The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-01-11

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There were present TODAY. sad tn.
speaker, more members ut In" STAT"
Central Committee than for eighteen
months previous
NJ. j. l.. Ask"W offered an adai-
uona! resolution, requesting the chair
man OF the State Central Committee -
r5!ii Il convention. t. met At W--;ut-u~-
1T. on February 32ud. which lie after
wards Withdrew. ;.:G uamri. ia ,.'a....
%! 4 convention. that tie State Crutral
Committee shall NEE, at a period nu,
.atcr than the 23nd. Nj. A>krw then
aid he saw a gentleman iE the room
that tie Republican part. had honorcd.
aud under whose leadership in other
days they had marched To victory Lr
vas glad To see him again among them.
al! called on Mr. Cscswrll for speech.
MIR. CRESwELL'> SPEECH
Mr.. Creswell. vino WAS received with ~.
plause, SAID he came here upon Invitation
Of the committee lie had had NJ con
terence with any oar Eu. nc was 81 ,n
Pressed with the patriotic >;irIi. cruIns and
- lis dnty 10 attend to sec tie >p!I.y nI the
H"lGb!icau party ~ manifested here /" day.
lie had ~ first sugcrS' ell that II would b.
better Ia hold tic meeting in private. bn;
- saw his mist axe, a. x was Impossible I,
'".d a rarytIn-, Of the people ia private
ne meeting represents the homes ScnlI
mcmi OF ;hc party in Maryland. AID he was
isreeah!y surprised aud pleasantly uIsAp-
pointed THIS 4irGc gathering from Il.
FaI'> OF IN" common. cSlih and nc luIclrs,
manifested. IL Is true tia. there arr come
things N the management a;,,i ,r.au ZIrinu
"t the party winch VII, have - hr rrnlrd:.d
For Nv" IBIiS have We waited. tNa.ciing
to see the patty placed on :. solid footing.
GU; w. have waited ii vain. Why rh,,
."thafEy" Certain actions must have been
aiken VIII Ga Tc cannn' understand, aud of
"hIth We arr perhaps ignorant. There Las
n""n a mistake somewhere mistake of
"a" ordinary character affecting our organ
iZaiton, which could have 50 pAr..yZrf all
rIt'r;S, and Evr; Us from grasp.rg the S;ait.
it"m Vie dominant panty. Applause,
Two years a:p We were III a condition /,
nave gathered all the elements IF "pps>iti,l
- the Dem"crLtic patty aud driven th.t
hrean'I alton to the wall. Applause \
LrIcvous mistake has been committed
Z
II others, We believe that the tim, has com.
when We mast press forward aud r,cpyr.
i"Si ground. We must begin a, the iuuu
riS'lrn: We must show every where a united
aud solid front. Il Is better to move SLOWLY
80 day. l. i not our CtrnSc la pc:pr.uai,.
ACTIONS. Why, then. should We do any
ihinC hy whICh a war "f faction, might
possibly br renewed 0Ie of the p:olo,I
lions before tac meeting would have the
elect -! lL:uguratIGE q factions contest nv
me committee with another delegated a.
carry ont similar ohi-crs 1t u, b!iur
int" "ug fold honest Republicans # every
>had" Of sentiment. Applause" We
should he willing L. defer to The Judgment
Of those IN iii ,ial positions. - long as they
remain AT the head Of the party. ie>-ryiar
!" ourselves the hight that # Ihry don't
treat our "rcIlures with respect We shall b-
Wiling Ia reprcss lrremediablr wIon-> ard
evils 10y patty revolution. Applause.
Let H. first. however. exhaust rvrrv other
remedy Let lis apply to those in authority
N1naiy and respectfully, tel. them IN E. SPIN;
at good will 81 The mistakes they have
made, and ask Tia; when the next cnuyra
lion Is called il shall ?, present every sh.,i.
"i sentiment "t the party in thr state ~.
IN the committees protest against a repetition
Of the scenes prrprtIatcd AT the prIm .ri,>
IN baltimore two years ago w usn',>r
against making the ely solidarity Irl.II.
callN, ami in this manner Ia die, -. whn
>hall represent the entire city Ia tar STAT
Central Committee Baltimore Is Ia un.,
= political unity than the Els rrr ~.,nrr.
and the selections shou'i Zoe made by "gi>
lative districts Arpl,u>c We insist
. hat in the future selections sEI!i b. mad
10y such districts. and people ~ chosen aho
truly represent those districts. /; has
been the case that Instead &C S-udsu, To-
the State Convention III n representing the
people. persons IN an,aIuuI>n to The views
nt the people We're sent. /! another At
tempt Is made To foisr such i s4l.d drl-r.
ZION of twenty one men upon 4 convention.
il is hoped that that body would nave the
courage t" reject it fAprllu>. VIVA.
we want n"w Is I" respectfully demonstrate
acalns; such action IN the IA u., Ep,Grus
should hr done here to Suhs"r. 'E- rights
If anyone. Let us prescr' these aS The F..
views of the Republican party If the state
aud when these views 90 from a boiy Ink.
mis-, there will not BE- \ IN an 5, bold a. -
say that you are factions and not lover. nI .
your party. look with ii>fayo. upon tn.
calling of an independent couYc;ii,n At
present, The time has not vet com" for
that. Only when all other redress fails let
ls adopt this As our last resort. Until such
lime let Us ac' with moderation A. the
best means II eli q the object we have l..
view. Applause.
Orland" + Bump. E>q followed in mn
Elective speech. defending the movement
rom the asprf>lon which Nr Mathews had
'ast upon a.. they were not artIuursts and
iI>nrG gamers, but sought only the good of
he party
Mr. G. Irving D.tty said the cause of the
agitation In the party, To which Nj Mat
news referred Ia, IL commencing in last
lunc, was holding up i'll each hand these.
'aid hr, the Custom House pudding tickets.
he :ed. ye'lp. ami Il lierrut cpiprci tickets.
\ Inch had been used 10y thos. men To- pei
'etuatr their power. lie plead guitiy II
he charge Of being an ext confederate -
lis only answer was that he vas h-neSt
md assumed all the risk and responsibility
n doing wha' he did H. dli not r>h fr
"a he imply wanted tu wn.k Tor what
v - Just aud light. aud did not intend To-
> driven from his course hy rhe." taruts
\ greater man han Mr.. Matthews. who. Inr
our years. stood III the face OF Confederate,
"ldicrS. AMI VIII" had a much better nI,.
'nt' y 1" Judge nf then uullit,e. aui
had not failed 10 trust them.
General Grant had honorcd aud trusted