The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-03
The MEETING SATURDAY NIaHr.

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Court House on Saturday night, and
organized on the motion of II, w.
Bippus, Deputy County Auditor, by
choosing George w Shanklin to pre-
side. On ascending to that post of
honor, he briefly stated the object of
the meeting to be to appoint Com
mittee of six on Permanent Organi-
zation, but he could not close bis
speech till he had convinced the audi
ence that he was sound on the eter-
nal negro" but he somewhat entan-
gled himself, unwittingly, of course,
by asserting that all men are created
free and equal, "a position he was
obliged to explain before he elected
that applause he was wont to elicit.
After his remarks, on motion Of Mr..
Joseph B. Cox, DR.. Lowenstein. of the
DemoLrat, and Charles Bennett
were chosen Secretaries. Mr. Cox
then moved that Commit
tee of six be appointed on Per-
manent organization. which motion
prevailed The Chair accordingly APP
pointed the following named gentle
men, who were empowered to act as
such committee: j. b. Cox, Charles
Bennett, J. F. Welborn. Fl w. Bip-
pus, Peter Maier and 7. j Gavisk.
The Committee win hold meeting
at the parlor of the American House
shortly, aud were instructed to report
two weeks from Saturday night, at a
meeting to be held at the Court House.
1t was stated, as an object in view,
that clubs of the young members of
Democracy were to be formed in each
Ward in the ely Is
The Democratic Band then at
tempted an imitation Of some of the
music of the Crescent City. Since
we have two bands in the city, it is a
great pity the new band did not select
music never before produced in this
city. To attempt to copy after the
Crescent City Silver Band does not
seem in the best taste. When the
music had ceased, confused cries
were heard for Sproule and We'll
born, which lasted for several min
utes. At length Mr. Sproule
arose, and proceeded to address the
audience at considerable length. No
review of his speech can be made for
want of space, but suffice tito say that
it was the same Old political song so
often sung before, but in slightly
different strain. sa.- .g a
. Next came J. f. Welborne, who
gloFied in the fact that he was a
young Democrat As speakist, .
WelberpelsHno seminent Success.
He is certainly a S very Handsome
young Democratic, but is too much
on the Davy Laird style. Davy has
a right to his style of rhetoric, and
he ought to be protected against IN
fringement on that right Certain al
lusions that Mr.. Welborne made to
General Grant as a great man and a
distinguished military chieftain, were
not we'll received by many of his
auditors. He should be very careful
when he feels inclined to speak well
of a Federal General before a. $ mix
ed audience " of Democrats and
former Secessionists. s5-al1e
After Mr.. w. had closed his remarks,
Peter Maier was called out, and in
dulged in ashort speech principally
alluding to local matters He made
an appeal to5the. party to redeem the
city from under the. corrupt rule of
the Republican party When Peter
had concluded his speech, the meet
ing adjourned without music, the
band having seeded before the close.
4 On HIS MUSCLE AGAIN.-The fell
low who was 50 roughly handed BY
the police a few days ago. for .drpnk i
lenness and disorderly conduct, and
who loudly boosted that he was an
Observation-Disclosures, got himself re-
,constfucted on Saturday, but he did
not seem to be clear as to the place or
person; he, however, fled an affidavit
against Anthony Kelly, Of the Erin
Co Braugh Saloon, but failed to put
I'm an appearance afterward. He
gave his name as Pat. Croughan, but
it is not probable the fellow really
knows what his name Is, as evil