Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-18
Republican pemorsi at Bladensburg
The Famous DueDing Ground a. Q Political
Battle Field.

A spirited meeting OF the republican "t
Prince Georges county, Nd, was held last night
at B'adersbrrg, in the interests of Hon. james
A. Gary, the republican candidate for congress
from the fifth congress ionsl d'sirctof the State.
A large platform IVES elo :.ed in icont OF Whites
Hotel, opposite the Spa Spring, with seats, on
which were some of the prominent citizens Of
the county, including ten or twelve colored men.
The stand was illuminated n Chinese Ian
terms and decorated with wreathes of ever
green, and the national flag. A large banner
was suspended across the street, between two
tall flag stats With lantern on the top o. G b.
On the banner was inscribed:
"PoR CONGRESS, JAMES A. GARY"
over thousand persors, white and co'nr =,
were collected at an early hour, who were 'l-
creased to about fifteen hundred during "a
everipg by delegations from different points,
who came IN bearing torch lights.
ORGANIZATION.
The meeting was called to order by john NJ.
Colby, Esq, and William T. Prime, Esl., was
were ID. Bowman, Bepedic, Jost, IL. Wallis, X.
Z. Moss, Col. A. Foulke, H. V. Plummer, j. NJ.
Tinker, Lemuel Beckett, f. p; Godmsn, and
X. S. Widdicombe, j. n. Wallis, Daniel Beckett,
Eli s. Pr ue spd Charles Rallies.
Atoer introductory remarks by the chairman
introduced j. W. sutIer, Of Baltimore, who
j. w. Baer,
TBR BUCKEYE BLACKSMITH,
who kept the crowd in q ar OF laughter BY h's
ofi-band, slap-dash manner OF speaking and
racy apecdofcs. During his remarks he gave a
short account OF his experience during the cam
paiRn in the State, and spoke OF the improved
co1dition Of the colored people Stree their hbe-
ration from slavery, ard especially stree the
adoption OF the 1ith and 18th amendments to
tae GO, stitutiOn. He rehesrssd the
POLITICAL ANrECEDKRTs OF HON W. n. NE g.
RICK,
the democratic candidate, saying he bad a
natural affinity towsrds Washington city, 81 he
had spent considerable time In the Old Capitol
prison during the late war, and the rDlored
people ought to know by this fact how much
sympathy he had for their interests. Wherever
Judge Merrick has spoken in this campaign he
hes adapted his remarks to sUit bls audierce,
and had contradicted binself on every occasion
HIS course was only in keeping with all the
PROMINENT Kx-CoNPsDRRATKs
who either sympathiIed or took active part IN
the rebellion. 1heee were the men Who have
been the means Of killing OF over 20, ,Cp o. the
best men the world ever saw. Tney have made
100 GOO WIDOWS end about { co. Go Of orphans IN
this country. These are the men who row come
ont and declare that the democratic pal - have
always been the
FRIEKDs OF THR NEGRO.
The negro was BOW iny.tedto elr and drink
with tbem-fbe smell OF the nes ro YVES no longer
ob1erNed, and in fact they :eemed u vie with
this all mean? Simply to gain votes, and after
they had made rse of them they give the negro
TIE go-by. After compsrug the relative meri,
of the two cardidatt }, during which time the
speaker related a good manv anecdotes, keeping
the crowd in constant e ID humor, ne Gle ed by
warning them Of the tricks of the democrats
and advising them all to
KEEP CLBAR OF WHISKY,
at lePst TIL after the election as BY it's use the
enemy would take advantage OF them. At the
close of his remarks fhree rorsing cheers were
given for him, ard three more for their ca udi
date.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Capt. ID. Collips, of Howard county Frpncis
McGrire and Francis Miller, of MONTGOMERY
county, Reuben Mes and Hemy P:umTer, o.
Prince George county. each made speech ,,
There wasa fair sprnkling of
CONSERVATIVES PRESENT,
wf0 list med courteouSly TO the 9ryumen.s
against their Cardidate, and were compliment ID
by Mr.. Mcclure and others Ior their decoro-
corduct.
Mr.. Baer called upon some of the coree,
vat. yes - respord in defence OF the derocra. C
pPrty, ard loud calls were made for Mr., John
q. Mitchell, who ascendcd the st and only to ex
Gu g himself fI0m speaking.
TIRE LAST SPEECH
was by Stephen Morgan, who entertl aired tie
s-eemblage for sore tine, andth audience 6's-
Ihe co, ervatyes Gre hoi eful OF Sing able 70
cfrly the district. TIE colored men will With
but lew exceptions cast their votes for the repub-
llcan candidate, but the conservatives claim
that n large proportion Of the re yistered voters
OF the 9th district did not vote during the lasI
elec, on, but will row do so.
CONSERVATIVE MEETING.
large conservative meeting was held yeste.
cay at Suitsyille, in this district, which was a,i-
rressed by VIM. i. Hill, Judge Merrick, and
jonathan Waters, the pr -sidenI of the colored
demo cratic club of Baltimore.