The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
THE FIRST GUN.
THE DEMOCRACY AROUSED,

Enthusiastic Meeting at tho Opera House
The Building Eloquent
Speeches bv Hon Thomas r. Bayard,
Hon. r. @. Campbell, and Sas's'l Tosrn-
send, EsQ.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Democracy was held at the Grand Opera
House last evening. Long before the hour
named In the call the house was crowded
from the orchestra to the dress circle, and
when the Bayard Club, III strong, headed
by the Wilmington Cornet Band entered the
building, standing room alone was to be OBJ
tanned.
On motion Of DR.. Swithen Chandler the
following officers were selected:
President-Chas. B. Lore.
Vice Presidents-1st ward, j. Morton
Poole, VIM. T. Glenn; I'd ward, B. F.
Townsend, Thomas E. Young; Sd ward, Pc
ter N. Brennan, Alex. Mcleod; 4th ward,
Joseph Teas, George Abele; 9Th ward, John
Wood, DR.. James Draper; 7th ward, Henry
R. Dupont, James P. Psstles; 9Th ward,
David Chandler, James Kennedy; 9th ward,
Gustave Kolck, Isaac Dillon; 10th ward,
Dennis j. Mention, August L. Henderer.
Mr.. Lore, on assuming the position,
spoke as follows:
We have met together tonight to inau-
| gurate another campaign under the old
Democratic party, and It is with great
: pleasure now Introduce to you the Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard.
Mr.. Bayard spoke for over an hour urg-
ing upon the citizens of Wilmington and
New Castle county, the necessity of strong
and vigorous campaign on the part of the
Democrats, and all those in favor of reform.
During his remarks he arraigned the Re-
publican party as being party of cOrrup-
tion, of fraud, of rascality and one who
if given longer control of the Government,
would eventually lead them to despotism
and ruin. At the conclusion of Mr..
Bayard's speech the President introduced
Thomas G.. Campbell, Esq.,, of New
York, WHO addressed the meeting in strong
and sensible views of the campaign, fire.
/ quently alluding to the position that Cover
nor Tilden had taken against the Tweed
and Canal Rings of New York, and claiming
for Governor Tilden all that was honest,up-
right and honorableas man ,and q politician
ard in strong language contrasting the pres
ent debt of the country under the Republi-
can administration to that of the country
under a Democratic administration. In
conclusion he asserted that the State of
New York was sure for Tilden, Hendricks
and Reform by at least 10000, and hoped
Delaware would give Democratic majority
in proportion, and had no doubt of glori-
GUS Democratic victory in November.
Al the conclusion of the address of Mr..
Campbell, Mr.. Lore stated that all had been
heard from except Appoquinimink, and
introduced Samuel Townsend, Esq, who
addressed the meeting in bis usual happy
style, giving the "nigger party" as he
termed it, the very devil, and said he come
up from old Appoquinimink to see what
was the matter with Wilmington, and was
surprised that the Democracy, even at city
election. would vote with niggcrs.
Mr.. Townsend continued bis remarks for
sometime and made the startling disclosure
that Mr.. Levi Bird, the Republican candi-
date for Congress "drinks too much rum,
and nobody but d-n bugger will vote
with the Republican party, and the Repub
licans have nominated the editor of the
"Commercia" to 20 to Dover, but he would
never 90 there as the Representative of
Delaware, as the Democratic party was not
No-Nothing party, excluding the Dutch
and the Irish, but it was white
mans party, and did not want any
d-n nigger votes, but would hold them in
reserve in case Of emergency as the Repub-
licans have done. He knew that the niggers
in Old Appoquinimink wanted to voted
the Democratic. ticket. but they could
afford to keep them In the back ground and
elect Tiden and Hendricks, and
give the assurance to the country If
one dies, we have another as good in his
stead, and in conclusion advised all to give
their aid to elect the Democratic ticket in
Nov amber.
Amid cheers for Townsend and the Dem
o,~ot IN <ioL ot ho ootipr odin,~uod