New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-05
Douglas Meeting at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Monday, June 4, 1901.
large and enthusiastic Douglas meeting was held
tonight at Concert Hail. Ex-Mayor Naux presided,
assisted by numerous Nice-President including Edwin
Forre.t Resolutions were adopted declaring Mr..
Douglas their choice for the Pre;idency denouneing
his shameless persecution, expressing devotion 10 the
Union declaring the great doctrine of nOn-InterVen-
tion heartily approving OF the Charleston Platform,
pedgng their support to the Baltimore nominees. re-
pudiating all sectional parties Republicans ana IAN
oeyies declaring it the duty OF the Baltimore Conven-
ton be fore proceeding to ballot to adopt rule requr
ing each delegate pledge his support of the nominees
as the only condition on which they can be admitted 10
participate returning sincere thanks TO that portion OF
the Pennsylvania delegation at Charleston who isth-
fully rel resent the sentiments Of the Democracy OF the
Stale as early indicated at the Reading Convention
Despite the rain, the attendance was large.
The meeting was local in character with speakers
mainly from the city and State, II being intended 10
make 1t pure Offering Of the goodwill OF the Deinoc
ray OF Philadelphia and Pennsy wanna 70 Mr.. Douglas
and TO show his personal and political popularity here
EX-Mayor Naux, on taking the chair, spoke strongly
in favor Of Douglas, and the name Of the Little
Giant greeted with loud and prolonged applause
cheer after cheer being given.
Judge Marshall of Illinois was greeted with immense
enthusiasm He spoke strongly in favor OF the claims
of Mr. Douglas the national Democratic party and
c0mbatted the doctrines of the ntervenOnlsts, North
and South.
The intelligence from the Douglas Convention held
al Montgomery Alabama, was ha led with every mani
festatiOn Of delight and the following resolution was
kcsored That the Democratic friends Of Stephen A. Douglas
IN PHI deThia in Getting assembled send greetings to his
tie friends in Oama and elsewhere in the south
viii q pledge ts they sal give them hearty support in their
determined effort maintain the uehonored principles Of the
peoctc party the ght Of the South and the perpeuity Of
the UiiCn
Daiel Dougberty, in a speech, referred to a remark
made ly Mr.. Yancey in his city last September on
social OCCASION when he obtruded his political opinions
in violation Of prOpIety, openly proclamlng himself
oisuIiouist and. on leaving, said 1--WE have met to-
nigh a. trends: when next we meet, why, let ii be
as Heaven Wills
Lewis C. Cassidy, Delegate to Charleston, made a
powerful address after an enthusiastic reception. He
detailed the private history Of the Charleston Conven-
tiou showing what he styled the trucking OF Senator
Bioler and other Administration men in Pennsylvania
lie eaid that Mr.. Bieler and Mr.. IAneey were for
protecting slave property on the nigh seas MI big'er
Was The only man who congratulated Mr. iancey ai
The desc of dsuDiOn speech. MIR. BIGGER lndorsea
the Nortl ern Democracy when free man at Reading,
hut got weak in the knees at Washington, when ne
saw lis master At Charleston, Senators Bright ana
Sdell owned Mr. Bieler
By The pallantry OF Northern Democrats the Charles
Ton platform is safe on the ground as that occ-
uied Al Cincinnati Mr.. Cassidy ridiculed the ideS OF
one hundred and fty-wo Douglas men giving him up
a. their choice for the Presidency, when backed by the
Norhern States His speech elected uneounded en-
thus.aiIn. His denunciation Of Senator Bigger was
most severe and WAS applauded.