The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-18
THE RADICAL MASS MEETING.
A Slim Gathering OF tho Dusky CLANS at
the observation-disclosures Absence OF
the Prominent Speakers-A Cruel Soil
en the Lollypop Vendors.

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not complete and unequivocal success. In,
fact 1t was, In many respects, lamentable.
failure. The audience did not amount to
much In point of numbers, and 1t amounted to
still less in the matter of enthusiasm. or the
imposing array of speakers announced tor the
occasion the most conspicuous were the ab
sentees. The big guns whose names ap-
peared In capital letters on the call had all
been suddenly called away to attend to i'm
portant business In the interior, or had been
smitten with various physical complaints in
cidental to the season. Thus General Worth
tngton was reported as suffering under an at
tack OF the mumps, Judge Willard had gone to
see man In Orangeburg, Mr. Secretary OF
State Cardozo had been called away to an
educational meeting, the Rev. B. h. Cain was
troubled with falling sickness, and Judge
Wright was immersed In the study Of history.
However, the deficiency In the number of
speakers was amply compensated by the i'm.
posing roll Of vlce.presIdents, who were elect
ed on the pleasant mutual admiration sys-
tenn OF all the auditors nominating each other.
to this highly honorable and ornamental
position. This secured harmony In the assem-.
blage, anG the presence of the Chicora Band
added q reasonable degree Of enthusiasm.
The band appealed directly to the feelings Of
the audience, and animated them to many an
impulsive feat Of terpslchorean agility, 80 that
the occasion after all was really jolly and
comfortable one as an extemporaneous prom
enade concert with double shuttle variations;
but as mass meeting for the purpose Of saw
ing the country, II was fzzle. Once In q
while, when the Chicora Band would let fly
particularly vicious fantasia, 1t would excite
the audience to q soul-stirrlng and bodily
shaking pitch of saltatory gymnastics, until
the more enthusiastic Of the audience could
only do Justice to the subject bya succession
of double -joInted hand-springs and wonderful
ly complicated somersadlts; but the subimest
flights of rhetoric Of which our eloquent ex-
Mayor disburdened himself, were met by hls
listeners with heroic fortltude, and with
out the movement Of muscle. Every
body enjoyed the meeting except, per-
haps, the gingerbread merchants. They
looked sad, and some of them even went Sc
far as to express the unreserved opinion that
the grand mass meeting was deuslon and
snare. One good-looking, dark complexion
ed, Herculesn.framed chap, who resehbled
Generel Whlpper after his draw-poker en-.
counter with Minott In Columbia. interviewed
our reporter, and explained the cause OF bis
downcast expression. "See YAH" he said ,.,:I ~
done brought down yere candy and goobers
and sarsprllla nuf for tonsand people, and
dere an't two hundred yere, and dey aln't no
count fellows any way" " -. -
The meeting was announced fer three
o'clock, and got to work at four. The Vari-
GUS committeeman and the ChIcora Band oc-
stoSa and cat varf6ds rftfRh eRa tAa aRqleaes
in various portions of the grounds. Some Of
them, In fact, were lounging on the eastern
sea wall half mile away. These did not
seem to take much interest in the proceed
ings, but they must have been counted In tue
above estimate to make up the two hundred,
go they must be considered as belonging
to the audience. The band played "Come
We Dlsconsolate," and then Major N. z. Delany
called the meeting to order, and nominated
Alexander Williams for chairman. This was
carried, and then began the election of the va
rlous members of the audience as vice presi-
dents. If the audience had been larger this
might have ottedious, but as 1t was, 1t did not
take more than half an hour to elect them all.
The proceedings were then opened With prayer
by the Rev. E. J. Adams, after. which the let,
ter of Major Dslany and others to Judge
Willard, and the Judges reply thereto, both
of which have been already published In The
NEWS, we're read and received with applause.
The chairman then introduced ex-Msyor Pills.
bury, who read long speech, full of good
phrases and glIttering generalities, that ap-
peared to fill in the time to the satisfaction OF
all concerned, but which, like an auctloneers
catalogue, would be almost "too tedious TO
mention" He extolled Judge Willard, and
warmly advocated his claims to the regular
nomination as Governor, but he was vague
and non-committal as to his platform, and had
little or nothing to say against the mlsdeeds OF
the present State administration. Major De-
lany, Mr.. Adams. and other speakers followed,
and "the shades of night were falling FAST
when the shady crowd dlsbanded. . a.
'- "WATER---PURE WAITER"
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. ~
ar no have n and In proflsiOn: the Obiec.