Evening journal., 1898-10-29
A R0USING MEETING .
The BUou Theatre Crowded
With Democrats Last Night.
LISTEN TO HON. JOSEPH W. BAILEY

A STIRRING SPEECH BY THE
LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATS
IN THE HOUSE-FREB SILVER
THE SLOGAN - REPUBLICANS
SCORED FOR ILL-TREATMENT
OF SOLDIERS.
One of the largest Democratic mass
meetings that ever took place In this
city was held in the Bijou Theatre last
evening at 8 o'clock.
The meeting was given under the aus
pices Of the New Castle county Demo-
Gratis, and the theatre was packed to
the doors with an enthusiastic crowd
OF Democrats who had assembled 20
listen to an address by that silver
tongued orator, Congressman Joseph
w. Bailey, OF Texas, the leader OF the
Democratic House Of Representatives.
At O'Clock delegation from the
leading Democratic organizations of
the city, accompanied by the First
Regiment Band, boarded trolley cars at
Fourth and Market streets and pro-
ceeded to New Castle, where a snort
strce ct parade was made, when the
party, accompanied by the New Castle
delegation, $50 strong, each wearing
badges. returned to this city, arriving
about O'Clock
The entire party alighted at the
Democratic Leagues rooms, at Fourth
and King streets. where the mem
bers Of the league, 300 in number, were
awaiting their arrival Forming in
& line at this point, the New Castle dele
cation, at the head of the
3 column, the procession moved
up Fourth to Market, to Ship
ley, to the Bayard Legion rooms, where
100 members Of that organization fell
in line. The clubs then marched UP
Seventh street to Market and up Mar
ket to Tenth, about 100 members of
the Young Mems Democratic Club fall
ing in the rear of the column as II
passed their club rooms, on Market
street above Eighth. From Tenth and
Market the procession moved up Tenth
street to the Bijou Theatre, arriving
there about $40 O'Clock.
Long before this hour, however, peo-
PIE had begun to assemble in the the
atre and seats had to be reserved for
the clubs. The vice-presidents OF the
various organizations took their seats
on the stage upon which were also
seated Hon. Joseph W. Bailey, Hon. l.
Irving Handy. John G. Gray, County
Chairman Patrick Neary, John Sau,s-
bury, State Senator John Pyle, Genera
John P. Donahoe. Assistant State At
torney Peter L. Cooper, Jr., Victor b
Woolley, Councilman James Kane, Pc
lice Captain Thomas Kane, Theodore
Ferschke, Of the Freie Presse; Artema
Smith, o. ]. Hession, ex-Judge Marvel
F. NJ. McNulty, J. ]. Cassidy, Speake
Harrington, Of the State Senate, ant
others.
In opening the meeting John G
4 Gray, as temporary chairman, said
Ladies and Gentlemen: have the dis
tinRuished pleasure at the instance O
County Chairman Patrick Neary 10 in
s troduce the Officers OF this meeting.
would not do my duty If did not sa
that in Mr.. Neary New Castle count
has a chairman worthy of the place
A man that has done more to stimulat
The party to manifest itself as it did o
October 20 last than any other man /
the party. And the result of such man
festation will be an o,d-time Demo
cratic victory on the eighth day {
November next.
while Wilmington was not the mo:
enthusiastic part of the state in its SUI
port Of the man shall name as chair
man Of this meeting, yet he went
the halls Of Congress and brought
). Wilmington a greater appropriate
than we have ever had before, and hs
opened up a means by which WHINING
ton may be connected with the outsiC
world by waterway and become a
ulOSl a stdlOlA AOMhs a. NA+~h -
riches of foreign countries may be la
at our feet refer to the harbor az
preparation bill During his first ye'
in Congress he went to the front, az
has always fought and worked for Il
best interest Of the Democratic part
and we intend to send him back agai
Permit me to introduce as chairman
this meeting, Hon. L. Irving Handy
Mr.. Handy was grs eted with roun
Of applause. and stepping to the fro
Of the stage said Ladies and &c
tiemen and Fellow Citizens: / Ia
great pride in looking upon the fac
.| Of the friends here assembled, and
recognize by the registration of S,
urday last that Democracy is still
ruling power in this state. But I'd
< not come here to make a speech. 4