Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-25
HANCOCK AND ENGLISH.


ffOSfooo 01 tAo CoAY0ASns
Marshall Swartzwelder, the eminent
Pittsburgh lawyer, has declared his inten-
ton to vote for General Hancock. Mr..
has hitherto acted and voted
with the Republicans except in 1872.
York county promises $500 ma
jOrity for Hancock. Last night a large
and enthusiastic meeting was held under
the auspices of the Seventh ward Hancock
club in the county seat. Fifteen hundred
persons attended with torcher and banners,
among whom were tho Hancock veteran
club with 200 ex-soldiers in line. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Horace Keesey,
John Blackford, Frank Geise and N. NJ.
Wanner, esq, and Hon. John West.
York county has. 800 veteran soldiers en-
listed for Hancock.
The grandest demonstration ever made
by the Democracy of Centre county was
witnessed in BellefOnte last night. Sturdy
men of the party throughout the entire
county turned out to do honor to Hancock
and English. There were 1000 blazing
torches in the procession. After the pro-
cession had passed through the principal
streets of the town it was found that the
cOrrt house would not hold one e-fourth of
tue mass Of people present and two meet
ings were organized, one in the court house
and one outside meeting. The venerable
James McManus presided over the inside
meeting and Senator c. T. Alexander over
the meeting outside. The meeting in the
court house was addressed by Colonel
Robert Dechert, P. Hon. r. Milton Speer and
Ex-Governor Andrew G. Curtin in able and
eloquent speeches, which evoked most ell
thusiastic applause from the crowded court
ROOM: ,:B. F. Meyers, esq.,, of the Harrisburg
Patriot, addressed tho outside meeting.
The convention of Democratic conferees,
Twelfth district, held at Pittston, Pa,
yesterday, resulted in the nomination of
two candidates for Congress, Asa r. Brun-
dage, by Luzerne county, and w. Con-
nelly, Greenback nominee, by Lackawanna
county.
The Clinton county Democratic conven-
tion nominated J. G. G. Whaley, editor of
the Clinton Democrat, for the Assembly,
and instructed its conferees to support ex-
Governor Curtin for Congress. w. w.
Rankin was elected county chairman.
The Delaware Democrats yesterday, en-
dOrsed the Cincinnati platform and nOmi-
nees, and then nominated Colonel +. l..
Martin for Congress, by reclamation, and
the following electoral ticket: New Castle
county, Charles J. Lore Kent county, DR..
Whiteley; Sussex county, George Russell.
Mr.. Jacob Lightly, of Washington town.
ship, York county, and one Of the leading
Republicans Of that township, has deter
mined to vote for Hancock and English
He said, "Ibelieve they will be elected. /
know of ut least 90 Republicans in my
township who will vote for them"
Messrs. N. J. Seitz and A. w. Gray, edi-
tors Of the Glen Rock Item, heretofore
stauncl Republicans, have come out pub
licly in support of Hancock and English.
Mr.. Seitz is now president and MIR. Gray
secretary of q Hancock and English club
in Glen Rock borough, which numbers at
present about 200 members, many Of
whom were Republicans.
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