The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-12
& THIRD TERRIERS.
THEY ARE OBSEQUIOUS OFFICE
HOLDERS.
had any.

HOLDERS.
COLONEL DUGAENE AND THIRTEEN OFFICE
HOLDERS AND oFFICE-sEEKERs READY FOR
THECAMPAlGN-ANI NQUIsITIvE MEMBER
PROSPECTIVE CLUBS.
The New York Sun shines Tor the third
termers as follows: The Central Grant
Club was organized last evening at the ASH
land House by Col. A. j. Fl. Dugsnne and
thirteen other enthusiastic advocates Of the
third term. OF these several were easily
recognized as habilues of the custom house,
and one gentleman UOIe a nadge
proclaiming MIN an inspector or something
of that sort. Col Dugaane opened the pro-
ceedings with short speech. He was sure,
ne said, that Grant would be elected il re-
nominated. Public feeling in his favor was
widening and strengthening every day. Let
il be their mission to aid in the work of
making public opinion. The country could
not have better ruler, aud, as things were
going, might easily have a worse. A pale
gentleman conceded with the views OF the
chair, and asserted that unless President
Grant should be elected there would be
NO HOPE OF SAVING THE REPUBLIC.
He did not think as much of Grant person
ally as he did of the chairman, but he knew
he was the man the country needed. An
other member told OF the formation of a
Grant Club of Is persons In his district, and
wanted to know whether they should send
delegates to the Central Cilb Col. Du-
gsnne-No. Every affiliated member can
come to our meetings. If we want to do
any business, we can select men of our own
organization. We shall have clubs formed
OF men who support Grant, because he is in
favor Of free education and non-sectsrian-
ism, and if clubs OF Quskers or greenback
kor l. ind e
20 Join, we would accept them. A member
Let the gentlemen here do as l did-gsther
their friends at their houses and form clubs.
My club took the ground that there
was no great issue before the people, and
that Grant was the best ruler we could
have. OF the seventeen men in my club,
d We are democrats as to city issues, but they
will vote for Grant. Subsequently this same
member, who thus expanded his club from
fifteen to seventeen, and gave his residence
as the place of its formation, said that it was
organized in lager beer saloon. 1t was re-
solved that me 2bers of the club be re-
quested to report the names OF third-term
Grant men to the secretary, but one iuquis-
tive member, who kept up running cross
examination of the gallant colonel through
out the meeting, wanted to know "How
about the organization of Grant clubs?"
''We don't want to dictate about that" said
the colonel with an ex csthedrs air. Let
them do as they please, and have four vice
presidents ii they want to. We don's want
want to show that
THERE Is GREAT STRENGTH FOR GRANT,
because that is sslf-evident. We might
work till next January and not enroll half
his supporters. "But the inquisitive men,
Der was not satisfied. He wanted TO know
~ as to the names OF clubs; (2) the minimum
OF membership; 81 number of officers; a.
As to representation, and so on. Col. Du-
game informed him that the p esby terisns
or Metbodists might form clubs if they
wanted to, and the workingmen, the Palette
Club, or the Lotos or the Quakers. All they
wanted was public opinion. He knew of
one club which had mem bership OF thous-
ands. The only difficulty next summer
would be to find room in Philadelphia for
vention. Then rising into lofty enthusiasm
the colonel continues; "Gen. Grant Is
more popular to-day than he was four years
ago. He did not excite much enthusiasm
when we run him as a military candidate
ne run on mis- own merits. have no feeling
for him personally, but he challenges my
| res pect as ruler. Still, i know he has un-
Ger the pressure of bad advisers made many
appointments in this city that don't like.
However, he may love his friends better
than love them. He thinks while others
are sleeping. / think smoking has much to
do with his good sense" At this point the
colonel, whip had for some time been CROP
ing wildly around the gas jet to light roll
of paper, stopped suddenly, picked up the
stump of a cigar from the table, and having
been provided with a match by an admiring
member began to smoke. "They say
smoking makes one think like phlloso-
pher," he whispered to the secretary. The
inquisitive member, prefacing his question
by the weighty remark that Grants election
was necessary to the permanency. OF the
republic, asked, "wben shall we meet
again ?" and it was decided TO leave that to
the chairman. The gentleman near the
safe, who looked like a night Waterman oil
dutv and who had been in a semi-doze for
some minutes, mere moved an adjournment,
and Col. Dugsnne voted to adjourn.