Wilmington journal., 1876-08-18

lhh ,Nm SFCRETARiES OF IHE
MEETING
,denI-s opening kemarks
NON DANL q. FOWLE'S SPEECH
Tho Democrats and Conservatives
If Wilmington brought themselves
+not.ther last Dtght IN grand rallV
ar.,nnl the banners which the party
nnfnrled at Raleigh and Mt st Lonls.
ri'na we're no laggards to be seen
.rhare Notwithstanding the
atsootaning .'tis aspect of the weather
.Iara was scarcely white voter
~ ne fonId in the city of Wilmington
,r.o was not one of the number that
svelled itself into an immense gather
mo aronnd the speakers stand which
bs1 been erected on Third street to
narticjpnte III the grand ratification of
tne action of the Democratic Conven-
lions which had made T,lden and
Vance the standardsbearers of the
Democratic party in the present politi-
cal campaign.
THE ARRANGEMENTS.
| The several committees of arrange
mepts ad performed their parts we'll,
and there was nothing left undone that
could contribute to the success of the
occasion. 4 large elevated stand,
capable of containing several huns
Jrrl people, had been erected on
Third between Dock and Orange
streets. This was beautifully deco
rated with United States flags, Chinese
lanterns and flowers, and on it the
President, Vice Presidents and Secre~
tares, the speaker and others were to
be seated. The double rows of shade
trees that stretch up the street in front
of the stand were hung with lanterns,
and on the right of this principal stand
was one erected to accommodate the
C0rnet Concert Club.
THE PROCESSION.
The different ward clubs assembled at
their several places of rendezvous, and
after the line was completed on Prln~
cess street at the court house, the pro-
ceas1on moved down that street to
Second, where the speaker Of the
occasion Hon. Daniel q. Fowle, to
gether with the Hon. Geo. Davis, the
President of the meeting, and other
gentlemen in a carriage joined the
line. At this point, those who had not
before known the strength which the
different wards were able to turn out,
nor the extent of the preparations
which had been made for the occasion,
were surprised to see the magnificent
proportions of the procession, and the
great number of fiambeaux, banners,
|and transparencies which it bore.
Col. Roger Moore, Chief Marshal,
|alded by number of Assist
ants, then directed the march
| Of the procession to tho stand above
referred to. When it had marched
down Second street toMarket and up
Market to Third, the weather being so
|mfavorable it was thought best to
hold the meeting in the City Hail, and
SO the march was turned in that direc-
'tion, but when the head of the line
had reached that locality it was thought
that the hall would not contain the
vast crowd, and ere one half of the
line had turned out of Market street it
was determined to hold the meeting in
the open air at the place first appoints
'ed, ram or no rain, so great was the
enthusiasm of the crowd that no one
'cared whether the RAIN would drench
hlm or not. Owing to the delay which
was thus Occasioned the officers of the
meeting and the speaker of the occasion
lid not take their places Oh the stand
| until $50 o'clock Everywhere, dur
| ing the time of the unc ertai.ty as to
where the assemblage would be nd
Ire 7sed, throngs of eager counten-
|ancea might be seen by the glare of
the ilamheaux, in crowds on the side
walks, anxiouely enquiring whittier
they should go-to the City Hall or
to the stand. Old men, and even
ladies', with coats and: umbrellas in
heir hands for protection against rain
should it fall, we're seen to be no less
|'nxl"us than the young and the strong
Arriving at the sta I'd. the procession
was marshaIed in front and on the
|FIdes of it, the several Ward Climbs
occupying the positions assigned to
hem. The stand was occupied by
he speaker and the following officers:
Presidert-Hon.G George Davis.
Vice PreSidcllts-Dr A ! DeROsset,
@ Mills, DIR E A Anderson, Hon
Hugh WaddelI. Gen JOS Murphy, John
|ColvilIe. Alfred Martin. DIR j F
Cobb, Fred Rheinstein. W ID Mah1I,
Fl Vollera, John ID Love, T w Player,
Fl Schulken, A Fl VanBOkkelen, 4 ID
Brown, Alfred Alderman, DR. J d Bel~
amy, O p Meares, John Dawson,
acob Loeb, Robert Strange, H B
|Eilers, Hon r s French, John Nc
4anrin, Geo Harris, A Wronski, Capt
! N Maf1itt. s d Wallace, John F
ieorge, | B Granger, A A Moseley,
Fl Currie, b J Jacobs. W r Kenan,
y Med French. DIR W E Freeman,
Clayton Giles, F W Kerchner, G W
Williams, John F Divine. r r Heide,
VIM A Wright, M NJ Katz, Col J II
Davis, DR. W G Thomas. VIM A Cum
|ming VIM L Smith, 0 G Parsley, Jr,
|B G Worth, e ID Hall. l. B Huggins,
H. NJ Williams, Fl VonGlahn, W L
Saunders.
SecretarieS-Jnmes Sprunt, W H
Bernard. JAS " King, Wilkes Morris,
q H King, VIM Calder. Robert Orrell,
. A Wiggins, John G Koch.
Mr.. @. Fl. Robinson, chairman of
the City Executive Committee, an
nounced to the crowd that gentleman
whom they all delighted to honor had
been selected to preside on the occa-
|hIon, and that it remained for him only
TO mention his name
TIE HON. GEORGE DAVIS.
Mr.. Davis on taking the chair was
greeted with a round Of applase and
addressed the audience for the space
|oi fifteen or twenty minutes in his own
ELOQUENT style.
He was glad to meet his fellow citi-
zens here Tonight, glad to see the de-
termination which they exhibited in
their countenances to enter the pres
ent campaign to exert their utmost
strength and influence in the
effort to aid in bringing the country
back to it's old purity and honesty.
There was great upheaval of the
honest people all over the land, and it
Reminded him Of the great upheaval OF
io4O. Mr.. Davis then poieted to the
history of the Radical party of the
past eight years, the false promises
which It's great leader made when he