Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-27
The Campaign.

| Tomorrow night the Republicans of old | Norwalk have grand parade and illumina-
 tion, and will receive many visiting clubs and
 companies. F. St. John Lockwood is mar shal, with Gen. R. B. Crawford first assistant
 marshal. Invitations have been extended to all the uniformed companies in Fairfield l county, which have already been very gener-
 ally accepted. Bridgeport will send her fa- | nous 'EMolly Pitcher club, Stamford will 1 send her two companies, New Canaan two, South Norwalk all her companies of Boys in
 Blue, Cavalry, Batteries, &c., Georgetown | promises 125 men, Ridgefeld her full force, Darien 70, and Danbury, Bethel and Vest 1 port are to be heard from It is expected l that there will be from 1, 800 to 9 GOO men in | line.
 Apropos to the Register's claim that Repub-
 licans are offering $3 apiece for horsemen
 and $2 for men on foot for the parade this l evening" is statement in exchange as fol- lows: It is said the H. & B. boys who went from here (Westport) to join the great torch | light procession in New Haven last week
 were actually paid $3 each and their expen- ses.
 ADOOOAOSOAJ SANS and Wm. A. Wright, of Branford, spoke to the Democrats at Darien, Monday evening. There was a torchlight procession.
 There was Democratic torchEght parade in Clintonville, Monday evening. Houses were illuminated. Speeches were made by Edward Butler and Grove J. Futile.
 The Bridgeport Standard says the number participating in the Republican parade in that city Monday evening was 2,610 by actu al count. The same paper says: Major Hoyt, in behalf of the Miles Zouaves, pre- sented Captain Loomis, of the Wright Zou- ayes, New Haven, with handsome loaf of cake The cake bore the following inscrip tion in red letters Welcome Wright Zou- aves' Captain Loomis responded with a few brief remarks. The members of the Wright Zouaves speak very highly of the manner they were entertained by the Miles battalion --- .--.-
 Z K Pangborn addressed the Norwich Re- publicans at a large and enthusiastic meeting on Monday evening.
 Large Republican torchlight demonstra- tions were arranged to take place at Daniel sonville and at Willimantic last evening.
 The h6puDucaIS or NeWGOWn nelO a rOuS- ing meeting in Sanford's Hall, Monday even ing, the hall being full to overfowing to lis ten to the able speeches of Christian Quien and Rev MT. McNeille of Bridgeport. also Jo- seph Sheldon of New Haven. The Garfield and Arthur campaign chorus of Bridgeport, twenty five in number, added much to the enjoyment of the occasion. Mir. Marcus Hawley, of Newtown, acted president of the meeting, which capacity he filled to the full satisfaction of all present. MT. Henry Sanford acted as vice president with many others. Dr. W. c. Nile was chosen secretary with many assistants Mir. Sheldon, in his good sound argument why we should vote for Garfield and Arthur, outdid himself, giv- ing general satisfaction to all present MT. McNeille in his witty remarks kept the audi ence in constant uproar. Mir. Quien in his truthful statement concerning the acts of the Republicans and the Democrats during the war, and his aIlusion to the battle field of Gettysburg, brought many in the audience to tears. The meeting was a complete success, and we bespeak for Newtown large Repubh- can gains at the coming election.
 Hon. Daniel Dougherty, of Philadelphia, spoke to the Waterbury Democrats last even l ing.