The Portland daily press., 1880-11-03
LIVE MEETING.
The Republicans Assemble at City
Hall.
A LOVE FEAST INDEED.

At an early hour last evening the Republi.
can Headquarters at Lancaster Hall was filled
to overiowing with the members of the tri
umphant Republican party, eager to get the
latest and fullest details of the glorious vic.
tory. So great was the crowd that the City
Committee, then in session at the committee
rooms, voted to open City Hall and the meet.
ing adjourned to that hall, which was instant.
ly packed to its uttermost. James H. Hall
Secretary Of the City Committee, presided
and the returns were read from the platform
by VIM. I. Small, Esq, Mr.. e. A. Gray OF
the City Committee acting as secretary.
Ex-Gov Washburn was loudly called for
and responded with few remarks, and read
ing OF the dispatches proceeded amid the wild
applause of the Republicans, and with now
and then hiss from the Democrats. few OF
whom were in the galleries. When the re-
turns from California were read the applause
was tremendous and some one shouted That's
what the 329 done," and another inquired if
anything had been said about the Morey let
ter; and both remarks were received with
shouts of laughter.
When the returns were read from New
York the vast crowd cheered again and again,
the cheering being simply tremendous when a
despatch was read from the New York Herald
to its special correspondent here, Mr.. Harry
G. Farnham, announcing the defeat of Grace,
the Democratic candidate for mayor of New
York city. Tho despatch, giving Garfield
majority in Louisville, Ky., was also received
with great applause. The Democrats tried to
make disturbance and there were cries Of
"Put 'em out" but one wiser Republican
shouted, amid the laughter of the crowd,
"Let them stay; this will be their last ch lance
to hol.er"
When the despatch from New Hampshire
was read the Democrats made a mistake and
shouted in the wrong place, and were greatly
discounted when the despatch was read
again-in particular when it was followed by
despatch announcing the great Republican
victory in Ohio.
The despatch from Vermont was received
with cheers by the Republicans and Kisses by
the Democrats. "Put out those geese" was
shouted.
When the Michigan returns were read, ans
nouncing still another Garfield victory, the
Democrats fairly hissed so loud that Mr.. Small
could not make himself heard, and when the
band commenced to play the music was
drowned in cheers for Hancock and English
This was too much for flesh and blood to stand
and the galleries were crowded with indignant
Republicans, who squelched the Democratic
demonstration promptly.
1t is but fair to say that the trouble was
made mostly by boys, and that comparatively
few voters took part in it.
The next despatch that excited great enthu-
siasm was one from New York conceding the
election of Garfield.
In response to loud calls William Allen,
Jr., made brief address. He said that he
had been here long time, and had been about
town good deal, and had attended q good
many wakes first and last, but that this was
the first time that he had seen corpse insist
on getting up and bowling.
On the call Of Mr.. r. II. Galley three cheers
were given with will for the redemption OF
Maine.
In the hall corridor two Democrats quarrel
led over the old, old question "Is the Argus
reliable9" and fight very nearly occurred be-
tween an Argus reader, who still has faith in
that paper, and one whose confidence in it's
teachings is a thing of the past.
AT midnight an adjournment was made to
Lancaster Hall where the meeting was kept
up to late hour, a very good natured crowd
of Democrats assisting in making things live
ly for some time. Every dispatch that was
read giving the details OF Republican gains
were received by these unconquered followers
of the Democratic banner with cheers for Han
cock, and between the reading of the returns
one individual elevated himself to calling the
attention of the Republicans to the State of
Indiana, to which distant commonwealth he
seemed to be In particular attracted. Brief
remarks were made by William II. Smith and
M Glendenning, Esq. Even up to 2
o'clock the hall was we'll filed, aud the re-
turns were received with the cheers with
which the discounted Democracy must
be now familiar. a1ho