Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-27
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
HELD AND To RE nE,.D.

Id u.
Senator Wallace Coming to Lancnster-S.s-
ur,'.y Night Meetisxs at Msiisrs-
vile, COlumbla and
Marietta.
For sOme weeks the chairman Of the
county committee has been in CORRESPOND
ence with Senator Wallace to fix time
when he would address the people Of this
county. The numerous calls for him have
made it almost impossible for him to do
SO until lately, but by telegram received
Saturday night VIC are informed that he
will positively be hero ON Wednesday
evening next, September %. Tho opera
house has been secured for that date and
citizens of al parties will doubtless turn
out to hear the issues Of the campaign dis
cusscd by the Democratic United States
senator from Pennsylvania.
Eugene McCaa, esq.,. Of Birmingham,
1Ala., who has for years been well-knOwn
to the readers Of tho INTELLIGENCER as
its intelligent correspondent from that
state, is in Lancaster and will remain
North several weeks, viewing the coun-
try, the people and tho resources Of this
section Of the Union in which he has never
before set foot. lIo has consented to all
dress several public meetings during his
stay, especially with view to present
fairly the Southern question and to explain
the causes why the South is solid for Han
cock and constitutional government.
The Millcrsviiie Meeting
The Democratic meeting ut Herr's hotel
in this end of Nlillcrsvillc on last SATURDAY.
night, was one of tho most enthusiastic
and successful demonstrations ever seen i'm
that section of the country. Interest in
tho occasion was SO generally felt in Lam
caster that about 17j of tho Democrats
from the ''h;ll,' mostly from the Eighth
and some from the Fifth ward,
in full uniform, marched out the
eDtire distance ~ Millersville, to
participate in the parade. HOrsemen
and fOOtmcn from the surrounding cOun-
try swelled the ranks, aud when the pro-
cessiOn moved off under the chief marshal
ship of Fred Gerth it presented 4 striking
and imposing appearance. 1t par:stlcd
through the entire village and was greeted
with cheers, illuminatiOns and other signs
of rejoicing on every hand.
During the afternoon u splendid hickory
pun uCCu cIcClcV VIII SuCCcSS
in front Of the hotel, the pole being dec
grated with some special designs i'm tin by
that sturdy Democrat, Charles +. Rees.
They consisted Of an ornamental wreath, Il
hand and cock IIan'-cOck) and were
much admired by all who saw them.
The parade returned about p. m., and
the meeting was organized by the election
of the following officers:
President: Mr.. /. s. Clare, Grcenback
candidate for Congress in this county last
year and author of the popular Universal
History"
Vice presidents : Henry Dietrich, VIM.
ii. ShObcr, julius FiSey. Fred. Fcnstcr-
macher, Christian Ncff, Prof. j. w. West
lake, Cyrus Stambaugh, n. B. Leavcnite,
Fred. Gcrth, Adam $. Dietrich, William
Spcra, Tobias Stehman, Jacob Hains,
Henry Snyder, John NJ. Martin, Henry
Dcagel, Charles Asper.
Secretaries: George W. Brown, Benj;l-
min F. Miller, Abraham Dickcl, Cyrus
Smith, Henry Nj. Stehman, Christ. Miller,
Isaac Hoke, +. G.. George, NJ. 5. McIIenry
and Daniel Shacfler.
w. U. lIcnseI, esq.,, addressed the as
semblage, followed by J. l.. Steinmctz,
esq, ID. McMullen, esq.,, and T.. +. Rees (in
Germany. They were listened to with in
tercst and interrupted again and again
with loud applause. Altogether The meet
ing was Il grand success, and, ut whatever
odds the Manor Democracy fight. they bat
tic with zeal and courage.