New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-09
q PUBLIC MEETINGS.
kIGHTEENTH WARD FILLMORE AND DON
FISON CLUB

moot persistent effort the part Of those N 'Ds
Eighties nth Ward in favor of the election OF r1hiho'e
ard Dor eson succeeded in organizing nee"hg' ~
late hour last evening AZ the Demt Dispensafy' nv
a o'clock the assemblsge numbered nearly dozen,
Who sat in dishesrtened groups OF twos ana hrees,
,,.eu,,ng with downcas looks the cheerful prospects
OF the American party in their immediate vcimty IL
was deemed iDexpedient TO Try 10 organic wisn 70
,.@oy ,bow of heads. messenger was accordingly
asnatehed To the house Of Engine No. 81 n r.crnlt
AneT a gloomy half hour bad tediOu-ly dragged hsei
ont Of sight, be returned, and at bis heels i"ip"ed
bakers dozen of " bunker" who. beng Jnoginatl-
csIly distributed throughout the Hall, made q1'e
a eoody show. Noses being again counted, It was
found that the hydropathic acce--ions brought me
census up 10 precisely sxty.nlne, and u va deemed
sdyisable 10 risk an organization. Mr. - EpSEr
then called the group TO order az thro gh bis ipstr
mentality the me rtpg took VOTE an0 MIR. RUFUs T..
CRAsE was elected President Of the Club, pro ~m.
An afftciiounie invitation to the citizens OF tse
Eight enth Ward TO " Come one come all. ana ~nich
invitation had convened the immense multitude tnen
and there present, was thea read. Some gentleman
then suggested that the President r.gae the Cow
With rpe ecb. The President did not make 'pseon
hut the President did call upon Mr. james oiooSS Oh
The Express to spread himself MI. James n'ooss
Of The Ezprsss did not spread himself Du, Mr. . a''
Brooks Of TIE FIpress passed the pau 10 M honey'
and desired in 20 ast0nsh the natives WIN speech
~, Ednsv did no. choose TO astound the meeting,
hut he called upon the Secretary to read KIM OF
declaration Of principles, promises, and AMBITIOUS a'P
ratons which had been drawn up ana sBueu Wy sS'-
e,al hardy individuals The Secretary did so, snd tne
President called upon all who choose to do 80 To come
MP and subscribe.
gloomy silence followed, aud no one came up
tie Secretary eengly remarked that there we're pens
and ink ut Il table al their sersice, for which nothing
would be charged. The gTatutOus offer OF these ne
e.ssnry articles did not induce any one 70 come ior-
waT6-Do one tigned. a, -
A letter from the Hon. Erastus Brooks was then
PRODUCED and the Secretary made an attempt to read
Il. After a few blundeIlng trials be gave u up, AMI
with n dsuaifing gesture handed II 10 Mr. RUFUS T.
CRaxE, who with COMPILING ntary remark TO tue
effect that the handwriting Tesembled Horace tree
ly's he also made a desperate endeayOr 20 acquant
himself with the contents. He male a sikna failure
and With All appealing glance at Mr.. James BROOKS,
he yielded the document 10 him.
Mr.. BROOKS now tried, and after some hating, de-
cjpbertd his ilustIiOus brothers hicrogiyphcs. Inc
hitter did not amount to very much, but 1t was re-
ceiyed with three sickly c'ecrs. Mr.. EDNEY then
announced that in the Ninth Ward the election to-day,
TO fl the vacancy occasIoDed by Mr.. DlxOns death,
had resulted in the choice Of the American candidate.
A call was made for three more cheers; an attempt
was made 10 comply but the t trial so feeble,
that thew tried it again with little better success
Mr. LovETT, a stranger in the Ward was clued
upon TO speak. He spoke. When he had spoken,
fiiy ones boys all went out.
committee then appointed 10 nominate officers.
They Immediately retired but speedily came back and
recommended the election Of some six or seven OFF,
eias. The election resulted in the choice of JOHN
RIDLEY for President TIE other officers elected,
and the Eighteenth Ward Fillmore and D0nelson Club
evaporated for the present.