National Republican., 1880-07-09
HUSTLING FoR HANCOCK.
Another Democratic Polc-Raising Last
Evening


Last evening was set apart for the raising Of
Hancock and English pole and flag by tho
South Washington democrats, and the several
organizations of tho untcrrincd were invited
to take part. Tho only ono however that
turned out in force was the Young Mems
Hancock and English club. composed princi.
pally of young lawyers doing business near
the city hall. About o'clock crowd was
attracted In front Of tho Messrs. Carrington's
Office on Louisiana avenue, near Four-and.a-
half street, by brass band and a transpar-
ency, borDo by a crowd of small boys, upon
which was inscribed, "Wc demand nothing
but what Is right, and will submit to nothing
wrong" line was finally formed, with Mr..
| Ridgolcy McBar as marshal, and Il was an
| nouncod that the line OF march would hc
| taken mp for Fourteenth and G streets south
| west where the polo.raising ceremony would
| take place. Tho band struck M Grand
fathers Clock" and the procession, probably
100 strong, started out on the march. For
somo reason the lights provided for the trans
| paroncics persisted in going out aud the pro.
| cCs5On being in the dark, made il difficult to
manage. However, tho bass drum served rs
a guide and after half an hour's walkinga
| hickory pole, to which was at tachcd n stroamer
| bearing the names of tho candidates was
reached and tho procession halted. stand
| had boon erected, which was decorated with
bunting and flags and ono Goa l.oil lamp was
speeches written. AS soon as tho club halted
Dr. Culvor, fearing that in the confusion he
| might be overlooked stepped to the front of
the PLATFORM and producing a huge roll Of
manuscript, proceeded to give his views upon
Hancock aud English. The crowd, which
probably numbered LOCO, was not
| worry enthusiastic, and although the doc.
tor waited at each "poin" a few faint
hnrrahs from small boys were Is only reward.
During his remarks he was interrupted by the
| arrival of the South Washington dcmocratic
club, preceded by n drum aud nfe and two
Chinese lanterns. This club was composed of
| lall-grown boys who were evidently out for
| trolic. bonfire was lighted at the opposite
corner and the crowd went over to take q look
| at it, which nccnscd the doctor, who abruptly
closed his remarks aud introduced Mr.. w. y.
| Bell, styling him the young Cicero
Of tho democracy" Mr.. Bell said no was
not talkor, but worker; that for the
past twenty years the country had been
misreprcsentcd By one party, but now the
| time for q change had arrived. lIc favored
ousting the present oiice-hodcrs and putting
now men in their places. Speaking of the
| action of the readjustcrs in Virginia he said
it was mighty bad start, and showed that
the democracy would have to work hard to
conciliate even its own friends.
| Mr. p. J. Donoho followed. and started out
with the declaration that Hancock bad already
In his pocket the 1873 electoral votes Of the
solid south, and only needed New York and
Indiana to got into tho White House. The
| speaker worked hard to enthuse the crowd,
but there was no response and he retired dis
gustCd.
| Mr.. S. W. Sweeney was then introduced and
took occasion TO say that lie had suffered for
bis principles, and that only within tho past
week. He held 1900 position in the interior
department, and because ho refused to pay an
assessment of SIS 10 u radical campaign fund
lie had been discharged. His official scalp
was now hanging at the belt of some stalwart
republican, but next March w, S. Hancock
would see that he was rensatcd.
Short addresses were thon made by Mr..
Campbell Darlington and DR.. Charles Allen,
tho lattcr being cut short by Sudden fall of
rain. This liquid being new to the average
democrat, broke up the meeting, os the crowd
scampcrod Off having heard enough of Han
cock aud English.