Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-09

Standing room was OF premium and
every seat occupied at the Opsra House,
Thursday night, the occasion of the Dem
ocrAtic mass meeting at which the Hon.
w. O. p. Breckinridge OF Kentucky, was
the principal speaker. On the stage sat
nearly 200 prominent citizens, officers of
the meeting, and all Joined in giving the
distinguished snd eloquent Kentuckian
hearty ID .laware welcome, and in listen.
ing to his splendid addresaJ with sn at-
tention that attested their deep interest
in the political topics upon which he
dwelt with such convincing eerneatness
and mag gniflcent oratoricsl ofect.
Before 7.30 O'Clock tine audience began
to gather, aud when the curtain rose at s
there was not vacant seat in The house,
while hundreds of men stood up in every
place from which the speaker could be
seen and heard. The total attendance
was fully 2,50D. The stage was set witt
garden sosne, aud the only attempt OF
additional ornament were large portraits
Washington and Cleveland, oo either
sids of the speaker's stand. II the boxes
and the foremost rows OF the olfcle were
number of ladiss. Judge Wales was
also an occupant of ono of the boxes.
The First Regiment Baud furnished
plenty OF music.
When Mr.. Breckenridge, accompanied
by ex-Secretsry Baysrd, Hon. Charles b.
Lore and Willard Hall Porter, Patrick
Nensy and Edward f. Kane OF tha d ,mo-
cratic county executive committee, adj
vanced upon the stoge the audience
broke into storm of welcoming ap-
plause. Mr.. Porter called the msetlng to
order and introduced
HON. CHARLES u LORE
as president. Tne other oti1ers were as
follows:
Vice presidents : William T. Porter,
Allan Speakman, De-. James A. Draper;
David Lindsey, Augustine; w. L. Hus
bands, Rockland; j. Parke Posties, Viii
liam Boud, John Hartman, John II.
Pierce, Grubb's post Office; l. n. Grubb,
Grubb's post-ofiice; William Oiaud, Clay
mont; John MoOloskey, Dr. X. j. Mckay,
James y, Dobb, Andrew Trayuor, Peter
Elmer, George ii. Bates; William Mo
Menamin, George A. Macklem, Hi 4h-
lands; Thomas Toy, Henry Clay;
Willard Salisbury, James NJ. Griffin,
James Bradford, Anton Aauber. John p.
McOollum, Mt. I ubs; Thomas d. Lynam,
Newport; George w. Craig, Delaware
Uity; John q. Fsrra, Lswis O. Vande-
Rrift, William Bextor. W. Habar, S,muel
Il. Kidd, Delaware City; James Gray,
St. Georges, Daniel Oush. st. Georges;
James McKenna, John McEehao, l.. L..
Nessiok, Thomas l. Russell, William II.
Quinn, John E. Curren, Christian Spoerl,
Archibald Given, John Plunkett, William
IL. Blake, DR.. Willard Springer, d. F.
Lea,y, Joseph Boughmen, Woodda,e;
Milton Steele, Mermaid; James Hagssrty,
Hockessia; Crawford Wright, Newark;
George W. Lindsey, Newark; II. II.
Robelen, Daniel MoKenney, George S.
Kobinette, JAmes Hossinger, Newark;
Charles II. Cannon, Ohristiana; Henry p.
Runner, Stanton; David McCloskey,
Joseph Fullmer, Michael Newell, II.
Murphy, Oooch's Bridge; L. A. Bertolette,
William Bright, DR.. James ii. Morgan,
William d. Norton, Richard Sullivan,
Coooh's Bridges James B. Rourke, Goo his
Bridge; William X. Reese. Summit
Bridge; George Medill, Newark Michael
Wheien, Isaac q. Pyle, Charles Kyle,
William Allen, james MoVey, Thomas O.
Doud, Anton Gross, George A. Maxwell,
William Herbert, O. p. johnson, John X,
Bradford, Michael Cannon, DIR. j. j.
Black, New Castle; X. L. Cooper, John
II. Rodney, New Castle; James j. Toner,
New Osstle. Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr.,
Thomas M. Ogle, II. A. NowIand, st.
Georges; Sewell O. Biggs, Summit Bridge;
John McSorley, Z. Il. Cochran, Middle
town; James 4. Shallcross, St. Georges;
McComb Clayton, MiddletoRn; William
II. Lungren, Joseph Il. Meyers, Jacob
Schiller, James 4. Taylor, Andrew u.
Grow, George II. Robinson, Lewis Sasse,
John L.. Malone, Richard Townsend,
George Q. Rothwell, Blaokbird; Gaorgs
Hopbron, John II. Kelly, Peter a. Horty,
William Il. McGarrlty, James Kennedy,
7. IA. Dougherty, Il. L. Cottingham, O.
bradford, Henry Banning, 0. j. Hession,
Robert o. Shaw, Patrick Daley, L. j.
Jamee, Thomas Kane, Emile Bucher,
Nicholas Fidans, Frank Boshm, Michael
Kenealey, Joseph A. Dutton, William f.
Green, John b. Eeauey, j. Edwards, j.
Il. Kane, Joseph Eeldermaisr, Anthony
Magnire, Robert O. Jas.i5, George W.
Bright, Oliver Grouse, John P. Mckee,
7. j. Ford, George w. Oitlip, John j.
Gibbons, Thomas Donnelly, Joha
Dougherty, Christopher Bauer, August
Bickta, Preston Ayarg, Larry A. Esser,
George A. Messick, DR.. j. O. Fahey,
William Hanna, Patrick Medley, Thomas
Manion, Thomas f. Gibson, Charles A.
Ryan.
Secretaries samuel s. Ourlett, A. F.
Messick, Daniel W. Mullen, Harry p.
McCloakey, DR.. Smith Cooper, William
q. Bryan, Robert z. FriYt, Edward Is.
MckGig, William j. Jones, James A.
Ward. Jossph Borden, Thomas Hamil.
ton, Harry 5toecEie A. Victor hughes,
Carmen d. Meier, Thomas j. King.
Another round OF hearty applause
greeted Mr.. Lore a9 le ackn jwleiged the
Introduction. He then said:
FeL'OD CttfSeaS: We arc again in the
midst VT political contest, and never
were the pGzGy issues more clearly defined.
For the pass ten months the wo great
pol tica! paftles have been hrrayed egalnst
eAcn other in the halls of Congress, the
democrats eontending ior all that was
valuable for the maiatenancs of our free
institutions, protesting against the eSaes-
/ siye taxation of property, protesting
against the preparation of outrages
upon the ballot-box and armed interter-
enoe without elections. Applause They
have insisted that when the people
elect their representative in Congress he
shall sit ns their representative and not
be turned out to make room for CON
soiencelegs CONTESTANT That Congress
shall be regulated by the we'll established
rules regulating Legislative bodieg and not
by the Will OF an Rutocrat. Applause.
On these lines the parties have been
divided aed tho contest in Congress- that
has just ended challenged the attention
not only Of this country but of the entire
civilized world, A leader in the battle,
one Wbo WAS ever at the head aud front,
was our honorsd guest Of this evening