National Republican., 1880-10-21
TIE DEM. JAChS.
A Mighty Meeting OFT the Bourbons-Resoiu-
tious mud Sueechps.

tions and Speeches.
In answer TO a call issued in yesterday even.
iugs Star a large number OF the Jackson deni-
ocrats assembled at the ball corner OF Eighth
and streets last night to pour out their
grievances over the defeats In Indiana and
Ohio. Mr. John f. Norris took the chair aud
Mr., s. r. Moses acted as secretary. here was
only one new member proposed, and Hon.
John G.. Thompson was elected an honorary
member.
Mr.. Norris proposed that every democrat In
the city be assessed 81 to assist in carrying on
| the present campaign, and about ten persons
responded to the call. AS thero seemed TO be
Il lack of pecuniary enthusiasm MIR. Norris
asked that each one present exert himself to
bis utmost TO raise funds, which were badly
needed at this time.
Several resolutions were then read.
Mr. George G. Weddcrburn introduced the
following resolutions, which were adopted;
Rcsoired That tho Jackson Democratic nssocia.
ton recommend to the national democratic and
various state committees that they appoint chal-
lCngcrs TO attend the polls on November 2 lSsD TO
watch the marshols appointed by the radical re-,
publican party In violation Of the expressed VIII
Of the American people by their representatives In
congress, who refused to make any appropriations
70 pay these partisan protectors OF fraudulent
Resotct, That It is the duty ofdemocratlc officials
TO spot and arrest every repeater Wherever
caught, who shall, upon conviction, be made to
pay The scycrest penalties of the election laws.
Re.o,rcd, This Is free country, and that the free
people, whose right It Is to govern H. have deter
mined to have Tree aud honest ballot.
Mr.. Oliver p. johnson also offered long
set of resolutions tho gist OF which is AS
follows: That the democratic party is founded
on the broad principles OF the constitution;
that the republican party, by lis record of the
| last sixteen years, is at variance with every
principle of union, peace and prosperity; that
| tho democrats had been cheated out of their
rights in 1876, when $. j. Tiden was duly
elected president; that tho .outhern people
laid down their arms in good fat to the govern
ment, and that the language of General Grant
that those who wore the gray will fulfil all
| they have promised in loyalty to the nag aud
| the nation" should be sufficient guaran tee
thereof The resolutions were adopted.
Major NJ. Darlington was called upon for a
| few remarks, and he responded by calling
| on the democrats to stand firm and work till
the last hour. IIc also predicted that New
| York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, 1n-
diana, California aud Oregon ana the whole
of the south would go democratic in Novcm-
bor, and reviewed the political situation in
general. Uo was followed by Harry Shannon,
the boy orator, who rccted woll-prepared
political address with all tho grace and
| flourish of n full-grown Jackson democrat
AT the conclusion of the address another ap.
plcal WAS made for funds to be used In the
campaign, and by dint Of continued passing oI
tho hat and personal solicitation Of those sup
posed to have some loose change in thcil
pockets or good for subscriptions, s57 was re-
allied. So much money was like an elephant
aud the question arose as TO what should be
done with it, Chairman Norris was overheard
to say to the acting treeasuror, I'VE must moi
send this to the national committee; they vii
only have Il frolc with it; better send it direc
to some state committee where the result Il
in doubt"
A Mr. Bcalc of Virginia was introduced
when the financial problem had been solved
and for half an hour told what he knew abou
Hancock, stating that lie had served on ih
other side during the war and could speak in
teligently of the greatest soldier Of the eight
ccnth century.