Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-31
UNITY AND HARMONY.
The Workingman's Party Heartily In
dorses Hancock.
MONSTER MASS MEETING AT UNION HALL
roRCInLE AND ELOQUENT SPEECHES
ny JUDGE TERRY AND MAYOR
KALLOCH.
San Francisco Globe.

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Union Hall was crowded last evening
with the true Workingmen of the city,
assembled to indorse the action OF the
late w. P. c., Convention, and to ratliy
tho nomination of Hancock and English.
1t was magnificent rally ofthe voting
bone and sinew, met to protest against
Chinese Immigration, and to assist the
party which has ever opposed it. A. r.
Andcrson's (the San Francisco) Band
played patriotic airs during the evening"
and the French Glcc Club OF Seventh
Ward, under the leadership of Charles
Morrell, sang in excellent style the "star
Spanglcd Banner" and received hearty
applause therefor. Over tho pIatfor'"
was suspended the motto, "W. I. u
Hancock and English" and the hall was
deliberately decorated with flags. Upon
the platform were seated the Nlcc-frcs''
dents, numbering among them many OF
the members of the Legislature, city Of
fcials, County Committeeman, Ward
Presidents and prominent members OF
| the Democratic and Workingmcn's par
] tics. The advent of Mayor kalloch,
Judge Terry and Auditor Dunn was the
cause of prolonged cheering.
The meeting was called to order by j.
II, Grady, President ofthcW W. =. G. State
Central Committee, who in a brief and
pointed speech reviewed the career Of the
party, and announced its intention OF
voting for Hancock and Engllsh-{tre
mcndous chccring)--in a solid mass, OF
account of the Chinese question. (Lout
: cheers lie then introduced j. +. Nom
nan as President Of tho meeting. he
too, was received with cheering, an'
made an appropriate address. W. }
Gavigan, Ed. J. Smith and d. Condor
, were appointed Secretaries A list 0
, Vice Presidents, numbering over wv
was also read.
THE MAYOR DECLARES HIMSELF.
Mavor Kalloch, who was received Wit
: prolonged cheering, said that tho Work
Il ingmen's party was the natural offsprln
Il /
Il Of condition of affairs that existed i
this State from causes which the olde
G partics had failed to remedy, such q
y Chinese Immigration, land monopoly
and the power of corporations, wiic
S hing on the nccks of our civlllzatlo
II and threatened to drown US. Tie part
g started in to redress those evils, and
&c long as it remained true to original OF
10 iects it prospcrcd, but success turned tt
heads of some people, and the dream
I great national party Sensued, at II
g. expense of local issues. 1t was prem
le ture to make a national party out OF Il
IN w. PC. He had hoped that in til
election every man would have been lc
De free to vote for whomsocvcr be pleas
Ks without invalidating his position in Il
l. marty. For himself he could vote for
one else than the gallant soldier ~
DC spotlcss statesman, General Winnie
Mt Scott Hancock. tremendous chccrin
I'd fine vast audience rising and wavl'
their hats.) He was impclIcd to do
D. owing to the ontspokcn antl-Chinc
plank in the Democratic platform, viii
was plain as the grand old slogan of o
IT, party, "The Chinese must CO. On
ncwcd appIausc.) Aside from this t
Democratic party had always been tn
natural ally against the Chinese.
" Democratic Congress had passed a ]!
- for our relief AIDA
wa REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT HAD VETOED
cal And the Republican candidate for lr
idcnt had fought against lis on t
. orcstion. A Democratic Board Of llca
raj had found a remedy, but the Republic
nal Supervisors had sQuclcacd it. tHo'
ing and groans. He honestly bel'cN
that the Republicans had sto
tick the election from Tiltlen.
YES then reviewed the dismissal OF kap
md in bitter terms, and alleged that
ent scheme to capture the electoral vote
ties, California by fraud had been concoc
'ra- months ago. He traced the co'
through the last Legislature, and ella
liar ed that the Debris Tax bill had b
Lect passed in that interest, amt alluded
tive his own impeachment as part OF
and plan. The election commissioners, II
,cu- ever. would stand solid against ate
to ed fraud. I Loud cheers. The t
tate was about to arrive when the macl
the Republican party, from ConklinT, Ca
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