Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-03

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NETTING or The rEN. JACK. ass. LAST NIGHT
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= FT. 't'.'--A 81UcaIrg ~ 81 for Funds, f,.
= e democratic jackson association met last
T'--'; NJ: John !. Norris IL tEe chair, and Mr.
Il. ). Davis. secretary.
Tie committee Oh a hall made & report, snd
aver ~cTre dis gssiOu q - the proper p.2c -
engage during t'.e CAM s.EL- it was E11t.y Ge-
teInIined 70 tain their present quarters.
". q. FOT.l read dispatch which had been
received IT the Patriot ofice from NoTth Caro-
liza the vuTTOTt Of which We hat seven ont q
tne eight Cor tressHeu elected were democrats.
and ClaiEJiIg the state by IG,HGJ majority.
I1T NysE EFTHTSIASH
vas expressed at this announcement: 2 feeling
OF 6ouht seeming 70 Tervacc the minds u tie
Nj j. T. Coomts said that in view Of the dis
patch which hal Just been -ead, he had Ire-
pared s8r OF resolutions, which at first he hal
sou- ral-.lvinks about Offering concerning the
nlcaI'a,N'S oil correct new from N67il caro-
Ina. iIOICCs-"R Read it,""Co on There's
20 trouble about North Carolina ~ lie then
read tue resolution, which Was to the Feet Jla,
'he Democratic jackson Association tenders IT,
cor ETafNiatlCnS * the people OF North ClTo,jus
on the'r &ctveTauce tr0n tho thraidom 81
eiiTai tcsf..'SIn, &c. Tie resolution was re-
i'TreG 20 VIC Committee o.. Te~'Iuuoi.-. AMI 1t
va hseCueH''v Tcr 1rtcd beck and alputcI.
Tie committee on w-H-i ."rshiT reported Ill
v"rahis on the names 81 about twenty gentle
FxCrUsIyErEe= cF The pE,r. JACK. ASS.
Ny, george =. Stewart s2il Ia would Ike ~
brow VIXEN =. y. Fitzhugh became q DINO
CIat.
Mr.. james Long said lie would vouch for IN,
being sound Ou tIe goose, he had been "a Ic-
publican. Int that made TO difference. he's
ere, icy man now. Banks had been a repuoii-
can too.
NJ. =. F. Brown was opposed 70 the in,ro tue
ton Of Tag-tag and bChtnil members OF the
club. II was still the goo OLD democratic 7 elk
son assoc alton which Ge had iabored ~ ta.r-v
or forty years ago: and if the liberal republican,
succeed in carrying North Carolina the board
o. pubic works viii have il
TURNED INTO y GRANT CLUE
In little or no time. He insisted that great care
should be exercised, and the committee should
SeTutiniZc the M mes closely.
MT. r Schmidt took the ground that when the
COncDIttee mad passed upon q name their report
should he sufficient for the association. lie de
MED shat the board of public works could make
This Grant club, any Es- who comes up
ana signs his name in good faith 70 the consti-
tntcH should be considered a good democrat.
for all present purposes, at least.
MI James Long, who had proposed TIE name
OF Hr. fiizhugh, offered to withdraw it. bur
objections were made, and the gentlem6n pro-
posed were all elected together.
An APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
Eir- II. 3. Davis said the ratification meeting
Was gcint 70 cost good Deal Of money, and ne
hoped the members would 'roay up" their
assessments. Some half q dozen responded to
the appeal.
.Nr. Culver Submitted resolution that a con-
n.ttee OF seven be appointed to collect fund
60 print and distribute documents throughout
The country. ADOPTED.
The chair announced the names Of several
gentlemen, who declined serving on begging
committee.
Mr.. Clsgett said things were getting too much
mixed, AID there were no less than
sEEES Or EIGHT FINANCE COITITTEEs
now at work begging funds in the city. IL had
got to be an intOlerable bore he was on half a
dozen of sEch committees. and he thought Il
Was tine that the various factions uCentTated.
Mr.. Culver said this wa their object, u con-
centIate their means and energies to sending
out documents to the country. Finally Judge
Moore moved the reinforcement of action TO a
future meeting.
Or. Allen opposed this; il was time they were
nj work; mercy was always wanted in "A cam
Iaign. and never more than this one they could
tnd use for all the money they could get.
Mr.. II. =. Davis said there was one impOrtan.
matter which they had all overlooked, and this
was that Grants pOstsaasters would
SILL THEIR DOCUMENTS FOR WASTE PAPER
or burn them. IL was first necessary TO have
some person at every station ready 80 snatch
their DOCUMENTS on the arrival and take charge
of 'heni, otherwise they wouldneYer reacn their
destination.
Ii was stated by others that the national e,-
ecutive committee had the Ramcs OF 100 ,DD0 good
and reliable agents in every part of the countrv
who would see TO il that their papers were faith
fully distributed.
Tie resolution was referred TO the committee
who after consultation, reported adversely. The
resolution was then laid on the table, and the
association adjourned.