Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-30

The Rep ublican Turnout, aud iho
Trip There and hack,

hHe rAcRhuficah luIn-Ott, hn0 Inc
Trip There and Back.
The train which the Republicans had
engaged to take them to Hookessin was
announced to leave at I o'clock Monday
evening, bnt did not start till g. 10. Con.
sequently those who went early enough TO
ST. seats had ample time to reflect and
morslize.
The delay arose from having to wait for
more cars, the managers of the excursion
not being prepared for 10 large a crowd.
Whether they had sent to Philadelphia for
these cars or were having them made to
order was the question that agitaied the
minds of the impatient passengers.
When the train finally pulled out there
were IL CARS and each Cur contained
hundred or more. Ii was simply a ques-
ton of standing room and crowding. The
black population, both male and female,
turned out numerously aud in some cars
outnumbered and nearly collapsed the
whites. They spent the time in boisterous
laughing and heavy joking varied by an
occasional quarrel, there was no room for
fighting, until the train got under way
Then they organized little "luarterlies"
and sang with much zeal and clapping of
hands and stamping of feet.
The train reached Hockessin about 8. 30,
having stopped at Newport station to take
ON club of Republican invincibles, who
hung on by the platform ratings and bell
rope aud msde various shifts to find stand
ing room. 1t was drizzline slightly but
there were great many people in Hockes-
sin, Notwithstanding. Arouud two sides
of q large field two trOups of horsemen
and two or three clubs on foot were deawu
up. 1t was so dark that he men and
horses wers practically invisible at u short
distance. and their lighted torches seemed
to he bobbing around in the air on their
own responsibility.
Five hundred yards or so from the
depot, approached by very dusty road,
the excnrsionists found grocery store.
two houses and the speakers stand
trimmed with Chinese lanterns. One OF
the houses WAS very prettily illuminated.
The great want of the new corners wa 3
something to drink There were mysteriou s
hints of barrel of cider, somewhere o, It
in the country. but few were able to fin d
it and a thirstier crowd was never seen u
Delaware.
my pump has gone clear dry, " said tb a
storekeeper, 81 tried it Just now an d
couldn't get a tin-cup of water ont of IL.
huhe o"hon pump Bhso out ut . Cioc u
this afternoon. There's good pun
down at Lynam's-"
Those who were fortunate enough to-
obtain this welcome information sped out
into the darkness of the country, and
through field of cabbages to the good
pump, where they drank and were re-
freshed.
Before this, however, the Wilminf,.
tonians and Newporters had met tb @
clubs from Mill Greek, Christiana an d
Chester county, and parade, such as
Hockessin never before saw, went marcel i
ing around the country roads. AS it file d
past the speakers stand there were about
800 men in line, in the following order:
Mill Creek Garfield and Arthur Club. "a
torches.
Canal boat and transparencies, on wagon
frame.
Hastings Club, As torches.
Garfield and Arthur troop, 80 torches
Republican Invincibles, of Newport &c
torches.
Londongrove Club, 16 torches
Garfield Veterans, 80 torches.
Pioneer Corps, colored, of Wilmington, 30
torches,
Bird Guards. l3D torches.
Brandywne Hundred Club, 32 torches.
Higgins Club, colored, 40 torches.
Young Mems Republican Club, $50 torches.
Kennett Club. of Kennett Square, 50 white
men and 40 blacks.
New Garden Club, mounted, ~ men, mixed
white and colored.
Christiana Hundred Club, mounted, 81 men.
There were about 200 colored women
from WILMINGTON on the train, but they
were not assigned place in line. Music
was furnished by half dozen brass band s
and fife and drum corug
"Chester county and Wilmington have
turned out strong to- night. Never SAW
anything like this il Horkessin before
These Chester county fellows are old cam
paigners they like to rnarch around sill
| night" Such was one of the numerou
comments heard. ......
The meeting was called TO order st 10. f(
by Fletcher Chandler, of Hockessin. Ii
q. Bradford, Jr., Eeq-, was the orator dli
the occasion. He sp Ike, counting in lei'
ruptions caused by the passing nnd
repassing of clubs wit h their bands, about
three. quarters Of an t,our. His theme was
that the Republican party has go I'd
record and good standard bearer, and Il
cause to be- ashamed of either. 'Bett q
| to bear the ills we have than fly to otht II
that we know not of, - he seemed to thin b.
In arguing against II change. The Repub IT,
can party, he said, has been in power u
20 years, and the country il prosperol is
and happy. We had belter then trust L
the known than risF the unknown. He
replied to Democratic charges Of frau d
corruption AMI maladministration and
quoted statistics to support his argume al
that the Repu bican party has shown itst II
to be much the better, purer and most
economical of the two. He thought the
| Democrats made mistake in turning
down Tilden they might have elected him
triumphantly on the Electoral fraud issue;
but in abandoning Tilden, they dropped
that issue. But the fraud issue comes
with very poor grace from the party
which perpetrsted the enormous naturai.
cation frauds in New York in 1868; that
| joined with the Maine Greerbackers in an
attempt to give Garcelon that State last
winter, and that approved of the cipher
| dispatches.
During his speech Mr. Bradford was
handed bouquet as gift from the ladies
of Hoeksssin.
Five minutes before midnight the train
started on Its return trip, reaching Will
mington at l2.i5 Tuesday morning.