The daily gazette., 1878-08-19
The Foundry Meeting.
THE FRIENDS OF GALLAGHER PREVENT
ANY STAMPEDE IN FAVOR OF A THIRD
CANDIDATE

THE FRIENDS OF GALLAGHER PREVENT
ANY STAMPEDE IN FAVOR OF THIRD
CANDIDATE.
Ihere was a large audience at the
oun9ry temperance meeting on Satur-
usy night, there being general feeling
the proceedings would assume. The
opening services were as usual
Inc committee of fifteen, appointed at
previous meeting to canvass among the
people and secure their views in relation
10 tne advisibility of running a third can
Iluate ior Ma, or, reported that they ba
Iound about eleven hundred persons dis
satlsned with the two party nominations,
Dut that the majority Of them believed it
would be best 10 make choice between
these two, instead of running a third
candidate.
The report was the subject of a running
debate, which lasted over an hour. Mr.
ferry compared the conn nittee of fifteed
10 Diogenes searching for an honest man,
ana gently intimated that q third candl-
da,e Tor Mayor was worse than useless.
MI FOX put great deal of earnest
ness, III not cloquence, into a plea for a
thla candidate for Mayor in the interest
OF the temperance cause.
rather taylor told the meeting that
captain Gallagher, the Republican can
uidate Tor Mayor, was good enough
temperance man for him.
Mr. A. B. Crawford inclined to the
third ticket movement, ard animated
| that the workingmen would be glad to
cooperate with the temperance people
IN putting citizens ticket in the field
Rev: j. B. Mann thought the only ef-
| rect or third candidate would be to in
Jure the good side. The thing to do was
TO discuss to merits of the two parties and
the Two candidates, so as to see which
would prove the most beneficial TO the
temperance cause. The Democratic
party, he said, had charge of the State
government, and had given us some of
the very worst kind of legislation.
MIR. Wells-We are not here TO talk
about political parties, but about men.
A voice-Tell him what to saw,
Mr. Man-Will the Republican party
10 anything for temperance? You must
compare the two parties and the two
| candidates aud find out.
Rev. Mr.. Van Horn favored the ap-
poihtment of committee to get the
views of the two candidates upon the
temperance question.
Mr. Martin said he was done voting for
any man who was mixed up with the
| rum business in any way.
Mr. WIN. Sparks said Captain Gallagh-
er was good enough temperance man
for him. He held temperance above
politics, and at the last city election had
voted for Bright and Vincent He ac-
cused John P. Almond OF visiting an
unlicensed liquor saloon, and said he was
aware of the fact
Frank Whelan demanded the name of
| the landlord of this saloon.
Mr.. Sparks replied that his temperance
iabors had not yet brought him down to
the level of an informern
"Then, said Whelan, "We'll subpoena
You to tell who the man is and summon
John p. Almond as a witness.
| Robert Mcdonnell said 1t would take
a gre ~ deal of organization to get third
party in the field, and that it was now to
late to organize for this campaign. The
Maine, law, he said was not obtained un.
til after the thorough organization of a
third party.
| Rey. Mr.. Mann informed him that the
Maine law was enacted by the Demo-
cratic party of that State.
Rev. Mr.. Van Horn moved that COM
mittee OF three be appointed to wait
upon the two candidates for Mayor and
| ascertain their temperance views. The
motion was put, and apparently failed to
pass.
The President, hewever, called for a
| division by the raising of hands, and
though the uplifted hands in the negative
| looked to be far more numerous than
| those in the affirmative he declared the
motion adopted.
He then appointed Rev. Mr.. Van Horn,
A. B. Crawford and Neil Stinson the
committee, after which the committee
| adjourned until Tuesday evening next.