Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-06
FIRST EDITION.
The Republican House-yyarming

FORMAL OCCUPATION OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS
AT 50G MARKET STREET, LAST EvENINa-AD-
DRESSES, &c
The Republican headquarters for the pres
ent campaign, in the second story of No. 506
Market street, late boarding house, were form
ally opened, last evening. They will remain
open each night hence-forward to the close of
the campaign, and Republicans are invited to
repair there freely and as often as they may feel
inclined. A transparency has been placed
over the door with the words "Republican Head
Quarters" painted upon it, and the location
cannot well be missed.
At an early hour in the evening the several
rooms were lighted up, and soon th GREATER the
visitors began to arrive. The mber who
came was sufficiently large to very comfortably
fill all the rooms, and the evening was spent i'll
a social way. No set speeches were made, but a
number of Ave minute addresses were enthus-
iastically received. Cordially, fraternity, and
goodwill prevailed everywhere, and such Il
friendly interchange of sentiment and feeling
as was manifested last night has not prevailed in
the party for sometime past. The meeting was
regarded favorable augury for an earnest
and united canvass.
Shortly after s o'clock H. f. Pickels, Esq,
arose and welcomed the visitors to the head
quarters their own place OF resort, and offered
a few words of encouragement for to-days con-
test, urging the polling of the full Republican
strength as it would have most beneficial effect
upon the election in November. -. -
Anthony Higgins, Esq. was then introduced,
who counselled forgetfulness of the past, and an
| earnest united effort in this campaign-that all
| act fairly and squarely toward one another, re-
| gardng all personal differences as somebody's
mistakes. The candidate for Governor was not
his choice, he said, and he should not have vo-
| ted for him had he been in the convention, but
| he would now labor for his success with the
i 0f
| acterlzed him had his own preference been ia
| ken. This he believed would be the case with
| every Republican, 80 that this old Wing, patii-
otic county would cast one solid, straight vote
| for the whole ticket. Every cash cut at any
| man upon the ticket hurts the party far worse
than the man cut at. The party oughtn not to be
divided, he said, and as for the oiices,w there
| is almost enough for everybody-oertalnly a
| greater proportion than falls TO most common
| Wealths We have twice as many u. y. Senators
as Representatives in Congress, and in the space
| of one Congressional district we have Cover
nor. State Legislature and all the paraphernaila
of government Mr. Higgins made some further
remarks in regard to the record OF the Demo-
cratic party, showing the malevolence with
which it had sought to cheat Republicans out OF
their votes and how it WAS necessary to invoke
the whcle power of the U. S. Courts to prevent
it-and retired amid applause.
II. M. Jenkins, ESQ.,, who had come IN wiiile ~
Mr. Higgins was speaking, responded to an in
yitaton to address his low-Republleans, and
endorsed the views expressed by Mr. Higgins to
which he had listened and commended them to
those present. He urged that falr-dealing char,
acterize Republicans in their actions toward
each other, declared his intention to devote ms
whole energies to the success OF the hepuplloah
ticket, and Showed how it would be impossible
for him to be anything but Republican-if for
no other reason because he saw it would be i'm
possible to secure better educational facilities
and State reform at the hands Of the Democrat
c party He was loudly applauded.
Washington Hastings, ESQ.,, was called tor-
ward amid much applause and expressed his in
terest in the success Of the Republican ticket.
He had been lifelong Republican, starting ou,
remained steadfast because he believed there
we're better opportunities for progress in all that
makes a State under Republican rule than I'M
der any other.