The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-01


more Gazette. etc., and it was ..adopted
and used ia majority OF the public |
schools Of Maryland' as long ago as its
fifth edition.
New yo-k democrats
SARATOGA, sept. 2S.-The Democratic
state convention organized with Rufus |
w. Peekham as c.1airnan. John Kelly
was received with great applause, and |
made speech congratulating the party |
upon the union existing, saving that the |
union guaranteed the state to Hancock |
and English by 10000 majority.
Alter other speeches were made of |
similar import, the platform WAS adopt |
ed, and the convention proceeded to !
nominate a candidate for chief justice |
otsthe court of appeals
Charles A. Rapello having received
majority Of the votes cast on the first
ballot his nomination was made nnani-
nous and the convention adjourned.
The following is the platform:
We, the Democrats of the state of New
York, III convention assembled, reafiirm
the declaration efprinciples made at the
state convention OF 1879, and ratify the
resolutions adopted by the Democratic
national convention ut Cincinnati; the
Democrats of New York hereby pledge
the thirty-tiye electoral votes of this state
to Winfield S. Hancock for president,
and 10 William II. English for vice pres
ident, and We hereby express our con-
fldence that the next federal administra-
ton will be conducted by constitutional
| methods; that the right of local self
government in the states will be respect
ed, and that industry will be relieved
| from the weight of unequal taxation;
that American commerce will again be
carried forward under the American flag,
and that the union of these states will
once more find lis perfect and sure de-
| iense in the affections of all the people.
The Democrats of New York congrat-
! ulate their brethren in other states upon
| the good prospect which now exists of
| success throughout the whole country,
and we think ourselves justified in claim
ing the result as in part due TO the man.
| ner in which we have maintained and
| applied Democratic principles and meth
DDS of administration.
Immense Republican Rally at Philadelphia.
| PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25.-The Re-
| publican demonstration this evening
was in point of numbers the largest ever
witnessed in this city. Broad street, the
center OF attraction, Was one mass of
| humanity from Columbia avenue on the
| north to Ellsworth street on the south, a
distance of over four miles, with torches,
banners and traDsparencies, bands of
music and fireworks. The scene forci-
| bly, recalled the Republican demonstra-
tions in the fall of 1860. The procession
was under command of ex-Gov. Hart
ranft, and was divided into wings.
/ These wings conntermarched the whole
length OF Broad street, and returning on
side streets to Market street were dis
missed. When the heads of the columns
| were each within a short distance of that
portion of Broad street in the vicinity of
the Union League house, where three
mass meetings were being held, they
halted TO allow the police time to clear
the street of the thousands who had as
sembied to hear the speeches. AT the
main stand on the balcony of the League
house in front and around it at least Is, :
900 people who were gathered. Presi-
dent Baker introduced Senator Blaine,
who addressed the assemblage. He was
followed by Thomas NJ. Marshall, of
Plttsburg, and Stockwell Mathews, OF
Baltimore, Wayne McVeagh and others.
Gala Day for Newton.
| NEWTON, Kan, Sept. 25.-This has
been q gala day for Newton and the in.
babitants of the surrounding country.
Ever since morning there has been an
ever-increasing crowd on the streets, and
when the fiambeau demonstration was
made there were not less than 5000 peo
pie on Main street Senator Plumb and
Capt. j. b. Johnson spoke this afternoon
in the opera house to very large audi
ence, and tonight the room was packed
There were more than two hundred peo
pie there, TO whom Thomas Ryan spoke
and on the streets there was another
!. meeting as large, where Judge Hanback,
was speaking. The flambeau demon
stration was grand affair. There were
more than 300 flambeaus and torches in
+ line. $50 came from Wichita, bringing
their colored band with them. Fifty
, came from Larned, also, with band, anC
there were more than fifty from Topeka
In addition to the bands named there
were the Newton band, which headed
+ the procession, and the Halstead ant
Peabody bands. Newtonites admit tha
they never witnessed any display which
equalled that made tonight. The Tope
ka club let off two hundred and fifty
dollars worth of fire works. The PEG
| pie are very enthusiastic for the Repub
licannominees.
5 Significant Appeal.
/ CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 24.-Nearll
: every business man and firm in Cleve
land, including millions Of dollars of in
5 tercst in the Lake Superior and othe
t territory, have signed the following cal
: for rousing Republican demonstration
J, which will take place next Monday
r evening in Il large business block sc
. apart for the purpose: THE undersign
I ed, representing the business interests O
Y Cleveland and Cuyahoga county, believ
: ing that the present uneXampled pros
C perity of the country is chiefly due to tn
existing tariff and financial policy O
Tie government, hereby request the bust
ness men of our city and county to as
r, Semble for the purpose of giving public
expression in its support We believ,
/ that this prosperity is now seriousl,
: menaced and imperiled. Current event
: demonstrate that this is the vital issue o
!, the pending election contest. We in
: woke, therefore, the instant and earnes
e efforts of every man in behalf of thu
=. present tariff and financial policy, upoi
/, which the continuance of our prosper
E Ity depends, and will assemble at" etc
Greenback Circular
: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 27-The fol
: lowing is circular addressed to III,
3 Greenbackers of the Union by their can
didate for president:
! INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 81.
9 To the Green6dck Labor Hen Throughout
! the United States:
urgently request t1dL you nave SLTuCt
off by the thousand, for circulation il
each county, full extracts from Mr.. Bay
ards New York speech, in which ht
, says that the Democratic candidates fol
! president and vice president, of the Dem
= ocratic party, are in favor of his bill Il
destroy the greenbackers. and that they
: will carry out that policy. Publish thu
Bayard resolution, with the full extrac
from his speech, so that the people may
I, know just what it is that the Democratic
party and its candidates are pledged tt
carry out. Tie issue is now fully made
up. Let every Greenbacker in thu
j., Union arouse himself TO the realization
, and brand as an Infamous traitor to oul
holy cause, any man, without regard Il
his former standing in our party, who
attempts to transfer our voters to the er
,, ror of the old parties.
: [Signedl j. B. WEAVER.
!, Visited by Shipping Men.
NEW YORK, Sept ga delegation
, of fifty gentlemen connected with the
shipping interests in this city went t.
, Governors Island this morning to wal
on Gen. Hancock in order to present ar
: address and offer him their cooperation
and support during the coming cam
paign.
In reply to the address Gen. Hancock
! said; | am greatly honored by being
! waited upon to-day by representatives o
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