, 1877-03-04
THE REPUBLICANS. i

evening in the new rooms, 1t the corner OF
Wabash avenue and Twenty-secon1 street, Mr..
4. Crawford presiding. Among those present
were Messrs. Kirk Hawcs, Murry Nelson,
Judge Cary, J. II. clough, Charles Fl. Ham,
Col. John H. Roberts, Charles ?. Kellogg, and
other prominent Republicans Of the ward.
4 committee consisting Of Col. John E.
Roberts, Z. e. Keith, ". q. Cole, R. II. White,
and c. Greeley was appointed to make NOM
nations for officers for the next three months.
Mr.. Elbridgc G. Keith was called on for some
remarks, and, iii response, congratulated the
members Of the Club on the happy issue arising
out Of the Presidential muddle. The new tresi-
dent must be sustained BY the best men OF the
partY,-py the men who worked not for the
spoils but who had the true interests Of tho
party aud the country at heart. (Applausc.1
In rcgard to city politics, too, there was great
deal for the Club aud Republicans generally to
do. Many plans had been broached to over
come the present evils of municipal govern
ment, but, in tho speakers opinion. they had all
been vain They had not touched the
right spot, and the only safety to the citizens
luT in vigilance. They should look to It that
the next Board OF Aldermen was 4 good ono,
and that the next Mayor was one IN whom the
people would have confidence and who would be
sustained as Mayor Heath had been by the
present Council lApplause.]
Mr. Murry Nelson spoke in favor OF holding
the town and city elections IN the same day as
blow to the hummer element, and in order to
make this plan thoroughly successful Republic
aus should work to have the bill OF Senator
kchoc passed, aud, when passed, they should
turn out at the polls on election-dny and see
tnat only honest votes we're cast. tAppause.l
Mr. Bishop offered resolution asking the
House Of Representatives to pass the bill known
a. Senator's Kchoe's BILL
Tt,,N
Endorsed this hill, the Democrats would be apt
to consider 1t a partisan measure, anu 1t might
therefore meet their opposition.
The resolution, however, was passed..
Mr., Ham was willing to do whatever he could
to carry the coming spring election for goou
be the Democratic candidate for Mayor, and, in
order to beat him, good Republican must be
brought out. The party had now got pos
session of the National Government for the
next four years, and the next most important
object to which it should turn Its attention was
the n.uch-needed reformation Of local politics.
Whatever he could do to this end he would do
most willingly. ;. (App1ause.1
A{r. Greeley, although somewhat disappointed
in the Cincinnati nomination, hailed the election
Of President Hayes us the election OF man
who in every sense seemed to be true repre-
sentative OF the American people. He thought
the country at large
SHOULD De CONGRATULATED
rnost ~ o;y, 9f,, government tn the South and
Hc nret,;cfcd TINT Prrsident Hayes' Germ would be
onc of peacc and reconciliation Tic day had
passed when the carpet-hag'' Interest, us 1t
Snuth. and he hoped aud believed that if the
President appointed Southern men to offices in
the South lie would appoint those who had been
Union men, or who were reconciled and recou-
structed, instead Of importing nlsn from the
North [Applause.l The crowning act Of the
Renubltcan nartv, or Of nny party, should be to
nrlserve the - nnritv m Of the ballot. and whi1e
It was good thing to talk about good Alder
men. good Mayors,sgood Presidents, it was still
better and more Important, to keep the ballot
n,,re, TAnn|anse.
PTh Tho saerrtnrr ,ir. snmw.1t. offered a reso1u-
+;on th,t the members. at the CIuh heartily in
torse the policy Of President HAYES toward the
South as ipdtcated in his letter Of acceptance:
rather-to say for the poor carpct-basger, t.,
,rhn1, the SGnth owed ;ts schoal .honses md
,rho was rs iittle chareeahie with ye,,aity as the
"ycraee @ ' members ne Of fhc human race. The cry
Of = 'earpet-baeeer was one Of injustice, and
tpt te IN t1,c renorts from The South The
,.a,i +-,,th uas thot ftesc s.ornst- -h,rgcrs 81
ioi1sd recro rnrn # natr;ot;sm. and e'fitie1 to
81 con6dence and csteel,1' Severtheessl the
Taat 49, +hav ca,no fron Tho Nort1, .ras
erfi,c;ont +o i1a;,n them in rhe eves If so,,th
~. ts., ~ ~ - ta e,ra somonT tha,n ra.,
hnc, had NON Int M worse tha., m eouol MN
1,a~ ~ ,nan r. +he Vorfb and IN making m, thc
1r@,h1c liz rnri1rt the nennle mnst mt damn Them
en,i,,nate1r hnf rfcoonize what oood fhcr.s
,rss IN 1hnn ~ s0~
r .Ths 10 rasn3n.ion 1,owevcr. xr,s nassed.
~, rol.wontssd r. tnnw # Mari, Kimha11
oo,,1i 1oa,tl,. nc,1,nr the office n fbe So11th
Town coiierior and collcst the taxes.
KIT Ha1res aid MI understand that the Su-
,ra,na Tn1,-t hni actsally Ic,;ic5 ti,et Erans
3ras r. u'A the 1so1,actor However # the Conntv
Cier,. tnTnoi nver thc tay-books to Wr
E;.aho1, h. would he the d. fact,,
fo1a"tnr ord # 1,e id mt co11ert al] The tay,.s
VII hin the time allowed by law. he could makc
IN h1s return of the detinouenL list, and The
ayrs ,,orl1 he ro1Iected without further diff
,nltv A. this noint the geutleman branched
otf IN fhe s,1f,iert of tscarnct. .hatr7ers for
whom II annearri- he had not find sweet
charity, that p11shinr regard. possrssed by
j11i3ec Cary. In Mr., Hawcs' opinion, no mau
In tEe coui,try needed The nraycrs of Gods peo-
nIe nore than Rufherford B. HAYES, beset as he
sras Nv hnri1es: of of'Ice-seckers. Ar. Hawes
honed and believed Prcsilcnt IIayes was
|, strong man. who would sec that |
there 1ras n real reform in the |
rivil service If so. the Republican party |
.ras MT only sure of n iot1r-yearss rnlc Init |
mn.t nroha6]y of the succeeding admiuistra- |
tion. 3,1t. if President HAYES should listen to |
The offfrcsnct-crs the men ,rto we're racing m
and dn,rn tl,e earth with
prr1r1oNs ron 4ppn1,TYrsTs