Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
THE MEETING AT FORD.
The Small Attendance was Some
what of OVERWHELMINGLY.

"''Sth ~ 9 L'iSetpho'ilNi'ioi't'
Secretary Foster and Others Mako
sPeeches--The Managers Pleased That
it Passed or without Rowdyisin or
Drunkenness.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
MILFORD, Oct 1.-THE Republican mass
meeting held here Saturday afternoon and
evening was not as largely attended as the
committee in charge and the Republican
leaders generally expected.
A special stand for the meeting was
erected and NJ soon as it was completed
the decorators got in their work It was
literally covered with bunting and flags,
and in front Of the stage hung ife-slze
portrait OF Benjamin Harrison. Thestage
was erected at the corner of Front and
Walnut Streets North Milford, in front of
the National Hotel. This gave the audi
ence an opportunity to stand on either
street, and thus they were able to stand 50
they could easily hear.
The out of town people began to arrive
early. Some came in teams and from
every direction, while great many came
up on the early train from below George
town, and others on the nom train from
harrington. The speakers did not arrive
until about 1.3O p. III. They came from
Wilmington in special Pullman car. AS
soon us they arrived at the station they
were driven to the home of Or. Il. W.
Marshall, where lunch was served. There
were in the party Secretary of the Treas
ury Charles Foster. Senator Higgins and
his friend, Mr.. Richardson, prominent
Baltimore lawyer; Charles ii. Treat, Wash
ington Hastings, Horace Greeley Knowles,
United states consul at Bordeaux, and sew
eral other prominent Delaware politicians.
The crowd was assembling at the scene
of the speaking and about y. III. the Will
mingtun party proceeded from DIR. Mar
hall q t.N ka atn hr n
Marshall nominated Hon. James X. l.ot-
land as chairman of the meeting who at
once introduced the speaker of the day,
Secretary Foster.
For an hour and half Secretary Foster
addressed the assemblage on the issues i'll
volyed in the present campaign. lie
showed by statistics the condition of the
treasury to-day ms compared with a year
ago; the increased value Of farm products;
the increased number of saving banks, the
increased number of dcpositors in the
same and the increased amount of the de-
posits. Al of which he credited to the
Mckinley bill and protection state bank
circulation and the shipping interest of the
country also received his attention for
| short time. lie concluded with au appeal
10 the people of the two lower counties to
support the national Republican ticket
| and TO vote for the Rev. Jonathan ).
| Willis for Congress.
| Charles H. Treat of New York, formerly
| of Georgetown, who was Instrumental iii
| carrying Sussex county for the Republic
| cans i'll 1855 and who aspircd 10 the seua.
| tofiH chair but was defeated by senator
| Higgins, was next introduced and spoke
| for half IN hour on state issues. He
reviewed the work and past record of the
| two parties in Delaware and especially in
| the lower part oil the state and Of course
| his arguments were always i'll favor of his
| party and very much against the uppo-
| ncnts. lie would have talked longer but
tram time was approaching and a great
many had to leave.
The Rev. Jonathan s. Willis made the
announcement that the meeting would be
| continued in the evening, but the crowd
called for n speech from him and he good
naturally responded, though he was down
for a speech in the evening.
The evening meeting was held at S
O'Clock when the speakers were Hon.
James X. lotland, Charles H. Treat and
the Rev. Jonathan $. Willis, Republican
candidate for Congress Horace Greeley
Knowles was announced to speak, but
when the time came he could not be found
and the supposition was that he had left
| town.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
were about 1000 people present there was
no rOWdyism All three hotels did good
business, but there was little drunkenness,
Noarrests We're made during the entire day.
| Usually on such days two OF three special
officers are appointed, but saturday the
one regular officer did not have ANYTHING
to do. Everything was quiet and orderly
The committee in charge We're pleased
with the outcome of the meeting, though
they expected larger attendance.