Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-01
xErhUsl AsrlO EsrUnLlOANs.

the Inatituto Hall on Saturday niah
Iast simply because they knew ther.
would be no room for them, and still
tho hall, and gallery, aisles and door
ways, were packed with entk usiastlC
Republicans anxious TO hear the hsusI
Of tha eampatgn discussed bg Q speaker
fFpn = Southern State. fron . 6oulheru
,atandpoiDt, and that speaker an ex-
Oonfederate General At anLeArly hour
anticipating rush, people commenced
9 FAtbsiiDR and taking front seats
Notioeable amo1Rnt those VINO retired
eAgly wera q numbeF Of te.haiEed
gentlemen, ranging from 90 years Of
. ae AND upusTds, who we're voters In
1870 for William II. HaTrieon, aud
were now enthusiastic for bis grand
son. Amongst thote veteran voters WA1
Chandler Il. Way, who mad y ticket
voted in that campaiGu with . log
cabin upon II. 10 this discs OF old
veteran voters was one who, 81 he said,
voted tor "Trip knd Tyitr" in 1870, who
was present ag q Democrat and IN
tended TO vote for Cleveland.
The var and the ''nigeaF" changed
him, end though ia o olerioHl RArb, his
ipreiddiesa wtra never overcome.
hyAit's Military Band furnished the
musio for the evening The stage was
prcfusaly decorated In bunting, the
stand was strapped with htR, and In
front OF Il wss large card, bearing the
Inscription, Protection 10 American
Iudus'Fy aud TO American HomeA" A
large haR formed a osnopy over the
speaker and those who occupied the
platform. There WAs quite . large
sprinktfnR OF ladies In AttendA Ancs, who
took great interest in the remarks OF
the speakers
Waiter H. Hayes, Brq., oAled the
meeting to order IA d organized it by
the selection OF the following Off cers:
Ohairman-Anthouy Higgins, Esq.
Woe ellington Jo0fE,
John Peoples, John II Danby, E. g
Bradford, Hsnry G. Rpbin,on, H-nry
Pike, II. y. Pickles, Track Simpson,
JoBeuh Pyle, 4. @. shGrllidRe. George
W. D4rsey, A. ID. Warner, George w.
Armstrong VIM. II, Foulk, 8. M, Oar
tie, W. O BpfuAnos, JAmts SoOit, K NJ,
Hopes, o b. 9outbard, W. H. Pearson, /,
). ia ylor Cause, Hdmund A. Harvey,
A. Il. GriwshAw, ThOs, Davidson, Sam.
uel Cell. James L. HAwkinF, henry O
MOLsRr, james II. BtRes, Richard d
Duncan, George Fl. Hollis, Christian,
F0biRer, John &. Patterson, John Hare,
Il A. AinsWorth, David E.stburn,
John PillinR, B4rjamin Nields, Charles
Yetter, HeRfy Feldmysr, james Dandy,
Warrington Hastings, Watson h.
SpeEfy, John Cameron, Harlan Cause,
John j. Gallagher, John W. Dewitt,
Edward Bettv, A Rsei, John Wiee,
j. Nswlin GsWthFop, William A. La.
Note, stsntbuTy j. Wiley, Alexander
Kelly, X. L, Armstrong, Charles Grls-
come Edgar A. Finley Charles q. Ram.
foE0, Cody AnfsngeF, L P Bush, joseph
*. AdAms, Wiilihm DUPONT, dsury II.
Dare, Henry DuPGnt, Jnhu G Baker,
WilliAm Lore, Benjamin 7 Crows. Ell
ward n. Bsliah, John W. Huxley,
Georse 0huIohmau, George q. Ospele,
Robsrt MeCaull6y, A. A. oapelle,
Dsniel james, John I. Davis, Gilbert
Rob'neon, II FL koMullsn, John
ofanston, joseph Chambers, o o GA7-
rst', Charles Warner, W. O. CLARK,
Henry Eutter.
5eorslAlles - CHARLES W. GyuerI,
Samuel j. Waite, Charles NJ. Curtis,
Henry P Ramford, Seth FeAster, james
8. Moore, Thsmss Rlle, Ban ual H, VII
con, Thomas TatBsll, A. l. Ainteo y,
Adolph Kline, Edward Challenger,
Henry D DuGoan, W. 9. Haiucs, d, IL
Wilson, Alfred 8. Biotb, Samuel Bid
die, George W. MoOaulley, p r. E.
Smith, William s. Phillips, d. e Buck
ingbam, Theodcre johnson, DAniel
JAmfs, Jr, William Harvey, I. 7.
.QaiRley, Samuel Il Carter, ID. A.
DsWeeB, John Mclaughlin, II. p.
WRId. Henry j, Biubbs, RchAfd p
PIN, Is. W. Garrett, r )bsrt McORulley,
Jr., D&uiel II, TsylUr, Charles W,
Pusey, Francis n. BAtEey, Joseph
GrSenmAp, Frank q. s.idhsm, Charles
Whany, James OArg'lt, william DGVit-
SOD, Nicholas Jsnney, John NJ. Dunn,
Augustus Schmidt, Reed FerReTsOn,
August RsiEor, John II. MuhlhSus=n,
Mr. Higgins vas very feliOitous and
happy in hil introduction Of Mf. Wiab
In tee audience, end he wss Tapturously
oheered as he referred 10 him As not be.
ing the iiIBt champion Tor American Ia
dUHtry that hailed fFOm the South His
RllOsion to Btpry Oley touched tbs old
Whlg spirlt Billi renainluC. Fort.-
eighs yGaIs ago, he HsiG, great BuG
houorsd rOu Of Virginia spoke la this
city In isvUE Of pruta, tion, and TO night
he had the pleasure OF prsgsntiug as the
| tpt opeaktF OF the evening bis upnOrtd
s0D, tie Hon. JGha Nise, Tho hse
the courage OF bjs convict o1s to stand
btfoIo Wilmington Eudien, and Dto
e(Eim them.
Mr.. Wise thanked ihs audtsuc9 Ter
tee enthuslAstlu rGorption sojoI6e3 tq
htsn. He said hs lived 10 fogmef yeE5l
and until recently ia Virginia, but hs
na was now IN StAte OF transition be
tween YTRinlz aud New YOtk, he
hardly sneW which hA msy mOfe prOp
erly be called, n 'aigReE-buoker" Of 4
''KniokerbockeT."
He very pleasantly referred to rs
years ago when IN y vefY unexpected
manner be met with q very warm re
osptiOn from s0me DelARAreRna who
paid . visit 10 Virginia and remained
eome time.
He came very near bsing captured. as
h9 thought, by = UGiOn tcidles, and
counting up1n ms cbHpoes to escape l
on2hl would Is ] my oSpJor that l
WAS q DslsWArsaD, rs that VRB Abcui
as near neutral ground ~ 1 could gdt.
Bat when this 10 der ecoostCd mt |
told him got litsle tnore courage and
told him was u ViTRiDtsr. That
tRvtd my life, Hs my cspior WAS rebel
EOlclsr aud had hia pii'ol oocked 10
shoot me ~ had pronlssu ei myself t.
be uyttinR eiss. Since then 1 have
been little cautious. But 1t ms,teTeo
not what our cltzsushtp was In that
monssious struggle there was with us
now no North, no South, rO bast, no
West. The Nofth was not moEe lOF the
Union than the South. He looked upon
slavery 80 the whole cause Of the trou-
BILE, and We could all rejoice now that
slavery existed no more. 1t Was the
pride OF Virginia that shs gave to the
UHion . @eorRs WsHhington, and she
gave = charter OF government that Wss
too ultra even for Massachusetts and