The daily gazette., 1880-08-09
THIRD EDITION
Local PolItica, Matters.
NINTH WARD POLE RAIsING-THE
DELEGATE ELECTIoN-woRK IN
THE WARDS.

DELEGATE ELECTIoN-woRK 1,
THE WARDS.
On Saturday evening the poll rai'
ing under the auspices Of the E. l
Martin Democratic Club, of tn
Ninth Ward, came off on Twentiet
street, near Market, opposite 81
Johns P. E. Church. The Millar
Cornet Band was engaged for tn
occasion, and was sent to the Eight
Ward wigwam, to escort the Bayar'
Club to the place of meeting.
The pole was a tall, straight
hickory, cut from the woods OF VIM
p. Lodge, of Brandywine hundred
about seventy feet high, with 8
brush of green leaves bristling de
family at the top. About seven
O'Clock the pole was raised, and by
q judicious management OF the
hosting line and guy ropes, the
operation was beautiful success.
Just as the pole was firmly planted
in the gronnd, the Bayard Club
arrived and was greeted with hearty
cheers, which were as heartily re-
turned.
While the enthusiasm thus occa-
stoned was at it's height, an attempt
was made to run up the flag, but
unfortunately it proved a failure.
When about halfway up, the
halyard tore out of the upper corner
of the flag, and down came the bunt-
ing to the ground, while the end Of
the halyard went spinning up to the
block, which was fastened near the
top of the pole, over sixty feet from
the pavement.
How to get hold of the halyard
was a puzzling question, and one on
which depended the raising of the
flag. The pole looked very high,
and so exceedingly thin at the top
that it was not supposed any one
would be found courageous and
active enough to climb after the
rope. One man made the attempt,
but could not get more than half
way up, but as soon as he came
down, another man, Mr.. VIM. Gar
son, stepped forward and tried the
tedious task. Mr.. Carson fairly
climbed like monkey, and in less
than five minutes he had reached
the top of the pole, secured the end
of the halyard, and returned to the
ground. His success was greeted
with rounds of applause, the assem-
bled crowd seeming to take this in
cident as an omen that the Demo-
mocracy will overcome all Difficult
ties and gain glorious victory in
the coming campaign. The flag was
then run up to an accompaniment OF
vigorous cheers, and The Star
Spangled Banner by the band.
Afterwards meeting was organ
lied with VIM. NcMenamin Presi-
dent, Adam Orr Vice President and
George Barnhill Secretary. Excel
lent addresses were made by H. r.
Pennington and Harry Sharpley
Esqs., to the large audience, and
stirring music was rendered by the
Millard band. The whole affair was
grand success, and greatly en-
couraged the Ninth Ward Demo
Gratis in the campaign work upon
which they are starting.
The Bayard Club pole raising will tai kt
at the northeast corner of Ninth aud
Lombard streets, and will be made the
occasion of lqrge gathering The Hick-
ory Cub of the Tenth Ward, and other
organ cations, will! attend in body.
THE DELEGATE ELECTION.
The election, on Saturday afternoon
for delegates to the County Convention
called for the consideration OF proposed
amen iments to the pariyru'e', attracted
very little interest. In the First Ward
no election was held, and it was also
thought none would be held in the
Fourth Ward, bn':the judges.opened tn,
the polls and few voIes were deposited
Following is the vote in the w ards wher,
there were contests:
FOURTH WARD
Delegate-Robe-t Elliott, /,
7. y. Slngley,
Lewis Paynter,
FIFTH WARD.
DeleRate-EnOch Moore, Jr,
Dr,A