The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-17
MEETING IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP.
The Republicans Alive and the
watch fires lighted.


introduced VIM. Heilman. e4ar
Mr.. Holman said it always gave
him pleasure to visit the country, as
he had spent his youth there, and it
| gave him pleasure to meet the conn-
| try people and speak to them, Speech
making was not bis forte, but he
could assure them that, although no
speaker, as the people had honored
him With nomination. he would ex-
ert himself to the utmost to make
that nomination successful. sat sza
Mr. Heilman was loudly applauded.
Captain HargraYe followed. He
was opposed to long speeches, for
there was little that they needed to
be enlightened upon. 8 .8E.a II
If there was anything new to be
urged, it vas the necessity that pressed
upon us to elect. honest and capable
men to conduct the affairs Of the Cow
ernmentl economically. He referred
to the ecoaomy that had charaes
terized the Republican administra4
tionsyin State and General Govern
ment, and acontrasted them with the
former conduct ofaffairs by the DEM
oeraticparty. He paid tribute to
the cOursge and perseverance of Mr..
Heilman, in the City Council and
urged that those qualities which
prompted his sturdy resistance of
recklessness there, eminently recom-
mendeds him 60 the sufFrsges Of the
people for Representative in the Leg
islature. He scored the leaders Of
the s Nincennes iVarietiea,o who
sought to govern, not only the city Of
Evansville, butthe whole Of Wander
burgh County. The reckless extEav-.
agan6e of those leaders, if unchecked,
would b0 extended TO Stateand Coun-e
| y affairs lie they were trusted with
their management.a auebA sN
Captain Hargrave's remarks were
greeted with hearty and repeated esp-
plause. amHsts bslaioqqs gsnA
-MraAdolph Phfiin followed Capt.
Harsrave. He deemed it advisable,
as he and most of the audience we're
Germans, that he should speak in.
that languages. lie had been honored
with the nomination. for Sheriff, and
as q young man. and with young
mans ambition. be desired success.
he had landed in Evansville in 1852,
and had undergone ell the vicissitudes
that usually befan the immigrant. ana
now that he had received this ncmi-
nation. his pride should be, first to be
elected. and then to have it said Of
him. Well done. thou good and
faithful servant 2 - asi- aEsH ses
His remarks, which were much
more extended than this meagrc re-
port describes. were loudly and heart
liz applauded and cheered.
Mr.. Robers Z. Hooker said that he
was a candidate for position that
seemed to call for him to be speak
er, yet he had but little to say, aud if !
he were. speaking to a strange audi
ence be might say that be was a strong
Republican, but here where be had
grown to manhood it was unnecessary.
He had been advised. to tone down
bis Republicanism to suit more cod
servative taste but it would be as
useless as for the man who went home
drunk and tried to avoid having his
wife smell his breath. The worthy
spouse notified him that it was vain
rs heiwas rdrunk clear through He
was firm. incorporating RepubIi-
can, clear through" [Applause.l A
The Evansville Courier had called
him a Texas carpet Dagger and temper
ance fanatic. AS regarded the first he
had butte say that he was never within
four hundred miles of Texas; and for
the second, while his tastes did not
incline him to drinking. he would not,
if he could, control others in the reg
ulasion of their tastes. He had lived
tweniy.sight years in Centre Town.
ship. and MS neighbors need not be
told that be was no carpet Dagger.
and while he had no particular affees
ton for the bloated absorbers Of
whisky he found no fault With his
neighbors for their enjoyment of their
lager Of which he would have 10
aeknouIedgeahe occasionally partook.
I Mr.. Hooker was well received and
warmly applauded. sslns af sseai = aeos
E Mr.. Philip Decker was nexb intro
duaed, aud said that nc believed it
was ecsssary for him to explsinwho
he was. ELaughterl he had met
most OF the audiences before, laps
plause, having resided here for thirty
odd years. lie asked whether they
would prefer him 10 speak German Or
English. and both languages being
called for, he replied that he would
speak English first. and If any de-
sired, he would then continue in Ger
mar. He referred to the MANAGE
menti OF the county affairs during his
service a. County Commissioned
showing that during the term, roads
had been improved, and other import
ant work done that had benefited the
county. and that having served as
Commissioners with inadequate re-
maneration, he would be pleased 10
be elected to the position for which
he was nominated.
1t was urged against him that. II
elected Auditor, he would be there
in the interest Of certain persons
nameds but be would say that, if
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