The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-10-02
Campaign Notes.

Many of the delegates to the Sussex
county, Delaware, Democratic Conven-
ton are said to be opposed to Senator
Bayards reelection, and there is a pos
sbility that, with the almost certain Re
publican representation in the Legisla-
ture, the Democratic factions will have
to combine on some other candidate. who
will be acceptable to both wings of the
party.
The Democrats in New Jersey are
trying hard to make the employees of the
factories believe that tariff for revenue
and a protective tariff are one and the
same thing. In Patterson. however. the
second largest manufacturing town in
the State. the $4,000 silk weavers refuse
to be hoodwinked i'll this way, and rccog-
nizing that changes in the tariff as pro-
posed by the Cincinnati platform would
close every silk mill in the place. are
going over to the Republicans en- masse.
There is a bad piece of news from
New York. The canvass of one import
ant place has just been completed, and
it looks rather blue for the Republicans
There are over a thousand men in the
place, and of the whole number only
four are In favor of the Republican
ticket. The canvass shows about ,064
for Hancock to for Garfield.
p. S.-The place is Sing Sing Prison.
In great Democratic demonstration
at Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Tuesday. the
delegation from Williamsport, in that
county. marched into tn, city with a
rebel flag flying at the head of the col
,al
Committee secured possession of the OBJ
noxious banner at once and removed it
to place of concealment. The episode
caused intense excitement among Repub-
leans and Democrats alike.
There are some very grateful people
in the South. Take the editor of tho
Memphis Aralanrhc, for instance. This
remarkably fine specimen of Southern
chivalry says: 1.-THE North, to be sure.
sent us some money during the yellow
fever epidemic. but it only returned but
little of the money it stole from us dur
ing the war" 1t may be inferred that
the epidemic carried off all the gentle
men of Memphis, if the editor of the
.4colanehe is y fair sample of those who
are left.
The members of the regiments of
the Boys in Blue of Baltimore, met at
Raine' Hall on Tuesday night. for the
purpose of hearing from Col. T. Harrison
Adreon as to his acceptance of the posi-
ton of department commander of the
Boys in Blue for Maryland. The meet
ing was largely attended aid Was called
to order by ttpneral lsoss. He introdnccd
Col. Adrooh, who in few well chosen
remarks accepted the position to which
he had been elected, and promised to do
all that was III his power to promote the
objects for which the Boys in Blue had
been organized. Speeches were made by
McSsrs. Joshua lIorner, Jr., ard Eta0Ige
G. Maund. Republican a;,adilate- for
Congress. ani NJ, Laws Iienninghausen.
W. c. DePauw, the great glass man.
ufactuer of New Albany. who has al
ways been Democrat, is out for Gar
field. One of his sons made speech al
Il big workingmen 5 meeting il that city
last week. He said that IA Democratic
VGtla we.e ui,jt iii Congress for the Wood
Tariff hill and ia, nearly every one OF
them Republicans, against it. He asked
"Do you know what would have been
the result of the passage of this Wood
Tariff bill? | will tell you. Within six
months of its passage every manufacture
ing industrial establishment in New AL
bauy would have been closed-da.l.n,s.
ed Then he told the .q. nmgmen that
if they Wahtad ,nerr wages reduced to
ao and i, cents day. the rates paid un-
der the operation Of the Democratic
tariffs Of 1916 and 1858 to vote for I.aa.
dcrs aud HANCOCK: