The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-03
Democratic Reform Meeting.

Democratic Reform meeting.
A small number of democrats assembled
at the village hall on Saturday evening fol
the organization Of Tilden and Hendricks
club. The meeting was called 10 order by
James II. Dyer.
Mr.. Dyer proceeded to address the meet
ing upon the issues of the canvass. lie
said he had heretofore been an indepen-
dent voter, voting sometimes with the
republican party and semetimss wit.
the democratic party, and gave his reasons
for now supporting Tiden for the presi-
dency. Every citizen should know fully
the reasons for supporting any ticket before
endorsing it, and come to his conclusions
carefully and thoushtfully which party he
should support. He then spoke of the real
and fancied corruptions of the republican
party, Colfax, George ii. Williams, Dea-
no, Babcock, Belknap, Blaine, Robesop,
the salary grab, and many things originated
by the democratic press, were recapitulat-
ed This called forth the applause of the
auditors. He rccited the good deeds of the
democratic majority In the house, the
principal Of which was reducing the nation
al debt SAC, 100000; and said that to-day q
republican senate stands trying to brow-beat
the house in their attempt TO r. duce the
government expenses. The house Saying
II the government can't be run without
$40, 100000 being stolen a year, it better
not be run at all. lie said that at the st.
Louis conventonstbe corrupt, Tammany,
faction of the democratic party had been
voted down, and the policy of Samuel
j. Tilden, which was hard money and re-
form, was adopted. He hoped to have a
grand ratification meeting in Rutland soon,
when banner bearing Sam Tildens name
would be thrown to the breeze.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Dyer's speech
J. d. Hanraban was elected chairman, on
motion Of Y. G. Meyerhoffer, and j. II.
Dyer, secretary.
On motion V. G. Meycrhoffer, COM
mittee Of ten was appointed to select Off
GERS for Tilden and Hendricks club.
II. N. Weeks moved that the committee
be instructed to report bylaws for the
club, which motion failed.
The committee appointed was as follows:
V. C. Meyerhoffer, Samuel Hayward,
w. +. Paige, s. II. Ashmsn, John Nc
Guirk, Garvin Moffat. II. K. Dyer, Ed
ward Lyston, John Madden, j. G. Thorn
ton.
John AcGulrk stated that he was not
Tilden man, and would have nothing to do
with the committee. The statement so as
tonished the chairman that it was not till it
had been repeated second time that he
took in its significance. Then remarking
in funeral tone, 'I'm sorry for 1t" he
requested James o. Dryer to accept the va
cant place. Mr.. Dryer said he was Til
den man and was determined to stick to it,
but all the same he wouldn't have anything
to do with the committee. Grin Thomas
being "always ready to help the party" ac
cepted the vacant place and harmony
reigned once more. Mr.. Dwyer is the chief
officer of the Rutland division of the an
cient order of Hibernians, and Mr.. Nc
Guirk we understand is member of that
order.
The committee reported the following
list of officers for the club.
President-J. d. Hanrahan.
Vice presidents-V. O. Meyerhoffer,
James Fl. Dyer, Samuel Hayward, Orlp
Thomas, Dennis Mullin, j. Il. Leonard,
w. Ii. Woodward, j. Grafton Griggs,
Jesse l.. Billings, II. X. Dyer.
Recording secretary-W. F. Paige.
Corresponding secretary - Robert N.
Weeks.
Treasurer-C. G. Kinsman.
Finance committee-Michael Quin, S. +,
Paige, N. l.. Davis, John Cain, Samuel
Hayward, John Sanford, Gershom Cheney
s. M. Adams, N. s. Stearns, j. j. II. Ran
dali.
Executive committee-N. F. Page, Viii
liam B. Thrall, John @. Ryan, J. c.
Thornton, L. W. Redington, Garvin Moi
fat, John Murphy, A ii. Abrams. John
NORTON, Miner Hlliard, William w.
Wing, John Caden, Carbury Carroll, J. L
johnson, ]. L. Nelson.
]. II. Dyer declined to accept any Office
and moved that Jesse Burdett be made vice
president in his place which was carried.
He then moved that the executive COM
mittee be instructed to report code of by
laws to meeting at the town hall on the
evening Of July 18th, which was adopted.
AT that time if too many of the democrats
are not troubled in McGurk's way
and are mot Tilden men," the Tilden and
Hendricks club will be formed and rati-
fication meeting held.