, 1880-08-14

tcc 10 mako census OF tho people present,
sae e afef lin e eseWefe s sS"fs fe too Sasss "s
fatiencd to continue. A fatr estimate Of thn
n,tmber presents
.... FIFTEEN T1iousASp,
and these include men, women, and children.
rItc older people went to .tenr the speeches
5 ,'ailsns In % to alase @ ii itte% % iiiFfatIon. AID AID
tho children because their elders went and
there WIS nnohody.n nt home:
Two oNpenklng stands bad been erected n
aee a ffays { ffe ere at e sss2eses a M Il
tho day were conducted. This program COLI
sisted of get ornt!ons. brass band tournament,
and tl.e distribution ct prizes TO tho best band
ncr, of Dnnvillc: u, Ii. Smith, ct Lexington;
sss1,StoT', st', IiaW!lton ;slN! Rep!essnt1a,lsess
bloomington, candidate for tie State senNtc;
MeSsrs Wcetll!lRll. Clnrlnlt. aloute, Mnnf,
MarqMts Godfrey, Latham, puckmen, Judge
Dlx, William Ds!l, Ilycr llGynte, Dr. Reed,
tleman was President Of the day, md was as
at II 100 o'clock Mr. Sno0!s called The. As
ssembiy to order Mt tho cast platform, and III
CONGRESSMAN CANNON,
who delivered mn able commons speech,
frco from oratorlca1 lights in which he COM
pared the records of the two great parties
e er rssPeetbss e. tb S e
ers that the Democratic cry Of fraud and cor
r,lptlon Oil tho uart of the Republican party
during the past four years had no fnuntla-
Congress during the payt three years WIS
eh easr ffS's"f tSe Fact % tat o al feafsf eens maze @
NJ economical administration PVT
"1b 6t S So% RS m o r" Yaty sse rssnI w
at New Orleans, and The manner III wkicii
tho. Solid solth! permits 4 free exercise OF tho
bnllot. were elaborated at length, and fortified
by cup'ons extracts from Congressional re-
ports md documents.
At tho second stand
SENATOR HAMILTON,
candidate for LtnutenAnt-uoyernor. nd
dressed n 1arge audience, Iii which lie RI
ylewe. tho Issues now before tho people. It
ETY. ;ttssfs snee fas % eoa a fsttfEs eosxane Sa s
warfare, hut. instead uf hcinE based
.',o,ig o., iHrenme1t a,sa and facs i consisted
estets * aeS from hs tSo q pe p1sss
cratic lawyer. and attempted to pass them off
rs vcritabie opinions OF the Supreme Court
It was well to look behind tho Demoeratlee
4i twey f sy"G iii Mfs pe GS 'fae the ask @ ="
loyalty, but at every Presidential ELECTION It
Ind picked mp ull6l, men with Iaws in their
adherence to tho Nation.
HANCOCK WAS NO EXCEPTION.
! 1Io had fought braycly, but ind no sympa-
thy .'t %ith tho results Of tho War in which he
AZ The conclusion of tho two speeches m
adjournment, was hNl for tllnncr, md tho
hungry crowds soon found their way. to the
grooming tables, or In groups sought tho
sllade. aiid made grand attack OH the chick
1 eIl-!lxings WHICH were taken frnn capactUrlS
basEictss This operation consumed over an
hour. when tlle crowd reassenlhled around
tic principal stand md listened to the brass
u11 fnr!ner f,ty, tcisy, sayefopk, Ler@y, Mansfield,
was performed By each, md the judges te-
cstletl Iii fnFor Of tic Farmer City, which rot
tho prize, arl American flag valued nt 8225.
'Tho Mansfield Cleo Club did Il little sing
Ing: and tho speaking was resumed nt tile
n!a!n stand. The orators were A1r: Smith.
son, and Oliver G. Sabin, prominent young
lawyer Of SnybrooR, who
| RECENTLY ABANDONED DEMOCRACY
because lie could not ahitle thu sentiments
enumciated by Wade Hampton. At the other
| stand the speakers were MessrH. Fifer and
llectl, OF Bloomington, bottt Ut whom nNtlo
stirring appeals to tie patriotism and corn'
mon Bet,so Of their hearers.
Tho exercises closed shortly after with tllo
from Dl1le Ridge, Pratt County, which was
Tic largest OH the ground.
At tho conclusion of, this ceremnny tho
countless vehicles begun transferring tho
visitors to tho dgp0t, atla ut 7o'clock tho
trims pulled out With ns hapny crowd Of
your correspondent tn soc.