Smyrna times., 1872-10-23
Delaware Politics.

lhe Republicans will have no more meetings in
TINS part Of The State.
Jas. A Bdyard addressed Democratic meeting
at Laurel on Saturday.
The Republicans 10 hold seven large meetings
III SUSSEX commencing this "wednesday evening
and continuing until Saturday.
Ex-Gov. Ross has been spending few davs in
our nelghborhOod this week, visiting some friends
tie Is strongly opposed to Horace Greeley.-Md.
dletOWn Transcript
Inc Workingmen's League of Wilmington has
brought tho Representative candidates of New
CaSue county ito dots" as may be by reference
to our ''State and Locals"
Although NJ. C. w. Wright is announced to
speak at every Democratic meeting, he Seldom ap
pears, and when he does cannot keen himself in
talk over ten OF fifteen minutes.
ihe Democrats, in their grand rally in this town.
3,, NOV "a expect to be addressed by Willard and
Eli, John OByrne, w q. Whiteley, and Mr.. Bigps.
They are to have music and banners, and all such.
The Republican demonstration in Wilmington
next Saturday evening will be one of the most i'm.
posing ahaIrs ever witnessed in this State. II is
said that the to5chlight parade will contain 5000
men.
The Democrats scared in Sussex. The party
are at logger-heads in local matters and badly
divided on the Presidential issues more so than in
any other part OF the State-and the leaders find
something must he done, because they see the
Republicans are working hopefully.
The Greeley and Straightout Democrats Of
White Clay Creek Hundred, net on Wednesday
evening at Newark in harmony, and decided to hold
county mass meeting it being necessary TO har-
monlze to save the County ticket, over which the
party has become badly frightened The time and
speakers will be duly announced.
kentnn WAS n sort &C D,I;,;o,I
The Democrats held a "sc1ub" meeting, with
speakers to sult on Tuesday evening the Repub-
llcahs held meeting On Thursday evening, ad.
| dressed by Mcssrs Massey aud Bird that was not
overly well aItcnd,d d, and the Democrats intended TO
have grand rally there Saturday but rather failed
notwithstanding there free rides, brass bands big
speakers and Greeley shrIekers. Senator Bayard
talked his usual three hours and Gnve told them
how Ic had learned to eat boiled crow wthou,
pukng, but the listeners were ve.y scarce cnmpa ed
with the efforts made.
| The Straight-outs held public meeting in viii.
minglon last Friday night, which was the mosI
largely attended of any meeting OF any party III
That CITY during the campaign, it was thought
u Chauncy Burr, Of N. j., spoke, and hit botl
Ereeley and Grant most ferociousIy. lie accused
Mr. Greeley of being th5 best friend of centralized
government, and SAID that with the aid OF Sumner
and ltumbull he caused the passage of all the law,
That were crushing the South to-day. Mr.. Greeley
mas never taken buck anything he has said, anC
still believed 10 day that all the abominabe recon
struction acts were valid. lie believed that Mr.
Greeley would not carry four States in the Union.
lIidd!ctOwn Politics.
| The MddletOWR TidnscrIPt, Democratic, bu
antI-GrreIey IN its issue of Saturday. gives tho fol-
lowing gloomy picture Of politics in that town
Politics arc quiet, no STIR being made by anyone
Democrats gloomy; Republicans Jubilant; Straight
outs earnest"
senator Wilson ut Milford.
The Republicans Of Central Delaware are prepar
ing for grand mass meeting at Milford, on Satur.
day of next week. the 2nd of November. Word has
been received that Senator Wilson will be present a,
one OF the speakers. lie could speak bu; once il
thus State, and the State Central Committee have
chostd tins as the time and place.
Meeting at Iewcs,
One Of the greatest political demonstrations ever
witnessed IN Sussex County took place at Lewe.
last Thursday nIHg. There were at least one
thousand present at the meeting. Large delcga
tIons came from Milford, Georgetown, and Other
places along tho line of the Junction & Breakwater
Railroad, aud with torches, banners, and music
made an imposing entrance into the town. The
meeting was addressed by Major Jas r. Lofland
Hon. n. B. SmItlers, DIR. VIM G. Davidson, and
Judge Carey.