The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-01-25
Meeting In the un,ere., of the Bondholder.,

pores ana assures IN the OFerlyIng rock.
Meeting In the Interest OF the BOndhoIde
Last Saturday evening in response to. large
posters stuck up about town, meeting was held
at the Court House in the interest Of the bond
holders and national banks, ostensibly to organ
ize a Grant Club As Gen. Grant was first
brought out by the bondholders and bank presi-
dents in New York City, it was but natural that
their friends in Ottawa should follow in the wake
of the Stewards, yanderblts and Shsrmas
Hon. J. o. Glover was called to the chair, and
II. Ii. Mayo appointed secretary. Then Hon.
w. Bushnell moved the appointment OF COM
mittee eff five to select permanent officers for the
proposed bondholders- Grant Club, which was
carried While the committee was out fixing up
their list viii. Calkins proposed that the chair
man, Mr.. Glover, entertain the audience with
speech. Mr.. G. modestly doubted his ability
to entertain the meeting, but said there were two
three things they probably didn't know, and
ne would enlighten them. The history Of Gen.
Grant for the last few months had served TO clear
up saveral things in reference to his political
views that were supposed TO be in doubt In
short, he could intern the meeting positively,
that Grant was as radical a man as the radicals
could want. lie believed the war had been to
put down the rebel states, and should act up to
that belief. He probably should prefer white
men for officers in the south, but would sooner
have the offices held by black men than djsloyal
whites. Gen Sherman said Mr.. G., wants Grant
70 be president so that he Sherman) may get
Grants place. As to the opposition, he confessed
their movements rather obfuscated him. They
were great admirers of JEFF. Davis. talked loudly
about the unholy war, yet seemed very an1,oss
TO get sn army officer as candidate for the Presi.
dency. As to finances, Mr. g. was for paying
our debt up TO the handle-dollar for dsllar, in.
tmating that when . government bond ssid dol.
lar. 1t meant gold dollar. II the opposition
were for making reputation the issue, the sooner
the better. The course Of the republicans
was to 90 in square for paying al our debts,
dollar for dollar. 80
Will Cslkins next called on DR.. Paul for q
speech. The Doctor said ks had enlisted long
years ago in the snti-slavsry war in Ohio, uaaer
Salmon P. Chase - his general, and he was q
Chase man still. II Chase was beaten in the
republican convention, and Grant was nominated,
then he should 60 for Grant, provided he was put
on sound radical republican platform. But il
he was to play mum, and run on . bondholdsrs
ticket WITH A. r. Stewart as Vice President, he
would 60 down to hell and take the prince q
Devils for hia candidate before he would vote fol
Grant. tApplaussl 49,
Chss Blanchard was next called out, and mad,
short speech for Grant. Liked Grant because
he never blowsd his own trumpet. People
thought Grant wasn't smart because he could
not make speech Why, said Mr.. b., the big
:gsst fools in the world make the most speeches
Grant was sound on the bonds, &c. He wound
,up by calling for three cheers for Grant, which
were given rather feebly 'I ~. s..','g q.
Here the committee ON officers returned and
.aHd reported the following ~ saitsbls names ID
ito fill tho Offices Of ths proposed bondholder
club: 49, =, '''S '-'''
President William, Cullen. ,.,9 ~ ,.tsi e.
Vice Presidents-Chas, f. Koch John Morrill,
VIM Thomas Il q y u < il Il Tid Il
Corresponding Secretary II. Shepherd
Recording Secretary JohnJ, Kellogg. ' y,
Treasurer--Thos Bowen. 'ssla ..nvtN ,,tai5
The report Of the committee was adoutet
.,o,s,,, laIi~sl neds sb-'lsi lis sSs.i1 sFr' 9,t
unsnmsasly' Ike Isit .ai,s slsld lia9 u I'D. s.,
Mr.. Cullen, on taking the chair made shor
speech, promising to do his best 10 make goo,
president: YAHilIn X n ,So.n
Capt. Kellogg made few remarks to che sumo
effect, as secretary, ,sBrAs
Hon. WASH B%hnoll was next called ont, ans
said no was a IGr{st man all over; believed III
hope of The qeaasl eondhold.rs p rested in Gen
Grant; M - pertain of tho election Of an,
man as tfAnso NSu'a rot only prsfs
him, butAs6psassa, iDisMatE osahs Oxar Of Rus
sia to any man NO demodrah haa yet namsd 70
the presidency. '"'S~' W sa' I'd 'v'''