Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-10-12
Turbulent Democrats.

last week Nc referred ~ the dangers a.
tending campaign IN South Carolina. 10
opposition o. the Bourbon pcm.erac, 10
that State. On Fulas. J. Il. N5lanc the
opposition nominee i9r governor arrived .u
Washington and .n az interview With a re-
aor,sr O.: The A4,ial.al INK ,a.G
made ms sssi speech A. >4msucry l..c.
Charleston CO4ujf. ou September "a. al.
;h,n flied ..ae %! appointments 70 the
southern part 81 the STATE. returning 90
Columbia uu September -. "a. treated
gust, Handsomely and had a ~. hearing
c,cn shore. VI, aht appointment ~as a.
N.uusburolga September -. The >'s,r
an! tuuSl,,. llutAsscs are b,.uE male
tuSt.t,r. arrived a, M.nusolra4su a. ag
,Ar.y l.ar .. September =, ac.umpaa-s.
hl 90, ktE. DE- D4Ta4m. candidate for
Superintendent; 90 r.h..s Education >.ra
after H.-. ANNA. Ne ucr, informed hat Colo
ID. lsaups Ea4G bon candidate iat Govern
~. Rad ia .a,, before. whs.e a3.r,,..Hs
%, peuy., a; ta.s T.Acr. p-a..sis SAIL e. ! .-
remember tar reception I- gave ! At; trrr
ID $50 Wcu. Vhcu Mel anc come, here
-.,r him the same Alnl u q reception az d
worse one lG-s Was received a.tA .uLI
shouts q W, ~.
!, W.. o. r-u,u l,rc3 tia; ! an K,pl.f-
asaa orator. v4> u4Htr,l a, N.#4saa...e.
% lNNn. l.s meeting '-.ns broken .g a..
l., personally assaulted So y.a.,a,N .aat b.,
S...4 probably nave r,ra Aa.s. 4 ,.ll, q
TIE leading men ot t4, place hal 3D., .ai,r
Z. rcl g. gTa:ee, nm. Soon after nv as.y4.
tu.an, Naad~at. chairman .. ,at Demo
cratic ta-u;s Commute - Fairfield Coon.
is. ca..c. al me a. iac Aa',. ace. asAcl TIE
v bat mN programme ~as ;... .m that
| had come there g. q. an appointment
g. speak, v1.ct had been advertised some
two weeks, and having heard that d VA.
The iuicai.Jn az las party 60 myh ne AM
prevent the meeting from h,.a. held ! had
smpN 90 say that ] ,ha-4l ,ocaA, ur some
bod, c.se sao-.1 te responsible ~ prevent
.a, me. lie admitted iaai Thompson had
used the language attributed % t.m. bat
s4ll that be Thought he yo-.G C1utr8. BIZ,
men, i they did uat cri lr4Gk. lle admit
It'd, however. that vhi,key had teea
freely gwen % the rrl-sa.r;rfs. and tina.
they we're u.4ns Il pretty freely. fpr which
be- expressed regret. lie sad Il pledge
sou ms honor a. a man that 500 stall not
b. treated with violence II can help d."
lie then vent Ou' aad consulted SIKH b..
part, friends. aud on h.s return Win a.s-f-
ances that ! should BE- allowed g. sytAA.
started FOR the Cour, House
to,one. Woodward took ms right arm.
and my .itt.e daughter. who was Nth me.
walked On ml I'm side. having halI 10 rn,
hand. On reaching the landing ga ta. sec
o.I floor u 90, hl,r.. We met a mob y! f,.!-
s4lrtel Democrats. aA4ug the stairway aud
Corridors. OHe q these mea .grAag for
a~fs sI &
s.lrt With sch violence a. 20 tear 8; opyn.
Colonel Woodward then tare~ himself be-
tWeeu me aud the mob and croNaed ne
back through the hall and INTO tie open
door Of the hotel par.ur. the mob fo..o~ing
- closely upon Us that one Of them kicked
NE most violently. TINS Has about y
clock noon. and FOR seven hours It re-
CURED the utmost efforts and vigilance Of
several personal Democratic friends TO pre-
/ vent my beng mobbed aud perhaps mur-
dered- Al one time the parlor door, which
vas locked, was broken open by the mob.
j and they were only Kept back by friends hold
ing the doc; closed from the inside BY main
strength. OF the Bourbon press, only two
/ papers IN the State, as far as know, have
openly disapproved Of the conduct Of the
mob. The leading Bourbon papers justify
{ IL Ny meetings have been well attended
and orderly at most places, and no dlsas-
rous disturbance where | have been.
was posted 10 speak at Lancaster, but failed
to reach the place. The Independent cand-
date for Congress, Colonel Cash, was there,
and spoke, after which 4 riot ensued and
several colored men were killed | had an
appointment al Chester, hut being informed
by the Mayor by telegraph that he would
not be able to keep the peace, proceeded
on to York County, where held three good
meetings.
The chief issues upon which the campaign
is being conducted are the establishment,
Of free speech, pure ballot and an honest
count Of all votes cast. On this platform
all Nationals. Republicans. Independents
and many honest Democrats are united and
working earnestly and tremendously to-
gether. With an untrammelied vote we
can elect our ticket By majority Of at least
10000. Ny opinion is that the Bourbon.
have less than 2j 900 voters on their rolls
They claim, however, all whose names were
on club lists in 1876, in face Of the fact
that in portions Of the State we have two
thirds Of the white voters enrolled in the
organization Of our movement We art
nov preparing for a still more vigorous pro
secution Of the campaign, and as for mysel
there is only one way for the Bourbons to
stop my canvass and that is to kill or disable
me. | shall resume my work by a speech al
Camden, where Colonel Blair was killed il
September.