Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-26
THIRD EDITION.
WEST CHEsTER's RALLY.

Tho Republican Demonstration
Parades and peeehes-Wt
ton PIaysa PrOminent Part.
Membeis Of the Young Mems Repub.
lican Club, together with Representa-.
tives from the Lincoln and Garfield and
Arthur Clubs 10 the number of about
thirty left Wilmington Saturday even.
ing about A O'Clock and in carriages
drove over to our neighbor city West
Chester to take part in the big Rspubh.
can de monstration which was to take
place there. West Chester was reach
ed at 7 O'Clock. The Reception Com
pittee soon searched the Wilmington
boys out and introduced them to that
sterling Republican, Smedley Darling
ton, Esq. At the Mansion House they
were introduced to Congressman Ward
Of Chester, Judge Butler and Hon.
Galusha A. Grow.
During the conversation the viii
mingtonisns had with these gentlemen
they were assured that never had there
been such an outpouring Of Pennsylva.
mia Republicans for any Presidential
candidate as there Is this year for Gar
field. Mr.. Darlington expressed great
interest IN the way things would be
likely to 60 in Delaware, and promised
that at the first Republican demonstra-
ton which took place in Wilmington at
least fifteen hundred West Chester Re-
publicans would be present, and would
pay their own expenses.
The parade came Oh at $50 o'clock
and lasted Tor two hours About 700
men were In line and the wilmington
boys marched near the front. The
speaking commenced at lO.40 o'clock,
the speakers stand beng situated near
the Court House. About !, 900 persons
were gathered around. Mr.. Darlington
presided and ne introduced Mr.. +. Z.
Bach, PRESIDENT OF the Young Mems
Republican club OF wilmington who
said: |
REPUBLICANS OF WEST CHESTER FL
bring you greeting and good cheer from
the Young Mems Republican Club OF
wilmington. There Is but corporaPs
Guard OF us present. But we did not
come to swell your ranks, for that
would have been presumptnous had
even our whole 25O come. We came
simply to see an old time Republican
rally TO witness your splendid enthu.
siasm to catch, II possible, your old |
heroic spirit, and carry back with us to
the boys Of Wimington some Of the
fire that has made Chester County Re-
publicanism Al honor and inspiration
to the whole country here.
You have more than enough-we
think we have sufficient in Delaware.
November Will tell. We have the de
to make the fight whether
we have the number or not. A dis
gentleman on this platform
remarked tonight that the eyes Of the
country were in no small degree on
Delaware. We do not effect to make
The contest In our state-tho' 1t par
lakes Of that great national contest of
tree-ballots to free men-so prominent
IS to command the coqntry's attention
perhaps not even Pennsylvania, in
her triumphal march to old-time vic.
,ory-but we propose to make such a
light as will merit the appreciation Of
al Republicans, OF all true men where
'ver they be. (Applause) When i
ell you that by the strong arm OF
the unrelenting efforts Of
our leaders we will be enabled to poll
boOO more votes in ballot numbering
but $4,000 you will readily see that
Dur hope is not groundless, and more
over IL defeat falls to our lot in 1850
We will Keep up our organization for
lS82--if not then-we will try 'S4.
But rest assured there will be no
In our purpose until the State
" Delaware shall be as happily purged