The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-10
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
A Big Gathering AT Mechanics Hall
And Court House Square.

The first Of Il series of County Demo
cratic Mass Meetings, arranged by
Chairman Murray Nan,iver. WIS held
AT Mechanics Hall. on Monday night.
and which proved to be ONE of the
largest political night gatherings recent
ly held in Cecil County. The interior of
the Hal WAS taStrfuly decorated with
the National cU,nIS. 8! large photographic
Portrait of Mr.. Wali,ld. the Demo
cratic Candidate for GovpllgoT. occupy
ing "A conspicuous l,llCc on the front of
the phtfClm. while the entrance to the
hall was, brightly Illuminated with Chin
csc lanterns.
The 'f&:tAful' in the upper districts
Of the county had been duly notified by
posters ard advcrti> CmeutS. that II spec
iTl flue excursion To ElktUn would he
run from Svlngrr, IN opportunity for Il
flee rice being one lot to br miS>ll. HIl
Wllch brought tD the meeting ;l urgc
ccG"tiNg,nt which had been kept in good
humm. by the Port Deposit and Prin-
cip:o Brass Banlts which accompanied
it.
The Guhrrnatorial Party composed Of
Hon. "Ned'' Wnrticld. Ctndi,ln1c for
Governor. Hon, William Sheppard Bay-
an, Candidate for Attorney General.
and DIR. Gordon +. Atkinson, accom-
panied by General l.. Victor Baughmat.
General Murray Nan,livcr. Samuel G..
Rowland, Espl.. James IL. Powers. of
Carroll County. and Prof. Thomas f..
McNuhy, arrived mt Elkton at 535 p.
H.. and wa$ met by II committee of re-
certiGn composed of EX-Stnte Senator
Austin l.. Crothcr$. William $. Evans,
Frank r. scott. DIR. John H. lamar.
Major William g. Pulmrll. W. Arthur
Mitchell. Rufus ID. Bowland. William ID.
BIatton, Alfred Wcthelill. DR. $. c.
Sykes, Henry II. Gilpin. |. Hester
Hess. John Gi!l,n. George II. Ash ami
DR.. William ID. Cawlpy.
To the music of the Eric Drum and
Fife Corps of Wilmington. Del. the dis
tnguished guests were escorted to the
Fc'ton House ami the Howard House.
tive l'nrtcVu> of the latter bttmg hamd-
sOmely decorated with flags and hunt
ing.
At seven o'clock the Elkton CVlnft
Band lttl by Mr.. John NJ. Dunbar gave
rln open air concert in f1UH of Mech
aries Hail. which was Esteemed to by I;
large crowd of people. AT 1.30 p. M.
the meeting waS organized by Major
William &. pulTe.l, who nGlned William
) Evans. Esq. nI presiding officer.
After music by the Elkt0n Band. Prof.
Thomas +. McNu,ty. the sweet singer
Of the Democratic Israel. who by his
winsOme notes had helped sing Farmer
Brown into the Guberrltornl Chair,
was introduced and sang very beautifully
a song ''SwcethturtS ami Wives" intend
ed no Goubt ;lS an appropriate compli-
meNt to the women of Elkton. Il number
of whom occupied Seats in the front of
the audience Toon.
Hon. Edwin Warfield was then intro
dnced. Mr.. WariieM is handsome
type, Of a middle aged Maryland gentle
man, in an excellent stulte of plp-el.yt,
tiOn. He was very cordially received by
his audience, and his pleasure at his
enthusiastic reception was reflected in
the heightened color of his horid face.
t" which his snowy locks lent additional
tone. While not an eloquent speaker, his,
genial manner. and easy air of sincerity
lend force to what he says. After the
applause incident upon his introduction
had subsidized. and after an appropriate
and acceptable reference to the late Ex-
Governor james b. Groome, who was
his personal friend, as we'll as official