The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-07-09

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Town Hall Company was held Tuesday.
end resulted in the selection N Mcs.rs. $. /
n shanks. VIM. na ugherty. J. - Hooker,
y. y. Hayden and J. W. Alcorn. These
gentleman are wide-awake and fully up to
The times. and their selection T. To- good one.
A GnkxD RArirfcArIoS- Every inch
Of scaiing and standing room Of The spa
cious Circuit Court bah was filed on Mon
DAY lat by enthusiastic Democrats from
ill parts Of this aud adjoining counties,
drawn ihiiher 10 make the ratification Of
the nominations Of Hancock and English
grtnd snd stirring starting event Of the
campaign now upon ne. james A. Harris,
ESQ was made Chairman Of the meeting
and W. p Walton, Secretary, and upon
the Chairman announcing that he was
ready for business, Judge Higgins Of Crab
Orchard, moved that each and every per-
son In the house solemnly pledge himself
10 vote for Hancock and English At the
November election. This was carried with
whoop. and on motion the Chair appoint
ell the following gentlemen on the Com
mitiec 81 Resolutions: W. o. lIanrford,
W. @. WEIGH, J. @. Lynn, Danl. Stage, ST.,
J. NJ. Co1k, Vim. Clymer and l.. q. Gooch.
During their retirement loud calls were
made for Judge NJ. J. Durham, who, on
l,eine introduced ~ the Congressman who
had the courage and foresight 10 vote
against the Electoral Commission, came
forward and was received with hearty
cheers. "Of the many important votes
that cast during my six year, Of Congres-
.ional service, am prouder Of none, said
the Judge, "than the one against the I'M
prcccdcnied, unconstitutional Commission
that thwaried the will Of the people and
placed man in the Presidential Chair
that was never elected But thank God
there will be- no more Electoral Commis-
sions. no Infamous Returning Boards. The
Democrats have learned lesson, and when
they elect General Hancock they will seat
him a. surely a. the 9TH Of March, 1881,
shall dawn The Judge continued for
halt m hour 10 cxtol the wisdom Of the
Cincinnati Convention in selecting Han
cock and English a. our standard-bearers'
and to show up the course Of Garfield in
Congres., whom be pronounced the smart
eft a. we'll a. the most INSCRIPTIONS man
in the Republican party. Judge H. j.
breckenridge responded to repeated calls
in the happiest speech Of the meeting. lie
wss pleased beyond measure with the work
Of the National Convention, and was grow
inc fat on the eros that the Republicans
claim tina, BE was eating. ~feed me on
such good crow said he ''and you may al
ways count me at your festive board, the
bicgest eater in the lot Then he proceed
ceeded to give dozen or more convincing
reasons why the Democracy and all oihel
sensible people should vote for Hancock
and English, and urged the Republican
present to turn while il j. called to-day, i
they wished to rsiain the charge OF sill
house. and other easy Federal offices. liz
was Overlooking with Democratic speech
which had been forming in him for ioul
wears. bat would deter is full delivery I'll
lie lad more time Judge Nj. II. Owslel
was next called for. lie attempted to eS
cuse himself a. there were so many o.he
speakers present, but the crowd woui'
have none Of il, and the Judge very hand
somely bowed TO the inevitable. lie wa
originally for the old ticket ON the groun
, that the great fraud Of 1876 could bette
he rebuked through it, but Hancock wa
hi. Grst choice now, and believed the iieb
e, of Hancock and English was the grand
est that could have been made. lie ha
been at the Cincinnati Convention an
seen the enthusiasm manifested Tor II D
the representative men from the Nor'l
, south, East and West, and was conhdei
the "ides Of November" would see the tic'
ct triumph by larger majority than ev'
before known. lie paid passing notice
Jim Garfield, and had word or two L
that bulldog looking individual, NJ
Chester A. Arthur. The Judge took oec
sion in closing TO refer to his on
candidacy, and to thank the people &
, their uniform support and good will
4 ward him. At this point Chairman w.
Hansiord, ESQ, made the following repo
\ in behalf Of the Committee
The National Democratic party, IN tonvenii
G assembled No Cincinnati, on the 22i Of June ~
r. having placed before the American people a. th
candidate ior President aud Vice President OF {
4. United STATES, Winfield : Hancock, Of fenns
yania. and WIN. 49, English, of Indiana, M
= therciorn hcit
E..aiusi, by this meeting. that We ALLY, hear
= liz and cordially endorse and aiiiy those nomil
lions, as eminently sultahle to have been ma
and a. eminenily suitable 90 be elected aud inaul
rated, and We pledge to their support every vo
, of Lincoln county who has soui enough 10 L
= liberty and intelligence enough 10 zee and app
Il eiatc ~ nohlcsi embodiment and saic-guard- 4
J. platform upon which these candidates stand.
IT The resolution was adopted without
m dissenting vote, and then Judge NJ.
" sauhey, District EleotoS came iorwa
a amid deafening calls and acknowlede
e. the compliment, but stated ih~ he "
b. physically unable 10 make a speech, h'
I, ing been confined for week With neur
" aia. Hon J. S. NanWinkle, ED of ID
u vile. wa- the next speaker. His addr
a. WIS short hut pointed, and his tribute
~ the great soldier aud Statesman Was e
m quent and heartfelt Col Thos. 7. II
e., Lincoln counly's gifted orator follow
an and in his happiesi style reviewed the
lie Of Gen. Hancock As a noble soldier and
mp a statesman. lie told Of his many brillii
ia achievements, spoke al length on each
al the grand u,terances in his historic on
lie No. 40, and his letter to Governor PEI
lat and predicted that Maine, Pennsyl'al
mi Illinois and several other doubtful IA
ret would be carried for him In Noveml
ole lie believed that God himself had laid
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