New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
GRAND REPUBLICAN RALLY
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED IN EARNEST
rHE FIRST DISTRICT IN LINE
MEETING AT MECHANICS INSTITUTE
Speeches, Music and TOrchlights

Speeches, Music and TOrchlights
The Republican mass meeting of the
wards of the First District of New Or
leans, called last evening at Mechanics In
stitute, was in every respect great sue
cess.
Before the hour fxed large audience
had as sembled in the old hall OF the House
of Representatives, intent on securing seats
before the greater number OF people out
side should enter.
At eight O'Clock the band inside struck
up, and almost at the same instant the pa
rading clubs commenced to file in, headed
by the third ward.
All the clubs had transparencies, bearing
the names of candidates, with such mottoes
as: "Workingmen's Union;' 'In God
Trust, in Grant 1 Believe" an ancient
standard; Packard, Antoine, Hunt, Hayes,
and other Guards" Liberty. Equality,
and Justice to ALL" "Psace and Good Will
to All;" SIN Union there is Strength"
with q Fair Election there will be a
Thirty Thousand Republican Majority"
"The Friends of Liberty Expect Every Re-
publican to Do his Honest Daty in this
Campaign"
An immense number of torches had been
provided, but were insufficient.
Cheers were enthusiastically given for
the next President, Rutherford B. Hayer,
S. B. Packard, H. C. Dibble and others.
Soon after Hon. Henry c. Dibble ap-
peared at the desk and order was immedi-
ateiy obtained. Mr.. Dibble said:
Fellow. Citizens of the First District-As
chairman of the parish campaign commit.
tee, it has been made my duty to call this
meeting to order. desire to say in addition
to this duty that the campaign committee
have determined to open the campaign in
New Orleans with five mass meetings, this
being the first, that of the First District.
On Tuesday, the Republicans of the Second
District will hold q mass meeting in this
hall. On Saturday those of the Third and
Fourth Districts will hold theirs in the
same place. Wednesday, August 80, the
Sixth and Seventh will hold the irs in Jeffer-
son, at Jefferson Market. Saturday, Sep
tember 9. there will be held general mass
meeting in and all aronnd the Mechanics
Institute.
have now the honor to introduce to you
your president, Hon. w. L. Evans.
Judge Evans said:
Mr.. Chairman and FellowCitizens of the
First Dstrict-I appreciate highly the honor
conferred on me this evening by you and
the campaign committee. This opening OF
the campaign in Orleans will result in a
great and glorious victory for the Repub-
iican psrty in November next. 1I say go be-
cause I am sure that the principles that tri-
umphed in the last war shall be maintained
at the ballot box. We are assembled to-
night, not only determined to inaugurate
the campaign vigorously, but to secure sue
cess. I am satisfied that if we are true to
ourselves, true to Republican principles,
knowing our rights and insisting on main
tanning them, the ballot boxes in November aa
will show Republican majority OF 80, 900.
And if there is any representative of the So
called Democratic and Conservative party
here present he will go away in fear and
trembling, confident that the Republican
party is here aroused, going into this cam.
paign as it has never done before, intending
to have free, fair and impartial election.
We are assembled tonight under the as
surance OF the President of the United
States and Of the Democratic House of Rep
reeentatives that whoever harms or lDtl-
midates his brother, neighbor or any citizen
in the exercise of the rights guaranteed
him by the constitution will be punished
for it. We are assembled on the assurance
of the chief magistrate of the mightiest
people among the nations of the earth tnat
every man, no matter who he is, may vote
and think as he pleases, whether he live in
Louisiana or Maine. Again thank you for
the honor you have conferred on me.
The secretary, Mr.. Charles A. Baquie'