The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-17

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that he intended to appropriate them
to his own use. In answer to tele-
grams and notices by post, a few days
since Mr.. Martin received dispatch
stating that his property was at Lou
lisa. Kentucky, near Charleston, w.
Va. They had been abandoned by
the doctor who was still at liberty.
Mr.. Martin started at once to receive
his property. and will probably res
turn early next week.
The First Garfield Clubs Ratification
Meeting.
A meeting of the First Garfield
and Arthur club to ratify the Chicago
nominations was held at the clubs
headquarters, Belyidere Hall, Satur
day evening. The weather was ex
cessively sultry and oppressive and
at the hour Of assembling, s O'clock
a heavy thunder storm threatened,
but nOtwithstan ling these unfav0r-
able circumstances "A very large ma
jority of the members of the club and
many other Republicans attended
the meeting, and listened with great
after ton and enthusiastic admira
ton to the speeches. The orators
were applauded to the echo with
great heartiness and frequency, and
it was remarked that a more enthu-
siastic political meeting has seldom
been held in Cumberland. There
were present number of Democrats,
who were occasionally moved TO join
the app lause in spite of themselves.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Griffith, who in few
happy words introduced the first
speaker, H. Wheeler Combs, Esq,
Of Garrett county, Presidential cleo
tor for the Sixth district of Maryland.
Mr.. Combs was suffering from
hoarseness and at times spoke with
difficulty, and held the attention of
his hearers for over half an hour.
He reviewed the action of the Chi
cago convention, congratulating his
auditors and the party upon the hap
by issue of the deliberations of that
body. He compared the two candi-
dates with accuracy and fairness,
bringing down the house by saying
that the only point made by the
Democrats in favor of their candi-
date was that he had fought to sup
press the Democratic rel ellion Of
1861. and reminding them that Gen.
Garfield did the same. He made a
good hit in relating the experience
of the Voltigeurs at Oakland last
week, claiming that good military
record was not all that was necessary
in Presidential candidate. Mr..
Combs concluded by comparing the
record of the Democratic party with
that Of the Republican party-to the
formers great detrimeht-which was
received with enthusiastic applause.
Chairman Griffith next introduced
Hon. T. j. Peddicord, a prominent
and able member of the Oakland
bar, formerly in affiliation with the
Democratic party, and therefore the
better able to review its history. Mr..
Peddicord is fluent speaker, using
few gestures, and with nothing of
the rant of the Democratic speak
err, but with simple, earnest deliv-
cry that most pleasingly impresses
his hearers. He began his remarks
by SAYING that he had read in Bal
timord paper that this was to be a
meeting of weak kneed Republi-
cans" and saying that if that was SO
he was the more glad he come; that
Weakened Republicans and Demo-
Gratis were the people to whom he
most desired to talk. Great ap-
plause. He then made an able
and scathing review of the record
of the Democratic party, show.
ing by figures that they had obtained
control of Congress by fraud and in
timidation and not by preponderance
of votes, population, wealth, tax
paying, or intelligence, and intended
to try to capture the executive de-
rartmehts of the government by the
same means. Mr.. Peddicord was
listened to with profound attention,
and was frequently applauded.
AT the close of Mr.. Peddicord's
speech Mr.. B. A. Richmond offered
the following preamble and resolu-
tons:
WHEREAS, The Republican party
through its representative at Chi.
cago have lately put in nomination
for Presiden and Vice. President of
the United States the Hon. james
Al. Garfield, of Ohio, and the Hon
Chester A. Arthur. of New York ;
and
| WHEREAS, These candidates by
their patriotism. their eminent abil-
ity and unspotted integrity, deserves
and call for the unqualified support
/ OF all true Republicans therefore,