The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-12
Monster Gathering Of the Taxpay.
ers Of La Sale County.
The Largest Political Gathering In OF
tawa Since 1860.
The City In q Blaze in the Eviniue from
600 Torches.
The "Rads'' conclude that Large
Majority Of the People Of La Sale
County are Re6els, Traitors
and Copperheads.

Monday was a big day for the Democracy
of La Sale County. About ten days before
an announcement appeared in the Chi cago
Times that JOHN r. EDEN, candidate for Gov
ernor of this state, would speak in Ottawa on
the 18th inst. 1t being rather early in the
Campaign, the Ottawa Democratic Executive
Committee concluded not to make any extern
sivc arrangements for large meeting, but to
save the "blg time' for later period in the
campaign. 1t was, by some Of the committee,
proposed to hold only an evening meeting, in
view of the fact that the farmers were busy
threshing and securing their hay and grain,
and would be more ready to turn out at fu-
ture time; and not until Wednesday, five
days before the day set for the meeting, were
posters printed announcing the conclusion of
the committee to have day meeting. The
committee was forced to this conclusion, by
the reports that daily came in from the conn
try informing them that the laboring masses
had heard that Eden was to be here, and that
they were bound to turn out and give their
champion and brother grand reception
They said tive will turn out now sufficient
Demonstration to swamp the Radical Guano
Alta Vela Logan Fizzle of last Wednesday,
and when the time comes we will drown the
biggest efforts the radicals can make" The
people were bound to come and come they
did.
As to the numbeS OF the crowd. we see
that the Chicago Times reports $4,000. The
reporter could not have seen the crowd at the
Logan caucus, estimated by the Republican
at 5000, for surely if we estimate the crowd
by the guage Of the Republican, we can not
put it below so or $4,000. But as there were
in reality only about 1900 at the most at Lo-
gan's meeting, we will not exaggerate, but
place the number where it really should be.
Not less than $4,000 people were in Ottawa on
Monday. From early morning until eleven
o'clock, train after train of wagons came pour
ing in, outside of the regular procession, and
at that hour the streets were literally flooded
with people. At eleven o'clock the Seymour
Legion made its appearance, 400 strong. and
had just taken its place upon the street, when
there appeared upon the. Fox River bridge
the head of the
RUTLAND DELEGATION.
This delegation, headed by a large military
band, and numbering about one hundred
wagons, was one Of the finest that appeared
in the city. Its large wagons tastefully ar
ranged with flags and evergreens, upon which
were seated thirty-eight Of Rutland's beautiful
ladies, representing every state in this once
happy and united Union, the whole drawn by
six horses, was indeed beautiful, and be speaks
for that town great interest in the cause, and
the hearty support of its men and women In
the great work of preserving our country from
obstruction at the hands of revolutionists, anc
from slavery at the hands of an oppressive
monied aristocracy. This delegation, headed
by the Seymour Legion, marched around the
Court House Square, when they were met by
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL CHARIOT,
loaded with thirty-elght OF our own city girls
This wagon, drawn by four white horse, and
the ladies dressed in spotless white, was en-
blametic of what eur government once was
under Democratic rule, and what all patriots
and lovers of our country hope and pray it
will again be under the guidance of Seymour
and Blair. 1t now being 10 o'clock, this del
egation was dismissed in front of the Clifton
House, where dinner was awaiting them. At
this time the loud shouting in the vicinity of
the Illinois River bridge announcing the arriv-
al OF the
Farm RIDGE, DEER PARK AND GRAND RAPIDS
DELEGATIONS.
This was the most tremendous and the
largest delegation that ever entered Ottawa.
First came two wagons coupled together,
and drawn by thirty-eight horses. Upon the
wagons each mechanical department was
represented,-the carpenter, blacksmith, wag-
on maker, harness maker, ETC., together with
the tanner, (but he was engaged in tanning a
sheep skin with the wool on) all at work at
their different trades while behind them came
representation Of the bond-holder, present
ing his bonds and demanding his gold A
steady current from off the laborers, and me-
chanics wages was constantly pouring into the
treasury department, but still their cry WIS
"mo'e, more" This was grand affair, but
the regiment of PLowHoLDERs that immedi-
atey followed, numbering about 500, all on
horseback, made the demonstration more
grand. md when il emma IL, 4l,a S4rna4 flo