The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-07-19
THE GUARDS.
For Tilden, Hendricks and Re-
form. M
A STRONG STARTER.

ONE HUNDRED AND EINE1Y-FIvE NAMRS
ENROLLED AT THE FIRST MEETING OF
THE TILDsN AND RENDRlCKs GUARDS
The ORGANIZATION s9efs f f
The call for a I1lden and Hendricks re-
form escort club, published in the Senti-
mel, was cheerfully responded to by en-
thusisstic Democracy last evening. The
Hendricks club room was crowded, and
when names were called tor there was a
rush for the enrolling clerks table.
W. E. English presided, and C. NJ. Cooper
acted as Sc cretary. A. committee was ap-
pointed TO select permanent officers, and
reported the following: Will English,
president; 81. 81. Francis, vice president; !;
d A. Sweeney, second vice president; c.
M. Cooper, recording secretary; VIII Ryan,
assistant recording secretary; Thomas
Litzsnberg, corresponding secretary |:
John p. Frenzsl, Jr, treasurer.
The recommendations of the committee
were adopted unanimously. The follow
ing named gentlemen were selected as a
committee on uniform and music:
Colonel John Blake. p. w. Bartholo-
new, George b Bingham, Eo Hen
derson, and ID. j. CsllinsD. One hum
dred and ninety five names were enrolled,
about all OF whom are voters. Capt Fsnk
Wilson was elected captain OF the company
When the meeting had adjourned the cap
tain marched his company in fine order 20
the Circle and complimented the Sentinel
with a call, three cheers for the ticket, ma
tioDsl and state, and three cheers for the
paper.
THE SPEECH OF THE EVENING
was delivered by Mr.. j. W. Nicnol, which
was substantially as follows: During the
ten years 1 have spent in Indiana think
can say am familiar with its politics.
can say that l know we will elect
Tilden and Hendricks. [Applsuse.1 This
old rookery OF MISUNDERSTANDING in It's
ruins. [Applsuse.1 We do not intend to
adopt the red British flag. We are free
American citiz-ns. You will see them
buried so far that canLonading can not
arouse them. Let every man be ready,
let them be- firm and stand together, and
we will have twenty-five Thousand ma
jority for our ticket. [Applause.1 1 un-
derstsDd there Is a paper called the
Republic, edited by whom / don't know
although L understand it is edited by q
blonde who rsdicaled it in the Fourth
ward and csrpst-bagged It in the Third
ward. Reform is what We w40t. We do
not want a man for COVE nor who pros
ttuted his position while IN Congress and
SOlu CidiI1Fs W. uO
not want man for Congress to whose
hands money will stick as co the digits of
tbs candidate Ger the Ierre Haute district.
Agai gentlemen, there is y nele jimmy
Williams, who went TO Congress after
thirty yesrs hard labor, ana WIS appointed
chairman of the committee on expeDdi-
turss, which appeared but q small thing at
first. bat " nfeh mas turned out to be big
ftDiDg to save the people eighty thousand
dollaFs, and tHere is not Republican
Lnem Dor of Congress no takes his lemon
sde and whisky now without paying tor 1t.
Again Ispe8k OF Godlovs Orth, whom DEFY
TO show where he saved the people cenT
since in office. / know him. remember
when he ran in Republican district and
was beaten by fifteen hundred msjority
for being a K0ow-nothing. He is covered
all over with Vsnezaela claims. Gentle
men, thank you [cries of 'gO on" ego
on"1 for your kind attention. Applause
Other addresses were made, notably one
by Mr.. Auditor Henderson.