National Republican., 1880-08-16
TJRGINT1 Politics.
The Republican Demonstrations at Lincoln
and Ieesburg.

and Leesburg.
The Lincoln Garfield and Arthur club met
at the town hall Of the village of Lincoln Fri.
day evening last. The attendance was large and
about equally divided hotwccu tho white and
colorcd voters, Mr.. William Brown, rresi-
dent of tile club bprcsidng The meeting was adj
dressed by Mr.. a. NJ. Clapp, Of The NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, Captain Alfred GlasscOcls, Mr..
J. W. Janucy, Professor Jesse Wilson, Joseph
II. Jewott aud others. The meeting WAS very
enthusiastic The letter of Captain GlasscocR
to the Alexandria Gdsete was then read and re-
ccived with much applause After its read.
ing Captain Glasscock gave In his full ale
glance 10 the republican cause. Captain G. is
rcccut convert from the democratic party, and
is gentlcman Of much prominence, respecia-
hility and influence. His secession from the
democrats is regarded as n severe blow to
the party, aud gives great JOY TO tho republi-
cans.
The region of the Loudon valley Is not only
the most charming section Of Virginia, but Is
tho most stalwart of the white portion of the
state. 1t was early settled by quaiers, who
were loyal during the war, and have been re-
publcans since. This section will give good
account Of itself In November.
rHE REPUBLICAN, PoLE-RAIsING AT LEEsBURG.
There was quito gala day Oh Saturday
afternoon ut Leesburg. The coorcd citizens
| of tho republican persuasion had resolved TO
| raise Garfield aud Arthur pole in that town,
where there was already two Hancock poles
to indicate the zeal of that party, aud the re-
publicans felt it n duty to raise at least ono
| palc as the emblem of their faith. The color
| line Is drawn SO sharply in that democratic
| locality that there was some difficulty in OBJ
tanning cheerful consent TO occupying cen
tral point in the town for that purpose aud
hence to avoid the prcjudices that cluster
around The occasion they selected u favorable
location on the outskirts of the corporation,
where they raised n very fine pole, from the
top of which floats n GARFIELD and Arthur
badge, attended by the stars and stripes.
In honor Of this occasion there was Il large
asscmblagc Of live republicans in Lcesburg on
Saturday afternoon. At $3.50 special train
from Washington and Alexandria arrived,
having on board large delegation from those
cities, attended by band Of music. This
train was joined at Herndon aud other points
along the route by different clubs aud wide
awakes with torches, until when those arrv.
ing by train had united with those Ia waiting
to receive them the couvocation was swelled
to some 1000 live active aud warm-heArscd
republicans, who formed in procession aud
| marched to the Courthouse square, where an
immense meeting was organized. THIS con-
course was addressed by Mr., A. NJ. C!app OF
| THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN and General j.
Ii. Syphcr of Washington. This meeting ad.
journed until evening.
THE EVENING MEETING.
When tho shades of evening camo on there
was atorchlight procession, headed by a band,
with one or two other bands interspcrsed
through the line, at the close of which the
meeting reorgan zcd in the courthouse square
and Was addressed by Hon. Mr.. Keightly Hon
j. II. Ella aud others until nearly 10 o'clock
when the special nan for tho east left, taking
the visiting republicans on their way homo
ward.
The whole AFFAIR was iudiciousy managed
aud though not altogether pJatsble to tn,
democrats, will give healthy impulse to tn,
republican cause in this part Of the Old Do