Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-06-29
Grand Democratic Rally and Ratifca-
ton Meeting

on Saturday evening, June Goth, the time
appointed for general rejoicing over the re-
cult OF the Cincinnati convention, there was
@tp every respect an enthusiasm worthy of the
object Early in the day stand was erected
through the kindness of our patriotic citizen,
MIR. j. G. Holmes, in the Court House yard
and fronting Main street. It was handsome
ly decorated with flags and Chinese lanterns,
&c. Flags were hung across the street at
several places, from which tapped, as they
were famed by the evening breez,, the stars
and stripes. From the windows of most of
our residences lamps and lanterns shed their
brightness on the street and appropriate
Placards, with Hancock & English inscribed
thereon, and with notices expressing our
Democratic faith, aud others appropriate to
the occasion decorated the windows and doors
OF our dwelling houses and stores
Especially noticeable among tho profusely
decorated and handsomely Illuminated bust,
ness houses and dwellings were the s. v. r.
X. headquarters, the B. & o. r. R. depot,
the Jail building by Mr.. j. c. Wiltshire
and Messrs. Grove & Brown, and
those of Messrs- Gustav Brown, J oseph Gold
smith, T. w. Mitchell, Duke g. Gallaher,
David Howell, j. G. Holmes, W. A. Kohl
housen, Geo. w. Spots, Bcuj. Tomlinson,
H. Gallaher aud Mrs. Heidwohl. Across
the street at the Court a ouse the national
colors were displayed; between the houses
of Messrs. Gustav Brown and j. Goldsmith
the star>spangled banner and the ricoors
of Germany foated to the breeze; and Messrs
NJ. f. Cowley' and David Howell, Jr., swung
combination of fags, to which Chinese
lanterns were attached, across Main street at
the National Bank building. If we may be
invidious, the building of Mr.. Gustav Brown
was the most handsomely decorated of any in
town, due to the public spirit of its proprie,
tor and the good taste of the eldest Junior,
DIR. Louie Brown. The colored lights con.
tributed by Mr. N. F. Henderson were an
attractive feature of the occasion.
The following was the programme for the
evening:
Torch>Light Procession formed at o'clock
ON Main street, right resting on George street
j. c. Holmes, Chief Marshall; and j. c.
Wiltshire and J.. Ed. Duke, Assistant Mar
shals-in the following order:
Shepherdstown Band.
Decorated Wagons, &c.
Charlestown Brass Band.
Torch> Bearers, Light-Boxes, &c.
Jefferson Light Infantry.
Moved down Main street to Water, Water
TO Congress, Congress to Samuel, Samuel to
Main, Main to East, East to Liberty, Lib.
erty to West, West to Main, up Main to
speakers stand at Court> House.
Addresses by Hon. W. n. Travers, VIM.
i. Wilson. Esq Col. Bassett, of Texas, and
Hon. Jas. II. Grove, with Music and Pyro>
technical Displays between the addresses.
Scarcely had the sun slipped behind the
western hills when the enthusiasm of the COL
lecting crowd began to exhibit itself in the
Pyrotechnic display. Main street was per-
feet bedlum for a while. The noise of many
voices and loud laughter oommingled with
.the bursting of 6recrackers, cannon crackers,
DO, while anon rocket describing its course
Tar above the tops of the houses would light
up the scene for an instant and disappear, to
DO followed at once by another.
The procession returned to Court House
square, whore every one came, and soon the
speakers stand was surrounded by sea of
human heads and swaying torch lights. DR..
Starry, Chairman of the County Executive
Committee, moved that Hon. W. II. Travers
be made president of the meeting. aud W. w.
b. Gallaher aud Geo. W. Haines Secretaries.
which was carried. Mr.. Travers then appeared
andthanked the audience for their choice and
in . few but eloquent remarks congratulated
: the Democratic party upon the happy issue
Of the Cincinnati convention in nominating
candidate 20 available Is Gen. Hancock,