The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-01

DEMOCRATIC. AT Aug's Club-housg
yesterday afternoon large meeting Of
citizens was held, and preliminary steps
meeting of the nomination OF Tilden ana
Hendricks. Mr.. R3bt. A. Johnston, ol
Avondare, was chosen President, and
Joseph Brewster, Secretary.
Many Of our prominent citizens wers
present, among whom were Hon. Alex
ander Long, T. A. Logan, II. d. Peck. s.
W. Goss, Robert A. Johnston, CIV. Men
ill, r. IL. FentOn, Capt. James Smith,
S. N. Miller, e. D. Molony, Andrew
KnelI, Thos. Vickers, Fl. 8. Brewster,
Joseph Brewster, Alderman Danisi
Mullaney, Thomas Quinn, 7. j. Quinn,
I. X. Spence, and many others.
Speeches were made by several gen.
tlemen and it was finally agreed to post
pone action in the matter OF making ar
rangement for the ratification until to-
day, when a conference would be had
with the County Executive Committee
and the time and place agreed upon.
The Democratic Executive Committee
OF Hamilton County met at Aug's Club
house to ratify the nominations OF the
st. Louis Convention. Mr.. w. 8. Brown
presided.
The following resolution was present.
ed and adopted:
"Resolved, That the Democratic Ex.
ecutive Committee of Hamilton County,
State OF Ohio, unanimously endorse the
ticket nominated and platform adopted
by the National Democracy assembled
at st. Louis as the true sense OF the
Democracy Of the country"
The following was unanimously adopt.
ed:
"Whereas, 1t is evident that there ID
general feeling for reformation In Out
National Government, and
"Whereas, 1t is the known desire oil
many that have not heretofore affiliated
with the Democratic party, to join in =
public demonstration in favor Of rilueH
and reform; therefore, be 1t
"Resolved, That committee of five be
appointed by the Chair to act in con.
junction with committee Of the sams
number to be appointed by the citiz ne
OF this county for the purpose OF making
the necessary arrangements for grand
meeting to be held at an early day to
ratify the nomination made at s.. Louis,s
Mr. Thomas Paxton moved that the
grand onstration be held next Satur-
day evening.
The Chair was instructed to appoin1
the Committee Of Five and announea
them at the same time with the i've OF
the City Committee.
Messrs. Paddock. Rsmelin, Francis
Sietert, Jacob Wolf, Logan, and others
made addresses.
REPUBLICAN-At Hopkins Hall lass
night the "Kanawha Division" Hayes
and Wheeler Club was organized. Col
j. v. Guthrie, OF the First Kentucky,
was called to the chair, and Robert McF,
Smith, of the Thirty-fcurth Ohio, WAS
elected Secretary. 1
Owing to the extensive preparations
that are being made in all the wards in
the city for the Fourth Of July celebra-
tion, the attendance last night was nnt
SO large as can be expected in thS
future.
Colonel Guthrie stated that the object
OF the meeting was to form club foF
duty in the coming campaigu, said clue
to be composed Of the ex-soldiers who
at any time served IN the Kanawha Di.
vision in West Virginia. Afterwards,
by a resolution adopted unanimously. Is
was decided to admit all honorabiy dis.
| charged soldiers TO its ranks.
The following are the names of the
veterans who were enrolled last night.
| J.V. Guthrie, 1st Kentucky; RpbeEk
McF. Smith. Bath Ohio; James s. Burgess.
W. Mitchell, 1st Kentucky; Frank. A.
HAMBURG 2SEh Oaio; M. l.. Hawkins,
34th and 36th Ohio; jas. A. Thompsou.
34th Quo; b. b. Wilson. 1ath Ohio; ). .,
Aigbee, 18th Ohio; Chas. y. Craig, lsk
Ohio battery; JAS. Askew, 18Th Ohin;
P. Il. Way, 11th Ohio; A. A. Hawes,
34th Ohio; j. W. Shorten, 3zth OhiDi