, 1879-01-31
MATT CARPENTER.
THE sENATOk.ELEcT oyATEp.

WASHINGTON, 3. c.. Jan. 30.-acnatoe-t1eet
Matt IL. Carpenter had an ovation hero tonight.
ne wRs met at the depot by q committee com.
posed partly OF Wisconsin people and partly Of
personal friends, MiN! WIS escorted Ia an open
carriago drawn BY four horsc7, accompanied by
band OF music, to h!s lutcl. Here a crowd
had gathered, people smus!ng themselves while
waiting In watching alse Roman candles anil
rockets " hch the Committee had literally pro-
rilcd. Alr. Carpenter, fresh from his journey,
appeared upon the balcony of tlsc llotc1, md VIA
introduced by Gen. Payne, Ut Wisconsin, ami
BY til, Hon. a. N. Gimp, editor Of The National
Republican, nnd former Government Printer.
The speech OF Ucn. IIalbcrt Payne, former
Congressman from Wisconsin, nl,.i now Com
missioner Of Patents, mas enthusiastic. Tic
culVElzcl the State alld tho party, md promised
Oh beEalf Of Mr. Carpenter as zcalous icalty
tu Iicpnb1letnsHl IN tho n1lt pronounced ktn1-
wart might dcsIrc. Ten. pa}ne sookc Of Car-
1eMter as an attorney, statesman, and Senator.
eject. The Republican crowd, not willing that
the chief part should 10 left out, added the
words,
HANp nErunE10AN,"
Rnd the cheers wcrc the loutcst fux tho phEaso
which tls audience put In tho spcukvr'a mouth.
Thc speech Of A. N. Clapp WAS notable In
thtB, that llo referred 10 q reCcEt interview ~
which Carpenter Is said to havc declared httf
sclf iur Grant for the Presidency. Mr.. Clapp
sail that ac had welcomed Carpenter becauso
he had declared himself In favur Of the great
military statcsman Of the American Republic
for President IN 1880. At the ut.crancc Of shR
sentiment there were loud cheers. Some sud
the cheers came from = clique. Because OF this
sentence tie political Qosstpa have IL tlaat the
oyat!on Ind It's origin III desire TO add to tic
tirunt movement. Da this as 1t may, 1t 10 quito
certaiu ilat the crowd dit not assemble
FOR AMI euclt PURPOSE.
It casne partly from rrsI,cct ind friendship,
partly from lope Of rosalb!u fayors to GONE,
ntml largely from curiosity. Tho Democratic
papers undoubtedly wilt eecl1 to m4ku It appear
that tho ovatlon otly meant Graut. They could
not make anything fur Grant, however, ont Of
Carpenters speech. u. did nut rcllo tic ac,,tt-
mcnt which Cinup had offered, n0r lid he mako
the most sru,oto ul.!son to 1t. but In a1 easy,
pleasant war l.c returned thinks for thu Ovation
s,oku proudly of Wisconsin, colnplisncucd
Washington City, amt, sshht will please Wiacou-
atu Republicans most, uttered anew bis VOWS
OF allegiance to tho Republican party. Ile said,
indeed: "You come hero u acsttfY your syn-
pathy to tlc principles wi,lrh you believe Will
support by voice and yoto to thu utmost ot INF
ability. We urc all Republicans, u,lI Republic
aus bccnuse We believe tho lcstiny OF this Coun-
try rests In the kceuing OF that party. you
l!ass not come IN account Vt my popularity.
still less on account IT the unpopulartty of him
whom a,n elected TO succeed. 1t MAS" Mr..
| Carpenter continued, "becauso four years tgo
GREAT wRoHG
was believed to hare t,cen committed ID Wis
yonsin; Il was wrong dous to tllc organization
| Of the Republican pnrty, fur, uness our party
| will atana by IT, followers, thcre Ia al end to