Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-20

CHIPMAN AND HULSR
FInh District Ratification speeches BY
Gcn Chapman, JudEe Fisher, Charles L..
HuI-s and OtheTs--An Old Time Entbusl-
Rslic Meeting.
A large Open.nir meeting was held last night
NJ the iuterIectiOn Of rWcnty.third street and
Pennsylvanla avenue Tor tho purpose OF tatliy'
ing the nominations Of Den. Ohipman TO Don.
gress ani HOn. Charles Hulss to the House vt
Deleg lles. The citizens Of the Fiith district
turmoil out IN strong numbers, and reminded
one OF the large meetings Of the fifst campaign.
A temporary stand had been erected In the opcn
space and this was pTOfusely decorated with
evergreen and Chinese lanterns, while double
rows OF similar lights ran from the stand to the
corner nf the street on one SIDE and the Mia.
cent houses on the other. During the evening
the speaking was interpreted with some en.
llyenlng music by the band that was stntlJned
In the rear Of the platform, while Kissing rockets
and burning tar barfois served to Rlyo addi-
tlOnal attraction TO the scene. Tue meeting was
called TO order shortly amer o'clock, by john
Minor Bolts, president Of the district club.
Dr. W. q, II. Newman was chosen chrirmln,
and Mr.. TWine secretary.
Dr. Newman said that he had not spoken In
public for years, and felt u high honor that
had been conferred upon hun They had met to
Tatify the nominations Of Ohipman and Hulso,
and Il was as much 10 lndorso those men as the
national eandidatcs-aTant ami Wilson. II
they would give the candidates their undivided
support no had no DOUBT OF their election.
Dr. A. r. Pardon was the next speaker, and
Thought II was unnecessary for him " say much,
as there were many ahleT speakers to follow
him They we're now opening another cam.
paIuu and had urant and Wilson for their M
tlonal standard. bcaror8 In the District Ut CO.
lumbiA the regular Republic Al leader was Con.
CHAPMAN anil In the FItth dIStrlrt the regular
nominee was Mr., Charles l.. Hulse. They stood
to-day opposing the old Democratic party with
Dr, Horace Greeley At their head. He was In.
wiling them to shake hands across the bloody
chasn, but the true and loyal Republicans have
no bloody chasm TO shake hands across. IL WAS
for those who oOmpltted sIn to come and ask
forgiveness, and prove their sincerity by deeds
and not words
There was class Of mea In this District who
were trying to carry Grant and Wilson Oh one
Congress That Is Inconsistent, and could NOT
be done, for they cannot serve one master and
70 With another directly contrary 70 his pTln.
clples The Republican, not only consul 81
their own Interests hut the interoSts Of lhe Dis
tTIcT, Cen OhlpInan WA aent 70 Conpress. and
what had no done A Democrat had said that
he never saw any man ashleVe as much in ten
years Tor the DiitrIct as our DELEGATE had done
In one lie mad been found inieIIigent and
faithful and would he returned to the House Of
Representatives. 1.-THE district club here came
up bearing torches and transpaFenoisS
DR.. Pardon, resumlng spoke OF Greeley and
his neW.GUund love for the Dsm cratic party,
aud closed by saying that the Fiuh district had
been honoreL in Ills representing them and
stood by the Interests Of his constituency on ali
| occasions.
Gen. Chapman was Lhon Introduced, an said
Wednesday, leaving the clubs Ia iOln 10 the rati.
hcatlon of drant and Wilson, aud il WIS one Of
the grandest demonstrations he had eyer wilt
| nosseL He wished they eouId AIuTeeihie the
Importance Of a political oxpress,Ch In the bis.
/ trlit o. Columbia as Il vas understood through
out the country. He hardly thought thsIr
hearts needed stirring on the subject, as they
| lived Ia the capital OF the nation AMI could IN.
| derstand the lies about the President lie un.
derstOOd that two candidates had been put 10
| the field during his absence and everything vas
Il
passed To 20 before the public and sec what was
| their will as 10 whom should represent them,
aud II defeated no would bear It willingly; ami
ItuFthermOFe would not get IN An OppOdtion ID
ThIs hostility snrRng iron the Opposition 10 the
| Hoard Of Publlc Works aud the legislature,
/ with which lie had nothing 10 do He wa thglT
Delegate in Uongress and looked upon il thit
| he was the attorney for lSl 900 people
Speaking OF tho labor question, he asked than
| how he was expected 10 hslp then in Congress
lie believed Ia nc TiEht of ths iab5FlSS man H.
| fewer hours Of work and more pay, because il
was to their interest to do everything that will
add 10 their ussfulness. The reinsdyis at hand.
| When the Republican PARTY cAmO into p0yet ii
| gTappIed with the labor question, and put lntn
| The statute books q law making ten hours a
| days work; since then II mas been further 70,
ducsd and these are stems In the labOrinR man,
| favor. He believed mat within the next year
/ Congress would, % fat as Law In their power.
nx ~ for a days work, and that would be thel
triumph. They must make their representa-,
I IL.
| they would not only Vet eight hours, but also \
for IL and hs would Willingly bslp them
| Judge q, p, Fisher was the next speaker
| and said that he had come Tor the uurposs OF
talking face to face with his Republican friends
| as IL was ten ysars since he hal engaged ia a
/ public chmpalRn AT that day there were NOR
/ than four millions OF slaves in this countTy ami
i now thank God, there 4 not a single boniman
/ 10 be found, There was another chanRs--Inat
| in July last-of three million Dem6erats h
/ RspubiIoanIsmi but IL was a lltflo too slow and
ists 70 aocompIIsh anything. The DsmocraIiC
i marty was ceTtainIy deal Yet a few Of them
/ DO not ike 70 eat this crow, no matter how IL 4
| dlshed up and make very WY faces over IT,
| To the great Republican party were the col
| ored men indebted Tor ali they now enjoy, Will,
| 20 tho Democratic party was credited the chain
| and lashss ami these were the men that Wsr,
Inviting the clasping Of hands across the blood
| ohasm IL was not the Republlbans keeping
| open this chasn, but those who allowed tho X q
| Rlux 70 burn housed and raylsh WUmen thFou 4 h
| out the south.