The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-10
TaE MEETING AT THE JUNCTION


and the cool weather would keep the pub
lie from attending the mass meeting al
the Junction upon Saturday, but We were
pleasantly disappointed. Atan early hour
the crowd began to collect at the depot,
and soon all the cars that had been pro.
vided for the excursion were flied and tn
cry was "s.ill they eome,' and additional
cars had to be switched on. "Tbe boys
in blue" as usual at Union meeting,
turned out heavy, aud we're representative
of the unanimity with which the brave
men who compose the armies of the Union
stand by the Administration and suppor!
Abraham for second term. Where's
the enthusiasm for Mcclellan among
them ? aud echo answers fwhere ~
Through the active exertions Of Rev Mr..
Teter and others, many soldiers unsup-
piled with tickets were furnished them,
and enabled 10 "fal in.' The train
started from the depot amid cheers for
Lincoln.
That was gay company, a pleasant.
lively, chatting. intelligent. Abraham Lin
pportiug company. \ Copperhead
would have been pro6ted By it, doubtless.
if he were respectable one, and even
such disagreeable insect AS yepo,c
jacktt must have been made, for time,
decent by the ASSOCIATION, and forced to
surcease any small hu,nming for the peace
sneak candidates and an armistice with
traitors.
We received accessions 10 our numbers
at various points as We went up, and
reached the Junction on time; found quite
q number there aud more coming. Meet
ing was called to order and the keokuk
Glee Club fuely sang patriotic song
Mr.. Beck, Chairman of Central Commit
Tee, announced the names of The officers
Of the day as follows:
President-D. L. McGpgin, Of Keokuk.
Vice presidents-R. P. Creel, Jackson
tovnsh p; Oliver Reeves, Montrosc, tp ;
Nicholas Sergeant, Das Moines; Thomas
Wiekersbam, Van. Buren ,p.; Oimstesd d
Danks, Charleston Amos Mcmillan,
franklin; A. c. Clancy, jefferson; Dr..
Hulfmeisler, Madison; Dr. R. Pri,cbatd.
Green Bay; F. Paulk, Washington; Dr..
NJ. Wshter, West Point; Tim Fox. Dem
mark; Lyman Young, Pleasant Ridge; A.
Townsend Marion; J. Anderson, Cedar;
J. II McVegh, Harrison.
Seeretaries-J. B. Howell, and ]. G..
Wilson.
In taking the chair Dr.. McGugin made
an address Of considerable length and full
of good points and convincing argument.
When he had concluded, there was ap.
other song by the Glee Club. and there
was an adjoarnmen, until the afternoon
Shortly after one clock, and after soms
good martial music and song, Genera
Bussey was introduced and addressed III,
audience in his popular and telling style
He was followed BY Colonel Sanford, VIII,
drought down the house," (remembcr
ing all the time that it was a grove) Jus
as he concluded. the down train reached
the grouud, but as the train would no
start for few minutes, the remainder Q
the time was most admirably filed b,
Rev. NJ 1eter. A song concluded th
exercises and ended a spirited and sue
cessfuf meeting.
The crowd was variously estimated, bu
there was one thing about which thos
posted did mt differ, that was, that
was several times larger than the Copper
head meeting held at the same place
few weeks ago, although The Cops ha
the benefit of splendid weather at The
rally.
Old Lee viii speak loudly for the Unio
Ticket upon the Sth of November.
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