The New York herald., 1870-09-13
CITY POLITICS.
TIE GERMAN REPUBLICANS.

Grand Demonstration Last Might at the Wig
wam-German Unity and the Lager Bier
Question.
The fall campaign in this city was naugurated
last evening among the uptown German republl-
cans by mass meeting at the Wigwam, on Forty
ninth street, near Eighth avenue. This building,
sacred to politics and Father Mathews temperance
societies. deserves few words OF description 1t Is
large low-roored structure OF rough boards with
rudely. fashioned windows, capable Of accommo-
dating about thousand people. 1t is Illuminated
only score or less Of small lsuppled gas jets,
and 8 therefore involved In perpetual gloom, whiie
at political gatherings, when clouds of tobacco
smoke roll upward TO the low ceiling, the darkness
salmost Tartarean. Last evening the platform was
tastefully adorned with dingy United States nag,
relieved with portraits OF the two great statesmen
that divide the German American hear-Grant and
Bismarck. Owing to an announcement that Gene
raj Stewart L. WoOdford would speak large au-
dence attracted, but the gallant candidate lOr
% e aa nGs roKe
crowd took the disappointment with great good ma
ture and perhaps they reshed the energetic German
OratOry that was provided for their intellectual In
struction much more than they would have been de-
lighted at the pious stories and the mild eloquence OF
tile English-speaKing WOodord.
Mr.. ELLENGER first addressed the meeting, ana
alluded both the political campaign had just
opened and the brilliant military campaign IN Eu.
rope. lie said, regard to the latter, thar he hoped
the result OF the war would be the establishment O
q great German republic IN Europe.
General SHARPE spoke next. He said he felt re-
currence of some old feelings he had experienced
some years ago. when he mad been first startled by the
frightful and growing prevalence OF public corrup
ton. That before the nation had received It's
baptism OF bo0d-that baptism which was necessary
| to make great people. lie had since come to take
hope in the fact that German emigration had set lntO
the country, and he had seen that these big large
noble German hearts were going to form exactly tne
| element ia our society tnat Americans devoteG
wholly to business needed. Only by very little nad
Americans escaped the stigma thrown upon Eng Eng
land, that they were nation OF shOpkeepers Gene-
raj Sharpe then went into the question of the pre-
sent war, showing that the democratic polltlcianS
and the democratic press had as unit sympatnlZed
with France, while republican politicians and repuD
lcan editors from Maine to Louisiana, from Massa-
ehusetts to California cried out IN bugls notes oss1 10
after defending the republican party on the lager
bier question. by an appeal to the meeting to cast
their ballots for General W0Odord and The soldiers
party he represented.
seyerai other speakers addressed the audience
Of General WOodfOrd the meeting adjourned
Soldiers and Sailors Central Committee.
Last evening meeting OF the Soldiers and Sail
Ors Central Committee was held in room No. "a
Cooper Institute In consequence of the absence OF
the President, General Alfred PleasantOn, the chair
was taken by the Vice President, General II. L.
Davies, Jr. The business transacted was not OF
general interest," as 1t had been previously reported
that the important reports and transactions O the
committee would be brought before subsequent
meeting OF the committee To be held on Friday, the
10th inst, at the same room, at half-past seven
O'Clock. resolution was adopted inviting the
officers OF the ward associations OF the city to be
present at that meeting. After adopting the resolu
ton endorsing the proceedings Of the Saratoga Con-
vention and its candidates the meeting adjourned.
Seventh Assembly District "BOys in Bluc.'
The Boys in Blue Of the Seventh Assembly district
last evening at 75O Broadway for the purpose OF
organizing political campaign association to be
known as the WOodlord Soldiers and Sailors CLUB
No. Z. General Avery presided, and made
q telling speech in favor OF soldiers being
elected to political offices and being sup
ported 10y their Old comrades in the field. Colonel
Duganne MAJOR Forbes and Major Elliott spoke on the
desrabllity of having every soldier who fought for
the Union in support of the republican party The
following appointments were tnen maie:-Brlgadier
General Robert Avery, President; Lieutenant Com
mander f. Hill, First Vice President; Colonel w. s.
Poor, Second Vice President; Major g. Elliott,
Corresponding Secretary; Sergeant thurman, Ser
geant- t-at-Arms; Captain J. Slgwall, Treasurer.
The following resolutions were unanimously
| adopted
Resolved That the nomination of good soldier the
standard bearer of the republican party In the Empire State
hailed by soldiers New York fitting recognition
of the services OF the men who peried their lives defence
| of the Union.
Resolved, That the comrades in battle of Stewart L.
Woodford will rally TO his support in civil life and march
shoulder shoulder this campaign until reach with
leader the Capitol at Albany.
Resolved, That endorse the platform of the Soldiers
and Republican Conventions at Saratoga, endorse
the administration at Washington and will support them
with the fidelity and determination that the best
Resolved hnaly That the soldiers sailors of the
Seventh assembly district OF New York propose work
from this time the election united
honest and honest count for candidate in
nation