Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-19

| grandest that has been seen in the State dur
Ing the campaign. The preparations for the
| demonstration had been made on an extensive
| car loads of wood hadf been contributed by
the V. Il T. Company and twelve piles were
| arranged along Carson street. to be fired 81
| simultaneously, when the Virginia train got in.
WELCOMING THE VISITORS
At d little after o'clock the whistle of the
| train was heard at Empire and Immediately
answered by a roar of artillery. The sa-
lutes We're kept up for fifteen minutes. The
crowd which came down from Virginia con
sisted of twenty-four carloads of people,
eighteen haiing from Virginia and six from
Gold Hill. When the train stopped at the
depot it was met by the Carson band playing
Rally around the Flag, and the old refrain
was caught up by the crowd and sung from a
thousand throats.
THE STREET PARADE.
About u Thousand were at the depot and
the Carson and Comstock Republicans ex-
changed shouts and cheers for several minutes.
All hands formed in line and headed by Pro
fessor Cara's band from Virginia City,
marched up Carson street. Men formed in
line sixteen abreast and arm in arm followed
the'music, singing as the band played, !" March
ing Through Georgia AS soon the train
arrived the twelve bon fires were lighted at
the same moment and in a few moments Car
son street was blaze of light for more than
a mile. The night was still and the vast pill
lars of fire shot directly upward, filing the
air with showers of sparks hundreds of feet
above them. There were two brass bands and
4 refusing drum corps and the crowds on the
catching the inspiration of the
music and the scene, dropped IN line until
Carson street mass of human heads
from the Ormsby House to the depot. Above
scores of flags were stretched across the street
and as the crowd reached each flag cheer after
cheer went up until the air seemed filled with
one general shout, which at times almost
drowned out the music. Reaching the Orms-
House the crowd countermarched down the
street and took possession of the Opera House.
TREMENDOUS AUDIENCE.
As about three thousand people were in line
and the knowing ones had already secured
seats, there was not room for all in the build
ing. In few minutes the place was packed
balcony and still larger crowd remained out
tide clamsring for admittance. The interior of |
The Opera House had been lavishly decorated |
with flags and pictures. About third of the
,rowd was composed of ladies'.
THE MEETING OPENED.
George w. Bryant, of the Mint, moved |
hree cheers for Garfield and Arthur, and the
,rand results in Ohio and Indiana, and for
couple minutes the building shook with APP
clause. Hon. J. H. Stephens made brilliant
ak after which the Glee CLUB sang couple
II campaign songs which were loudly applaud
ID, and Gen. Edwards, President of the Gar
ield and Arthur club, introduced Col r. H.
Taylor of Virginia City.
TAYLoR'S SPEECH.
The APPEAL had not the space at the late
Jour to give the Coils. speech in full. He
poke for over an hour on the live issues of
he day and made a telling review Of the
aulish manner in which the Democrats had
opposed every financial scheme that had ever
cen proposed. How they were down on
during the war and opposing hard
honey afterwards He interspersed his
peech with scores of happy hits in the ora
prs we'll known style, and kept the audie nee
a roar. The audience, full of enthusiasm
nd coed spirits, caught every point, and be-
Seen the applause and cheering the old
uilding was pretty we'll shaken up. At the
ose of Col. Taylor's speech there was
,und of tumultuous applause. After the
lee club had furnished song, and there had
cen music by the band, Senator Sharon was {
.lled for and introduced.
SENATOR sHARoN's SPEECH.
Ladies and Gentleman: am proud to see
lis vast audience present, and happy to be s
Die to address you this evening. l arm happy '
lat am resident of the grand State of {
hio, which has fired the first gun of the !
Impaign and fired it in the right direction.
Ulcers He reviewed the war issue brief
/, after which he paid his attention to local
,litics as follows. Who are the Democrats {
ho are now trying to make the United t
ates Senate Democratic with the help t
this Statel 4 man named Deal follow C