The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-05
Large and Enthusiast
tic Republican nj eet-
ing LAST Night.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
OF THE KEN0SHA C0UN-
TY GRANT & WILSON
CLUB.
Am able and unansWerabIe
Speech by Hon. Charles
G.. Williams.

Simmons Hall was well filled last night
by an audience composed of the Republi-
cans of this city, with a good sprinkling
of Greeley ADemocrats. At about 8
o'clock, Lieut.. Gov. Petit, Hon. Charles
G.. Williams, and J. V. Quarles, Jr., ESQ.,,
appeared upon the platform. Gov. Petit
was made Chairman Of the meeting, and
after stating the first business to be the
permanent organization of Kenosha
county Grant and Wilson Club, called
upon committee appointed at previ-
Gus meeting to report. Capt. Charles
Frantz then read the list of officers nom
mated by the Committee, as follows !:
President, 1t. Gov. Petit; Vice-Presi-
dents for the city. Hon. 0. S. Head; DR.
A. Farr; for the County, in the town of
Somers, Jacob Bishop, P. Prairie, S. S.
Derbyshire; Paris, Daniel Marsh; Brigh.
ton, J. w. Evans; Randall, W. A. McKis.
son; Wheatland, T. S!ade; Bristol, P.
Judson; Salem, DR.. F. Paddock.
Secretary, j. V. Quarles, Jr., Treasur-
er, r. Simmons; Executive Committee
Hon. NJ. II. Petit, Mark Dresser, E. G..
Timme, j. NJ. Stebbins, John CgswelI,
Salem; H. S. Thorp, Bristol; L. G. Car
penter, Somers.
The report, on motion of L. B. Mich OILS
was adopted with acclamation. The chair
man then announced a song by the Ken
osha Campaign Glee Club. The song,
Grant for President was received with
rounds of applause, after which Gov
Petit introduced the speaker.
Mr.. Williams spoke of the severe work
in which he Lad been engaged since the
opening of the campaign, and said the
frequency of his addresses had once ne.
cessitateo return to his home for rest.
he therefore asked for the favorable consid
GRAFTON of his audience There were so
many ground swells" he hardly knew
where TO begin. They first came up from
North Carolina, and now from Vermont
we get the news $780, 900 Republican ma
jority," they were rising all over the
country. We must keep up
fight as long as there is a show of an en-
envy. But though we found enemies, let
US treat them fairly, respectfully. Mems
pride keeps them up, and they are not to
be abused. In the Republican party we
thought we had built a political struc-
ture that should last for all time. Would
the Greeley Republicans have it dissolv-
ed? It was consecrated to the cause Of
liberty. It had made the country what
it is. 1t had been, and would continue
to be the real party of genuine reform.
We turn naturally to Mr.. Sumner, and
say to him, "Mr. Sumner, do you think
the time has come for the Republican
parry to be broke up, if so, why ?" and
he gives as a reason that Frederick Doug
lass was not invited to the White House /!
That negro, vino, when urged by his
master to vote,for Greeley, said, "Ah,ma
sa, there is something in this, or you
fellows wol idn't vote for him." stated the
case exactly. ALI the rebels, all the ad
Venturers, all the bsaer element of the
Democratic party would vote for Greeley.
Suppose Cough and Neal Dow to be nom
mated by the Temperance party for Pres
ident and Vice-P President of the United
States. Both being temperance men of
years Standing, what would you think, if
when "tidal wave" had lifted them up
they should retract their former princi-
pies and court the votes and the smiles of
the anti.temperance men? Does not this
illustrate Greeley's position? He has
utterly forsaken his former principles,
and is in league with the enemy. The
speaker presented number of the sup
porters of Greeley, among them Dan.
Voorhees,, who like the baby that was to
be christened, kept up continual ely,
until, arriving ct the church door, it's
father gave it one good warming, and it
yielded to the force of circumstances, was
in turn taken up to Baltimore, where he
received good Democratic warming,and
he, too supports Greeley Mr.. Williams
believed the country would protect the
grand Republican party. They know it