The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-07-26
THE cAMpAroN oPENEp.
The Best Political Meeting Ever Held
In EmpOria.
Organization. Speeches and Enthus-
Iaam.

In response TO the call published
last Friday, and signed by over two
hundred and fifty Republicans, the
court house was jammed full OF voters
at an carly hour last Friday evening
who were in attendance on the organ
ization of the Grant and Wilson club
There were at least three hundred poo
| pie present.
Good feeling prevailed. Confidence
was written on every face-that con-
fidence which uprightness of-charac-
ter and a determination of purpose
brings to those engaged in n good
cause, Few OF the Liberals were pres
ent. There arc not many here to at
tend such gathering but even those
here show n desire to keep away from
Republican meetings. While this is
true, 1t isa notable fact that their au-
dienccs are mostly made mp of Repub-
licans.
The meeting was called to order by
Col. LIN. Robinson, chairman OF the
Republican Central Committee.
The committee on permanent or
ganization, which had been appointed
at previous meeting, reported the
following officers of the club, which
were duly elected: President, DR.. J.
j. Wright; Vice Presidents, Z. P. Ban
croft, DIR. w. w. Hibbcn, Col. L. N.
Robinson; Recording Secretary, Il.
w. McCune; Corresponding Secre-
tary. l. ID. Fox; Treasurer, r. d. Nc
Carter.
On taking the chair, DR.. Wright
made an excellent speech, giving a
brief review of the history Of the Re-
publican party, and Its candidate for
President. His utterances were fire.
quently cheered.
L. b. Peyton was next called, and
made the best speech we have heard |
this season. We say, this without
wishing TO detraet in the least from the |
other speeches. We wish Judge Pew
ton could be heard all oyer the State.
We are satisfied he would do great
good. We advise the State Central
Committee to secure his services dur
ng the campaign. He compared the
platforms, showing that there was
much difference in the language of the
.wo; showed up Greeley's inconsistent
lies In stronger light than we have
lGard them before, and paid a glowing
,ulogy to the president, which ought
% have put his abusers to shame. The
audience were well pleased, and many
high compliments have been passed OH
Judge Peyton's effort.
Next came Governor Eskridge. He
IlSo made a good speech. 1t was
I'iite late when he took the flsor, and
Ie could not go very extensively into
he merits of the issues before the peo-
lie. The Governor told some .anec-
otcs, though, which brought down
nc house. The one comparing the
liberals who claim to be good Repub-
leans to the fellows revolutionary
'un, was very applicable and forcible,
nd it was some time before order was
A fellow claimed to have a
.reat curiosity in the shape of gun
Which had been handed down to him
rom the revolution. After a long
nd labored argument friend convin-
ed him that the barrel and stock were
f more modern pattern than the
uns OF the revolution. The revolu-
lonary man finally had 20 give it up,
ut declared with great emphasis and
he most unbounded confidence that
&c touch hote Of The gun tsas a Terolu- i
'Ondry touch hole. "And," says the T
Governor, "the prctense of the sore I
eads who have sloughed of from the
republican party, that they are Re-
ublicans, is just about as true as that
nc fellows gun was n revolutionary
UNI" OF course this anecdote must
C told by Eskridge to be appreciated. !
We give but faint idea of it, but the
,cnc that followed its relation, was
nc we have rarely seen excclled in
ONT of overpowering laughter and
herring. After order had been re-
Sored two or three times some fellow
'oula smoker, and that would set the
hole audience to going again. There
'as frequent inquiry the next day for J.,
touch hole Republicans" They are :
iarce.
After the Governor had finished
Ol. Robinson was called for. He told
good anecdote which was applauded
ociferonsly. And the meeting closed.
.ftOr the adjournment an opportunity
as given for signatures. About forty
ew members enrolled their names,
taking the total number who have
lined the club three hundred. Set
ID Lyon county down for 1000 ma
,rity for Grant and Wilson.
WOODEN MILLS. s