Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-09-28
INDIANA.
The Exciting Canvas. In TINT state-A speci-
men Republican Rally.

The Exciting Canvas. In thnt staIe--A speci.
| men Republican Rally.
A correspondent of the New York Tri
bune, gives the following account of one Of
the hundreds OF republican meetings which
are being held in the rural portions OF In.
diana
| cannot better portray the picturesque
ness. enthusiasm. and dramatic intensity
which characterized the remarkable cam
| paign IN progress ia this state, than BY de-
scribing republican mass meeting in q
/ country town The scene ia Cambridge
J city. "A small place with big name, cou-
! taiung perhaps 2,50o inhabitants. aud sit
! unted about sixty miles east of here: and
! the occasion is a speech bv Gen. Harrison,
! the republican nominee for Governor. We
! arrived about noon with the crater of the
/ day. At the railway station company OF
/ men In Continental cooked hats aud black
| oicloth capes trimmed with white. head
, ed by brass band, wait in line to receive
( him While the band plays. the local coui-
mittee men put US ia a barouche drawn by
/ four fine white horses. with tall plumes
noddiug on their heads. aud We move off in
/ quite a triumplal fashion. the black-csped
! fellows going to the front to clear the way.
]
! TO the village. we pass another long line OF
men wearing blue cspe-, and red, white,
and blue caps, and carrying torches ready
/ tor service in the night parade. They tall
/ In behind In good military way. At thu
next cross street there l. a squadron of
mounted men in scarlet trousers and white
| shirts waiting on the right to swell the line.
aud on the left large body OF iootmen in
/ scarlet shirts and dark trousers. carrying
/ polished tin lamps fixed above the visors
of The red caps.
! With much blowing of horns and beating
Of drums-for all these troops have bands
! of some sort-wc AT last gain the main
street. 1t looks like an Italian town in car
nival time, A. far as the houses with their
fags. fe>toous Of evergreens. and Chinese
/ lantern. are concerned. but in the roadway
thp:" l. \ spectacle. which for CAV color.
novel devices, and real ptcturesqurn.>>. no
foreign Tesla could equal-an American
R pulliiCa' procession II i not vet complete
/ or organized. for Il "a not Ia move until the
( speakers have had their dinner at the vii
I lage inn. but the material j. here. There
are huge wagons built up with boards in
I pyTamidAl fashion t. mske seat. for pretty
/ sifi- dressed in white. and wearing corn-
nets OF gilt pasteboar1 they rcprc>rst.
( Of course. the states of the Union. One Of
which stands the Goddess Of Liberty. hold
ing fast To Young tree that towers up Ia
an astonishing height, and Hing ont the
stars aud stripes from below it, lrafv
crown. Another wagon contains two or
, three dozen gray.haired men who voted for
Harrison IN 1870 aud are going 10 vote for
hi grandson Ia ls1G In another there j.
glee club Of Young ladies and gentlemen
singing campaign songs Ia the accOmpsni-
meut ui a cabinet organ And key-hugie. 4
LITTLE white aud blue cotton cloth for drs-
perry. with cvergIeens. fowers. banners,
aud notices. gives gala look 20 these pro-
Cr-~inn 81 wagons. Which crowd The street
A. tar Ne can s'c.
Quain,cst OF them all J., one supporting
Seritahlc log cabin. Smoke issues from
the stick chimney. aud coou-skius are
nailed upon the walls. while on he roof j.
a ike coon, who appears 10 be trying to
climb SAplIns iu get frightened and
woiul-ioOkiug democratic rooster that j.
tied 10 a branch. A. our baTouChe makes
10, way through the crowds, the people Ia
the vehicles, on the .idcw alkS. and al the
windows OF the houses cheer their cahdl-
da;e voclierOusly, and he respond, Ia th"lr
greetings with smi,,s and bows. The little
town j. lull of music. dust. aud noise.
\ ha-iy dinner j. eaicu. and We set out
for the place OF meeting. which OF course
: uul-of-d0ors The m.rshals dashiny
about on line horses. With much display
Of aay-colorcd ,A,he>. roseits aud saddle
cloths. got the procession in shape. A. We
leave the mlle-long street az the top OF the
hill and turn into the field, We get a view
OF the linc-a tIycr OF bright lines moving
through the darker margin OF lonAer.-on
that line the Nay. What striking spec
tAcic Il j. And what masses ~ people
men. women. aud children, Where have
they all come from, for the village could
not have contributed a hundredth part of
then' They have come By rail from the
towns, big and little. FOR twenty miles
around. aud H. wagons, on horseback. and
I on foot from all the neighb"rins country.
tide Of humanity has spread itself over the
great green field around the liitle beech
grove where the seats and the platform
are The escort clubs in their many
Cplolcd uniforms move 10 and fro. or break
ranks with Yoil-y> OF cheers; the pondor-
Gus woguus unload their joyous freight !:
family parties IN holiday and picnic retire
upon the grass: new delegations are con-
stau'iy arriving with music and banners.
there are troops ef romping children. knots
7 81 ro>y-cheeAed girls walking with utter
4 mingled arms, youn: couples making love
and eating luncheon at the same time /;
: booths where rusiics feast on lemonade
ard gingerbread. The earne>tucss OF the
politics i tempered with much merry
| making. aud the air i vocal with laughter,
I cheers. aEd songs. What Il scene for a
I painter, How characteristcally American.
I and how rich ia elements OF The pictur-
I e>que
Only small part of the throng can get
I within range OF the orators voice but the
rest seem none the less happy, Tor II ).
| the holiday diversion. the crowds the
/ bravery OF the procession. the music and
I the iun Of the occasion they came chiefly
( 10 enjoy. A. many people a. can possibly
I hear pack ia upon the scales rising am
( phliheater-like against sloping hill, or
make a thick fringe around their margin.
( IL J. an attentive audience, quick 10 APP
Z laud good point. and relishng keenly
funny story Of witty remark. Nearly
/ half the listeners are ladies'. The speaker,
! Gen. HARRISON, i a man OF medium
/ height. cOmpactly built, with q frank coun-
tenance. bright blue eyes. lght-brown
hair. and blonde beard. In conversation
his manner j. quiet. rather reserved, en-
/ tirely unassuming, yet scli-pos sessed; but
on the stump he takes hold of his audience
as If 1t belonged to him. aud keeps 1t
easily In his control as long a. he wishes
not democrats. light up their houses aud
hang out Chinese lanterns. and the uni
formed clubs paradel the streets with
torches. There i more speaking; this
time from a rule platform at street
corner, and whenever one goes about the
! place there Is a blaze OF light and uproar
of drums an fifes aud brass bands, of men
ycciierating campaign songs or hurrahing
for Hayes and Wheeler, for Tom"
Brown ilhe candidate for Conyress) a.
il they were wound up and could not stop.
IL is nearly midnight before the last club
gets away on the cars and the last strin.
OF vehicles departs for the country.
such affairs Il. have described are not
exceptional: the occur every day in doz-
ems of localities. The Central Committee
have only 10 announce a meeting week
or so la advance and inform the local
committee. and when the day arrives. the
whole neighborhood appears to boil over
with patriotism.