, 1880-06-13

| gathered together to sympathize with each
other over their failure to secure the nom.
ination of Grant, Blaine, Edmunds. Wash.
burne, or Sherman. They had all failed tc
secure their first choice, but by combining as
they were dong ey G4aa q not fa 9 paee
chair. With regard to the attempts made to
hurt the candidates character, the speaker
said that he would not believe what a man
of Qakes Asnes' character Tad to say. about
l4 The thaiP thhRP'aa5dfth sad that he had no doubt the
Democratic party would not succeed in put
ting the Republican party qn the defensive
as long as: it had James 4. Garfield for its
candidate. He was man near the people
and Of the people. and it was no new thing
for man, against whom nothing had eyeI
been said, to become the mark Of calumny
Kn e aMns deened o snee
merely saying that he was entirely satisfied
with the nomination, and would do ali ne
could to secure the nominees election.
Mr.. su1nwalt described the feelings which
Convention broke forth aftcr the nomination
with ssRalIy round the flag" lie suggested
that these four words be the motto Of the Re
publican party the present campaign. Grant
men, Blaine men, Washpurne me,l-Repub-
nisins, rally round tue flag, and victory would
! be theirs beyond a doubt
Mr.. TAFT Thought that the Convention In
nominating Gen. Garfield had given the Re
pr td stGsds at stsrap poSSoH saa c2nd ne
good deal of missionary work done between
now and the time Of the election.
! Judge Wood said that it seemed to him
the auspices were never more favorable for
the Republican party than now, not only be-
| cause OF the men nominated. but because Of
] the decp-r0oted feeling on the part Of the
people that it is necessary that the people
| should carry the election to save the country
from the ruin whf TGe4 tG foG% the esc tSa
United States. Such an election would mean
the supremacy of the South Just as vas
threatened III 1s60 and the feeling was that
the Government must be kept in the hands
Of the Republican party to prevent the coun-
try from going back twenty years, f1,m los
ing all the advantages it had gained in that
t time. [Applause~]
MIR. auRRY NELSON
said that he claimed to have something in the
way of cheek, but not enough to make
sReff s}offs was ~e on hand lie would Ike to e. hear ear
Mr.. Storrs every Saturday night; the lay
speakers of tho Club were not particularly
entertaining, but he was especially lesirous
to see the financial affairs Of the Club put
around the hat--a thing which always had .
very chilling effect upon an audience would
be discontinued
Mr. H. NJ. Sherwood, Treasurer Of the
congratulate itself upon the result Of the
Convention. At times it looked as if the Re-
publican party was going to run on a rock,
and he looked at the nomination Of Gen. Gar
field rs 4 sort Of miracle. The nominee had
been a success in all stages Of lis career. and.
if all Republicans did their duty. he would
be u success as Presidential candidate. AS
Treasurer of the Club he reported that it was
about even IN its finances. There were some
small sums due, but there was enough money
Tie Chair then called upon
EMERY A. sroRRs
for q nromispd speech. and. in fntrndrc3np
him. said that he honnd he wonI- III tia
cn,,rse nf lis remarks. fefl the Cluh whather
f,nssacE fnr the next fmr wars ~
AZ Stnrrs who was received with an
nlamse' said fhat he was nnt nnoxnecteIfv
called Upon; he had not come to the meeting
unprepared. During the recent events lie
had been somewhat identified with dis
tinguished citizen who was candidate but
did not receive the nomination. Laughter.1
lie did not come to the meeting for tie pui.
pose Of making any public EXPRESSION Of his
disappointment. He was for AIr. Garfield
they we're the best men, but because they
were absolutely good men and the nominees
OF the Republican Convention; because the
majority Of the Republican party, speaking
1emSsd nst ad seeesd lien as 6es etrs
the highest Offices at the peoples DISPOSAL;
because they (the nonlinees) were thoroughly
Republican from beginning to end, and
had been, and always would be to the end
Republican,
1Io was mt nrasant ot +ha meat,no IN
arouse @ enthusiaspl M for ANYBODY: he IsyS was not