The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-04

Hot Bed Of FRnaticIsItl--GlO Glorious
Reception of Ewing aud Camp
beil--t'fYC Thousand Democrats fn
COuncil--The PrOscriptive Char
aeter of the Friends of Negro Sut-
trage. a ~ JiAhH .tyto
H LraASoN, wARnEN CoUNrYl
aI r r October 3, 1866.
Editor Bayon Eapire! u iN4Nl
Decidedly tho most enthusiastic meeting
oethc Conservative friends Of tho President
during the present canvass was held at this
place on yesterday. II was the more Inn
portant as being demonstration ia favor
OF that gallant soldier and very excellent
gentleman, Durbin Ward
The people turned out en- lnasse and gave
one OF the most ro6sing receptions to tho
speakers that has heen held hure this ses-
SON. Delegation after delegation continued
60 arrive until noon, when the capacious
Fair Ground was the scene Of ono Of the
most earnest and enthusiastic gatherings
which has ever been held in this county.
Five thousand would be low estimate
II was great matter of surprise to the
fanatlcal proscriptionists of this strictly
"loyaln county TO find so many whom they
had counted Tor Schenck, opposed to the
negro suffrage dogma, and the chop fallen
countenances of the negro loving leaders
indicated that their cause was hopeless.
AT an early hour In the day the splendid
cornet band OF Mike Miller's, from Dayton,
was heard In dulcet strains, In lead of the
long line Of wagons and mounted white
boys in true blue, vending their way to the
Fair Grounds U-s .H
General Thomas II Ewing, of Kansas,
aud Hon. l.. ID. Campbell. were escorted to
the stand, and for over four hours held the
masses, rs By a spell Ewing never APP
peared 10 a better advantage and never de-
llvered himself with more ease to himself
or with better satisfaction to his audience.
lie sat down amid the voclferous cheers of
the multitude, and was followed by Mr..
Campbell in one OF the most telling
speeches of his political history. The
meeting was a sore disturber TO the Radi-
cal wire workers In this community, and
will aid in reducing COx's majority from
LAO, to less than l,l00 In this county for
Schpnck.
The meeting dispersed at an early hour,
aud, It WAS remarked, without mOlesting
any one. or initiating tile Radical bolster
ousness of the saturday before.
Tins county being strongly Radical. Is
one of the most proscriptive in the State Of
Ohio. Men in business who dare to think
Of Ward, in favor are Immediately pro-
scribed. and all couutenance refused them,
The boys In attendance at the Normal
School here, a portion OF whom were dis
posed 10 pafticipate In the Ward demon
stration. were inlorned that Ii they did
so, they would bo dismissed from the
school.
Colonel Conneil was assaulted at Waynes-
villH on Saturday night for expressing
himself favorable to tho election Of our
Warren County Ward.
II was only last Saturday that men were
knocked down IN the streets for giving ex-
Ipressions favorable 10 Ward, But the most
aisgraeeful evidence of the determination
OF these men to force Schenck and negro
suffrage down the throats Of every one,
was that Of Major Sam L. Leffingwell's case
at the office OF tic Western Star. The Major
had been employed as local editor of the
Star and was doing his duty In COM
pliance with the wishes of the concern.
On the arrival of Garfield, the other day.
the Major called upon him. being an old
acquaintance; and when Mr.. Campbell
came, another old-time friend, the Major
was on hands to welcome hlnl. For the
latter the Major was discharged and de-
nounced as a copperhead, traitor and every
thing else that was bad. His record Is an
honorable one. aud from what can see of
him he is not to be intimidated.
You can set 1t down as q sure thing that
these incidents are not making any thing
for Schenck. If old Montgomery County
will roll up ahandsOme majority for Ward
nc will carry the District By over 600 ma
jority.
We have a distinctive change of from
forty-hve to fifty, from CoX's vote to Ward
In this corporation alone. Accept the COM
pllments of THiRTY-sIx STARS.