Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

Fridays immense gathering at the
Opera House was but another illustra-
ton of the live and intense interest
taken by the Democrats of Wilmington
in current political issues.
II was a tribute to the great Delawarean,
the speaker of the evening, whom the
chairman SO happily introduced as the
"always honorable Thomas +. Bayard,"
phrase so aptly put, that with electric
sffect it struck right to the very heart
strings of the throng. Mr.. Bancroft
Qhe chairman) had hardly finished his
words when tempest of applause
caught them up. II was just the oppor-
tunity the audience desired, an oppor-
tunity to reassure Mr.. Bayard, if that
were necessary, of the genuine esteem
in which he is held by the citizens of
Wilmington.
The immense gathering was of one
mind. The single sentiment, that of
desire to demonstrate with heart and
voice the strong, weighty, all-peryading
allegiance to Democratic principles,
such as they are taught by Delaware's
leaders, swayed and impelled the audi
ence Friday night.
1t was an impression such as that
what took place at the Opera House at
the closing Of the great political cam
paign of 1892.
Hundreds were turned away Friday
night, simply because they could not
gain entrance at the doorways and had
TO return reluctantly to their homes.
Such a vast sea of faces, crowding
from the topmost gallery seats to the
aatr OI, of hn np,r
standing masscd at the doorways and in
fact anywhere where standing room was
obtainable, was compliment in its pres
ence to any speaker. Hundreds of
ladies were present, feature which
seems to have been the rule at all the
great Democratic meetings OF this cam.
paign in Wilmington.
Some time before o'clock every seat
had been taken and when Hyatt's Mill
tary Band marched down the central
aisle of the theatre escorting the various
city clubs it was the signal for the ushers
4 to deny seating accommodation even to
ladies and their escorts.
The Cleveland First Voters Club oc-
cupied seats on the platform along with
! the officials, the yice-presidents and
secretaries of the evening.
q When Mr.. Bayard appeared, accom-
y panied by Chairman Willard Salisbury
Y of the county executive committee,
X Samuel Bancroft, Jr., President Court.
land q. Montgomery of the Young
" Mems Democratic Club, and other gen.
tlemen, the audience greeted them with
resounding cheers. These were repeated
being led by the First Voters.
Mr.. Montgomery stepped to the front
of the stage and said:
am about to present to you gentle
man who has been bitterly assailed by the
scheming and unprincipled Republican
politicians of the city assailed because
years ago he felt it his duty to join the
Democratic party.
To-day we find rallying around the stand
ard of Grover Cleveland loud applause
+ such men as Judge Gresham and Wayne
4 MacVeagh. And we find men of tha
mean and contemplate tribe represented
n y"corruption hall, " up the street, stigma
n tizing man like your chairman OF thi'
evening, Mr.. Samuel Bancroft. Jr.' Lout
and continued cheering.l
When the ovation which greeted Mr.
Bancrofts appearance at the footights
had somewhat abated that gentleman
said
W MR.. BANoRoFT's ADDRESS.
"a Ladies' and Gentlemen. | wish, first, t,
thanR tine 1uunS Mems llemoeralc Clu'
N for having done me the honor to ask III
K to preside over this meeting this evening
and before present To you and give wa!
to the honored citizen who is to addres
You, and who needs no Introduction to
Delaware audience. | wish TO crave you
Indulgence for n little personal explanation
W Probably because | am-as Mr.. w.
Spruance Is reported to have said-"wth
oiit brains" it is entirely impossible TO
me to imagine what have done TO so hur
the feelings of Mr.. Harrison's Persial
Z Minister, who says am a renegade Re
publican, who uses his tariff profits TO rul
for years waiting to be seduced into tn