The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-04
The Newport Rally.
A HANDSOME TURNOUT OF
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
THE REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATIONS FAR
ExCEEDED-A FINE PARADE AND AN
EARNEST MEETING

EXCEEDED-A FINE PARADE ANDAN
EARNEST MEETING.
The Democratic white people. on
Saturday night, fairly captured the
Republican stronghold, Newport, in
South Christiana Hundred, and gave
the town the most imposing demon
stration ever witnessed there.
The Wilmington clubs that went out
did 80 on very short notice. The ar
rangements were made on Friday
night, and on account of the lack of
time it was not supposed there would
be very general turnout. But to the
surprise of everybody, the clubs came
out in fair force, and it required a
special train of thirteen cars to take
out the nearly ei1 1ht hundred people
over seven hundred of whom were
fully uniformed-who decided to as
sist their Democratic brethren of New
port in making demonstration that
should show the Republicans that the
party means business in this campaign
and is fully prepared for active work.
The train left the depot about 1850
O'Clock, and arrived in Newport fifteen
minutes later.
Meanwhile Newport Democrats had
prepared a most enthusiastic recep-
tion. The Charles b. Lore Club, the
local Democratic organization, turned
out one hundred uniform men to re-
ceive the visitors, while the Demo-
cratic citizens of the town illuminated
their houses as a contribution to the
success of the affair. A large stand
was put up beside the flag pole erected
few days ago, its locality being bril-
liantly designated by long string of
Chinese lanterns, stretched from the
flag pole to house on the opposite
side of the street.
When the Wilmington train arrived
nearly thousand people had assem-
bled, including the Hancock and Eng
lish Club of New Castle, the Hancock
and English Club of Milford X Roads,
and the Bayard Club (mounted) OF
Mill Creek. 1he Newport and New
Castle cornet bands were in attend
ance, and with music, bright uniforms
and flashing lights the old town was
stirred with such burst of enthusiasm
as never swept through 1T before.
AS soon as the Wilmington clubs
arrived, the line of parade was form.
ed, and under the Chief MarshalshiI
of Charley Newlin, of Newport,
marched over the prepared route in
the following order:
Chief Marshal and Aids.
Newport Cornet Band, 10 pieces.
| Charles B. Lore Club of Newport, III
A wagon containing thirteen littl,
girls, and one representing the
Goddess OF Liberty, all way
ing flags.
Cos. A and B Hancock and Englisl
Club, New Castle, 100 men.
City Cornet Band, Wilmington, Il
pieces.
Young Mems Democratic Club, 10l
| men.
Hickory Club, Tenth Ward 100 men
Fifth Ward Hancock and Englisl
Club, 80 men.
First Ward George Gray Club, 10'
men.
Millard Military Band Is pieces.
Eighth Ward Bayard Club, so men
Bayard Bay Club, 80 men.
Fourth Ward Hall Guards, 20 men.
John p. Almond Club, Second Ward
80 men.
Seventh Ward Blue Hens Chickel
Club, 60 men.
Fife and drum corps.
E, L. Martin Club of the Ninth Ward
rs men.
The Christiana Democratic Club, 81
men.
The Democratic Club of Milford J
Roads, so men.
The Bayard Club of Mill Creek Hid.
mounted, 45 men.
The above, including the bands
made a thousand men in line, anC
when they were all started the sigh
was a very pretty one. The route o
parade took in all the illuminated
places, and each was heartily cheeret
by the clubs as they passed by. Chas
Groome, the postmaster, put off som'
fireworks as the parade went past the
postofice. Hundreds of people view
ed the procession and pronounced II
the finest affair of the kind seen IL
Newport. In point of numbers ano
enthusiasm it just about doubled tn,
Republican demonstration that tool
place there last Thursday night. Ever
the Republicans admitted this to be
fact.
THE MEETING
| 1t was wisely deemed best not to cal
the meeting to order until the parad'
wa. over, and therefore 1t was between
9:30 and 10 o'clock when the speaking
commenced. There were then two
thousand people assembled around thu
stand, aud they were 50 enthusiastic
that the speakers had no trouble inviting
them to cheers and applause.
Charles NJ. Newlin called the meeting
to order and DIR. Swithin Chandler, o
Mill Creek Hundred, was made chair
man. The Doctor said it had beel
asserted by some Republicans that Gen
Hancock was not at the battle of Gettys
burg, but they had at this meeting
gentlemen who had fought with Hancocl
not only at Gettysburg, but in other bat
ties of the late war. This gentlemen, h
| said, would now raise to the top of tn
pole the flag under which the Democrat
c party proposes to march to victory II
this campaign. lie then introduces
Gen. J. Parke Postles. Democratic can
didate for State Senator, who SAID:
Fellow citizens and fellow Demo
Gratis: This flag, which | have been re
ouested to raise here tonight is symbo
lical of the principles Of our great Union