The daily gazette., 1880-10-19
FIRST EDITION.
THE FIRST AND TENTH.
LARGE DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT
THE BLACK HORSE HOTEL.

Lhho II OEhOChAI1C MEEIlNt Al
THE BLACK HORSE HOTEL.
The Democrats of the First and
Tenth Ward held a large meeting at
the Black Horse Hotel last evening.
Owen j. Hession was chosen Presi-
dent. with A. V. Gaynor, Robt. Cot
tingham, James Armstrong, Henry
Weeks, James Kerrigan and Robert
G. Shaw as Vice Presidents, and p.
j. Ford Secretary. The hotel bal
cony, from which the speeches were
delivered, was tastefully trimmed
with flags and several Chinese Ian
terms were suspended across the
street.
Music was furnished by the City
Cornet Band, and after several stir
ring selections Gen. J. Parke Pos
ties Democratic candidate for State
Senator, opened the speaking. Gen.
Postles spoke briefly upon the gen.
eral issues of the campaign.
Walter Cummins, Esq, followed
with a brief review of the course of
the Republican party, and the man
ifest tendency to centralism and des-
potism evidenced in its control OF
The affairs of government. He urged
united support of the National,
State and County ticket in Novem-
ber.
Martin Farrell, Esq, Democratic
candidate for Levy Court Commissioner
was the ncxt speaker. He spoke ofthe eff
forts of the Republicans to conduct a
tloody shirt" campaign, until the Maine
Lection knocked the life out of them,
when hey CHI pg dla e and began to play
upon the fears ui the worklrgmen by
| declaring that Democratic success meant
| free tr ,de, and Tree trade III, ant NO work
| and low wages. Mr.. Farrell also allu-
| led TO local stflirs, and referring to the
| disgraceful events Of Saturday night, said
he vas as much in favor as any man Of
giving the negro all his personal and po-
| litIcal rights, but the acceptance OF these
| rights must not be accompanied by
such offensive demonstrations. He
hop d there would be no further trouble
over this question but if there was that
not the negroes, but those who lead
them into trouble and then sneak out
of the responsibility, would be the
sufferers. Mr. Farrells remarks were
loudly cheerd.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr.
Fare II introduced Purnal j. Lynch, tile
Democratic candidate for Sheriff Of
New Cas- lie County, as a man for whom
he would cheerfully vote and he hoped
everybody else would do likewise.
Mr.. Lynch was greeted with three
hearty cheers. He returned the com
plment in a neat little speech, piomis
ing if eec ed Sheriff, to perform the
duties of The office TO the best Of hi.
ability.
John Biggs, Esq, was next introduc
ed aud spoke for about twenty minutes
He showed how utterly the Republic al
party had failed in ITS efforts to admin
ister the government wisely and to tn
salts action of the people, and how
had d. owed faithless to every trust re
posed in it. He spoke of the efforts be
ing made by the Republicans to carr
the State of Delaware in order to retir
Mr.. Bayard from the United States Sen
ate, and urged every Democrat to d.
his whole duty aud prevent the success
of such a scheme. which the RepublI
ans hoped only to accomplish by none
and corruption. He appealed to ever
Democrat 10 come out on election day
and work earnes ly for the election
every man on the Democratic ticket.
Henry Z. Turner, Esq, Democrat
candidate for Representative, cl scd th
speaking with tive.minutes' speech,
which he urged every man TO rehe'
, calmly and thoughlfully over the free
mans duty he would be cal ed on
perform on the second Of November, an
10 vote in accor dance with their homes
convictions, uninauenced by fear
/ | favor.
Wlth three hearty cheers for the whoI
Democratic ticket the meeting az
journed.