Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-31
MORNING LEADER
MORNING LEADER
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE
18th DISTRICT.
- .11z1.
Glorious Series of Union
Meetings.
Grand Union Rally at Warren.
SPEECHES OF GEN. GARFIELD AND
CHAPLAIN JONES. s7
Grand Union Rally at Warren.
fEdh,rIai correspondents of Cleveland LEAPEE.I

The Unionists Of the Nineteenth Con
gressional District-tho banner District o.
the Stste--sre not resting On their arms
Not satisfied with their triumph at the 90
| tOOer election, when they reelected theil
gallant representative, General james A
Garfield, by the unprecedented majority Of
9,7OO on the home yote-s majority which
the full returns of the soldiers vote viii
swell to over twelve thousand-they are
pressing on the good work with unhagging
zeal and enthusiasm. Two of Uhios most
eloquent orators, the one the Representa-,
tive of the District in Congress, the othei
his colleague, and tried friend, comrades
in arms as well as co-workers in Legisla-
tive halls Major General Garfield
and Msjor- General Sehenck, ar5
now engaged in cauvassing it. General
Garfield whose time has been placed at
the disposal of the State and National I'm
ion Committees, has not been able to de-
vote as much of it TO his own district as his
own personal preferences would have die.
tated, having been employed before the
State election in canvassing the doubtful
districts of Ohio& Indiana. and now going
ms day or twoto Illinois, where he will Ia
Dor until the close Of the Presidential
campaign. he has, therefore, been forced
to LET his district take care of itself, and it
has proved by its vote on the eleventh of
October that it was able to do so most
gloriously. During the last week, howev-
er, he has been canvassing the district,
speaking IN each of the counties composing
it and was greeted in all of them by i'm
mense gatherings. He has been assisted in
the campaign by Chaplain Jones, formerly
of the AID 0hio-one Of the most irresisti-
bly, funny takers and most effective stump
speakers in the West. These gentlemen
held an immense meeting in Jefferson,
Ashtabuls county, on Tuesday, where they
addressed gathering of from three to four
thousand people. AT Painesville, on Tues
day night, an tnlpro1lptlE audience turned
out to hear them, crowding the largest
hall in the town TO It's utmost capacity. At
Chardon, Geaugs county, on Wednesday,
was gathered the largest crowd that had
assembled in that rural town on any occa-
sion during the last ten years. Remote as
is that pleasant village from all railroad
facilities, it was filed by an unprecedented
throng, and ne4rly the whole voting pop
ulation of little Geauga turned out to listen
to their representative. AT Garfield, Ma
honing county, despite the storm and
clouds of Thursday, big meeting assem-
bled. Evening meetings were also held
on Thursday, both at Garfield and Youngs-
town, which we're largely attended, and
addressed-the former BY Chaplain Jones
and the latter by Gen Garfield. And the
most hopeful feature of these gatherings
has been this-thst they have not been
mere rallies of one party, which, however
large and enthusiastic, will have little eff
feet in lessening the strength of the other
but thatthey have been attended by men of
both political organizstioDs-snd that each
meeting has resulted in signal conversions
to the Union faith from the Democratic
ranks. One would think, to be sure, that
the Democrats of the Western Reserve
who had kept the faith through all man
ner of tribulations until now, so few and
far between that they seemed like Lots
WIFE conspicuous monuments of human
folly, would be iron-plated against convio-
ton. Butstrange as the fact may seem, it
is none the less fact, that many of the
few in this district who voted the Copper
head ticket at the October election, have
declared their intention to support Presi-
dent Lincoln in November.
The meeting in this pleasant town to-
day was an excellent sample of these
stirring gatherings. 1t was by no means
q favorable day for political rally. The
sad, sere autumn was too dominant for
that The fall slzy-and while no sky can
be more beautiful none can be more for
bidding than that of Octeber-did not
smile in deep, intense serenity of, blue, but
was overcast With low-hung, glowering
clouds. The wind was sad and bitter, the
air chilly and cold. The woods were past
the climax of their golden glory, and their
brilliant robes and crowns huttered in the
air or strewed the ground at their feet.
The pleasant town of Warren, with its
handsome private residences, its ample
public square, and its bustling business
blocks, wore, not, TO be sure, forbidding
air, but as unpleasant one as dark skies
and cold winds could give it. 1t had been
designed to hold the meeting in the pleas
ant and Well-shaded Courthouse square,
but the weather proving too cold the au-
dience assembled in Webb's Hall, a room
capable of holding about q thousand people.
1t was a good audience too. Though he
inclemency of the weather prevented a
general attendance from the more dis
tant townships, a large delegation came in
from the country, while the loyal people
of Warren turned out en- nsaSse. The hall
was jsmmed-positively jammed-full
of people, and after filing seats, aisles,
passage-ways, doors and windows to their
utmost capacity, many went away unable
to obtain admittance. The demonstration
was most gratifying proof of the un-
finching zeal of the Uniorists of old
Trumbull.
The meeting was called to order by John
Stull, ESQ., who nominated A. D. Kibbe as
chairman. Mr.. Kibbe, on taking the chair,
made few appropriate remarks. While
the audience was assembling, many still
coming in and causing some disturbance.
W. O.. FOrist, Esq, one of the leading
lawyers and speakers of the county, was
called out and made an excellent little
speech, which was well received. Mr.
florist soon brought the audience b order,
and General Garfield was introduced.
The gallant General was greeted with
loud applause and spoke in his usual elo-
quent, scholarly and powerful manner for
more than an hour. Though very hoarse
and evidently much worn by his unremit-
ting efforts in the canvass, he has lost moth
ing of his vigor Of argument and fire of
delivery, and his speech was one'S,f won
derful power. We shall attempt nothing
like report of IT, as any which would do
/ it Justice far eutrun the limits of cur col
Gmns
Chaplain Jones was next called out and
held the audience for half hour, by his
inimitable power and wit He worked it
Up into a fever of enthusiasm, tumult
of shouting and laughter. Yon might as