing
August %, making a speech from his
car at Defiance, o., returning to his
home September 4; made brief speeches
W NisitihS ueleSatlOnS ten times, on
September II sent his letter of accept
ance; on the 18th addressed his own In
diana regiment, the Seventieth, and re-
turning to his home continued to talk
to visiting delegations until October 25.
His record of travel was less than 200
miles, and he made fifty-six speeches
during the whole campaign.
Grover Cleveland renominated June
6; wrote his letter of acceptance Septem-
Der 0, and made his only speech during
the campaign to the members of the not
ifcation committee at the White House.
1Ss2-CLEVEI.AND VS.. HARRISON
Grover Cleveland was renominated at
Chicago June %. He made speech at
Madison Square garden accepting the
nomination. He spoke at the conVen-
tion of Democratic clubs in this city Dc
tober 4. no November he addressed
a meeting of business men in the Lenox
lyceum, ard on November 4 made a
speech to the Hudson county Democracy
in Jersey City. Mr.. Cleveland's record
mo campaign tour, four speeches.
Benjamin Harrison was renominated
at Minneapolis June 10. On June 20, at
Washington, he accepted the nomina-
tion. In the early part of September
Mrs. Harrison became i'll and was taken
to the AdirondGcks. On September S
Mr.. Harrison addressed group of viii
layers at Saranac. Mr.. Harrison was
in constant attendance upon his wife
until she was taken back to Washing
ton. She Il I'D shortly after her return,
in the middle of October. Mr.. Harri-
sons record-No campaign tour, two
speeches.