Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-10-08
The Republican ltouse.warmips

FoaMAL OCCUPATION on THE NEW HxADouARrER,
AT JUG MARKET STREET. MONDAY EyENISe-AD.
DRESSES, &c.
The Republican Headquarters for the pres.
ept campaign. in the second story of No. SOC
Market street, late boarding house, were form.
ally opened, Monday evening. They will remain
open each night hence-forwsrd to the close Of
the campaign, and Republicans are invited to
repair there freely and az often ~ they may feel
'inch24 A transparency has been placed
cvei M door with the words Republican Head
Quarters' painted upon it, and the location
| cannot well be missed.
At an early hour in tho evening the several
rooms we're lighted up, and soon thereafter the
visitors began to arrive. The number who
came was sufficiently large to very comfortably
fill all the rooms, and the evening was spent in
social way No set speeches were made, but
number OF five minnte addresses were enthus-
astically received. Cordialty, fraternity, and
goodwill prevailed everywhere. and such
friendly interchange of sentiment and feeling
III was manifested last nightha not prevailed in
the party for sometime past. The meeting was
regarded AS a favorable augury for al earnest
and united canvass.
Shortly after O'clock II. f. Pickels, ESQ.,,
arose and welcomed the visitors to the head.
quarters as their own place OF resort and offered
few words OF encouragement for to-day's con-
test urging the polling Of the full Republican
strength az it would have u most beneficial effect
upon the election in November.
Anthony Higgins, Esq. was then introduced,
who counsclled forgetfuness OF the past, and an
earnest united effort in this campaign that all
act fairly and squarely toward ono another, re-
gardnS all personal differences rs somebody's
mistakes. The candidate for Governor was not
his choice, Inc 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
same degree of earnestness AZ would have char
actelzed him had his own preference been ia
ken. This he believed would be the case with
every Republican, 30 that this old Wing, patri-
otic county would cast one solid straight vote
forithe whole ticket Every cash cut at any
man upon the ticket hurts the party far worse
than the man cut at. The party ought not to be
divided, he said, and as for tho Offices, why there
is almost enough for everybody-certainly a
greater proportion than falls to most common. |
weallhs. We have twice many U. 3. Senators |
AZ Representatives in Congress. and in the space
OF one Congressional district we have Cover
nor, State Legislature and all the paraphernalia
Of government Mr. Higgins made some further |
in regard to tho record Of tho 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
tho whce power of the U, s, Courts to prevent
it-and retired amid applause.
II. NJ. Jenkins, ESQ, who had come in while
Mr.. Higgins WAS speaking, responded to an iu-
vitation to address his w-Republicans, and
endorsed the views expressed by Mr.. Higgins to
which he had listened and commended them to
those present. He urged that fair-deang char
acterze Republicans in their actions toward
each other, declared his intention to devote his
whole energies to the success OF the Republican
ticket and showed how it would be impossible
Tor him to be anything but Republican, for
no other reason because he saw it would be i'm
possible to secure better educational facilities
md State reform at the hands of the Democrat
c party He was loudly applauied
Washington Hastings, ESQ.,, was called for
ward amid much applause and expressed his i'll
crest in the success of the Republican ticket
He had been lifelong Republican, starting out
Is one Of the original 800 in Delaware, and had
cmained steadfast, because he believed there
we're better opportunities for progress in all that
makes State under Republican rule than I'M
Ter any other.
Other brief addresses were made by Andrew
!. Henry, Capt. Charles II. Gallagher, Jos. G.
Walker and others-al urging a faithful per-
ormance of duty to-day and an earnest struggle
or the whole ticket in November. The Sixth
Ward Glee Club sang several pieces during the
,vening,