Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-02
Democratic Meeting i'm Perrys-
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Correspondence of the Ohio Statesman.J
PERRYsBURG, O., Sept. 20, 1868.
A very large Democratic meeting was
held here in the Court House this evening.
The Court House is very large one; but
large as it is, it was completely crowded
large number of ladies being in attend
ance.
Excellent as have all the speeches of
General Ward been, the one that he made
this evening was decidedly the best. He
spoke with more spirit, which. doubtless,
was owing to the circumstance that he had
magnificent audience, and from the start
fully enlisted their sympathies. He was
continually Interrupted with applause, and
when he sat down the audience gave him
three enthusiastic cheers.
E. B. Eshelman followed and spoke fifty
five minutes. when he had to quit to take
the cars. Three cheers were also given
him with will. The meeting was one of
the most enthusiastic that we have seen
this campaign. A large crowd accompa-
MED the speakers to the depot, and as the
cars were about to move oft they gave each
of them three cheers. While in the act cf
doing so, some man in one of the cars stuck
out his head and called for three cheers for
General GRANT. The crowd gave, by way
of response, three stentorian cheers for
SEYMOUR and BLAIR, and three groans for
the man who proposed the cheers for Gen.
GRANT. The most of the men who did
this cheering and groaping were in the
service-went through the War bravely
and honorably. The members of the mar
tial band, with their instruments, who were
present this evening and gave us good mu-
sic, were also in the War until it ended
All these men propose to vote as they shot
for the Union and the Constitution.
Everything looks highly encouraging
here. The Democrats are in good spirits
and working admirably. Unless all ap-
pearances are exceedingly deceptive, the
Republican majority in Wood county will
be cut down from one to two hundred on
the State ticket, and more than that on
Ashley. A couple active friends of Ashley
compared notes here to-day, and they
figured out his election by three hundred
majority. This is the best they can do for
him with figures. Two years ago, Le was
elected by majority of 1,917-nearly two
thousand, and last year General Hayes
majority in the District was five hundred
and seventy-five. The Democrats feel con-
fident that he will be beaten by about four
hundred. 1t is very doubtful about the
Republicans carrying this District this fall
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mo Ha atf hn
mocracy in this county are: D. D. Bates,
James r. Tyler, II. 81. Dodge, A. L. Fow-
Ter, j. G.. Knoll, L. d. Westcott, Henry
Thornton and Andrew Roach. OF course,
there are quite number of others through
out the county; but these are the only ones
whose names now occur to me. 1t may
certainly be relied upon that these men
will DO their whole duty.
met merchant this evening who had
Just returned from New York City. He
went into the State of New York on the
first of the month, and while there was
close observer of political affairs. He saw
enough to satisfy him that that State will
give to Sey mour and Blair a majority OF
not less than one hundred thousand. While
in the city he saw resident merchant,
who usually takes but little interest in po-
litical matters, offer to bet one thousand
dollars that the majority for Seymour and
Blair in the city would be ninety thousand,
and another thousand dollars that their
majority outside of the city would be
TWENTY-FIVE thousand-making majority
In The State of one hundred and fifteen
thousand. AS he expressed it, New York
is perfectly wild for Seymour and Blair.
If Central and Southern Ohio shall do
their duty fully, all will be well. This Sec
tion of the State will. E. B. E.