The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-06-26
EX-GOVERNOR CAMPBELL SPEAKS Al
RIVER VIEW

The meeting Saturday evening II the
Interstate Democratic Association at River
View this couney, was one of the most
successful affairs Of the kind ever held in
that vicinity 1t was estimated that Not
less than 5000 and perhaps 1000 persons
were present, among them being voters
from nearly every state in the country.
The announcement that the meeting
would be addressed by Mai Mrkinlcy'>
old time antagonist, Ex-Governor James
+. Campbell of Ohio" and that the latter
would have something t" say that would
be of interest not only in Washington,
hut Throughout the United States helped
| to swell the crowd to the immense proper
tionS it assumed.
\ committee, CONFUSED Of Vice Pre>i-
dent d. W Call of the association, ~
chairman, and Nrssr>. Lawrence Gardner
and James l. Norris, conducted Mr..
Campbell from the Arlington, where he
was stopping, to the 18th street wharf, where
I those named and Commissioner of Pen
sionS D. | Murphy, Brriah Wilkins, Mr..
| c. G.. Conn and others boarded Mr. Conn
private Yacht and went to River View.
The meeting was called for : p. NJ. pre-
yiou> to which Mr.. Campbell, after beng
entertained at dinner, held an informal
| reception. and hundreds of those present
| paid their respects to HIM.
Promptly at the hour appointed Mr. ID
| W Gall who was selected by President
! Frank ii HoSfnrd of the Interstate A>S"-
| citation in his absence to call the meeting
! to order rose to do so. but before he could
accomplish it Mr. w. VI. oldham resi-
| dent of Texas and a veteran democrat.
/ pressed forward and presented Mr.. Camp
| bell with a handsome bouquet of flowers.
saving. as he did So Il present these How
| ers IL the token of the true democracy 81
the state of Texas, which Will give t"
Governor Campbell 25o,Aoa democratic
votes in November.
Immense cheering greeted ME. Gail a.
| he proceeded to call the aSsrmhlA@c to or
der and named Mr. Murphy aS chairman,
| and the scene presented was beautiful
one. The handsomely decorated and
brilliantly Illuminated pavilion, which WAS
| filled with leading democrats, many of
whom were accompanied by lady MEM
| beers of their family. while outside 81 the
| building hundreds of men were packed.
| and who yelled them selves hotr>c III an
| nouncing their preference for Mr.. Camp
| bell aS the democratic nominee for the
| presidency of the United States against
Mr.. kinlcy.
Mr.. Gall: who spoke briefly, pretaccl
| his remarks by reading telegram from
| lrpSltpnI f1oSlpTu. ltIIttlill9 Ms liitPIil'N
| to be present After extending the hear
tv greetings of the members of the Inter
| state Democratic Association to those
present for their attendance, he urged
| that it would be the duty of every demo
| crat. no matter whether he now was u
| gold man or favored the free and unlml-
| ted coinage of filvcr. to indnrsc the nomi-
nee of the Chicago convention. no matter
| who he may be.
In concluding his speech. Mr., Gall in
| troduccd Mr. Campbell, who, a. hr took
| his place on the front of the PLATFORM
who greeted with the most enthusiastic
applause and it was several minutes be
| fore the thrrrin. subsidized sufficiently to
| rive him an opportunity t" proceed
After telling how he came to accept an
invitation to speak AT the reunion of the
Interstate Democratic Association. aud
| indul ging in some plcaSantric> in refer
ence to the fact that the republicans of
| Washington have not IA vet had Il public
meeting for the purpose of ratifyln@ the
nomination OF Mckinley and H"hert, he
read his speech from manuscript No
| commentary" said Gov. Campbell. upon
the fidelity. LOYALTY and unity of the In
tcrStatc Democratic Association, however
cloqucntlv phra>ed, could exceed IN pith-
! mess or graphic force that which is al
ready embodied in its motto, a mott" that
should be engravcn on every democratic
heart The democratic party, its plat
form and its candidates its platform
whatever it is; its candidates whoever
| they may be.
The speaker referred to the present crl-
sis, and warned his hearers of the disaster
which had followed the split in the party
IN 1860 The conservatism of the major
inv and th,, fidelity rpulG alone prevent 4