New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-22
GRANT IN THREE STATES.

MAKES MANY SPEECHES. ,,.
Rousipg Republican meetings were heiu Se'
terday in Stamford, Conn, ana Jersey O'V,'
NJ which General Grant was present.
He made several brief speecnes "'
zach placc. and much enthusiasm
,yas arouscd for the Republican cano,-
dates At Stanford there was an m1orinal
recent;on. and many veteran soldiers were
nresentrd to The ex-President. In Jersey
CITY last evening there were three separate
meetings. at each of which General Grant
sDd]xe. Prepsrations for the reception at the
I1nion Eesgue Club are nearly completed.
MEETING AND PARADE AT STAMFORD.
THOUSANDS OF pKcPLE WELCOME GENERAL GRANT
-rBE RECEPTION Al OLIVER HoY1'S-sPEkCHks
WHICH ROUsED MUCH ENTHUsIAsM
The greatest political demonstrations probably
ever seen in the pretty town of Stamford conn.,
were made there yesterday afternoon and last even
inc bv the Republicans. General Grant presided
at a monster ODen-aiT meeting at O'CLOCK IN the
afternoon at ST. Johns Park, and III the evening
crowded meeting was held IN the Town bail
After the evening meeting there was paraoe OF
Rows IN Blue and other Republican organizations
General Grant left the Fifth Avenne iiotei III lie
roorninr IN time TO take the IL o'clock express at
signed to him and his friends. WIN MIN were
Fdviu " Stoughton Emory A. SUorrs and wife, A.
W Tenney and wife, of Brooklyn, Isaac H. bailey
C.orge g. Reynolds Stewart l.. No0dfoId, George
Harmon. chairman of the Republican state
Committee of Connecticut. y. ID. SpeIry, oil New
Haven. E. q. Esty. of Ithaca n. Y. Charles H.
Isham. James E. Burrow, of England j. II. Bates
N Wilson. David Close, A. A. Hickox, Francis Is.
Robinson. of stamford and Oliver hoyt. several
Thousand persons were gathered at ana ABOUT tAe
Stamford station, and General GIANT was greeted
upon his arrival with the firing OF cannon ana the
most enthusiastic cheering 1t was with great
difficulty that he could get TO the carriage waiting
for him so great was the desire to see him. and so
g,eat was the pressure of the crowd upon him.
The Veteran Corps of stamford. numbering
ahout 900 fell in behind the carriage which the
General finally reached. and long line of carriages
followed the veterans, while on each sidewalk
poured along = great thIong Of men, women ana
children The Veteran Corps was headed 10y one
legosd soldier. who walked with a crutch and
proudly bore a large American flag, while beside
him was comrade who lost his right ann III the
war. fhe entire corps wore amy caps OF hats. and
every man caIIied small flag. Nearly every mouse
in Stamford was DrOtusely decorated win large
and small flags bauneIs, streameIs ana SnlneSe nf
lanterns. Upon nearly every doorstep STOOD q
g1oup of ladies' waving handke1cmeis. Inc en-
thusi,sn of some of them so great that they
waved two or three handkercllels Huhdleds OF
ch;idren waved flags. General Grant was CheeIed
oOain and again along the entire route, unti! ne
reached the house OF Oliver hoYt; WheIe he AeIu q
recenton for some minutes and took luncn
The MEETING AT THE PARK.
AT . o'clock General Grant driven 10 St.
Johns Park. still escorted by the Veterans. who
1bouab old and feeble refused to be separated from
him. and marched close behind his carriage.
crowd estimated at s. 900 was waiting at the Park
and the Genera. upon mounting the platform. was
received with an ovation. He opened the meeting
by saying
Ladies and Gentlemen Under the most favorable
circumstances won be unable to make any CONSIDER
hoarse to-day. Frequent speeches MAKE one one
hoarse. bel eve. made three speeches ed ei
inem am here preside Today and 10 present some
speakers VINO will convince You Of the wortE OF the Re
nnn1ean cause IAppausel You Will hear gooi
sound arguments why you snould vote the Republican
reket and better arguments why you sn9nlh nov We
me other. Applause As the first speaker Wll4 PIE
sent MI Terrence.
Thus introduced David B. Terrence said, In
part:
It's long time since I the face Of onr beloved
commander The last time saw him was when we
were under the guns OF Fort harrison as ne
rode along the line with President Lincoln.
I'm the distance could be heard the guns at Five Forks
The order has forth III THIS year OF grace 3ZS
Iaugher that We must not lose t'e hsht' ana 20 push
thngs" We had our Five Forks in Onio aud Indiana,
and Appomsttox waits IN November. we VIII nolu sue
helm OF the ship Of state against Tue prtcd cIeW that
tried 20 scutile it, unu Gabriel blows hs trumpet IN
the morning. Laughter ana dppiaust'I
General Grant then said:
Inov introduce to you Henry c. Robinson, Of Hart
ford gentemsD OF your state who Knows the special
reasons why ConnecIcut should vote Republican
Mr. Robinson made a short speech, in which he
said
ONO and Indiana are safe Glorious New York wiz
give us 10000 majority. What sha. we DO IN Con Con
necucuts = voice. Ten thou 'and majority Yes,
let u give 10000 msorty for the hero OF the towpssh
General Grant went forward again and said
You have heard speakers who have pledged the East
elE Stafes. NewYOTk vas only put down ior 4O'oVy
ns,0r,v. IL Will go 10000 or more. iApplaure.l l
bave the pleasure OF introducing speaker from the
West; call hin an orator out theI he wiz .tii t
yor what the Northwest Will 90 lie wll put the
nnieres pretty hgh, and VIII carry out his predic-
uoas. lAppiause introduce Nj storrs' OF chicago
Emory A. Storrs was received with great applause,
and made a telling speech, allallng to Democ acy
AS rhat dlabolicalg old cemetery whose history
has been pestIenial and dangerous" lie saId that
every man " no shot UuIOn soldier, starved a
Tu,En prisoner helped to repudlate State debt,
failed TO keep his engagements, has been untrue 10
liberty Is a bad citizen, Is an lILterate
man spells God with a small g, or hYed
at the FIVE Points, wa a Democrat. And
40 was every man who was confused 10 know
whether the saviour was crucIEed IN Calvary OF
- mot at Bunker Hill: who favored a ragged.
shiftlpg and unstable currency or who wished TO
destroy American industries and close the fac
tOries Mr. Storrs stirred deep feeling by saying
that there never was more bllsterng shame IN all
history than the fact that Confederate brlgadlers
sit IN Judgment upon the pay OF Generai SHERMAN
and General Sheridan, and that Confederate
soldiers should decide upon the size OF the
ITuion army. When Mr.. StOrrs had finished,
General Grant in ntroduced MIR. enney, OF BrOo Ayu,
who said: Since General Hancock located the
tariff ID a Pennsylvania town, we snail carry New
York hy a majority that Will take you month 20
count he then excused himself on account Of
hoarseuess. General Stewart l.. Woodford was ln-
troduced and spoke. ~,
SborJ speeches were also made by Edwin ".
Stoughton, the Rev Mr.. ScOville and the Rev MIR:
Reed. Cheers were then gwen for Garfield and
Arthur General Grant, Oliver Hoyt aud ONO aud
Indiana and the meeting was brought TO an end.
Ga the way 10 the station General Grant received
al ovation even excelllng that OF the morning At
I.4S tbe tram started for New-York and General
Grant standing upon the rear platform, bowed his
farewell 10 thousands who cheered and waved flags
and handkeTcnleis
IHE EVENING MEETING.
In the evening great meeting was helc at tht
Stamford Town Hall, and speeches were made by