New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-22
SIXTEENTH WARD REPUBLICANS.

This Club have fitted up their rooms, No. 245 Eighth
avenue, neatly and comfortably The second iioor
has been converted into readingroom, and Is open
day and night On convenient hooks around the room
hang files Of all the daily city papers, morning and
evening and a great many others from neighborlng
cities TRIBUNE tracts and other campaign documents
are hbe rally scattered throughout the ROOM Among
them are the speeches of " Honest Old Abe, Seward,
Grow Wilson, and Others n row OF comloreioie
reaoiug. sbles surrounded by inviting benches ana
chairs run nearly the whole length Of the room: The
whole has a very cosy appearance, ana furnishes al
excellent place for the assembling OF Republicans, 10
chat over the TOPICS of the day. Overhead are the
Committee rooms which are also comfortably FUR
pished. All Republicans, and IN fact, everybody OUT
of whom il il possible to make convert are invited 70
drop in at any and all hours.
ast night the meeting was composed OF the most re-
sps csale and substantial OF the Ward; not mere
politicians and otiiceseekers, but men OF properly ano
tax.payeIs who glory in the honesty and purity OF the
Republican party and who believe that they can best
serve their country by making that the dominant party
in the country. Before the meeting was called &c
order the various actors engaged at the late Chicago
Convention were freely criticised. Some OF thoSt
present censured the OF those delegates who
opposed the nomination of Mr.. Seward bat the choice
OF Mr. Lincoln they admitted to be the next best that
could have been made. The majority, however think
that Mr. Lincoln is tie strongest man, ana all rally 10
his support enthusiastically.
The meeting was called to order by SAMUEL B. III.
yAscE After the reading of the minutes OF the last
meeting an invitation was read from the Young Men
Remit N Union. requesting the Club to take part
with them IN ratification meeting, 90 be held on Tues
DIV thisl evening at the StuyvesstHt institute Inc
invitation was accepted. Committee.of five was APP
pointed to draft resolutions expressive OF the satsIac-
lion felt by the Club atthe Chicago nominations That
Committee, consisting of Messrs. Mcleod jacques,
Sherwood Peers, and Bull reported the following,
which unanimously adopted:
Reoed That the Republican Association OF the sixteenth
Weird Rccept welcome ratfy with hearty approval the
nomination OF Abraham Lincoln for President and Hsmoa
Hsmn VcePrsdent Of the United Sttes and while We
reoced 10 have written banner the name
readily then he is to all personal consideration
u in winch god, aud that in Lincoln we
recognize Of the soil of the people sprung from
tbe and prepared further protect the
rights 4 free labor in n States and Territories
Resoped That IN the nomination OF Hannibal hann Tor wee
President Republicans present the people Democrat III
the sense who has hrny witnsood the bandih
nents Of corrupt Administration and has shown himself too
clear sighted totoe blinded by the sophses CT u fase he
sso6 That this pledges the candidates nom
mated by the Chicago Convention earnest ung and enhu
support and that unanimous purpose shall be con-
hyIned by a rumI hsnt victory in November next
Mr.. Mellon, Chairman of the Committee, In sub
hitting the resolutions to the meeting, begged TO cal
attention 10 the fact that a namesake of Mr.. Lincoln,
and he believed a relative Also in carrying ont the
principles of Washington, received the sword of Corn
wallis as a token OF defeat. That the last OF the
reign of George Ill. On the 4th Of March next,
Honest Old Abe" carrying ont the great principles
of Washington will receive from James Buchanan the
staff of Office and that will be the last OF the reign Of
the Democratic party. A motion was made 10 adjourn
to Iamartine Hall, where the Twentieth Ward AssO-
citation were ratifying the nominations. This was
adopted, and the meeting adjourned.