The New York herald., 1870-09-11
LOCAL POLITICS.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, CENTRAL CLUB.
Death to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by General
Foster and Colonel Duganne.

Death to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by General
Foster and Colonel Duganne.
Alargely attended meeting of the Soldiers and Sail
ors Central Club held last evening at the Repub
lican Headquarters. Broadway and Twenty-second
street, Colonel A. J. H. Duganne President in the
chair. The chairman OF the Committee on Organiza-
tion read the proposed constitution which was adopt
ed. The club was first called the Soldiers Club button
motion the word sailors" was inserted Mr. b. A.
Wills OF the delegates to the Saratoga Conyen-
tion, made report IN which he said the soldiers
who constituted the Convention acted well their
part ana succeeded in having nominated candi-
date who would bring out The whole republican
frages OF his comrades In arms, demo-
Gratis as well as republicans. He also read
Of The to sSt aaapsS e he pnss
OF schemng politicians" and to support the laws
OF Congress, protecting the ballot box against cor
ruptioD.n Here the proceedings were interrupted
by the entrance OF the WoOdf0rd and Kaufman Club
or the Sixteenth Assembly district, headed by Gen.
era john A. Foster. They received three hearty
cheers. When the enthusiasm OF this arrival mad
subsided, Major William II. Carsa, OF the committee
on address, handed to the secretary the address
when mad been prepared 1t spoke OF the services
which General Woodford has done for his country,
and his state on the battle field and IN the executive
chamber. IL eXhOrted the soldiers to organize cam
pagn clubs in their respective districts and to rally
round the standard OF their comrades In arms In
conclusion, 1t says:-"If they would guarantee the
recognition of their claims to a full share In the
State government too long controlled by those who
villfed and abused them, let them eject Stewart L.
Woodford."
This evening was set apart forthe election of three
vice presidents, and Charles Il. Spauding, Joseph
Giderseeve and General John A. Foster were elect
ed to I'LL those positions The latter gentleman
on taking his place on the platform, made brief
speech the of which he said that he hoped
that all present would do in their districts he had
done in his and form WOodf0rd and Kaufman clubs.
Every Republican should vote this ticket The SOL
ders should stand by the registry clerks and chal-
enge those who tried to vote illegally. If necessary
they should use their revOlvers ana the result would
be that instead OF 1700 900 votes registered there
would not be 100000. United States Marshal Sharpe
would appoint every man deputy marshal as the
law provides, and tnen when any one attempts to
vote Illegally
TAKE HIM, DEAD OR ALIVE,
before United States Commissioner. 1--WE will do
it in our district" (VOice-"You've the men to lack
you.D 'lf this is done the State can De carried and
you did more than this every day while IN the
army.n
Colonel DUGANNE followed in the same tenor
and said the motto OF the sOd1ere should be- "We
vote as shot, and We will shoot we vOte.n
General PICKNEY SAID tire Fourteenth Assembly
district had organized this evening W0odford and
Kaufman Club
Captain CLARK promised that on Monday night
the Ninth Assembly district would organize one at
1893 West Fourteenth street.
Another person said at $50 Broadway, on the same
evening, another one would be organized.
In the course OF Mr. WILLIS report ne made the
assertion that the Germans who had fought against
treason in this country were fighting for liberty now
in their own land. They too, he said, would support
the republican party.
The roll OF delegates having been called, the meet
Ing adjourned.