New-York tribune., 1880-10-27
PARADE AND MEETING OF DEMOCRATS.

PARADE AND MEETING OF DEMOCRATS.
DISPLAY OF THE HANCOCK vETERaNs--FINE THOU
SAND MEN N LINE. But NOT ALL VEITIANs-
SPEECHES BY GENERALS MCCLELLAN AND
sICKLTS
The Hancock Veterans Association held
meetings last night Tammauy and Irving Halls, and
although there great many persons present there
was AMPLE room for more procession was formed
H. Unl0u-square escort the principal speakers, Cen
crs George b. Mcclellan and General Daniel T. Sictles,
TO Tammany Hall.
This parade struggling adar Fl Om the start, did not
get into motion uutll after O'Clock The display had
fine features. but The 81 minority OF The veto
rams in line and IN uniform apparently had fully made
UP their minds into the world and accordingly
bad done while the war was raging Besides these
must be numbered a large complement also IL uniform,
which did the light of the sun until the var had
been closed at least two years-in short many Of The
veterans " were boys The procession formed IN
Washing tOIi-square and marched down South Fiith-
ave. Princest. aud into Broadway wnere Generals
slcklcs Mcclellan. Slocum. sge and others were re-
ceVed the ranks carriages. The procession then
proceeded up Broadway Pourtcenth-st, to TammaTy
Hal where il was reviewed by the Grand Marshal and
disband~d.
MAJOR George W. saucr, with staff horseback. led
the procession. Thon came tie 1T Assembly
Hancock Veterans followed by lot Of old vcter-
Waite and Blue Boys came next. The next battalion
was commanded by Colonel Kelly the ~ Com
pany Hancock Z0uaves and Mexican veterans
followed with the PeJer BOwe Guard and the Hancock
Veterans OF the First Brigade next Then the General
j. Hobart Warn Battalion. Hancock veterans. the
XIXth Assembly District Hancock Veterans and an Old
Datte-fag borne By veteran. the Xth Assembly Vet
erans the General f. f. Mragher Veterans, and an al
legged Republican Hancock and English Club succeeded
in the line Many finely uniformed companies were
seen, but many were III plain dress. Nexi came The
General j. W. McQuade Legion in citizens dress, Colo
mel James Walker commanding. Then the NlVth As
sembly District Veterans, the General J. w. Quade
Rattflion the independent Voters Of the Xth sem
blv, Xth Assembly Veterans. the Giril aldi Guard,
the G.. X. Warren Guard, the St. Columbia
RiGe COMPANY the German Hancock Veterans citizens
sad to number ,000 in plain attire. Then camea New
Jensey contingent but II was stopped by Colonel Kelly.
who had marched bis battalion around TammaHy E4l,
and returning through Irving place. forced his woy into
the processic1, aud BEGAN marching p'st IamInany
Hall again. The jersey people presently got ansry'
and started forced march. breaking hcy's com
naud ~ two, nit succeeding III us naoNe' a cOhi!ci
seemed imminent tlne but the aff1r was ectilcd
hy tie police p0ry stopping the Kelly ln'ruuers
The Cleveland Light Guard was the jersey company
More German Hancbc bcR Veterans c0mnh'ded ny l-Xcse
CoInmissIOncr Merke aud hnai'y the ii"nc"c. vet
eraus from Yorkvile finished the hne. There was no
c OF cheering along the route, ana The streets we're
f, T9 and one-Iegecd men The number in lire would
probably reach 5000, bat certainly not above that
THE MEETING AT TAMMANY HALL
The main floor of Tammany Hall about two-thirds
filed and only about fifteen veterans were i'll the gal
lery which had specially reserved for them Ilc
audience became impatient waiting for the procession
tn arrive. and finally General Crooks stepped
forward and saii that few addresses
Woald be made while waiting for the pro
eession. Colonel Lee was then introduced.
He said that the Democratic party had right and Justice
ON its side and was cons, queuy bound VIC
Dt..r nf lie ug Y and
a snd INA, gotden rid o. lie eectorsl
General Faulkner, chairman Of the STATE Committee,
made the nex' address, and said ina, ater ne ChGago
ocrats only pu honest man out o. the great mum
beE Of III Fsn e ar Mas speaking General
Mcleilan aud Gcneal Sckes enterrd the hall and were
enthusia.tlcay cheered On account OF the atcnes Of
the tour General Mcclellan sad no would
speak DIieny. He stated tnat he saw before
~ Army of the Potomac. He asked them why tncy
took up arms and replied also lhai IL was not Ioi once
ambition party, but ior the country Tue constitution
the flag he preservation O Inc UnOu Al thc oOse
Oh the war the Union soldiers dd not misuse ihe con
quercd rebels out treated lhem as one E",u soi.Ie
should another then referred 10 iDc history CI
The Republican party and decared th us hi'SiTh wac
to separate Instead OF uniting Inc Two stcNohs me Oh
cct of the Democratic party was 10 make enc country
General s.cklcs tnen explained in part why he had
left the Republican party. lie announced 1t was some
wears ago stood III Iainnany Hail. ana he Ihs, Time
was when he with others tined to prevent tIe cF var
men The w.r was begun he stood WIN Lincoln. but
uAliy
IN Tammany Han. He said ne was Tor Hancock Pc
cause he a colder and tesinan aud one oi the
Few sod eIstatesnen with whom the county could De
General DAVIS and a few Others then made snort ad-
dresses.
GATHERING AT IEvING HALL
Handsomely iestOoned with higs ana bunting, irving
Hall long before the procession reached Fourteenihst,
was filed with a motley crowd. After FEW hours Cen
eral McQuade arrived with General Franz sigei and
some other veterans, and opened a meeting. L. NJ.
Graves of New Haven made an address. when Genera
Si,oI was proposed for chairman and accepted.
General Sige made long address euloglstc OF Hancock
Tue chairman then called on General McluGdc to read
address or Hancock veterans 10 luc c1SoidcIs OI
tue Nation which he did.
pIVTNAM COUNTY INDICATIONS.