The sun., 1900-10-11
PATRICK NEsRY GIVES
IM2ERINISTIG SH0N
At The ACADEMY
Host Of the Democratic Leaders
and WouId-be Lead
erS Present.
SENATOR BACON THE STAR
He Talks for Two Solid Hours on
Imperialism and Attacks Presi-
dent McIkinIey---A Slur for
the Pensioners of the
Civil War.

Democratic County Chairman Patrick
Neary held an imperialistic meeting at
the Academy Of Music last night. Mr.
Merry occupied 4 seat to the front ANA
in the eentre Of the stage and to his
lefi was seated Peter Il. Cooper, candi-
date for Attorney General, and To his
fright was Hon. Augustus q. BacDn
Emitted States Senator from Georgia.
Il WINS evidently considered Il meeting
% Importance hy Democrats Ills quite Il
number ae the leadrrS ana would tie
lpadors were present
John Bi@gs was -entcd an the stagc
N the righi anl back Of NaarE. State
fiEfiaaaa Willard Salisbury and Il. r.
Cochran Werc III the box on the right
band side Of tho house.
Andrew G. Gray was ii The box on tile
left hand side and with him were his
mother, AMI the Misses Gray. His
father. judge Geur@c Graz was not pres
ont, Senator Bacon was the gunst Of
the GrnyS during his stay in this city.
Ills SON was III the boX with the Grays.
There were number Of Democrats on
the stage. The stage setting represented
i wood with il stream iii the distance
aud those brave enough to come on the
stage seemed to be anxious to get as far
lit'h Ill llt MOthlS IFS lItN tOUltl. anu as
near water us possible.
Among them were: Building Tnspec-
tor Cassidy. President of council Alex
andnr. ES-.Iudge David II Marvil Dir
William III. Cooper. City Engineer G.
II. Roughman. Ex-senator Pyle. Josiah
Marvil. Levy Court Commissioner Meal
cy, Councilman George 4. Willis. Carm
De Marc, School Director Frank Me-
Govern, Health Commissioner Geo. r.
Ward. Chas. y. Bird. IT. j. Zicgei
Owen J. Hossion. Geo. Mcintyre, Iahn
| Bonner. Theodore Armstrong Of New
arl, and ]. W. Thompson.
| Tho stage was very cold and before tho
Injecting was over Senator Pyle found it
necessary to don an overcoat thus fol-
| lowing the example set hy Col. du Pont
Eat tho Regular State Convention.
Councilman Willis mtitlc j kicE to tlln
stage manager about more heat and
wished He WAS IT tile city crcmaioly.
Ihc meeting was not I'M enthusiastic
one. Mr.. NparY opened il and intro
aucrd Mr.. Cooper Who after saying
few words which touched on Imperialism
formally took charge as chairman and
introduced Senator Bacon, who spoke
I9r over two solid hours on imperialism.
rnrc and unaduterntcd.
lIn lliacked the PRESIDENT for his
philippine policy and said that rs United
States Senators, they learned of things
IN secret session from the president
which they could not livulgc.
lie said that he know moro ahont The
instructions given ~ President McKin-
ley TO the Pence Commissioners before
they sailed for Paris. than lie could
tell. lie hoped the day would come
whom the people would know and said
there were matters which particularly
concerned the people of Delaware.
lie said that one matter which had
been ZIP mt secret session lie could tell
hecanse il was brought ont in open ses-
sion in question asked Of Senator Frve
one Of the commissioners. who said that
before they sailed President Mckinley
fold them they should take no less than
tho island Of T4u2on in making the peace
treaty.
Senator Bacon cast Il slnr mt the civil
war pensioners hy saving that not Il man
or even a boy in the audience would have
\ grand child that would live to sec The
day when the last nensioncr Of the civil
war would be dead and gone