The daily gazette., 1876-09-06
SECOND EDITION.
AFTER THE BATTLE
The vIctors Enjoying thei. Victory.
THE NEGROES SERENADE rIIE
MEN THEY ELECTED.

MEN THEY ELECTED.
A Motley Mob Parading the street
Responses OF some of the Candida tcs |
Councilman Baker calls the 'tEvery
Evening" a Pablo Robber. and
Councilman johnson. thanks his
Democratic friends.
As soon as the returns became
known, last evening. and the sweeping
Republican victory became positively
insured, the negro band was trotted
out, and all the negroes old and
young, male and female-in the city,
fell into line and began to march to
the residences of the victorious Coun>
cilmen.
Previous to the forming of the pro-
cession the Sixth Ward negroes and a
few whites crowded into the old
church on Seventh street, below Wal,
nut and organized meeting which T.
Elwood Singley addressed. The speak
er informed his hearers that he was
not Tilden-that he could not write
long letters or make long speeches. AS
soon as this piece of information piers
ced the benightcd intellect of the audi
ence, they uproariously applauded, land
were evidently very grateful that the
timely announcement prevented them
from mistaking their speaker for the
great reformer of the country.
The procession formed at Sixth and
Market streets, and proceeded to the
residence of Seth II Feaster, No. 629
L. Sixth street.
| THE OLD RING COMING UP.
The first thing that arrested the pro-
gress of the procession was the ringing
voice of Capt. G. II. Gallagher, the
head and front of the old city ring,
who stood on the steps of Mr. Feaster's
residence and introduced the success
full candidate, The band ceased play
ing. but boisterous conversation of the
negroes continued and rendered his re-
marks unintelligible. He said some-
thing about "never voting to expend
dollar for which dollar in value
: was not rendered." and alluded to the
glorous victory he had gained-his
} majority being one hundred larger
than he had expected. For this result
3 he heartily thanked his Democratic
D friends, and as he failed to thank his
, negro allies for their share of the work
they received his remarks with very
bad grace, and departed greatly disap'
pointed in spirit.
THE nENGLIsH BULL" AND THE "EvERy
EVENING"
Councilman John G.. Baker, father
o of the ''English Bull" and of maca-
! damized Fourth street, was next visited
:. at his residence, No. 402 East Fourth
k street, and was introduced by Capt
Gallagher. His opening remarks were
Il drowned by the negroes, but when he
e came to pay his respects to Eoers
o Ecening he loudly commanded silence
and the motley crowd obeyed. Ht
then alluded to the ''venomous attack
which the e. E. had made upon him
: and said: ~ claim to be an homes
man. During four years served il
- Council, / can truly say that l nevc
took dollar of the peoples money.
defy any one to contracdict me; nay
more. l can say, like Nicodemou
old, if any man can show me where
is have dishonesty taken one dolla
le from the city, will repay him four
n fold. This venomous editor would
10 meyer have attacked me if L had not
y KEPT HIS HANDS OUT OF THE CITY TREA
n sURY.
ei which he was robbing. have mad
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70 and have proof of its truth"
10 Mr., Baker then discussed nationa
n issues, and urged united support 70
GO Hayes and Wheeler, in order to pre-
a, vent the government which zoe save
e. by the bayonet from falling into tn
W hands of the rebels
~ Then the negroes yelled and tn
crowd marched on. Some people
however, remarked that MIR. Bake
- was very ungrateful in his assault
ne upon the Ecery Eoenin9, as had nc
or that paper so vigorously assailed hir
OF OF he would have been defeated.
COUNCILMAN JoHNsoN's FUslLADa
?, The jubilant procession next pre-
- ceeded to the residence of Councilma
Thomas johnson, No. 512 West Thir
- street, and serenaded him, and ais
" Councilman Caleb T. Windle, VIII
OF lives opposite. Again Capt. Gallaghe
was on hand and introduced the car
didates. Mr.. Windle failed to respon
: but Mr.. johnson made CLOWN
an a. speech. He was fairly boiling owe
with enthusiasm, and his voice ran
. far above the din of the crowd. Il
tn thanked his Democratic friends, an
,sbS cb glance at the vote of the First War
will show that he had good reason
do so. He said it was the proude
= victory the Republicans had ever wo
ely in Wilmington, and hoped the goo
ire work would be continued until II
!. Democratic party was wiped out {
- record SO completely that it woul
nS never touch bottom. He hoped Il
Il victory would be the key note of SUI
=, cess in the State, and concluded b
I'VE saying that he was the workingman
EN- friend, and workingman himsel
10 that he was proud of the fact an
rat prouu "a MS assoCiases.
. During and previous toMr. j Johnson
remarks a brilliant display of rocket
3 Roman candles and red light was mad