The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-21
GRANTS MEN IN THE CITY.
COLONEL a. J. H. DUOlNNE TAKING
TIME ny THE FORELOCK.
The Lurrs and RnthusisstIo Meeting Of
Twenty-one Onicesookers thnt Formally
Nominated Grant for Third Tern.

Sixteen men, only one Of whom Is in any
way known TO the public. met In a small room
adjoining tho once in the Ashland House. last
evening, to Give shape TO the movement for the
nomination Of Grant for a third term. The oall
for the gathering was published In the name OF
the Central Grant Club. II Dtomised that re-
ports should DO presented from the Commit
tees on Address and ORGANIZATION. Several per-
sons on entering the room displayed mall pink
cards with writing. that the Chairman recog-
nized. There seem ed TO be no ocoasion for
showing tho cards, as the meeting WINS open to
all who applied at the door. At the opening.
twenty-one persons, all told, were In tho
room. exclusive Of tho reporters. There was
short delay In organizing. on account of the
non-arrival Of Mr.. ElwOod II. 1horne, the Grand
Master OF Masons In this state, who was ex.
peCted to preside. He failed to appear, and
In his absence Mr.. II. g. Parle, tho Secretary,
Q He'd the meeting to order and nominated
Col. A. II Dllanne tn DO tempotary, ,, Onair.
number " extinct political organizations In
this CITY. H. SAID that the Central Ofant Clu0
had been -,artcn hy few gentlemen. whose oh
iect WAS to- see similar ORGANIZATIONS established
throughout tho country. lie thought that the
time had arrived for people who desired Graut
for n third term o say SO.
a long printed address ~ ths club. In favor
was al dircssed TO the friends Of secure Gov
eminent" 1t begins thus:
In organizing this club as a central body. We who
for third term Of ne Presidency. Under no d cta
tonai or st, conmttiee we aro imneea .,eiv a.
cit1cns by The neccs'y whicn at i6s time calls
sce5rd WIN common sense and Tor the sooS Of our
SonnFy ,Mr 9uNoosae the r,noin,hOn o. lresirn. @
| giving the "consiierations." there was tho query,
aG,ir.2" ms was answered by rcferenccs TO sec
S' s ce afr'i Geoa 1T S' sSG M S Soof S1O
The address closes with
For the foregoing rea'un. Ard for many others, we
ihrd Term of the Prcrdcncv caoic- being subj
10 ms own ultimate ecoepianc' Of nominauon Freely
clubs And rursuance OF onjrc consideration.
President rss,Seitis ms 81 ali N" ststes. anS Of ali
loch political 10 form Grant clubs, ard place
Grant .un. s'th view TO conyening the representa-.
nc IN nao9sl hs On ,hS n,s.
men. oatenei' or other signnclnt appeatlons asso.
| civil conflict.
Col. Dnganne was supposed to be the author
OF the address. rhe retary read the pieam
| bic % the constitution of the club, which aver,
that tho club IA not organized as a secular or
der. nor to revive any association linked by
signs or passwords
The secretary enrolled the names Of tho TWEEN.
ty-one persons in the room. Among the name,
gwen to nm were Prof Ellis benson, Em y
Maxwell, JHmes Murrav, Mr. Burma, John Muir
phy, John r. Brady, J. Stone, Mr.. LeRgett, Rich.
ard Dclmore, Mr Dooley MIR. Miller, and one oi
two others were recognized as those of sinecurs
Custom House officers.
| John G. Maxwell wore the pantaloons OF a let
ter carrier Mr.. Gallagher is the President o
tho L4ho-ers' Union, an organization com
posed, II IA said, Of seven Thousand men.
| Col DugAnnc said that he had assurance
that men were ready in every state IN the natioI
70 affiliate with tho third term movement. III
thought that circumstances would arise in the
| next few years that would require strong IN Al
Ike Grant At the head Of the country. H.
added tina II the Democratic party got powe
aran the crv would bo God help the country.
! tweed VIII como back, said member.
| The club IA to meet FOR the election of perma
nent officers on the 9th OF January. Col. Du
game said that II was proposed to elect Gen
| Patrick H. Jones a. President, az he Is n pro
nounced tn ird. term man. He added that letter
! had been received from Prof George W. Clarke
Severn ID. Moultpn, Ewoo1 Il. Thorne .ianC
Others, approving tho third-t movement
The club has sent circulars to hign officials an
| others.