, 1876-08-24
THE GRI2ENDACKERS.
THEIR MARs.MERTINf1,

A brass band parai!ing tho streets carly yes
tcrlay afternoon ntlractc1 good deal OF notce
and caused no little conjecture Atnong tho by
ttan,!crs ns TO its msslon. Although the an-
ununcetncnt had been lnuao In a|l tho papess
lint tie Independent ('rcenbackers were tn hold
gr1.t,i mas s-srcettng in this city Wednesday of
:hs week, very few people remembered the
aett 30 lftt1r interest WIS fclt In tho tlotngs Of
That comparatively unnportant third political
purity But t1lc band went along all tho sumo,
and Mt the fremont uuuso huadcl n miniature
prorcssion Of men and boys, dressed In tho
Independent campaign uniform and carrying
Hhite cotton banners on which were painted In
black !ctters various tnott0cs supposed to be
appropriate 10 an occnsion Of so great moment.
These, accompanied by llalf-a-lozen leading
local lights Of tho party, escorted Samuel +.
Gary, candidate for Vicr-rresident Of the United
States, and l4cwis.sieward, candidate for t'oy-
:ruor Of Illinois, to the Exposition Building,
Flcrc tho principal demonstration vas to tako
alacc.
According to tho programme tho meeting
should have beGun at 9r,. III. Somewhat before
that hour quito little crowd ofpcop!e collected
therc-about cnougl, to make decent warl
meeting Many Ut thom wero evidently drawn
thithcr out Of curiosity, md among the number
could 10 recognized several prominent Ropub-
liraas. Tcre might hRYB been aa many Ms eco
people, counting in the usual complement OF
small buys und loafcrs, who scattered them
iclycs prnin!scuouky about tho wilderness Of
!tl.hcz piles an stalls In process of erection for
thr canning Exposition. The Eencral impression
seemed 10 be- that tho exercises wcrc to tA!ie
plucc Oh the platform under tho big organ, and
the seats In this vicinity wcrc in Bpeclal demand.
nut us tfn.e wore oil sumo ono discovered way
mp mt the north rnl nf tho hall lfttln isnpro-
vlscd platform having glienclies alal tables upon It
tlIrcrtlnn, followed, sllccp-llke, by tbs entire
assetnblage. by tllss tlnio 1t sns considerably
past . oeloek, Anl yet there wero ao signs of
The protsel meeting, except that IL little aclcct
lakc, rcats on tho platform. Among them
xcre Joln liisc; Joseph McCrnry, ot plainticl!!,
tVill County. j. D.: Frazer, ot Homer, WIN
G;a.y; y s :0rua. raft'. # cs"tIfa; IaMr;sd A. M VI
knux County; N. L. llog'ntre, of Vim burcl'
County, Mich.
Thu 'lil,,l,otony Of waiting for tho procession
mas broken ut intervals Nv thu arrival ut ~.
sith the limited Recommendations on .tl'v plat
,urln, there htln., but one little tahtu fof the
1sc Ut tile prcsH. Ft,,nllY there was
DISTANT SOUND or MAhTiAt. MUSIC,
shut Itself of, aul tile proycsslon cnterrl tilu
Luj!tlinH. At " larEa cstitnatc there wero Il
Ioz:u yu.triots III uniform, who eHne III cnycret
With sweat md dust, thu bright. green of thc!t
Ini.sl, ind Tho black plumes Of tllctr green
sacked tats lG,ltug very 1EscOnsotatc allil wilt
III. llnlf-:.sluxen banncrs-tt 80 s!lgni0e,l !;
arm ctl!lh he applied tn cheap strips NJ eottol
" Us many ln,ys, nnd coutntnel such tnscrils
lions as these:
The nuthschfhls havo corner OH gold. aud wan
~ to tcsau,e nullins short
Enough money 10 effect tho exchange Of III
Country.
I.rral.tcnders mol bank.nulcs.
The arcses ballot Is 10 psolect tho dependent
The Inns ut tho occasion left the procession
and muuItctl the platform amid acrlarnatns
Presidential candidate; LeEts Steward, t1ubcr
Maturtal candidate; 0curge ". Parker, rAndt
date for Cungrsas from the Fourteenth lllinot
District; and Thnnaa Asperi, candidate ~
State Treasurer. They were accompanied BY ii
tul. Cameron, Dr. OsEood, It. A. D. Willbanlsu
Clerk VI tho Southern uraMd Division Vi til
Supreme Court.
lsefuru thu newcomers had gotten fairl
teatet, d l,eavins mas WAS scel. to press slowl
through tl' crowd, md man shortly emerge
UPON lhe front portion uf tho platform aull liz
oohtlr1 his yast burden, which proved To bu
Coopcr, au.l continuing Ills 1utter OF IL
:crtancc AMI letters to tte Other frcst.lcntlu
candidates. This tracts we're opened and ilun
in handfuls over tho ,eatls Of the nutlir,lce b
slAut iun!efutigablc worker, Sydney Myers. Son,
one suggested loudly three clircrs for rcst
Cooper, but tAcrc WIS no response.
THE AKkT1hG WAS FORMALLY OPENED
by Dr. OsettAl, who nominated 3loses ". Fiel
far temporary Chairman. btr. Fir.l sttppc
forward null briefly introduced MIR. syttie
Myers US tic permanent Cha.rInRn. Mr. hfye.
At this drew tMm raloeket = lung speech, w!l!c
l4s prucuclc.t to rrnd at thu rate VI forty word
Il minute. It WIS general, md tnarf!cI lightl
tbs party istucs vi tho tluy. Ths nudleEt
listened respectfully, though anxious to hes
the chief oruior, Sam Cary, who sui IN EroI!
!4lent place I'll thr front r,,w of brMclcs o, 4.
platform, bis long gray lla!r a1lI smooth II.
ilarlinB him uut tu the crowd,
Al tho courlusIou Of l!s reu,nrkt, Mr.. Mye
Introduced
THE HON. SAMUEL F. CARY.
Three cheers were given for Cooper and Car,
and tic latter was coEa|ng forward to slleu
when Mr.. Fiula announced u lonH list u Vie,
Presidents and Secretaries, to which nobod
paid any particular attention
Ar. Gary tl.vll cunlo forward aud WAS recciY4
with renewed applause. lle started oil III
moderate, el6y tuAu Of volrc, and gradual