Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-26


was beautiful The "Murphy Lunch"
tables which were stationed before the res
licences of DIR. Rhone and Mrs. Boal were
timely and excellent. A cup Of coffee and
a roll could be purchased for Eve cents,
and they did thriving business At an
early hour people began 20 arrive in town
from the surrounding country by thou
sands, and the streets assumed an exceed
ingly animated appearance. Large dele
cations were present from every election
district in the county, and as early Us pos
sibe the immense lines of men were mar
shaled in procession in the following order
hiheim Band
Hancock Veteran Cub--sl
Young Mems Hancock Legion, II BclleiOntc-lui.
Heilsfoute tlui,-l2h
Ferguson and Harris Dclegatons-70.
Pleasant Gap Hand
Spring Township Club-lu5.
Bcunrr Belegati0n-I5
Centre Hall Hand.
Penn. valley Delegation embracing Delegations from
Potter, Gregg, Penn. Iaiues and Miles townshif-
and Aiillheim Blrough-4fD.
Zion Band.
walker T0wnship Dclegailon-ls0
Marion Tuwnshp UalsgAiion--ss.
Bai EaEie Observation-Disclosures, Hsgrs, Howard.
Union and CniguFillc and ilusion-at1
LArg" Delegation on IloTrelaek. from penus Valley
and Bcnnct township.
Grand toisl-l5zs
The procession started at the junction Of
High and Spring streets, marching out
Spring to Curtin, along Curtin TO Ale
gheny, along Allegheny to Bishop, along
Bishop again 10 Spring, thence 10 High,
down High and countcr-marching in from,
Of Bush House and thence up High to the
Court House. The display was grand and
impressive.
of course, it was impossible to bring all
these people within the hearing of one
voice, and two meetings were organized,
one outside and one inside the Court
House. The interior of the temple Of
justice was quickly filed with perspiring
but enthusiastic humanity. Chairman
Spangler brought the meeting to order
with his eloquent voice, and announced
the following organization
PrcsideHt-Hon. Jas. Macmanus, Belle
fonte.
Wee Presidents-B. +. Shaher, Walker
tp., Samuel Leathers, Howard tn, John
W. Gardner, Howard boro., VIM. Wolf
Potter tp., l. J. Grenoblc, Gregg tp., Sam'l
Gilliland, College tip, John Myers, Harris
tp., DIR. j. T. Smith, Ferguson tp., l.. G..
Lingle, Philipsburg, a. J. Griest, Union
vile, james |. DeLong, Liberty tp., +. Z.
Musser, Penn tp., Il. +. Hunter, Benner
tp., John ii. Morrison, Bellefontc, Henry
Noll, Spring tp., Reuben Kreamer, Miles
tp., John Hoy, Jr., Marion tp., John Nc
Closkey, Curtin Up.
Sccrctar,es-Hon. Fred. Kurtz, Potter
tp, Hon. Z. Gray Meek, Bellefonte, Hon.
$. r. Shugert, Bellefonte, James A. Nc.
Claim, of Boggs tp., II. b. Mingle, Potter
tp., Il. A. Bumiller, Penn, Simon Harper,
Potter.
The venerable President, Hon. James
Macmanus, came forward and in firm
voice and with appropriate words, thank.
cd the assembly for the courtesy extended
and introduced the first speaker, Col.
Robert z. Dechert, of Philadelphia, the
Democratic nominee for Auditor General,
and gallant soldier of the late war.
The soldierly bearing of Col. Dechert is
calculated TO make favorable impression,
and his courteous manner of address in-
creases this good opinion. Col Dechert
referred to the remarkable unanimity of
feeling among Democrats In favor of Han
cock no Democrat can now be found who
was not an original Hancock man. Al
though, he said he did not desire to speak
harshly in reference TO the Republican
Presidential candidate, nevertheless the
charges made against him are proved and
that by their own newspapers of several
years ago, and by the reports of their own
congressional committees. In closing he
made what he said was his first pledge
In reference TO his own actions IL he shall
be elected Auditor General that he will
obey the State Constitution and the laws
made under II. The applause which fol-
lowed his remarks evinced that he, as we'll
as the gallant candidate whose cause he
advocates, will receive an enthusiastic
support In Centre county.
Hon. r. Milton Speer, Of Huntingdon
county, followed In an able and logical
argument. Ho said the greatest event
that can come before any people Is APP
preaching in the election Of chief magis-
trate, peculiar TO republican form Of
government that In other governments
the chief ruler ia thought 10 maintain biz