The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1880-09-29
HAGOOD,AND HOME-RUL LIE |!
HOW THE I'iIRFIELD DE1IOCNICY
SIfOW THEIR FAITH IN DOTIL,.

People Present The InUS Procession
Speeches by Ilagood. Conner, Rion, Jones
Evins and Kennedy --Enthusiastic Demo.
Gratis Made Happy and JubIant-Iiurrah
for Fairfield ~.
Friday was q great day for tho
Democracy of Fairfield. Tho whole
county turned. out to- meet the Hatc
canVasscrs and to pledge to them Il
rousing majority on the second Of No
vcmbcr. That she not only fully sHs-
tainc!. her past reputation, but GvGp
exceeded expectation, was tic general
verdict. AS Winnsboro was the place
designated for the rallX,th the Winnsbo-
10 Club took in hand the task Of mak-
ing preparations, for the event, and of
receiving and cscorting the distin-
cd visitors TO the place Of mccing.
They were expected to- aurivc on tho
morning train Friday, but Il telegram
was received Thursday night saying
they would arpive at three in the
morning. NO regular reception was
therefore given, owing to the want Of
notice, save that they were taken to
The hotel for the night. Early next
morning Judge Robertson, chairman
OF The committee Oh reception. and
!Tr~ssrs. n. S. Douglass anttJ. j. Neil, =,
his coatUutors, took the visitors in
charge.
by eight O'Clock rcd-shirtcl Demo-
Gratis began pouring into town M,d in
Il short time the streets prcsentcd all
cnsanyuincd spectacle. Each club
filed through town and wcndcd its
way TO the rcndrzwous on the College
Green, which soon became g. sea OF
humanity and horsc-ncsh. Not near
enough space was there to allow full
formation, and it become necessary to
move the clubs OIL. Right here il may
be said that the last Of the procession
had not moved oa'thc green before the
head hah turned the corner by Col.
Rions, Il distance Of nearly Il mile,
Anl WAS in the pines at the. speakers
stand. The parade was in charge Of
ClHEE MARSHAL w. r. NABH,
with the following assistant marsbals:
john Mcador, r.. B. Itagsdalc, S. c..
Duke, JAS. G.. Hoffman, II. J. McCaI-
ley, Moses II. Moblcy, and they had
Il difficult tSss: in arrmaghIs"th the line in
order. This was successfully accom-
plishcd, however, i'll the following
order:
Citizens Cornqt Band Of Winnsboro,
regular members Ct the Winnsboro
Club, thirtcen strong, with Mr.. Joseph
Grocschcl attircd Il Ia Turqno,. IN red
trz. rcd shirt and rcd bal,noral, as drum
major.
\ procession Of small boys in rcd
shirts Oh foot, under Samucb FAINT. Jr.,
thirty-s"vcn strong, with banncrs.
flags and true Democratic throats and
lungs, also. n part Of The Wimsb0ro
Club.
Three wagons decorated with han
ncrs and garands, tho wheels all
drapcd in tri-colors and cvcrgrccns,
containing fourteen young ladies and
2s many girls and boys in red hlouscs,
in charge Of Mcssrs. NJ. Ii. McMastcr
George Lauttcrlalc and Or. Simpson,
also a part of Winnsboro's parade.
Anothcr wagon contained ladies apd
gentlemen from Fcastqlyisle.
White Oak Club, $. II. Johnston
president, rs men.
Winnsboro Club, r. Means Davis
president, sixty-two men ia red shirts.
Nncluding tho band, the Winnsboro
Clubs parade was scvcnty-tiMc,. and
including Ladies and boys one hundred
and thirty-cight.)
Grccnbricr, President II. W. Wood
ward, 80 men.
Fcastcrviilc, President y. W: Tray
lor, % nen.
Longtown, President John ID. IIar-
rison, 32 men:
Ridgcway, President G. T.. Thomas,
% men.
llorcb, President II. a. Glenn, 80
men.
Gladdcn's Grove, President Jacob
A. Caldwell, 3j men.
Yongucsvillc, President w. l.. Ros;
borough, 81 mcn.
Bear Creek, President e. II. Helms,
1G men.
Salem, President j. r.. Boyles, &c
men.
Cedar Greek, President j. S. Gun.
nclls, 13 men.
Monticello, President John W.
Lylcs, 81 men.
Oakland, President B. +. Boulwarc,
06 men.
The prize banner. for the largest
turnout of men in rcd shirts, will be
awarded to the Oakland Club.
One Of the chief features of the
parade was Mahala Wilson, o colorcd
woman who rode with her husband,
Marcus Wilson, colorcd Democrat
in the Oakland Club. She wore n red
shawl, the gift Of Capt. Beatty, and re-
ccivcd special INTRODUCTION to Gcncr-
al IIagood, who told her to come
down to Barnwcll county rs he want.
cd some of her kind down there.