Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-09-06
The Mass Convention.

The Mass Convention.
AN UNTIMELY STORM, MUCH DIsAPPolNT-
MENT AND BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
The mass meeting for this place last
Friday had to be entirely abandoned SO
far as any out door demonstration was
concerned, on account of the drenching
rain storm which prevailed during most
of the night previous and during most
of the forenoon. Notwithstanding all
this however, hundreds of people came
in on the trains and at little before II
o'clock thousand people had assembled
AT THE DEPOT,
and on the arrival of the Valley train
bringing the Brattleboro Cornet Band,
and good delegation of her citizens and
from other towns on that line Judge
Settle of North Carolina, who was on
the train, and with whom arrangements
had been made the day before, stepped
off, and was introduced to the crowd by
w. III. johnson, president of the Grant
and Wilson club of this place. He
spoke for ten minutes in a strong and
able manner and was received with the
most hearty cheers, and at this point
many declared they were already amply
paid for the trouble of coming out in so
much mud. The train moved and he
went on to give promised address at
West Randolph that day.
Several hundred people had come in
from Windsor, Charlestown, Ludlow,
Cavendish, Chester, Springfield, &C., in
Guiding the Charlestown Cornet Band,
and drum corps from Ludlow. The
Ludlow Grant and Wilson club made
the most imposing demonstration, hav-
ing banners beside martial music-all of
which went to show what would have
been but for the unfavorable weather.
They had two banners with notices on
either side as follows: Ludlow Grant
and Wilson club" We believe our
Heavenly Father will Grant us victory
over oppression and secession" Grant
and Financial Prosperity Greeley and
Financial Ruin" Horace cannot white
wash the Green Mountain Boys"
The Rockingham Grant and Wilson
club had very neat and lastly inscrib-
ed banner, the work, we only need to say,
of Geo. Andrews.
THE DISAPPOINTMENT.
The arrangements were very complete
for the day. In the grove large stand
had been erected, and four tables, one
for the free collation. to the Cornet Bands
of whom at least eight would have been
present if the weather had proved favor
able. Much disappointment prevailed
especially among the young people, al
it would have been gala day, as vel
as political demonstration. In the
towns of Grafton, Athens, Townshend
Londonderry, Jamaica and Windham
and several New Hampshire towns, ar
engagements had been made for larg,
delegations, and among the projects, il
found practicable, was one of uniting
all the bands on some national air, anC
thus giving the people respectable
peace jubilee--all of which of cours
had to be abandoned on account of tina
untimely storm.
THE SUCCESS.
As it was procession was formed a
the depot and marched to Union Hal
headed by the Bellows Falls Corne
Band, and there were called to order b
A. N. Swain, who introduced Go,
Fletcher, who made short, earnest an
spicy speech for the Grant and Wilso
cause. The Governor is always receiy
ed with great favor by the people {
Vermont, and this occasion was no e1
ception. Col. Kittredge Haskins
Bratt,eboro, was then called out, an
briefly addressed the meeting in an ca
nest and eloquent speech, touching upo
the fiuances as well as the morale of Ii
political issues of the day. Col. Ha
kins is among the rising young men
our State, and was received with stron
applause.