The morning times., 1896-08-15
EXCHANGED CHEERING NEWS
Interstate Democrats Welcome Their
President and Make Speeches.
Promises of Gains In WeAt Virginia
and Mary land Brought Forth
Applause

The Interstate Democrats welcomed back
to Washington slast night thstr long lost
president, With great enthusiasm and inter
esting incident at Headquarters on New
York avenue. President Hosford has been
away from the city, having made the pill
grimage to Lincoln, Neb., whence Bryan
started his trIumphal tour, ana also at
tended the notification meeting in New
York.
The return OF the president and the an
nouDcement that he would speak in the
summer garden at headquarters secured
a large attendance OF Democrats there lass
night, conspicuous ornament OF the gar
den being IA transparency in silver letters;
Welcome to our President" The garden
WAS otherwise picturesque with gentlemen
in negiige shirts, Havana cigars, and GER
tainiy votes enough to carry that partlcu-
lar precinct, to say nothing or the cheering
whenever the gold bugs" were hit hard or
the prowess OF the free silver champion was
referred to by the speakers.
President Hostord was received with
much applause when ne made his introduc-
torys remarks, in which he scored a point
with the audience when he addressed 1t as
Anarchists, thieves, thugs and political
rapscaIlions"
A speech was next made by Mr. r. r.
Beall He also referred 10 tie terms Of
anarchists, long -whiskered Populis,s and
other soubriGuets OF the present Democratic
party and maintained that these classes
were the wealth producers Of the country.
Mr.. Beall encouraged the audience by
stating that he had information going TO
show that Maryland would go Democratic
this time, reasoning from his information
that counties in the southwest which had
heretofore gr0e Republican by fICm zoo to
600 majority would in the coming election
20 the other way by from 900 to I, ,7CO
majoTity.
Mr. Reall by request announced the Demo-
cratic rally to take place this afternoon
at 5 O'Clock at Lakeland, Prince Georges
county
A red hot speech was made by Mr W B.
Fleming of the Treasury Department, who
evidently does not take his politics from
Secretary Carlisle. He maintained tina the
Democrats were patriots, notwithstanding
the discordaDt sounds from the other side.
Vice President Gall was called on and
made short address, in which he spoke
for West Virginia. He said that the gus
pointed to the election of three Demo
cratic Congressman in place OF the three
Reinblicaps. He made the statement tha t
there was q change in sentiment Of 7CO
Republicans in some OF the southwestern
counties of West Virginia. and that the
Of about 5000.
Mr.. Hosford was called on again and
confined himself to the indications OF sue
cess as conveyed by the immense popular
demonstrations along Bryan's route to the
East. and finally by the outpouring in
New York, TO which, he said no language
could do no adequate justice in the way
of description He compared Bryan to
Jefferson and Jackson, and infinitely su-
perior to some OF the presidents with whom
the audience was perhaps unduly ia
miliar. Mr.. Hosford said that he had no
doubt that the Congressional district in
which was Wall street would go for silver.
He raped Hanna and Mckinley for sup
porting the banner of st. George. He
claimed, on the authority Of the Democratic
committee, / 4S votes south Of Mason and
DiXon's line, 81 west Of the Mississippi. and
they only wanted fifteen to give a majority
These would be obtained, he had no doubt
from Michigan or Wisconsin. Mr. Hosford
concluded with Some general remarks on
the situation, which he declared to be full
of promise for the party. The meeting then
broke up officially, and was continued at
the rooms in social chat and Interchange of
Sentim ment