Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-18
MIX. HENsEL SERENADED.

The Band Plays ana D Big Crowd Cheers
w. U. I1ensol. est, returned home las
evening from flying trip to Philadelphia
| and hearing of the event a number of ell
thusiastic spirits hired d band of music fOI
the purpose of giving him reception and
serenade. Mr.. Hensol arrived at 7:4O p
m. and shortly before 9 the City band,
preceded by number of well.knOwn citi
! zens and Democratic partisans, started or
Centre Square to the Pennsylvania railroad
depot, returning on the opposite side Of
North Queen street, thence out East King
dcnce. By this time the crowd had swelled
to unexpected proportions. the line mum.
bering six or eight hundred, and including
citizeus. At Mr.. Henseps residence the
air, and when MIR. Hensel appeared in his
steps and on behalsOf the Democracy Oi
Lancaster expressed tue deep qualification
which Mr.. Hensel's election to the
state craftsmanship had awakened here at
his own home and throughout the CON-
monwealth. Ho congratulated the chair
man and the party. He predicted an car
ASoVS esS5AVooASO W oAO A/CAAOSA0Oy
under the new leadership, and said that
the wisdom of tho candidates in choosing
Mr.. Hensel to lead the Democratic hosts to
victory would be vindicated in November
next by the election Of The first Democrat
ic governor that the state has had for
twenty-five years. Mr.. DAVIS was loudly
cheered.
Mr.. Hensel, in reply, said he felt deeply
O,nvoH Mt flta s,nrAial urootinO fonIaro1
him. He found himself in the midst OF
friends warm and true, to whom he knew
he could look for earnest support in tho
arduOus duties he was about to assume in
the acceptance of position that had been
conferred upon him without any interfer
ence by his friends or any solicitation by
himself. He said the prospect for victory
in this campaign, SO far as he has been able
to learn from reports from every quarter
of the state, is most cheering. The ticket
and the platform have been announced for
more than two weeks, aud during that time
have remained unchallenged and gathered
strength day by day. The candidates
were not nominated in a parlOr caucus or
at boss dictatiOn, but their selection voiced
the Democratic sentiment of the entire
state. AS a consequence of this freedom
of choice We have q united, harmonious,
aggressive party, moving forward, elbows
touching, and without any private griev-
ances to initiate against the common
cause. The north joins hands with the
south liz approval of the work of the con-
ventiOn, the west echoes tho enthusi-
asm that has been awakened in the east
tho ranks are closed up, and the great
army of Democracy is marching onward
to victory.
Mr.. Hensel added tha; it was tho pur-
pose of the Democrats to wage an active
and aggressive warfare. The Democrats
had nothing to do with the factional quar-
rels in the ranks Of their opponents, nor
did they propose to wait until those differ.
ences had been healed or intensified. The
battle would be fought and won without
regard to tho prevailing dissensions among
the Republicans. With our matchless
ticket and platform we can we'll afford to
be on the offensive from the very start
We have nothing to explain nothing to
dcfend and where the fight is thickest,
and where my duty calls me, added the
chairman, there will always try to be
fOund, conscious that among the raHk and
file of tho great Democratic party there |
are no sturdier soldiers of the cause than !
right here in old Lancaster, where SO
much has already been done in Wrestling |
power from the hands that had 30 long
abused it.
Mr.. Hensel was repeatedly interrupted
By applause, and when he finished three |
'inging cheers went up for. " Hensel, Pat
;ison and the Democratic ticket."