Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-15
Happy Democrats.

l Rejoicing Over Maine-Guns for the Greenback VfctOry-Makfng the Most of It-CannOn, Fireworks and Speeches Card From the New Haven Green. packers.
 Much comfort was afforded the Democ-
 racy in this city yesterday in the election of
 Plaisted Governor of Maine by 8 small ma
 jority, though they didn't seem to take into
 account that the State went 12, GOO majority
 against the Republicans two years ago, and
 that the result this year was with the aid of the Greenback vote. However, they were
 happy, and one hundred guns were fired from
 the big cannon on the upper Green and a meeting was held. After the cannon had done belching forth it's flame and noise, Hon.
 James Gallagher, ex-Councilman Wagner, w.
 W. Stowe and one or two under officials of the party mounted the band-stand around the liberty pole. The officials commenced send ing up slzyrockets, and brass band engaged
 commenced playing. This commenced to draw people to the stand, and soon men, girls, boys, women with -chil- dren in arms, were drawing near to see what was going to happen. By and by about 500 people had got together, and it was evident that MT. Wagner was
 
 stepping about and consulting and getting ready. More fireworks were being shot off from time to time, and lads were turning hand-springs on the grass. The crowd hav- ing increased hundred or so, MT. Wagner stepped to the front and announced that one dear to the people would now address them
 It was evident that Gallagher was meant, and calls for "Gallagher'' and ''The old war horsea were made. He came jauntily for ward and made one of his pyrotechnic intro auctions. A short time ago, he said, there was great gathering of Republican politicians at the Fifth Avenue Hotel who scraped to- gether 8 big sum to carry Maine for the Re pubicans. The people of Maine had risen in their might and combination of honest men of all parties had seen glorious victory. Just at this point rocket went up near MT. Gallagher with a big whizz and the crowd applauded.
 MT. Gallagher went on to say it was glorious victory, and he now had the pleasure of introducing one of those to whom in great measure the people were indebted for the election of Plaisted> GA voice in the crowd named s'Troup.n 'tYes, gentlemen MT. Gallagher rejoined, and proceeded with sky-scraping oratory to eulogize Mir. Troup and further introduce him, winding up with an adjuration to the whole nation, from rock bound New Hampshire to California's golden sands, to thank him. Simultaneously a sky rocket went up. Mir. Gallagher now called for three cheers. but the bloom" wasn't 1 started of right, and the response was an 1 amusing izzle.
 Mr. Troup began by emphatically attribut- l ing the dictation of the article in the Bangor Wlig, for which he had brought suit, to Mir. 1 N. D. Sperry, and saying that before he got | through he would have Mir. Sperry. A voice | cried, ssGood boy" MT. Troup now denomi- mated the result in Maine as the Republican | Waterloo, and "a victory over the money l power of the country" and alleged that | bribery, coercion and every means were used | to secure a Republican victory. He held that | Maine in November would again disappoint | the Republicans, and that it would go Demo- cratic then just as certain as Connecticut would, implying that he believed Connecticut would go Democratic. Just then the Repub- hcan Veterans band diverted attention, as the Vets were marching to the mammoth [ mass meeting held at Music Hall, and MT. Troup exclaimed, ssThat's for Jim Blaine's funeral, " exciting laughter. He continued at some length, going into the in Maine and attacking the Repub- Iican party. By this time the meeting was thinned ont to about 300.
 He was followed by Mir. J. P. Pigott, the young Democrat who also spoke in Maine.