The daily gazette., 1882-05-27
oh, 1t was pitiful,
In that room huff full
Hope there was none,

Oh, II was pitiful,
In that room huff full
Hope there was none
Five true members of the Young Mems
Republican Club of Wilmington marched
down Market street early asst evening, with
flying badges and bracing we-are- going to-
do-somcthng- -or-bust air upon their brows
They looked well--as could be expected
from the political future staring them in the
lace. At the station they met GG members
of the Young Mems Republican Club of
Newark, marshalcd by A. A. Miller and
checrcd by strains from the Citizens Cornet
Band. On leaving the station the hosts and
their guests went by the way of French
street to the Y. NJ. Il. G. room in the Smith
Buii ling From thence they repaired to the
lecture room in the Opera House, and or
ganized meeting. The room was about
half full, with II few exceptions all present
being members of one or other of the clubs
The band played and Frederick Eden Bach
welcomed the vistingclub, and was ashamed
to say that the Newark men outnumbered
the Wilmingtonians. And they did Mr.. Bach
then spoke for about 20 minutes, the theme
upon which his harp was strung being the
terrible things TO be done by the awiully-
awful Democrats on next Saturday to pre-
vent the Republicans from carving the
election. lie said he had been afraid his
party would lose the election, but within the
last few days he had become convinced that
DIR. Wales will be elected. The picture he
drew of outrages to be committed would
have made the hair of the Circassian lady
stand on end, while the whole manner of
his attempt to show where success was
assured his party reminded one of small
boy plucking up courage to go down cellar
in the dark when backed up by his big
sister. lie had to say something cheering,
for his club expected it of him. And he
said it, And he also had the audacity to
acknowledge that ''thc city is full of decent
Democrats and many respectable Demo-
Gratis" Oh, wonderful condescensiOn. DIR.
Wales was passed with little weak .taffy,"
only half drawn out, his certificate of char
acter being that he was a quiet man.
Col. ). A. Macallister was coaxed to
make speech" and he did-a pugilistic,
firc-eating, knock yorktown speech lie had
ON his war-paint and wanted the Republi-
cans TO turn their pruning-hooks into
swords and guard the polls next Saturday.
lie wanted every Republican to organize
himself into bouncing committee and
bounce every Objectionable Democratic
voter or policeman from the polls. Inasmuch
MS all Democrats are, in the eyes of the vir-
tuous, office hating Republicans, worse than
Thugs, the Coloncl's bloody advice may pos
sibly give the Y. NJ. II. &. and their followers
something to do.
An apology was made for the absence of
DR.. Wales, who had an accident to attend,
and for the "stairbuilder orator." who 'smay
probably be here later" But Mr.. Conrad
came not, nor did he leave the secusion
that the NctrS office grants until a messenger
informed him that "the meeting has ad-
journcd." He did muster up enough
courage, however, to say something ut the
Clayton House banquet later in the
evening.
When Macalistcr finished calls for Pierce
were made, but they were drowned by the
band. Pierce, however, wouldn't be choked
oil, but went to the front Of the room and
told "A few stories about century and u half
old.
Alternumerous calls for a Newark speaker,
Hon. John Pilling talked to the boys awhile.
1t wasn't the kind of speech exactly that
they wanted. 1t was too funny. The Hon.
John didn't "tatly" the Wilmington Repub-
licans much, No, he didn't do that He
merely called them, in effect, lot of babies
and calves, afraid to do anything like men,
charging them, but not in SO many words,
With whining and bOo-hooing because the
naughty Democrats wouldn't let them have
it all their own way. Fact. lie thought
the Wilmington Y NJ r. G.. must have been
ashamed OF the Newark Y. NJ. X. e. mas
much rs they drought them up a back
street" The back street seemed TO stick in
his craw, but as it evidently pleased a por-
tion of the audience he repeated it several
times, and at last shouted, "By God, it is a
disgrace" lie spoke for about half an hour.
More music.
Mr.. Bach was warmed up by this time
ana made another appeal to the club to brace
up and 90 ut EN-, as it were.
1t being impossible to obtain any more
speakers the party adjourned to the club room
in the Smith Building, and later had ban
quet at the Clayton House, where there was
more music and speeches.
There wasn't much genuine enthusiasm,
but all those interested have no doubt con-
vinced themselves that 'it was the event of
the season." And, by the dust of Caesar, it
was