The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-08-28
Correspondence BaifiRore County Union.
ACTIVITY AMONG REPUBLICANS.


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M,.,,,. Ed;,ors The even, ~ The mas, xs.L
here Was The exccedingIv lar,. and sa,hu.ias,ic
GARFIELD and Ay,hur r.,ifc.fion n.e.iu,, h.II In
front OF the civ Hall ON Iast Thur,day nigh, the
I9,h inst. n L said 10 haye been The large,
meeting Of the Kind held In this District since
$40 II va. n,...ei.I n, al. 6,;n, ~ ,Li,,y
eight Guns In Irmorv son.,. a. 4 no ,,.IocL :, M
and then by a torch. lirh, ,,rosc..ion. nnmbrrin,
thou sands which Ea,mcI an Ncv Yo,L ,v.nu.
near 18th street northwest in front Of N. Nn,ior
Al Veteran Club rooms. and down is,h tree, and
Psnusylyauia avenue. carving torches and grins
roek.ts and other nvro,r.hni.. ami m.Li,,, n
grand dispIay tiII i, reached Al street which leads
Oh 20 the City Hall. Fireworks were set on all
aian,, the Inns or march he ci,,,srs .nd o,h.r.
which added greatly 10 the display made by ,he
procession. When tho procession reachei Tie
City Hall each club and the several State assoeia
lions Of Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania which
were In line, being headed BY n band Of music or
o drum and fife corps, the thousands OF people
congrcgated there. who, as the several clubs hied
up into the portieo Of the building and on the
stand erected for the speakers, created them with
tremendous applause. Al least %. 600 pcople con-
stitutcd the grand concourse that were 10 be adj
dressed by the speakers Prominent nmon, the
latter was Secretary Sherman, Who reserying his
great financial speeches for the campaign in Ohio
aud elsewhere. dweit upon the great benefit the
Republican administration Of the Government for
the last twenty years had been 10 this district
raising Il out Of its miserable and stagnant condi
ton, with only 6O,O0O inhabitants, in which 90
years Of Southern and Democratic domina tion had
held itinto of tho finest cities with 100 thous
and inhabitants In the world. ten Burdcttc an
eloquent and howery speaker, followed Secretary
Sherman. lion. A. NJ. Clapp editor Of the Na,io1.
al RspaJiicaa. delivered one Of his characteristics
speeches, and was followed By Prof. Greene: and
others.
organized Ut each end Of the building. which were
addressed by competent speakers. among whom
was Hon. Milton u. Urncr. the present Republi.
can CongTefsman ttoin the 9Th district Of Mary
land, and others. Ex.District Attorney Riddle
prepared speech which, ON account uf sickness.
he could not deliver, but which was read by Mr..
Frank Miller, Of Montgomery county. Md. former
Assistant District Attorney under Mr.. Riddle
Mr.. Riddle referred 10 the formerly mooted qucs-
ton OF the removal Of the Capital of the Nation to
some OF the Northern or Western States. the PEG.
pie being disgustcd with IL in it, then miserable
unprospcrous and uninyiting condition. But now.
under Republican vim and Northern cn,crnrise
with its streets graded and paved. its capitnl FIN
ished and other stately public buildings either
completed or under way Of construction, aud its
10000 trees ornamcniing its streets persons
of capital and culture to mako their permanent
residence here. this question 81 removal /. settled
and Washington will not be lei; clone and lie.
on the bank of the Potomac The turn out -, this
meeting showed how eager the rank and file OF the
Republican party are for the fray. anil how con.
hdcnt they Of the success uf the Republican
party in November. Number. II respectable per.
sons marched in the procession aud carried torch
lights who are not in the habit of taking part in
such demonstrations.
The Democrats. appsesia,ing what must be the
effect OF such monster denomination by the Re
publcans upon the resident citizens here aud upon
the strangers constantly coming and going from
the several States Of the Union. have determined
to hold n meeting IN next Thursday evening. 2dth
inst. In order I" make their demonstration -.
importing ~ the Republicans they have invited
clubs from Georgetown. Leesburg, Va. and else.
where 60 participate.
The activity &c the Republicans In Prince
0e"Fgcs county, Nd. ia which the Democratic
party had but very small majority last fall aud
stii smaller one ia 1876. seems To- Ice .iyin. the
leaders Of the Democratic party in your State con.
siderable uneasincss. After the nomination of
Garfield ani Arthur at Chicago the Republicans
Of the above county Immediately began nm az.
gressiye campaign by organizing campaign clubs,
&c. The club organized Mt llyaitsviiic aud Ella.
densburg. on the line uf the Baltimore and Ohio
Kaliroad. especially became cOn.l,icuuu, for il.
activity AMI aggrcssivcncs.. raising aa. pole at
the Former place. unfuriing dag and Garfield
and Arthur bursec 10 the breeze. and holding
weekly meetings at which speakers from this city
and elsewhere would be present, attracting large
audiences and increasing the mem bcrship Of the
club greatly. So much attention did thi. club at
tract aud 50 great an influence was il exercising
upon the voters Of the place and the surrounding
mel ghbothooi that the Democrats a. last th,uyht
IL was necessary to attempt 10 countcract its in
aucncc, which they determined 10 do BY calling a
mass meeting Ia Spa Grove. near BY, and had such
prominent speakers and influential persons present