The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-11-30
Especial Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Gazette.

| Special Dispatch 10 the Cincinnati Gazette
COLUMBUS, Nov. %, 20.
The Democracy appeared in mum.
bers this morning, bnt 1t was evident
from the start that toere Was y sad
] lack Of u1animity among them, sud
| the most part knew not for. what
cause they came together. In tie
/ corridors OF the hotels and IN the
popular saloons, there Was q deal OF
animated discussion, but no two had
the same notion Of what ought to be
done.
At 2P. NJ. Thurman Hall was filled
by some 800 persons.
JoHNGEE CALLED To ORDER,
and business began by the choice Of a
com msttee of seven, to whom all
resolutions were to be referred without
debate. They were to present in
turn q series which should show the
sense Of the meeting. Immediately
after the vote for flrming COM
mittee, and before he had time TO
write OEs name, the Chairman an
nOuneed the following members OF
said committee: General Ewing,
George w. Morgan, Hon. Geo. II.
PendletOn, Hen. DGrbin Ward,
Aquils Wiley, o! Wayne county A.
J. Warner, Of Washington county /;
d. A. HOuck, of Montgomery county.
This was the only harmonious ac-
tiOn of the meeting. Immediately
Frank Mckinney moved that the
meeting adjourn for one hour, to
which there were loud cries OF "no.u
nfrk n Nyafa and oN lat
as many nays were heard as ayes, but
JoHNGEE DECLARED IT CARRIED
At once three or four persons were
on their feet, all addressing the
Chairman, the general average Of
their remarks being that the "ruFal
districts wanted to be heard" There
were calls for "division" and stand
ing vote" but the Chairman did not
appear to hear them. At length the
Objeetors carried their point so far as
to nave the recess postponed 3 few
minutes.
fheir next move was to insist that
the resolutions should be read in open
meeting, before being referred to the
committee. The country delegates
were unanimously in favor of this !;
the Columbus men equally against it,
and rather heated debate ensued.
Colonel Barnab3s Burns then rose,
and pulled the tangle straight IL
was decided that q committee OF three
should hunt large hall, as there
were at least 500 Democrats in at
tendance, and not over half of them
could get in, and thither the meeting
should adjourn and take q fresh start.
The Democracy resssembled at the
Courthouse, in q more harmonious
humor, and were soon IN the desired
mood Of Indignation.
After the presentation and adOp-
ton of the resolutions, fuel was piled
on in the shape of infiammatOry
speeches. PendletOn excused him
self in q rather brief address, and the
keynote was given to General ThOs.
Ewing, In response to which the yells
we're absolutely deafening.
Durbin Ward, the next speaker, had
great confidence in the spirit of fair
ness of the American people. He
was rather mixed, talking gentle
peace one minute and fight the next.
He finally concluded that II all peace
ful remedies failed, the people would
rise in their wrath and make Rome
howl.
Gen. George w. Morgan was also
for mild measures first, and vigorous
ones sfterward. He, too, hoped the
mass of the peOpls of both parties
would, by the force OF honest public
opinion, compel the leaders to do
right, "But II they do not" ne said,
"then, rs have once shed my blood
for the Union of the States, do not
think care less for constitutional
liberty" His allusion to the war for
the Union did not cause the audience
to eDthuSe much, but the declaration
that he would fight, if need be, elicit
ed the widest cheers From this
time on the voice of the meeting was
for blood, plenty Of gore, il necessary,
to save the country from the Return
ing Boards. Gen. A. j. Warner, of
Marietta, started out mildly, but
wound up with the statement that he,
too, was ready for g fight, IL neces-
sary.
d. A. Houek, of Dayton, excused
himself on the plea that he must 90
home by the next train, snd General
Aquila Wiley closed with the mildest
speech OF the day. The meeting now
500, and had completely
changed character. OStensibly called
to protest against an unfair count, it
ended by fiery prOnunciamento that
all acts would be resisted which did
not count Tilden in. All sections OF
the State were represented, and the
meeting, though small, was as indig-
nant as could be desired. There was
to indicate the presence of
but the Democracy. III
Liberals Of Independents were present
they did not materialize.