Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-24
kENSINGTON DEMOCRATS.
4 Large Meeting Held and Many Stir
ring Addresses Made.
of The Evening" Star.


KENSINGTON, September %, 1886
The first meeting of the democratic cam
raign In Kensington was held last night at
the town hall. under the auspices of the
Lakeland Democratic Club The hall was
tastefully decorated with American flags
ard the stage was banked by a Of
greenery and autumn flowers, among which
the color of gold was Eoticeably absent
Beneath picture of Bryan, at the center
of the proscenium arch, hung 4 huge fac
siInile of silver dollar, wrought i'm dusty
miller foliage. The hall was closely packed
ly an audience composed of both ladies and
gentlen On.
Mayor Peter presided, and after music by
the Mount Pleasant Band, which had head
ed {, procession through the town, he pro-
pose.l for permanent chairman the name
OF Maj. }. w. Blackburn. That gentleman.
on acceI Ting the position. said he would
introduce 10 his townsI eople some of the
anarchists and regulators who Were 10
address them. CHIEF among whom was Mr..
f. p. Baldwin, first auditor OF the treasury.
Mr. Baldwin delivered an address on the
financial question lasting an hour. giving
an array of statistics and deductions there
from. which was punctuated by frequent
cutbUrsts of applause.
Mr.. William Norey, jr. of kensington
followed. arl kept the audience in a state
of continuous hilarity by description of
the antics of what he termed the gold b2S
circus. and its little democratic sideshow.
DIR. w. W. Wright of Forest Glen, him
self a banker, detailed the way in which
profits are made by national banks. and
declared that they We're banded together
all upon one side of this question, because
their very existence depended upon keep
ing up the present financial condition.
which was ruinous TO all save themselves
They were trying 20 force the govern ment
out of the note issuing business In order
to have the field to themselves. and tn ~
had combined 10 drain the treasury in or
der to force an issue of bonds upon which
they could prolong their existence, there
by drawing interest from the government
| on the one hand. and second interes:
from the people, TO whom they issued their
circulating notes. Candidate Bryan would
| stop the bond issuing. If elected. and the
| free coinage of silver would furnish a
| larger and safer basis upon which the flu
ture banks OF the country would he es-
taEliShed.
Judge o. b. Hallam of Washington filled
| up the remaining time before the arrival
| of the trains, which We're to take the Wis
itors Lack to their homes. He became a
| student of this question, he said, because
| it was vital 10 the interests of the CON-
mon people, and not mere struggle fer
party supremacy. He hoped, before the
close of the campaign, to present al
| length some facts he had gathered as his
| reasons fer believing in free coinage. IL
| such an audience as he saw before him,
which he remarked was the most cour-
| teous and Intelligent that he had Yet seen
| at political gathering.
| A branch of the Lakeland Club was
\ started with Major ]. W. Blackburn as
pres dent, and the following named gentle
men vice presidents: w. Fl. Mannakee
| W. w. Wright, c. Hardy, H. X. Mamma.
| kee, Robert E. Constant and W. f. Dula n
| DR.. w. l.. Lewis was also named, but ask.
| cd to be excused from service. Mr. j
| Preston Shannon was elected secretary and
| treasurer. The club will arrange for Other
meetings soon.