Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08
FIRST RALLY OF TIE CAM
PAEGN.
Art Enthusiastic Grant and Wilson
Meeting.

MeetsnS.
Agreeable to a notice published in THE
HERALD and announced by posters sent
through the town, over five hundred of
the friends of Grant and Wilson assem-
bled at the Rutland Opera House, last
evening, to listen to an address by Col.
Charles II. Joyce and take measures for
the formation of campaign club.
Previous to the hour of meeting, the
Rutland Brass BanG played several pa
triotic airs in front of the Opera House,
as the people were assembling.
At eight o'clock Col Levi G. Kingsley
appeared upon the platform and called
the assembly to order, and nominated
Henry Clark, Esq, for president, which
was confirmed by the meeting. The or
ganization was further perfected by the
appointment of Col. Levi G. Kingsley
and Walter C. Landon as vice-presidents,
and Charles II. Sheldon as secretary.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Clark ad-
dressed the meeting, stating It's objects
and expressing qualification at the ready
and enthusiastic response to the call,
! briefly reviewing the issues-of the cam
paign and the parties engaged in the
present political contest, and concluding
by introducing to the audience Col.
Charles II. Joyce.
Col. Joyce proceeded at once to the
| discussion of the issues of the present
canvass, reviewing at length the Organi-
zation of the Republican party to the
present time, presenting the leading po-
sitions occupied by the Liberal Republi-
can and Democratic parties, attacking
the salient points both in the platform
and candidates of the now organized
| Democratic party. He made some tell
ing hits, which drew out the enthusiastic
applause of the audience. He concluded
| his most admirable and able address with
a recapitulation of the military and Off
| cial services of Gen. Grant in contrast
with the political life of Horace Gree
ley, who now seeks To supplant him in
regard of The people and in the presi-
Dental office, asking the people to con-
slider carefully and considerably whom
they would have to rule over them.
Col. Joyce spoke for nearly two hours
in an earnest manner, delivering one of
the best campaign speeches it has ever
been our fortune to listen to; and, if his
strength shah hold out to speak to the
people of Vermont in the same manner
for the next thirty days, there viii be
little Of Liberal Republicanism left in
Vermont by the day of the September
election; and we regret that the late
hour at which the meeting closed for
bids US from giving a full abstract Of
this admirable speech.
At the conclusion Of the speech. on
motion of Percy w. Clement, a com
mittee of nine was appointed to present
a constitution AMI report a list Of officers
for a Grant and Wilson club, at the
same time requesting not to be made
chairman of the committee.
The president announced as the COM
mittee:
w. G. Veazey.
Percy W. Clement,
/. G. Kingsley.
w. c. Dunton.
Charles H. Sheldon.
Harley c. Tutls,
Lariug Atwood,
Henry W KINGSLEY.
i. F. Sadler.
On motion Of Col. W. c. }.eazey. the
meeting adjournea anti Tuesday even
ing next 1t - o'clock at the new Town
hall.
The Rutlaud Brass Band discoursed
most excellent music to enliyen the pro-
ceedings, and but for the lstaress of the
hour, several campaign songs would
have been ss.Ag,
Tho meeting was large, enthusiastic
and successful in every respect, and in
dicated the sentiment Of Rutland. We
shall probably hear no more claims nor
read any more dispatche, in city jour
mails that Rutland IS for Greeley.