, 1876-07-09
RATIFICATION.
Grand Mass-Meeting Of the
Chicago Republicans.
Market Street Thronged with
Friends Of Hayes
and Wheeler.
The Hon. Shelby M. Cu]lom
Opens the Campaign.
The Principles on Which the
Republican Party
Means to Win.
Why the Government Cannot Be
Put in Democratic
Hands.
Emery storrs Brilliantly Re-
views the Record Of
That Party.
And Exposes the Career
Of Tilden the Re-
former.
Remarks by DIR. Dyer, =. G.
Larned, Col. Ricaby,
and Others.
The Democrats Nominate Mark
Kimball as Mayor, and
He Accepts.
Secretary Chandler Elected Chair
man Of the National Repub-
lioan Committee.
Speech of the Hon. Fred Has
sa1lre1x at Cincinnati.
Secretary Chandler Elected Chair
man Of the National Repub-
lioan Committee.
Speech of the Hon. Fred Has
saure11 at Cincinnati.
RATIFICATION.



EIGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE
assembled on Market sereet, betweon Washing
| ton and Madison, Inst night From the north
! side Of Madison almost to the south side
! OF Washington, the street was crowded. The
night was sultry, The people suffered with the
| heat, but there WIS no effort to get away.
They stood packed and jammed together for
two hours
The occasion was Chicago's ratification of the
nomination OF Hayes and Wheeler. 4 call had
been issued, and in response the Republicans Of
Chicago camc out In thousands. 4 stand had
been erected on the east side OF Market street,
in front Of Field d Leite1's store. It was
GOx40 in dimensions, and wass crowded to its
full capacity. On each side md in front the
throng were packed in together. From tue south
west corner of Madison and Market streets, and
in front OF the Central Hotel, lime lights nlu-
mined the scene. The character oft}le crowd vas
OF the highest. It Was no mob. Those who
attended last night were men of strength aud
respect in the community. No more respectable
body Of men have ever assembled in Chicago,
and seldom in the history OF this city have her
streets held 80 large an assemblage, called to-
gether in the name Of any party.
From the first to the close the exercises were
intensely interesting. Excellent speakers had
been secured, and they clnimed tho attention Of
the crowd from the start. Those who had as
semblcd had come to be Instructed. They lis
tened quietly to the addresses, but now and
then there came burst Of enthusiasm, that
swept like whirlwind over the throng, and
carried with 1t the conviction that there was q
terrible earnestness under the quiet exterior Of
that congregation. As points we're made here
and there BY the different speakers, the applause
echoed aud re-echoed, and rose and swe1led. Now
and then some man would ask a question Of q
speaker, and, as the answer annihilated him, the
crowd broke into yells Of qualification.
At SEC, when the meeting was called to order,
number Of private carriages drove up and
1ankcd the crowd on the north and south. In
one Of the carriages sat three ladies, interested
spectators Of the proceedings. The windows
also throngcd. Up and down Madison street On
the south side men stood in lines, trying to
catch an occasional word from the stand.
ON TUE STAGE
were some 200 people, many Of whom did not
belong there land some Of whom wouldn't have
rot there had the police done their duty. At
the entrance to the stage struggling mass Of
humans clamorcd for admission to the exclu-
A4c ~ 1uN9C AoA 0IaS7 AA|%@ cN~
Among tie invited guests present were Emery
4. Storrs, r. P. Dcrickson, Gen. Chctlain John
Z. Barker, Dr.. Dyer, John H. Clough, Tuthll
King, Charles H. Ham, A. l.. Morrison, Phil
a. Hoyue a. J. Galloway, 4. N. Shepard, 0.
L. Mann, W. H. Brown. Elliott Anthony, A. D.
Ellsworth, Avery Moore, Conrad Folz, Col. Eic-
ably, ". f. Brainard, Frank 1umbard,J. Il. Mulker
Capt. Loughlin, Aid. Throop, George Armour,
Leonard Swett, E, s. Isham, II. K. sullisan, L.
L. Bond, and others. These were provided
with seats in front and near the rail, where they
could hear the speakers and see the crowd. Be-
hind them the stand was packed and janlmed to
overdowing. In one corner was Maj. Ncrans'
brass band, which played patriotic airs between
the speeches. Frank Lumbard's Glec Club was
also in attendance, and rendered some excellent
music.
DURING THE SPEECHES
of Hessrs. Cuilom and Storrs some fine hits |
were made. Tie question WAS asked Mr.. Cul- |
lon1, by some one in the crowd, if he indorsed |
Grants Administration, and when he answered |
he Endorsed him for putting down the Rebellion |
aud permitting no guilty man to escape, tne |
crowd became wild with enthusiasm Dir. |
Storrs NON the assenblage at the outset BY con- |
graduating the Republican party upon the con-
version Of the Democracy, which IN IT'S last plai-
form had come out against stealing. both !
speeches were pointed and eloquent, and we're |
received With delight By the congregation