National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-08-07
EXCELSIOR.
Meeting Of the New York Republican Asso-
citation.

The regular monthly meeting of the New
York Republican Association was held at Con-
zaga hall on Saturday evening; the president,
miencke, secretary.
Reports were received from the treasurer and
other officers; also from the campaign commit
tee. Mr.. T. G. Hensey, chairman of that COM
mittee, in presenting the report, stated that the
time had come when the committee desired
and needed assistance from the association and
he requested that members would volunteer to
represent such of the Congressional districts as
were not yet represented on the committee.
The request met with q ready response, and
the following rendered their services: First
district, II. Il. Brewer; Second district, J. Fl.
Carmiencke; Third district, s. W. Tate; Sixth
district, II. L. Rose; Ninth district, A. Hen
bricks; Thirteenth district, D. Thompson, jr.:
Sixteenth district, Henry Dunlap; Seventeenth
district, Madison Whipple; Twenty first dis
trict, o. c. Fox; Twenty second district, P. H.
Eaton; Twenty-sixth district, F. w. Croker;
Thirty-first district, c. c. Ellis.
An appropriation of $500 was then ordered
for the use of the campaign committee.
The following were elected active members
VI Inc assOclaIion' henry l.. hose, henry w.
Andrews, Z. B. Stocking, T. B. Cronce, Eugene
A. Holt, John Fogerty, L. A. +. Hazard, Thos
Langhorn and F. w. Blakeslee.
Miss Mary +. Foster was unanimously
elected an associate member.
Mr.. Frank Marshall being then introduced,
presented the association with two very fine
engrayings of sour standard bearers" Hayes
terms, and ordered to be framed and hung in
the rooms of the campaign committee.
Mr.. +. n. Hill, of the Southern Association,
obtained the floor, and requested that the New
York Association would appoint a committee
to cooperate with similar committees from
other State Republican Associations to urge
the removal of Democrats from the various
The request was faVorably considered, and by
a unanimous vote the president was requested
to appoint such committee.
The president appointed Messrs. Bell, Eaton
and Carmiencke.
Mr.. Lucien J. Barnes, secretary of the
Southern Republican Association, was then in
vited to address the meeting. He read a reso-
luton recently adopted by that association ar
raigning the Democratic party of the Southern
States, and commented in severe terms upon
the present condition Of those States under the
influence of ku-Klux and other evil and wicked
combinations Of the Democracy.
Mr.. Hensey and others followed upon the
same subject.
A member of the Iowa State Association
present arose and complmented the New
Workers upon the good feeling and enthusiastic
spirit which prevailed, and he had no doubt, he
said, that if the same feeling and the same en-
thusiasm would find its way into the Empire
State victory for the Republican party would
be assured, for he believed that New York
would be the fighting ground of the November
contest; for "as goes New York so will go the
Union" He then stated that Hon. Henry
O'Connor would address the Iowa Association
1t Lyceum hall, on E street, near Eleventh,
IN Wednesday evening, and extended cordial
invitation to the members of the New York
Association 10 be present.
During the evening Mr.. E. B. Stocking en-
ertained the association with stirring cam
'aign songs, given in excellent style, and
reating hearty enthusiasm