The daily gazette., 1882-11-15
A JERSEY CLAM BAK
HOW THE UPPER PENN NEs
DEMOCRATS RE5oicEo.
THE MAN WHO BEAT RoBEso
A Pennsgrove Demonstration, in Wh1
Many Wilminstonians Took Parf--A
dresses by Messrs. Ferrell, Lore al
Others.

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Pennsgrove was alive with Democrt|
yesterday and the sturdy Jersey yeomanl
OF Upper Neck turned out and had II
time, rejoicing over the crushing defep
which secor Robson sustained ut the hanE
Of honest Tom Ferrell who ran against hi4
for Congress in the First district, and bel
him by 800 majority. Among other thinI
there was clam bake and q mass meetin /
ana the event was one characteristic of pol
tics in country district.
Senator Bayard ard Hon. Charles B. Loi|
Congressman-elect, of this city, had bed
invited to be present, and in the afternot'
Mr.. Lore went on the Susie Mccall
Pennsgrove to take part I'm the affair SenI
tor Bayard was unable to attend Quite|
large delegation from this city accompaniI
Mr.. Lore, and among them were Har'
Sharpley, J. Frank Ball, Harry Emmoli
and FL. c. Turner, Esqs., Archibald GiyeI
Coroner-elect Smith, +. w. Reeve of til
School Board, William Kyne, w. j. Ma
well, Colonel Enoch Moore, Jr., SamuI
| Wild anu others. When Pennsgro,I
was reached the Wilmingtonians wei
met by delegation headed by the Pennd
grove Cornet Band and escorted to French
Hotel. Here the party were presented Il
Congressman-elect Ferrell, and after he hRI
held a pleasant reception the party pf
ceeded to the speakers stand, where th|
meeting took place. The stand was in al
enclosed lot I'm the heart OF the town and 81
least 1000 people gathered around 1t. III
the middle of the lot the clam bake wal
smoking and steaming and the crowI
cheered Mr.. Ferrcll and Mr.. Lore as theI
mounted the platform.
Judge Degroft was made chairman of TIL
meeting and Mr.. Ferrell was introduced al
GrGt cn 4 To- te 4.
man of pleasant features and commandin1
presence, and his speedh lyas eloquent and
appropriate. He said be would NOD ,hc Lii I
boss Of the people. They had entrusted hinI
with an important position and he would b /
their servant. If the people of the old frs /
district, he said, wanted a man I'll
represent them by theft, fraud and bribery
he was not that man. He told how man,
of them had upheld lnan who had said Il
the people of Pennsgfove, 81 am what
am," lapplause, and who when called on |
the floors of Congresd thief, a liar and Il
perjurer, lad made nd response, and de-
clared that he was notIthe representative oil
these men, but of thd whole people, and|
that he would endeavoi to do his duty by'
them and God.
Charles wilkins, ESQ.,, of Paulsboro, whol
had nominated Mr.. Feirell in the conyen-|
tion was the next speaker, and delivered anl
eloquent address which created loud
applause.
Congressman. elect Lore followed in q flyel
minute speech. Mr.. Ferrell and himself,
be said, would look to the peoples interest,
and while they would give capital its just
rights they would see that the laboring
classes were protected.
Harry SharFley and II. c. Turner made
brief addresses and City Auditor Ball being
loudly and vociferously called for made
few remarks. The meeting then adjourned
and the clam bake was opened. Then an
interesting scene look place.. The whole
crowd gathered around the smoking embers
and ate CLAIMS to their hearts content.
and coffee were provided also
and the party did ample justice to the
repast The WilIningtonians returned home
on the boat at 5 o'clock.
WHO MIR. PERRELL Is.
For the benefit of people who naturally
feel an interest in Mr. Ferrell the following
sketch of his remarkable life, taken from
the New York S,n is given
at will, without doubt, be interesting to
your readers all over the United States to
learn something of the man who defeated
Robson in the First Congressional district
Of our State. Thomas ii. Ferrell is a native
Of GlassbOro, Cumberland county, where he
now resides. No man within the limits OF
Ferrell. His progress up fortunes ladder
seems more like romance than reality. Born
of poor, honest parents, at q tender age he
ound himself one of the waiter BOYS of "a
glass factory, whose business it was to assist
y Torkmcn and do errands about the furnace
Tres. As he grew to manhood he became
'killful workman, educated himself in the
-eeth OF adversely, and as soon as he came
20 realize the tyranny under which he and
Hon I-sNrtt. Iok
/ work of reform, with others. To-day he
tands before the workingmen of South
Jersey as their chief benefactor and friend.
lie was the priloe mover In organizing the
ilassblowers' League, the influence of which
brought about an act of the Legislature
the glass companies to pay their
lands in legal currency instead of the hated
long IN use, representing store
,ay.
"For bis heoric efforts in behalf of his fel-
ow laborers he was black listed by the glass
who formed counter league,
nd to-day If Thomas N. Ferrell should seek
o resume his trade of elassblower, he would
lave to go to Canada or elsewhere outside
# the United States In defiance of power
ul organizations seeking his defeat, MFR.
Terrell, few years ago, was elected to the
assembly by handsome majority, and, fol-
owing up this advantage, one year ago he
an ioF stabe senator, ana Was elected by
early 400 majority In a county claiming
Ike majority for the Republican party. Mr..
'errell is small man in statue, but is keen
yed, active, and intelligent. He has the
aculty of saying much in few words, and
lways to the purpose. His executive
bility has been tried in many ways and
een found to be of the first order. He is
lain aud frugal In his habits. Such is the
nan who succeeds Robe son.
MORNING SUMMARY.