The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-02
TRE GREAT DEHoCRATnC RALLY.

THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
Tlin Citirens or Anderson Turn Out En-
hTnrHo 10 urSet thC Campaign Orators
Two hieotings Caused by Rain-Hnmp-
ton, Sheppard, Aiken, Benee, Johnstone
end Richardson Address she Meetings.
The State Executive Committee hav.
ing appointed last Friday as the day for
the State Democratic canvasaere 70 ed.
dress the citizens of Anderson County,
the committees of arrangements had
prepared everything for largo gathering
of tho County Democracy, and their
preparation was not vain, for when the
day arrived large concourse of ladies
and men assembled to greet the chnmpi.
ons Of the Carolina Democracy. The
mounted cannon. which did service in
this end surrounding Counties 1876, and
won for itself the sobriquet Of "Old Re.
former" was out for duty the Young
America Cornet Rand, in red blouse uni.
form, also gave up the day to discoursiug
martial strains to entbuse the great
Democracy, and the crowd early began
to Oil tho square and leading streets of
the city. In the morning dispatch waa
received from Senator Hampton to tho
7: County Chairm.u, announcing that he
would DO present, and tho uttermost
enthuuiasn was ELECTED by it's publication.
Tho bnsiness houses of Anderson had
not only shown thsir interest In the
meeting BY agreeing to close up during
the speaking, but they had also par.ici.
pated in the welcome by decorating '.eir
.s,iscss Of k,sinszs :s::ii ssisSy United
States flags bearing the names Of Cleve.
land and Hendricks, 30 shat when The
train from WaIhnlla rolled in at 1915 O.
IN. with the speakers, everything was in
readiness 10 give them o hearty welcome
The salute from the "Old Reformer" was
followed b. sheers for Hampton, Aiken,
and other speakers as they emerged from
tlie train, The speakers were soon aeat.
ed in carriages, and escorted by the
Cornet Band, tho Anderson Military
Institute Cadets, and aome six or eight
hundred people, to tho Waverly House,
where tho speakers occupied short time
i: sss5 s.ss at.ss incident 10
their travel and in preparing for the
meeting. At about halE.past eleven they
Were driven TO the stand at the nlue
Ridge ss. Z s:t, !, iaTso and onthusi.
astic audience hwaitsd them. The ladies
had handsonely decorated the stand with
evergrasus, aags aud Movers, and over Il
appeared the words, % ieial Integrity is
sthe Established Record Of Cleveland aud
Thonpson. Tn front there were hun.
dIeis 10 . ooff lsats occupied BY the fair ladies
and The sturdy mon Of Anderson, the
crowd numbering at lsast {, 900 people.
Mr. E.B. Murray, tho Culnty Chairman
In q short addresR introduced ID che iirst
speaker Of Abs day 81 ST.
seN1gozS HAsfsToN. i.i
Ss Sonatos Hampl lon, on ,ising from his
I tBest and coming forward was received
with q perfect st5sin OF ls:.::d and Ioijss
;con;infisd ppiause. nv hen this demon.
stration hadf aahic ientiy si,bsided 5ha
said that he Seg gfet tied his inability 10 b0
spresent NJ the opening of the campaign. I.
5bnE thss segtet ssAsS tempered with shei
fact that an his canvass of 1854 he opened
the eanipaign agaias on The historic nrot
whore she Efand canvas Of 1875 began
He did sniake an exsftion TO naeSt Che
people h6rs tosday tliose people wh0:
had been sn tSne 10 tlaAnaefyas fo him
mud t1 thes State, To- tell them fisats thss
Iissaaes nov made were sns iip1Stars M
tbose for hish they Tough eight sass
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