The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-11-03
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
The Rain Throws Il Damper
on it-A Small Audience.

The grand Democratic rally advertised
for several weeks past, came off at Odd
Fellows Hall, on Monday evening last.
Amid a chilling fall of rain a mixed aud
fence of Democrats and Republicans,
numbering in all about two hundred per-
sons assembled to hear the bosses talk
to the faithful. The Elkton Cornet Band
occupied the gallery, and from time to
time. cndeavorcd to drum some life into
the assemhlaSe, but it proved an NJ hill
task.
Mr.. McTanc the raniihate fnr Gov
ernor was not present The reason of
his absence, it is said was because lie
sprained his ankle, while on his stump
| ing tour of the Eastern shore. How l,c
| sprained it was not announced, perhaps
during one of his speeches. he gcStcn-
lated with his limb. and made such an
effort as to canse the injury to his ankle.
The meeting was called to order at $
o'clock, by Hon. John VI. Miller. chair
man of the County Executive Commit
tee, who read list of officers headed
by John Il. Writ. Esq As pre- drnt with
a list of vice presidents from the valinuS
! Districts, and they were made the officers
of the meeting. The presiding officer
then took the chair, and a,llnnw lodged
the honor conferred upon him in i short
| speech, During which some three or iour
of the vice presidents named. stlag2led
up and took seats upon the >ta-c) and
concluded by introducing Hon. Thomas
F. Bayard. of Delaware. WHO was re-
ceived with some applause from the
Democrats present. Mr.. Hayard spoke
for about an hour and half, delo1ing
himself mainly to belittlin.. the Rcpub-
lican candidates and party, aud sounding
praises of the Democratic standard bear
ers and party. To say that Mr.. Bayard's
speech was Il disappointment to sensible
people present, is saying nothing more
than the truth, as something above the
style and matter of the average stump
speaker was expected from him. and his
address was really much below, in merit.
the average speech of Il second class
speaker. Indeed the same haranguc com
ing from some small: fry speaker, would
be classrd rs very poor stuff. while at
the same time, coming from the IIonnra-
bic Thomas +. Bayard. of Delaware, it
must needs be classed as sound argu-
ment. Mr.. Dayard aristOcratic and cx-
| elusive, who never. save about election
! times, has any use for the acquaintance
| of Il poor man, is Il very fitting person to
sound the praises of His i.ordship. Sir
Robert VI. McLaue. of Maryland. and
right faithfully did hc perform that duty.
| With him this representative 0f the old
effete slaveholding ariStocracy, is a being
far above the average line of mnrtalS,
while Hart 3. Holton. a live entcrpriSin-
business man. who has by his own un-
| aided efforts. made his way up from \
poor boy, until he can count his posses
| sions by the thousands. is a nourntitv. a
nothing. This was somewhat after the
line of argument Of this grcat speech.
Mr.. Bayari WAS folloNed by Dr. Frank
Shaw, Of Carroll COUNT, Who failed to
| tell his audience anyt,iin, about reform.
| in a three quarter of an hour speech,
and the meeting was closed with twenty
minutes talk. by Dr. VIM. II. Coale, of
| Baltimore. which Of the three addresses
was the best it would puzzle an expert
| i'll Democratic oratory to decide. but we
| award the ia i'm tD the last q i, was tho
| shortest.
After the speaking: WAS over. Mr..
| Bayard was escorted To the residence of
! Senator Groome. where he was shortly
aftcrward sercnadcd by the band when
he again made a speech III acknowledge
ment. after which the band was rendered
little tip. This closed the grand rally.
One feature of the evening was an in
toXicated individual, who climbed upon
| the stage about the time Mr. Hayarl was
| to make his appearances. aud insisted
upon making the inst speech. He was
tackled by two or three persons before
he got under way aud uucerrm0niouslv
| hustled ont Of the hall. This little cpl
soda was not down on the hills, hnt it
tended t" add life t" the OCCASION