National Republican., 1880-08-13
THE DEMOCRACY ar DLAD ENsDURo.

Washington Dourbons Forced to Drink Spa
Waior-Spceche by Governor Hamilton
and Others.
Correspondence OF TuE NATioSAL RErcnLIcAS.l ]
BLADENsBURG, Md, Aug. 10 1880.
B!adonsburg has not seen larger crowd of
people for some time than congregatcd hero
this afternoon, and still there were not over
800 present Tho occasion was tho ratfca-
tion Of the nominations of IIancocl, and Eng.
lish, and the affair passed of pleasantly. 1t is
true thero was not as much spirit about it as
has been noticed about other Democratic
gatherings here, for thesimple reason that local
option prevails. The visiting brethren Of the
timc-hcnorcd Jackson Democratic association
and the latter.day Young Mems Democratic
association of Washington wero forced to fake
ii out on our famous spa water, which. BY tho
way, was never better. 1t was pretty gener-
ally agreed that the water was good, but as
one bourbcn remarked, For "a regular drink
1t is very thin" Had some of the
patriots from Washington known before
starting that local option was the order of the
day, it is probable they would not have come.
As it was, every one tried to make things as
pleasant for them as was possible, though
none of tho Washnglonians wcro allowed 10
or invited to speak. Mr.. John L, Norris. Mr..
of the party who came prepared to speak and
who had reason to suppose they would be
invited to do so, therefore have some cxcuso
for feeling badly over tho way thoy were
treated. 1t may have boon an oversight but
II did not look that way to all, and especially
| the gentlemen in question. A funny incl
dent occurred upon tho arrival of tho train
which brought about one hundred well.
dressed aud rather fnc.looking democrats
from Washington. party of them gathered
beneath flag which floats from high pole,
and gave three cheers for Hancock. Just as
they concluded they made the dis.
covery that they woro cheering Gar.
field and Arthur flag, and that tho
Hancock pole was twenty-five yards distant.
The meeting took place in Spa grove. The
speakers had rs auditors q largo number of
ladies, many Of whom listened from their car
riages, which were parked about the grove.
K. w. Bowie lod off, and after he demolished
| Garheld-at least In his own opnion--he re-
| tired. His speech was remarkable in tho fact
That 1t did not contain u single idc.. Barnes
Compton, the state treasurer OF Maryland n
clover and interesting speaker, followed lie
moro than made up for what Mr.. Bowie lacked,
and soon bad the "boys" enthuscd to high
degree. His effort was argumentativo and
clear, entirely devoid Of personalities, and was
exceedingly well received. Mr., Frank Brown.
| ing then delivered discourse on tho consti.
tuition and political economy, which il would
do no ono harm 10 have heard, even If they
were not edited.
Governor w. W. Hamilton of Maryland,
who is one of the few men in this state who
are good campaign speakers, next addressed
tho meeting. He said that much of the
work done by public meetings in the
past was now douo by tho newspapers. Ho
thought there was still necessity of public
discussions of the great questions of the day.
BY iancock's letter he said he had been con-
vertcd, as it were, to his support. He admit
ted that his heart did not warm very much to
the ordinary military man, but that in this
special case they were bound to support him.
"rle eXigenCY was on us, he said, "and, though
We don't hankor after military men, wo had
to nominate Hancock to appcase the seut-
mcnt of the north. His letters will make the
democrat, who otherwise would have walked
| to the polls, go hero on double-quck." Re-
icrring TO General Garfield Governor Hamil-
ton said no knew him well, and had
nothing to say OF him personally
except that ho was an intelligent gentleman.
| The governors speech was u trilu long but
| he kept his audience in good humor all of tho
| time. Messrs. Kent, Fondall, Marbury, Major
Darlington and DR.. Eli ]. Hcnklo also spoke.
| They did not receive as much attention as
| tho governor. Between each speech large
cannon, borrowed from Clark Mills place, was
fired. Weber's band of Washington furnished
the music, which was as gratefully received
as were some of the speeches. The knowing
ones say that DR.. Henkle, our present con-
grcssman, is to be slaughtered in the nominal.
ing convention for reelection aud tho place
given to one of threo aspirants who are al
ready in the field against him. b.