Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-04
OLD CAMDEN CAMP.
POLITICS DISCUSSED WHILE TIE
SERVICES WERE GOING ON.

Attraction Observation-Disclosures From
All over Kent Gather at she Grove.
Epecial Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. August 4.-Camden camp
meetings historic grove was the Mecca
yesterday for everybody apparently
within q radius of thirty or forty miles
of the spot, and 1t is estimated that dur
ing the day over 10000 people were on
the grounds
The Nationsl Camp Meeting Associa-
tion Of the M. E. Church has entire
charge of affairs this year and all the
details were somewhat different in ar
rangemsnt from the previous years. DR..
Mcdonald, presidents Of the National
Association, was on the ground In person
and led the religious meetings yesterday.
There sre 1870 tents or wooden
cottages in the grove, which
sizes mp nearly hundred
more than there has been for several
years, and the avenues and streets ars
laid on. like a young city. In the centre
where an open circle was wont to exist,
all the people would gather and sit In the
open air to listen to the preaching, there
Ia now erected an immense tabernacle,
neatly rooted over and capable Of seating
5000 people.
DR.. Mcdonald preached In the morning
yesterday, Bishop Taylor In the after
noon and DR.. Watson In the evening. In
addition to these regular meetings there
was children's and young people meet
ing and an experience meeting, the latter
developing into regular revival, some
eight or ten persons being converted. lAll
this speakers Of the National NJ. e. Asso-
citation teach sanctifcatlon, second bles
sing or holiness. and the meetings and
their teachings we're run on this plan.
They were all we'll attended, the taber.
nacle being crowded at each service.
There was one bad accident on the
grounds during the day. A 12-year-old
orphan boy who is being raised by Ches-
ter Baum, was kicked In the head by a
colt and had his skull fractured. Dr.
Clements OF Dover rendered medical aid.
but 1t was feared last night the injury
was fatal
Thus far what would cover all the
notes OF an ordinary camp meeting have
been given. But Camden's camp is not
an ordinary one by any means, and 1t al
ways has an annex that is larger and
more interesting, at least TO world
tlon itself. This annex covers
svery square foot Of ground from
the circle to the outside of the grove and
In 1t the meetings begin with early morn
and only cease when the bell rings at
night TO close the outer gates. Politics
hold sway in this theatre and politicians
of all grades, parties and factions take
part In the exercises. Yesterday men
whom every body knew, were there from
every section. Robert ]. Reynolds, him
self, the man about whom all Delaware
Democrats are now talking, was there
and all through the day he was a big
centre of attraction. At the other end
OF the ground young Harry A. Richard
son, whom all the Republicans seem 20
have their optics focused on, held court.
and hanking their two centre
figures, the political heavy and
light weights of each party were
"sowlng the seed with a viror and
earnestAess that would have set the
camp ION fire" had IL been applied In
another direction under the tabernacle
roof James s. Wolcott and John X
Salisbury were both there. @. S. William.
son, old John Harrington, General r. r.
kenney, Daniel Ridgely, Robert Moore
State Librarian Goodeu, Dr. Pratt. VIII.
liam Fowler, f. NJ Dunn, ~. Frank
Wilds, Uncle Joe Buchenal. Robert
Stevenson. Senator Lewis, Representative
Bob Davis, John Masten and William
Davis, John II. Jones, T. J. Collins, J. O.
Pennewill, Hon. N. B. Smithers. Elk
Sheriff Truitt OF Sussex, h. w. Cannon
Of the Sentinel, John w. Martin and
Riley Melvin, both Republican candi-
dates for sheriff W. George Postles. o.
n. B. Day, and scores OF others OF both
parties were on the ground all day aud
did an immense amount Of political labor.
The Democratic State Convention.
Is now but week of, and its
probable outcome was the principal topic
and Kent county's status especially was
sized up careful canvass developed
the fact that the Reynolds lines were
strengthening in Kent and Rohert J
will sssuredly, if the surface indications
are true, come up smiling on the 18th
with good working majority OF Kent's
delegates The rumors that had
been floating around all week to the
effect that the Reynolds men in the out.
lying hundreds were weakening disap
peared wien the leaders expressed their
sentiments. and tie generaIopinion OF the
Reynolds men was that their candidate
would poll rore Democratic votes in
Kent at the general election than any
other candidate suggested.
Robert j. himself, in answer to the
JOURNAL correspondents query, replied
'Of course we expect to win. We are
stronger to-day than we ever have been,
and my friends assure me that our lines
are growing stronger in every hundred
Yes, / am in this fight to stay will
not weaken under any consideration, and
If nominated will be elected
This was the keynote that governed
the Reynolds men, all over the ground
They were enthusiastic and sanguine
The selection of Hon. Thomas F. Bayard
Of Wilmington as delegate to the con.
vention was canvassed considerably anC
its meaning sized up. The fact was
pretty generally accepted that the hon
u orable ex.secresary Is only human, ant
shat he will likely come down
here for an object. As Il
whether that object was harmon,
pure and simple OF whether il mean
Black or Williams there was differenc,
Of opinions. But the thing seemed to b,
pretty generally agreed upon by the Rev
nold's men, that is, if Mr.. Bayard come
here with q candidate or ATTEMPT
TO interfere with Kent county
primaries next Saturday. Why instea
Of ponfing oil on the troubled waters
he'll hnd himself veritable fire brand
Men down here are mighty sensitiy
now, They have had couple Of can
peigns that have put them on nettles an
il viii be rather dangerous to brus
hent's hair the wrong way In that col
vention.