Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-31
saturday Nights Poli,i cal Meetings

Mass MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATS AT THE CITY
HALL-sPEEcHEs BY MEssRs. HoDGsoN oBYRSE
AND GRUBB.
On Saturday evening, the Democrats held
mass meeting in the City Hall. Prof. El
ingers brass band was in attendance and
large crowd was attracted to the place OF meet
ing. The meeting was organized by the elec-
ton OF Dr. Askew as President, who assumed
the position with few remarks upon the object
OF the meeting, which he stated WAS for the pur-
pose OF uniting and strengthening the party in
this city.
Nm II. Hodson, Esq, was then introduced
and made some extended remarks upon the
nominations which lad been made at the Demo-
crauc convention. MIR. Hodson also spoke of
the abuses which existed in the management of
the n unicpal affairs by the ring which now
hold absolute power.
pom the conclusion of Mr. Hodson's remarks
Mr.; oByrne entered the room and was received
WIN applause by those present, and after re-
peated calls was introduced by the President
Mr. O'Byrne spoke for some time in his nsual
WHY, entertaining style, upon various topics
but the weight of his remarks was addressed TO
the deiects IN our municipal government. and
the corrupt manner in which the ''ring" con-
conducted public business. He made charges
OF unequal and partial assessments of ploperty
IN the Ninth Ward, and dissected the acts OF the
republican majority III Council during the past
year. He criticised severely the remark of lol
tebiger in Council which lie construed in tins
wise democrats had no rights in the city ex-
cep1 such ar the King accords, and said that
II such monstrous dogma had been nut forth
by the almost unanimous Democratic Legisla-
ture OF the state tremendous howl would have
Ss',l Silsen throughout the Commonwealth. The
COMMERCIAL, he said, would have been struck
with horror, and "Jcnlins-well Jep,;in. IL a
nice man and one for whom have grea. respect
soclally-would have written seventeen columns
OF hstrlonic lore" And Yernon-he would have
been stricken with epilepsy or like Jacob Try's
wife would have been consumed by spontaneous
combustion. (Great laughter)
Mr.. O'Byrne then alluded to political mattera
IN the ith Ward, aud stated upon an authority
winch he was disposed to credit that colonization
was gong on there and that tweuty-tlree per.
sons mad already been introduced in the Ward
on contract with the sring" to colonize t;ft,
he denounced the whole effort as an outrage
and SAID the whole civil machinery should he en-,
| ployed TO prevent it. He urged the formation of
vigilance committees Of dozen or mole in each
WARD, which should undertake to break mn per-
| sonatlon and colonization.
Referring at some length to the dnties of tbe
eluZen IN this city contest, lie cosed his speech
oil an hour amid great cheering by the crowd
lghatius {. Grubb was next introduced and
made short address, during which the crowd
which had filled the hall thiuned ont and tLe
'a'eting adjourned.
REPrBLicAN MEETISG IL THE SECOND WARD.
ia =. t.tes'' 04SSt isePuulcall meeting was
neid IN the Second Ward. on the south side of
Ihird street bridge. on Saturday evening last.
IL was announced that Levi c. Bird Eau was
70 address the meeting, but owing to a bron.
chlal affection by the advice of his physician he
was not present. '''
Christian Clavey, the Republican candidate
| for Council, IN that ward was introduced l.,
Captain E. c. Alexander, and in an allie an;
clear manner discussed the issues OF the cam
paign.
Towards the close of the meeting prominent
Democrat Of the ward came upon the grount
with crowd OF Democrats, some Of whom ver,
intent on breaking up the meeting, and did fir,