The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-27
THE RADICAL MASS MEETING.
Procession and Ratification
Meeting at Military Hall.

Meeting at Military Hall.
The Radical demonstration last night In
favor Of the Philadelphia nominations would
have been reasonable success had not the
superior attractions Of the fire down-town:di-
verted the attention of the masses that might
otherwise have been present, and deprived
The speakers of their enthusiastic audience.
The proceedings were commenced with 9
torchliaht procession, which was adver-
tised to start from the corner of Meeting
and Calhoun streets at eight o'clock, and
which did get under way at quarter
Jast nine. 1t consisted of about four hundred
men and boys carrying Chinese lanterns, and
all manner Of inpromptu lransparencles, with
aackneyed notices expressive of undylng de-
votion to Grant. The line OF march was
trough Calhoun street to King, down King
to Broad, through Broad to Meeting, up Meet
ing 10 wentworth, and through Wentworth to
Military Hall, Where the speechmaklng began.
The procession was perfectly orderly, and no
unaeemly demonstrations occurred to Inter
fere with the peace of the city.
Ascending the stairway Of the Military Hall,
The dusky tide rolled toward the entrance to
the hall, and jammed up the doorway with a
struggling mass OF men and boys. A steady
stream kept pouring in, and, when the last OF
the procession entered, the whole floor was
covered with people. .os:.azl
Lieutenant-G Governor Ransier from the
stand then explained the object of the meet
ing to be the ratification of the Republican
nominations, and read the names of the
speakers. He said the municipal authorities
mad been requested to keep order here, and
they intended to have |; too. While the Lieu
tenant. Governor spoke cry of fire was
raised, and general rush towards the door
ensued. For some minutes nothing could be
heard but the tramping of feet; put at length,
tne-fss.<. part OF the hall having been vacated
by the crowds-aa polsy boys aud many men,
the remainder, about -thsaa hunnred In num-
ber. closed up in good listening around
the speakers stand. The speaker then fntso:
duced ColonelE. w. II. Mackey.
Mr.. Mackey, after apologlzlng for his poor
voice, gave his experience of the State, and
then of the Philadelphia Convention. he
dllated upon the enthusiasm shown at the lat
ter, and BY the Republican party throughout
several States where he had lately travelled,
and inculcated with much anxiety the doc
trlne that the fight between Grant and Gree
ley was fight between Republicanism and
Democracy. The speaker then proceeded to
get funny about Mr.. Greeley and his Preslden-
tlal fever, but the audience did not see the
places where the laugh came In at the right
time, and Mr.. Maokey, atlength, concluded by
advising all Republicans to lay aside personal
prejudice and support Grant and Wilson.
Attorney General Chamberlain was next IN
troduced, and spoke at length, advising his
hearers to make their choice at once between
the two opposing bodies, and stand by the
nominees of that party which. had done 60
much for them. He spoke of what the Repub.
lIcan party had accomplished In the past and
what promise 1t gave for the future, and took
---.asinn, -aa -asual, to denounce Democrats and
Ku.Klux hobby and galloped over the course
In style, interrupted by the frequent applause
of his hearers at every mention Of the Ku'
Klux Democrats. He concluded by painting
Horace Greeley as the standard.bearer Of "rne
Lost Cause,n and Grant as the only hope OF
Republlcanism In South Carolina.
sam not fondly thine own" walled the
band, and General W. J. Whipper began his
address. Much curiosity was manifested to
hear the speaker, rs 1t was whispered that
he had rebelled, and following the dictates ol
sound sense was about to declare for Greeley
and Brown. In the first part OF his speech he
eulegized the name and character of Greeley
in q handsome manner, and then bega9sto
give short history of the Republican party
from the days Of Bernie until 1850, when the
mighty spirit OF Horace Greeley led Its van.
he DOW owned that Mr.. Greeley had fallen
from grace, and said that Grant, as the noml
nee of the Republican party, ought to be sup
ported by all true Republicans, or else the
party was dead. Lastly, he made his pelitica
will, leaving Grant "his vote and support,
This whole fortune,) and cutting Greeley of
with bis undylng sympathy, IA ashllling.)
r
Mr.. F. A. Sawyer followed In the beaten
track with lengthy speech, the sum and sub
stance OF which was, that the Palmetto State
should redeem herself by voting as unit fol
Grant and Wilson. 1t was now verging on to
midnight. The audience were In good train
ing, and shouted whenever "Granp was men
toned. The meeting, too, was orderly; g
speaker could be plainly heard, and oil things
being so favorable, the pow-wow threat
ened to last till morning. Under these cir
cumstances, our reporter had no other resor
but to abandon this interesting meeting 10 II
fate, and leave the names and sayings of thu
other speakers ''to fame unknown"
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