New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-02
THE LOCAL CANVASS OPENED.

THE FIRST REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION NETTING
SPEECHES BY f. DELAFIELD SMITH, RCFus b.
COMING, AND OTHERS.
The honor of firing the first campaign gun OF
1874 reserved for the Dix and Robinson Campaign
Club of the XXIst Assembly District. and last evening
in Lincoln Hall, OF northumberland sxteepth-
st. and Trdave enthusiastic political speeches. cries
OF excited applause and resoundng cheers for the Re
publican State ticket filed up their respective places on
a lively evenings programme. The building was gayy
illuminated inside and outside the street In the imine-
date vicinity attracvely decorated with Chinese
lanterns and under them a crowd OF men, boys anc
women formed animated though familiar spectacle
The Hall itself was also ornamented With flags, ensigns,
aud the penuants OF the Harlem Navigation Company
The President of the Club is James NJ THOMSON VINO Is
well known the politics OF the ward Stephen s. Doty
and N. p Dorsch Vice-Prcsidents, and George A
Riley and Benz. w. Beyea are Secretaries. when MI
Thomson called the meeting to order there was large
and not entirely harmonious body of citizens as audl
ence and later in the evening considerable annoyance
was caused by the friends of rival OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
XXIst Assembly District Republican Association
VINO persisted in calling out for speech the
name of the President Of that Association, william
Haw. jr who present. Mr.. Thomson introduced
tho names OF number Of Vice-Presldents OF the
meeting in few preliminary and stirring words, de-
carng the organization the Club to work. not
only during the campain 10 the way OF speechmaking
and hearing. but at the polls on election day. where IL
was proposed ten or fifteen Republicans should stand
and see fairness and right were observed The list
of vicePresdents included among many others the
names of ]. g. Wakcman, Judge johnson. Stephen
Roberts, DIR. ]. r. White, Benjamin Beyea ]. b.
Keersted James Davis, ]. Il. Kctchum, william
starritt Isaac 7. Reeves, John A. EaSlesoD,
Peter Cleveland, Granville Il. Haws, James Muir, and
George d. Carroll.
The first regular speaker Of the evening was the Hon.
E. Delatied Smith, who congratulated the Club upon
bich Damn alpnha
The XXIst District entitled to all honor for it. TINS
meeting proclaimed that the Republican democracy had
once more put on their and wero ready to bear
the OF their country forward as Il was borne py
Grant and Dix during the Rebellion. (Appause.] Much
was heard of the necessity Of perpetuating the former
power, renewing the former success OF the old
Democratic party. and the finances formed al
ways the subjects OF appeals by Democratic
orators. The had passed. however,
for talk about Democratic administration or the
finances The days of Jefferson and Jackson had de-
parted and all that is best and bravest. pures and
onbest in the history othe statesmen OF the old Demo-
cratic party was presented the innexibe ineg-
rity and fearless patriotism of John A. Dix. (Applause
Dix was as good Democrat to-day as he was in 1859
and 1860 IL there any objection to him 1t Is that
when lifted her lurld lamp above the people OF this
country called upon the nation to break up all the
associations OF the past and to go against the nag DIX
said: "No. gentlemen; was Democrat with you
no longer when your sympathes are so expressed and
SO distinctly in favor OF the enemies OF your country
TApplausel The speaker denounced wrong
any opposition to Dix on the ground that
he was o Democrat, aud adverted to the
Governor as the "hero OF the and the friend OF
Of the democratic party was ended that It had
Its best days, and ought to have ded wheh me war
ended. The Republican party had dared not only TO
stand by the white laboring man. but the black man
1t could stand by race that had no woes to gve
and if it could be trusted by me black aDOrng man.
might be trusted by the white laboring man, for 1t
would never betray him.
Liberal Party slight flashing for its efforts to get the
balance power remarkiDg hat as that party DID not
enough place before the people, they hoped so TO hug
the Democratic power that they might get IN ana say
few. They had done nothing, and would do nothing
They controlled only few votes in the state: .o,
The only unfortunate circumstance that occurred
MT CGwgs oT sfS mae of@ Was
when upon the platform of the party, and at
the uncture bench or platform IN the rear OF the
room fell over, precipliatine to the floor crowd Of
men one Of whom, "a rouchooking man, shouted out
as he recovered his feet There's plank loose
in the patfOrmW This created laugh. amid which the
speaker COMMUNICATING up the argument against the
Republican party-that they are III favor OF third
Is any such principle that announced. am not here
to 9pderah to the views Of that great party
press my own, hut do state that If that Is the Only
fault to be found with the Republican party IL Is not SO
great one as the acton OF the Democratic party IN
pushing country into disastrous war There Is not
"a solid argument used for second term which cannot
be used in favor OF q third
COL Edward De Forrest spoke considerable length,
iohe many positions he had honorcd He pointed with
pride" to the record OF the Republican party as the
can history" He was going affirm that the party
had not made mistakes, but certainly no party
rectng abuses Finally, after reading extracts
from Coy Pn v spees ac, he spoke roU Of the
through with, night to be fought by young OF ad
vanced ideas owing to the extraordinary educational
ahu he Sfafp lied
upon vote for man who had always ruthlessly
thrown aside party interests for the interest OF the
Here the Union Quartet, which furnished the music
Of the evening attempted song. but the gentleman
whom the crowd had been calling for. Mr. Haw, came
| In aud said few words The Hon. Horatio Z. Allen
also addressed the audience briefly Dnripg the even
ing resolutions were passed ratfying theientre State
ticket.
PROGRESS OF LOCAL. ORGANIZATION.
The With Assembly District German -Ameri-
Independent Association met at No. 276 springs
last night, John Mahl presiding Resolutions approx
ing the principles of the Syracuse Convention. and
Samuel j. Tilden for Governor, adopted The fol-
lowing dele gates were then elected:
TO County ConrnOnHen Obere Chas suess Rberhard Dger
Loreni Bonner, Conrad Hoffman,, John Mail
Asby Aidednic, and Con0ressomdl Conrenons-
Sues Edward Dsmmsnn John Gre Henry oSere Charles Jaime
Meysrhof John Ma Conrad Hoffman, George DOeDg Lewis
Riward digger
The With Assembly District Republican
Association met last night at No Grandst Robert
Moore presiding Sixty new members elected and
80 names were proposed for membership. Dauiel C..
DuraDd elected delegate TO the Central Committee
in the place OF Henry fheObod, resigned Resolutions
adopted ratifyng the nomination of John A. Dix
for Governor and approving the action OF the Utica
Convention.
The XIth Assembly District German Liberal
Democrats held enthusiastic meeting at No. I26
Eghth-ave, last evening, aud elected Oswald Often
dorter, Henry Otto, William Auer, Adam Heus,
Chas. Appel Solomon Bendman. delegates the County