New-York tribune., 1880-09-29

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MEETING.
| GENERAL GRANT DlscCsSfS THE PROB BiLifY OF A
BREAK IN THE SOLID SOUTH-sENAToR CONE
LrXG'S TACT II DEALING WITH WESTERN AUDI
ENCrs-TnE PARTY LEAVE WARREN TO VISIT
GENERAL GARFIELD.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
| WARREN Ohio sept. 2S.-Ihe Republicans of Gen
eral Garte.ds Congressional District gave their
answer to-day to he charge often made in the DEM
ocratrc papers that they Iukcwdrm to the ISSUES
Of the campaign and Indifferent to the success of
| their candidate for President.
| Thranswer was given in the form of the largest
meeting ever held in this district and probably the
largest ever held IN the State. This meeting, I'M
mense in its proportions, earnest and en-
thusiastic III its temper, and representa-
tive III it's composition of the whole North
| eastern part of Ohio was presided over by
| General Grant and was addressed by tue two most
distinguished leaders of the Grant wing OF the Re-
publican party in the Chicago Convention, Senator
ConklIng and Senator Logan. Ii was thus signlti-
cant not only of the warmth and zeal of TIE Repub
lican masses Of the Western Reserve, but also OF
the desire of General Grant and his special political
friends to do all in their power to promote tue erc-
lion of General Garfield Thus it was tho most
important Republican meeting of the campaign.
Ii was held i'll an immense wigwam built for. the
ren. and had capacity, 1t is sad, of holding
10000 people standing. When filed and overflow
ing there was apparent lessenlng III SIZE of the
crowds surging about the streets of the town and
filling the handsome little park which surrounds
the Court House. No accurate estimate of the num-
Der of people in Warren between noon and dark to-
day could possibly be made. rough guess places
If at 900. No doubt ten or fifteen thousand more
would have come had not the morning threatened
continuance Of the cold rain OF the previous night.
Senator Conkling arrived last night and was the
guest of the Hon Henry b. Perkins. lie declined
"A serenade. This morning General Grant came
down from Cleveland, accompanied by the venerable
ex-senator Cameron. General Logan, the Hon. Lew
T. Morton, and a number of other prominent gentle
men. The party drove to Mr.. Perkinos house and
dined there at noon. Crowds OF people surrounded
the house all the time General Grant was there,
duiug the grounds and the street tor a consider
able distance. General Beaver of Pennsylvania,
and the Hon. Russell Errett. of Pennsylvania,
Colonel Bradley, Of Kentucky and other invited
quests were entertained by Harmon Austin. EX-
cur,on trains OF surprising length brought loads
of people from almost every point of the com
pass aud professions of people with canal
boats on wheels, huge wagons and smaller vehicles
kept arriving ali the mornIng with banners, bands.
and uniformed clubs on foot and on horseback. No
account could be taken of all these professions.
They were too long TO be nassed and paraded III
continuous line.
A GLANCE At TIE GARFIELD CLUBS.
Twas mos! interested in one which came in upon
the Southern Road from the coal mining and iron
working districts around llubbard's Mills, Liberty
and Vienna. 1t was preceded by a full battery of
artillery and in It's ranks was nail mil at work
making nails stamped with the names Of Garfield
and Arthur coal cart and mule, mounted
ON a platform wagon, wagon load of
pottels moulding stoneware, and other representa-
ves of the industries of this portion of the state
The notices on the banners carried in the process
SION showed how deeply the workinguen are inter-
ested in the tariff question, and how thcy regard
that and the Southern question the great issues
of the canvass. Here are few of the notices:
Tariff aud Prosperity or Free Trade and Poverty.
Garfield the poor mars Trend
From lac tow -patl to tue White House.
Whose friend is HancOcKf
PrOisctlOn PLENTY, Prosperity, Peace.
Ihcrc shalt he no cnangc.
a vo,e tr Hancock stops the mills.
Save Nation In tine.
F.cc Trade meaus low wages.
We cherish the memory OF Lluc0n.
Free trade: 40 wOrA.
Think before you votc.
English holds M mortgage on us
HgD tIrn high wages, anu high old time.
All the business blocks and nearly all the private
houses were prettiy decorated with flags. ever
r-.ens and pictures of Garfield. In the wIgwam
stretched across the beams over the platform as
this excellent motto-a model stump speech in a
single sontence" Our principles This is Ma
ton ; loyalty, protection resumption, equal civil