Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-28
District Democrats.

MEETING OF THE JACKSON ASSOCIATIONS.
The jackson democratic association met last
night at Cosmopolitan hall, Mr.. j. T. Nor.
ris In the chair. and Mr.. S. P. Moses. secretary
The last named reported from the executive
committee that ali arrangements for receiving
presidential election returns had been male:
the parlors OF the Imperial hotel had been
rendered them and accepted; q stereoptican
secured and telegraphic communications pro-
v1ded. Mi. Thompson moved that committee
of three be appointed to take charge Of the
returns He stated that On the night the re-
others was victim. That night a dispatch
was displayed announcing that the state had
gore 600 democratic and he and others made
day they ascertained that no such dispatch had
been received. To prevent any recurrence OF
this kind OF business he proposed that CON
sho Iee De appointsd on whom the responsib!IIty
a subcommittee mad been appointed for
TINS ~ purpose and that 1t woull
an De :, attended to. 1t was true That
had bet on the strength OF it and lost He was
sorry ana hoped that men would not bet IA
voice.D.d II don't betl Mr.; Kirk coincide1
with Mr. Moses and said he understood that the
bogus dispatch was written In the room, bit he
did not see that the Committee should be
blamed. After some further debate. Mr.
ThOmpsOnS motion was adopted and G Ii.
Thompson, Gen. John Mullen and e. Kirk
were appointed the committee. Mr. r. s. Davis
onered resolution providing that the men,
bers consider themselves a committee to ascer
tain the Maryland democratic voters In the Dis
trict and report them to the central COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Thompson moved that the report be made
to the Union at 632 Pennsy lvania avenue. Mr..
Davis said that they had room to quarrel with
the Central Union, but the arrangements had
been made for voters to be sent hon"
Mr. Arnold said that he and a friend had 5
votes to go to Piscataway and they would carry
their own grub and their own gin. ana they
wanted to know how they would get there The
president stated that the central or the other
committee named would provide for them. A
dispatch was read from Gen. X. " Mitchell,
dated New York. saying: "Our people are couti-
dent OF success" letter was read from Alex
andr1a inviting the association to attend the
demonstration there on Monday night. TIE
invitation was accepted and MeSsrs. L. New
myer, William Ferguson and r. S. Davis
were appointed committee TO arrange therefor.
Mr.. Norris offered resolution reciting that it
had been announced that manufacturing eStab-
lishments. north, east and west, would, Ia case
or the election Of Gen. Hancock, close up Or re-
duce their force. which announcement Was
made for the purpose OF influencing the cleo
tiOE; and that the names of all such be taken.
with view that the names OF those who thus
known. The resolution was adopted. Mr.. How
ard Clagett was introduced and addressed the
club at some length, and was followed by Gen.
John Mullan. OF California. who predicted that.
In consequence Of Gariieid'5 views on the Chi.
nese question, Hancock would carry the Pacific
states. resolution was adopted requesting
the democratic organizations to unite with
them on Monday night in the Alexandria de-
mODStratiOn.