New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-27
DEMOCRATIC GATHERINGS.
A WASHINGTON EFFORT.
n NAohiNbIoN II D
4 SMALL, PARADE AND RATIFICATION MEETING
SPIRIT OF THr SOLID SOUTH" REVEALED IN
MOTroEs-A LETTER FROM WADE HAMPTON.

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SPIRIT or THr SOLID SOUTH" REVEALED IN
MOTToEs-A LETTER FROM WADE HAMPTON.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRfBuNEl
WASHINGTON Aug. 26.-The Hancock ratification
meeting so extensively adv rtised, was heid mere
this evening. Great preparations had been nla"o
Tor IT, and money, which the needy Democrats VI
the District will miss for many day. was expehueu
Oh IT, There was to be such n proc ession rs hau
never been witnessed in the Capital, and the CITY
which cannot vote was 20 show the country that
Hancock was sure to win. II the Democratic lead
ers are satisfied with Struggling procession OF
boys most of them under age who could not Vo'e
If suffrage existed in the District the ratihcatoh
was q success. There their great meeting ehus'
The distinguished speakers failed them. luele
were many letters the authors Of some Of which,
notably Wade Hampton Will wish that they never
had been written, and there were Roman candles
and BENGAL lights and locomotive headlights and
Chinese lanterns ard cracked drums and creaky
flies and smoking lanterns. That part OF the pro-
cession which was not composed of boys consisted
mostly of what the Democrats proudly called Sec
lion of the furIOus Black Horse Cavalry, 10 command
of General "Runy0 Lee. nephew OF Robert l.
Lee Some Of the banners in the pro-
cession were suggestive Of the old kebeI slave
holding days in Washington. There are 10
wards here now. but the ward distinctions were
kept I'D on the banners. and the days when black
mans life was hardly safe upon the street after
night. were recalled By one OF these banners with
the legend, " The Old Third. Always White" The
ISSUES of the campaign squarely met in one
banner. upon which the inscription ran. Our treat
Republic not a nation with bgN" UT curiousiy
enough. Immediately following it was a transDa-
rency which ram The Young Mems National Han
cock and English Club There We're many banners
/ e "a IN 'o
Democratic wishes should be satisfied
There was something in the march Of that squad
/ of Black Horse Cavalry about the Lincoln statue
Immediately fronting the speakers stand, which
| might well cause Republican, voters to be thought
| ful. Ex-Rebel Democrats who managed this meet
inc with sacril rlous hands had lad hold upon the
statue o. Abraham Lincoln. fronting the City Han,
/ had festoopcd Il with smlax, draped It with flags.
| and wreatLed II with flowers and the Black Horse
/ Cavalry gathered about it as in mockery OF every
sentiment that Lincoln ever uttered \
crowd of ragamuflius that had not a col
lar among them. and scarcely SHIRT
/ carrIed proudly a transparency with the motto
Our property rights must he protected" An
ancient VIrgnian bore aloit banner inscribed
/ Old Hickory" and he looked As If he would vote
for him until be led. motley crowd OF boys
none Of whom were above eighteen had tor then
tuition is our guide though probably not one OF
them ever read It, The spoilsnen carried banner
| with the cheering device. Hold fast, brave
! hearts. the day j. meh.' Tie proceedings, aside
from the display Of fireworks, were commonplace
A large number of prominent men from all parts
of the country were not present, ana their letters
declining the invitation upon various preteXts were
read. Among them was ono from WADE Hampton
who wrote from White sulphur Springs as follows
II thought The. I could 90 good for the lemoc
t cber INV do I'D. Bu rv-rvt.lng siy is 500 III srer
resented thal really thiuA u Oest fr our part iht
should remain Silent. The views wAicn am cI.r-e,
WIN expressing al Stanton are utterly ai variance
Win ali nave -utrr q and expressed since he war
IN TIE baltimore gazette AID sepuhu-Led - me Ae'c
York ueru.d of tine lOtn. or course lie I.',o J.
hui T bop, tnar our frctds ain. Wishing YOU ial sue
cess al your meeting -''' WI WADE HAurros
The crowd assembled at tie stand before The
arrival Of the procession was large in numbers anC
ros-octa}le IN cemranor. being composed I'D grea
mort of working reople Of both sexes and colors
Their svmpathics were certainly not Democratic
since the mention If the names of the Democratic
nominees was only greeted with few scattered
wells while the swinging of the MarshaPs Lat TO
cheers Is the procession approached was ent.rel
Undecided. The speaking was commo place. a.
ancient lawyer, with red face and % weak voice
ofuor,-.cp,l ID a Whisper 90 those upon the CRANE
/ -taud who could hear him that ne nnd lived il
/ washington since the days of George Washing OF
or therea bouts and had seen AL the Presidents ~
vere elected out he b ld never seen Nj Hayes, en'
/ he honed never 10 see him. ana the committee o
arraueemeu.s vaiul, sought b. raise a sicky eleeI
, / Mont -omerv Bar. who predicted tnat d. iIlie
hould mot he chosen all would BE- lost for the Dem
o-raev. and VINO has not been heard since Cincn
natl. opened lis mouth. and his speech vas ls on
Old great cry OF fraud. And mat Wa- thr demo
cratlc rafiacatlon meeting Sir. Thurman was !
town bat did not speak. They sad ne Was too sic
IN spaqk. If, has been sick ever since The Cincn
matt Convention.