Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-05
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
HON. HENRY EDGERToN RECEIVES IN
OVATION.
He Makes Brilliant. Mastery and
Grandly Eloquent Address.

Grandly Eloquent Address.
The torchlight procession which preceded
the Republican meeting last evening made
fine display, and was in every way success.
The procession in its line of march occupied
distance OF three squares, and was COM
posed of fine body of men who are Repub-
lican voters, and rot merely improvised
torchlight bearers. In the entire procession
there were but eight who are too young to
vote, and the remainder will be found on
election day to cast each his vote for the Re-
publican nominees. The procession formed
with the center resting in front OF Howe's
Hall. The Republican Legion, G. n. Post,
President, took the advance position with
Company A, under command of Captain
Clinton L. White, at the head OF the
line. This company is exclusively COM
posed of young men between twenty-one and
thirty years of age, and large number OF
whom are to cast their maiden vote
for Garfield and Arthur. The COM
pany turned out 100 strong last even
ing, and was a notably fine-looking body
of young men. This qualification as to age Is
only confined to Company A.
The BOYS in Blue, under command OF vice
Commander G.. IL. Hubbard, took position
next to the Legion, and evidenced by their
manner of marching and appearance, that
they had worn the blue previously In defense
of worthy cause.
Nextin line came the Republican Sailor Boys,
Captain Sheppard commanding, who. In their
; campsign-stained uniforms, from last years
succs ISIS, made good report of their part of the
display. Following the above were prominent
citizens headed by members of the Board or
Supervisors, and some In carriages. Inc
column was led by full brass band, which
rendered good marching-musIc; but two or
more bands should be provided for such pro-
cession, taking the length of line on this occa-
sion into consideration.
The best of order AMI attention OF the
various commands was observed throughout.
Many of their movements, In changing the
order of march, were very creditably per-
formed, and with the array of torches, pre-
sented very pleasing appearance. In fact,
the procession was representative one, not
large, but one to be proud Of for its character,
bearing and fine appearance.
The procession marched from the point of
forming, up X to Tenth, thence to j, down j
to Front, when it countermarched to Fourth,
thence to K, and hating in front of the
Metropolitan Theater, when the torches were
gathered from the commands, and the line
then marched into the theater and remained
in uniform during the meeting.
AT THE THEATER.
There has probably never been gathered
in the Metropolitan Theater, in the thirty
years of its history, finer or more represent
alive audience than that which greeted Henry
Edgerton last night. The theater was dressed
in flags and the stage, set with handsome
scene was to quite its full extent seated with
chairs. On either side of the speakers stand
were placed standing baskets of flowers and
vines, tributes from the hands of admirers,
and which dressed che front of the stage most
appropriately. AS early as half-past o'clock
the theater began to fill up with an audience
of ladies and gentlemen representative of the
homes of the city, the business and industrial
interests, the office, shop and yard. When
the Republican Legion, in its brilliant uni
form of red, white and blue, and the Boys in
Blue, in their handsome regalia of blue and
white, and the Sailor Boy Club, in its neat
and natty costume, had all marched in and
filed up the seats reserved in the parquet
and had flowed over upon the stage and filled
up the seats reserved there, and became mixed
up with the black-coated Vice-Presidents, tie
theater was full.
IT WAS FULL
From the back of the stage to the further
most and uppermost wall of the gallery.
Every seat was occupied, and tie lobbies
were crowded with anxious hearers. And
that audience remained there throughout the
evening, not over dozen persons retiring,
and by its deep attention, loud plaudits,
cheers and enthusiastic applause, testified to
the brilliaucy, force and eloquence of the
orator who addressed it. When the vast
assemllage had SO filed the theater that no
more could get in, and while the uniformed
organizations were settling into place, and
after the band had played an overture of ma
tionsl airs, Jerome G.. Davis, Chairman of
the Republican County Central Committee,
came forward and called to order. He then
announced the officers of the meeting to be /:
Observation-Disclosures A. l., Hart /;
Vice-Presidents-T. 3. Mcfarland, F. II.
Dray, William z. Coleman, John RYAN,
| William Beckman, G. II. Cummings, George
| Cadwalader, L. B. Mott, J. l. Felter, Albert
| Gallatin, Chris Green, Albert Hart. W. A.
! Davis, S. A. Bender, John We'll, j. r. Wat
son, r. H. Pratt. H. Eldred, A. 2. Catln,
James A. Burnham, William Johnston, John
NJ. Milliken, George w. Chesley, I. NJ.
I.indley, J. T. Slater, John Mcneil, W. A.
Butterfeld, W. A. Anderson, G. 7. Jones,
lap, A. Grubbs, John Ryder, III. Weinrich,
William b. Miller, G. 7. Wheeler. ID.
Wachhorst, George G. Bates; Secretaries
J. a. Woodson and Frank d. Ryan.
Mr.. Davis then introduced Mr.. Hart, the
Presi lent Of the meeting Mr.. Hart made 8
brief, pointed, telling speech, which was re-
ceived with hearty and approving applause,
and reused the expectant multitude to man
Hesitation OF the warmth of enthusiasm
which it was clearly evident it felt from the
beginning. The Garfield and Arthur quar-
tet was then introduced and sang campaign
song. The quartet was composed Of Messrs.
Crandall, Putnam. Mcneil and De Yoe, and
so pleased that the audience refused to cease
its calls until the quartet again appeared
and delivered itself of stirring campaign
glee. which it did in manner that was pro-
nounced by the auditors applause as salts
factory.
Mr. Hart then introduced to the people
who began to applaud as soon as he came
upon the stage,
HENRY EDGERToN,
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector
When the applause had subsidized that fol
lowed the introduction, Mr.. Edgerton bowed
his acknowledgements and began his address
To give synopsis of this address would be t
mar its beauty and effect; to give it in full il
not the present purpose but the readers o
the RECORD UNION, just before the close O
the canvass, will be furnished with the ora
ton in full in these columns. 1t is proper t.
indicate, however. at this time, the genera
line Of the address, and to speak of its mair
characteristics and the manner and effect o
its delivery It was, Mr.. Edgerton said
nearly ten years since he had appeared upo;
the political rostrum in national con
test. and after an almost total disusa o
that kind of speaking for that period
he appeared before that splendid presence
This audience) with some misgiviDgs in resum
ing the platform. lie appeared as the &C
credited representative of the Republican
party Of California, a bearer OF It's credentials
as its candidate for Presidential Elector. A
such credential bearer he should present tn
claims on which was based the appeal OF thu
party to the people to be retained 10 authorlt,
in the government. Of the Republic. The in
PRODUCTION. which is thus merely indicated
was gracefully and quietly delivered, and pu
the orator at once on the most open, mani,
and cordial relations with the audience be
fore him. When the rustic OF satisfaction
with which the audience settled down. ate
the applause that Endorsed his manner O
opening. had subsidized, Mr.. Edgerton took u
his subject proper. He began with tn
earliest history of the party, and recited wit
such profound emphasis and deep feeling, tn
original declarations of the party set fort
in the
PLATFORM OF 1856,
That the recital fell upon the audience lik
that of wonderful poem, rythmic, graceful
full OF the force and beauty of inspiration
and worded like new declaration OF thu
underlying principles of liberty, justice and