The Morning herald., 1878-09-03
THE FINAL FLICKER.

THE DEMOCRATIC MASS, MEETING LAST
| NIGHT.
+ One of thslargest and mosty enthusiastic
mass meetings held in, this city for years
was held last night on Fourth street be-
tween Market and shiply, and was addressed
by Messrs. Pennington, Vallendingham and
Myers. ,- Long before the meeting was
opened large crowd had assembled which
constantly Increased in hugh mass around
| the rostrum. GGoo CgI
The meeting was called called to order
by Mr.. James Fl Myers and Thomas M.
Ogle was chosenas Chairman, and other
officers were announced as follows: Vice
President: First ward, Jacob Buzt; Second,
charles Cannon; Third, James Megary;
Fourth, .E.-B.~ Frazer; Fifth, Samuel
Murphy;s Sixth, vs. A.. Blsse; Seventh
Thomas Miller; Eighth,y B. 'J. Ma geire;
Ninth, Edward Knight; Tenth, iJno. Guth-
rie. Secretaries, Melris Taylor, Peter Ford
and Robt. Tayer. Henry r.. Pennington
was then introduced. .lguHGG Esq
He commenced by saying that he realized
/
By provision of your charter you hold an
election tomorrow for Mayor and City
Council In all struggles men usually
divide themselves into two parties, and the
Iresult will not only be the electing Mayor
but the success of the Democratic party
and its principles. Ileave the past record
of the party to speak for itself. ~ The
speaker then described the present business
) depression which was caused by the cor
Eruption Of the Republican party. 1t is the
, party in power, and to it must Jallrth be
, charged. The success Of Capt, Charles a.
iGallagher means the success of the Repub-
lican party in Wilmington and to let 1t
: conquer is to give it success in New Castle
: county Jnp P. Almond is q man whose
char acter was never attacked till he was
r | made the choice OF the party. Good old
> friend soloman Hersey,. whom respect,
: out of the fullness of his heart, praised Mr..
Almond just after he was nominated; but
, Mr.. Hersey hadn't been eating crow then.
= Now we see so many men at work on the
: Istreets. They say they fear yellow jack;
d oh + no! it is not that they are afraid Of its
J. Jno. P. Almond. (applause). se.a 4
James L. Vallandingham, Esq, was then
Il introduced and said: Years ago 1t was said
K that the Democratic party was dead, but as
v | it will live. Tomorrow IN the contest 1t is
I proposed to- elect him with Democratic
votes. Heswas defeated, and now he comes
q before you supported by theworst elements
g lof the Democratic party &nd the best .ele-
7, fment of his own party wifi vote against
!. t.lhim-put that down reporters. .(laughter)
For him to ask you to support, him as
n clever fellow when he fought against prin-
I lciples of right is too thin! .Y3E5E3a u @uAE
Mr.. Myers next spoke, and coming for
ward proposed three cheers, OF as he,styles
4 it ''the reble yell" which was given with a
will and then he said, or raghen, find my
friend Vernon, the man who runs the
Republicans got mad al; me because I gave
l. a rebls yelL There was a camp-arniys of
I. Irish sedby Col. Mulligan, and they got
y close enough to hear the reble yell and felt
7, tthe rebles bullets too, but there was another
body raised of broad brimnied Quakers, and
! lthey wanted to get inrthe rear. 2s AS a
: general thing the Democrat regiment iwas
7 put forward and the Republican staid be-
! hind. My friend who runs the little sheet
: on King street tried to make apofnt'by
, saying we were trying TO hoWl almond
: through with the "Rebel Yell" ,remem-
9 ber when Democrats couldn't speak, and
/ | The uncle of Vallendingham who has just
J spoken was arrested in Ohio for, speaking
! at Democratic meeting during the war.
| The issue of tomorrow lies not simply
! in the defeat OF. Gallagher but in the
! Triumph Of Democratic principles. / hope
the Democrat who votes for Gallagher will
lbe the first man his negro policeman arrests.
! The speaker then referred to the Greens
back party which was led by the greatest
!. tryaut who ever sprsng from American
! lsoil, Ben Butler. He closed briefly by
tlurging all to vote for Jno. P. Almond, and
/ the Democratic ticket, after which the
/ kmeeting broke up. 5000 7'' s''N"'''' s,'