The union Democrat., 1868-10-17
THE CAMPAIGN IN TUOLUNlE 5!
THE DEMOCRACY ON THE
WAR-PATH!
An ImprOmptu Procession of 400
Democrats i'm Sonora
ELOQUENT SPEECHES BY MEsSRs.
COFFROTH AND DIRBLE AT
SONORA AND COLUMBIA

ELOQUENT SPEECHES BY MEsSRs.
/ COFFROTH AND DIBBLE AT
SONORA AND COLUMBIA:
A Grand Torch-Light Procession
nearly 400 strong in Columbia!
The Ladies in great numbers Attend the
Meetings!::
The meeting held on the evening of Satur-
day, 10th instant, to hear the speeches of
Hon. Jas. w. Coffroth and A. B. Dibble ESQ.,,
was the largest that has been held by any
political party in Sonora for several years.
There were at least 500 Democratic voters
assembled in town, and but few of them from
any considerable distance. At O'Clock
they assembled between 300 and 400 strong
at the Democratic Club room and, headed By
the Chinese Camp Brass Band formed in pro-
eession under the direction of John i. Bour-
land Esq, who had been chosen Marshal tor
the occasion. From the Club Room the pro-
cession marched to the south end of Wash
ington street, then turned and halted IN
front of the City Hotel and, after the band
had played several patriotic airs, escorted the
speakers to the stand opposite Hanson's
Book Store.
The meeting was organize by the election
of DIR. Crossett, President, and other gen.
tlemen Vice-Presidents. DR.. Crossett, on
taking the chair, made q short and appro-
pirate speech He then introduced our next
Congressman from this District Hon. James
w. Co6roth. Mr.. Cofroth was loudly
cheered on coming forward and was loudly
and frequently applauded during the deliv-
cry of his speech. lie spoke about an hour
and half. After music by the band, A. B.
Dibble Esq, Democratic candidate for Presi-
Dental Elector, was introduced and made o
speech of about two hours. Like Mr.. Cof-
froth, he was enthusiastically cheered on
coming forward and, also, very often in the
course of his speech. The audience, at the
close of Mr. Dibble's speech, again formed in
procession, escorted the speakers back to the
City Hotel, and then marched up and down
Washington street and back to the Club
Room. The Chinese Camp Band is entitled
to great credit for the accommodating spirit dis
played during the afternoon and evening by its
members they were always ready to play and
did everything in their power to add to the
success of the meeting. The utmost entbu-
siasm prevailed from beginning to end. The
cheers for Seymour and Blair were frequent
and loud. A most encouraging feature was
the presence of great number of ladies the
balcony of the Masonic Hall, the front Of
Barow's and Levy's stores and the sidewalk
behind the speakers stand was crowded with
them.
The MEETING IN COLUMBIA
last Monday evening was almost equal, in
point of numbers, to the meeting in Sonora
on Saturday, and in some respects was far
ahead of it. About 100 Democrats from
Sonora and Browns Flat went to swell its
ranks, and on reaching Columbia marched
through the principal streets preceded by the
Chinese Camp Brass Band then halted at
the Columbia Theatre where a grand torch
light procession was formed. The Sonorians
and Browns Flat men were placed in the
van. under the banner of the Sonora Demo-
cratic Club; then came delegations from other
: outside towns lastly the Coumbians under
the banner of the Columbia Seymour ard
Blair Club. The Democrats of Columbia
displayed great taste in getting up banners
with appropriate notices; such as: No
Congressional Usurpaton ~ Seymour and
Blair, the white man s candidates Equal
Taxation :" 8 Welcome to Columbias favor
ite son - Jas. w. Cofroth, our next Con-
gresham - mo Negro Suffrage" &C., &c.
After the vast assemblage had been formed
in regular order by Grand Marshal, c. IL.
Brown ESQ.,, and his able aud efficient Aids,
James Dolau and Thomas Allen Esqrs., the
procession, with light torches. and banners
raised, started from the theatre, the band
ahead playing soul-stirring music. The line
of march was up Broadway, across to Main
street, down Main, across again to Broadway
and again down Main street. The process
sion halted opposite Morgan's Hotel and gave
three cheers for Geo. Morgan. Morgan g
Hotel, kandmire's 4 Saloon, Medley's Colum-
ba News Depot, Hugh Coyle's Saloon and
all the Democratic business houses on Main
street were brilliantly lighted up. Jack
; Douglass. as tribute of friendship to his old
friend Jim Cofroth, had suspended across
Main street, from his saloon to the opposite
building, sign on which was painted in
national colors-each letter being striped red,
white and blue" Welcome" the sweetest
and most expressive word in the English Ian
guage. The procession numbered almost
400 men. When its van was at the Broad
way Hotel, it's rear was in front of Morgan's s
Hotel on Main street. On coming around to
the Broadway Hotel, the second time, the
r~o.ass;or haltad in front of the spaak ars