Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-11

Permanent Organization of the Cen
tra1 Gar field and Arthur Club.
The Roll swelled to 5oA-r-specche
nv vYheeIer and U0uk. vy


given a decided boost which presages
victory all along the line. It was the
second meeting Of. the young mems
central Garfield and Arthur club, or
ganized a week ages The wave
was set in motion by the Blazing
OF a large bonfire of barrels,
and sending up of fire works
in front Of republican headquarters"
in the opera house building. The
colored brass band also marched down
the street in fuilsblast, and a very
large crowd was collected. Before the
hour for the meeting TO open the large
hall was, GRO wded withesn Intelligent,
respectable and cleditable audience.
and the band furnished some music.
The house was called to order by
temporary chairman John c. Houk,
and the first business was the report Of
the com mittee ON permanentOrganiza
ton, appointed at the last meeting.
Fhe report was read by Il. p cooper,
chairman, was adopted, and is as fol-
lows 3 ntlsaUb 10 tffAblst
President-Jnc. G. Houk.
Vice Presidents-W. r Cooper, Jnc.
E. sLu z, +. r. Mspits w L. Trent.
Juo. A. Baxter EGG. O1tes, Otis A.
Brown, Pat. Shea julius Mayer, chos.
P. Richards, w. D. Rule, h. Il.
Brandon.
Recording Secretary-J. A. Swan,
A. e. 4. Draper, assis, ant. s- aa
Corresponding Secrelsry-D. T.
Hickey, J. Harvey Carson, assistants.
Treasurer-S. HsJohnsoB. M .a.s
Sergeant a -Arms-W.l f. Gibbs,
John A Rreder aud Sam Anderson,
assistants. sr-rz vrof-rs7a7T E-.aE
The campaign song, "Red, white
and blue" was then executed an ex>
cellent manner by the glee club, com
posed Of Messrs. A. r. Humes, VIM.
NJ. Baxter, LC.s w. Searles.S George
Andrews aud w. P. Chamberlain,
with Mr.. Thos. P. Richards at the
organ. .s..sss .......--.> -
Hon. Ken Wheeler, of Chattanooga,
was Introduced and made q brief and
most excellent SPEECH in support ot
|
| He btg4u by stating that it is gen.
orally cunceued that par les are neces
eary, though he ilau always beeu al d
loss 60 discover the use tor tue dem u
cratic Parry Ii Is, 10 d great eX-
tent, parties and not MEL
he said, the young men shoulu
look 40 Ia making up their mtnds at
TO casting tDelr fist vOtes. L matters
not how good u man Is elected presl
ue Mt, he Is gOverutd in his acts by the
par y elecLng him. the purposes
obj zcLs and character OF parties is tiis
real test. Apply This TO the republican
party and IL Is able TO stand the Sc
verest test. . t.l.
The first great achievement of the
republican party Was the saving of N.
uuion, whicn tie democracy attempt.
ed t0 destIOy. He had heard that 1t II
claimed by some speakers hereabouts
among them u demeerauca candidate
for congress-, that the democratic party
saved the union. This was certainly
news to him and gave the lie TO all the
writings of hlstury for the past q
years.
The speaker produced q table o
figures showing The gradual ant
| SAOduy uCCkCaSCi Ny WISO
legislation, of the national debt, in
Cured by the last democratic aumInIs
traLlon and Increased by u democrati
rebellion, which he pronounced muci
grauder achievement than saylLg IN,
union even. The great aud Dene
! fetal results from the operations q
Inc resumption act, passed by republl
cans ana bitterly opposed by demo
Gratis, who are now falsely clalmlDi
the honor, Was next Treated. He toll
now the 0enlocrats all over tie laDG
oefore aud vensafter the passagef thi
, act, oppOsed ItwiJh ali heir power, aI'
) prOphe sled disas Ter, anu run VI every
] Imaginable species as u cons q de0ce u
} | It's eufOrcemeut. When they hualI,
: witnessed the great prosperity az
l 0enehclAl resuIt5 EWnlcn followed
these democrats denied that the repuU
lican parry mad an ylhiIig TO do vi, u /.
e out devOutly thanked GJd, saylug |
J. was all due 10 Providence. He wa
y giad 20 Know thatparty had, af er Is
long time, got reIlglO III this COZ
uecUion he related ING parable OF { q
+ PharIsees and the bllut man restore
3 TO slght by Christ, anu applIedslt wa
splendid efeci. sls2 20 9 ~
Taking these grand achievement
into Consideration, the speaker cuul
advise the young men OF tne COUNT
y that there Is noqparty with ~hic
they eau more sa ely cast their loi
than the republican. So
: Ring, Ring the Bells" was render
ed by the glee club. Fl. T. Coope
announced that Hon. Horace Magyar
= will Arrive in Knoxville the last G
next week, and moved, which wa
carried by rousing vote, hat TIN
y club join in rendering the distinguish
o ed gentleman fitting reception
Music by the band.
Judge L. e. Houk, in response /
. loud Calls, appeared and made AN adj
and tfective speech.
y After some preliminary remarks, b
: offered an explanaLion to the demo
cratic claim of the general prosperit,
being the work sulety of Providence
0 tnat GOD and the republican part
had ways worked in sharmoDy. som
Y wicked brother, be said, suggeste,
4 that the devil aud tue democracy wer
always equally as Harmonious.
. 1t mad been circulated about Knox
: vile, he said, that he he speaker
l. had been hid out. Well. perhaps b
had, but a wrong impression prevaile
as to the reason of it. The true reason
: + he said, is that he was afraid he woul,
have to tell about the transactions O
!. some Of the leading democrats @