The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-30
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Republicans for Hancock.
TWELVE DISTRICT CLUBS
THAT HAVE BEEN Or
CANNED.

ing room in Parlor q of the Westmln-
ster Hotel were filled last evening by
Republicans who had assembled at the
weekly meeting of the Republican
Hancock and English Campaign Club.
On the walls were an oil poryraiL of
General Hancock, large engraved
portrait of Mr.. English, and the clubs
motto:
Clear the way, for we are coming,
Hancock Veteran Corps,
Men of honor, brave and daring,
Fifty thousand more.
Several strangers entered the parlor
before the meeting was called to order
and asked to have the object of the
club explained. They said that til v
were Republicans, but they desired to
enroll their names as in favor of the
nominees of the Democratic parity
They were handed copies of the clubs
constitution which declares that:
The object of this club is to secure
the election of Winfield Scott Hancock
for President and William H. English
forVice President of the United States
that by sound craftsmanship, honesty
and economy we may reduce the taxes
and tighten the public burdens; that
by reuniting the North and the South
in thought and feeling we may end
forever sectional differences which
since the war have been unnecessarily
kept alive for partisan purposes. Upon
these paramount and practical issues
the cooperation is cordially invite d of
every Republican, and of all our fell
low citizens, without regard of creed
color, race, Oh sex, or of VIII tever or,
ganization.
Among the Republicans there were
Gen. Patrick IL. Jones, Col. A. ii. Had
ley, A. j. Plumb, Capt. R'ndrop, and
Col. Hicks, President of the Republican
Hancock and English Campaign
Club of Orange County, New jersey.
DIR. George Il. Mitchell, the President If
the club, called the meeting TO order.
The first business was the hearing of re-
ports from the Chalrmen of the Clubs in
the Assembly districts. Chairman
HeathertoD, ofthe First District reported
that sixty Republicans had signed the
roll. Among them are Gen. George p.
Este, r. II. Young, Edward NJ. Lee, j.
q. Speed, Gen. Patrick II. jones', aud
Rufus +. Andrews. In the Fifth Dis
trict five new names were added last
week. Tho Twenty-thlrd District club
has 100 members. A summary of the
reports as read by President Michel II
shows that twelve associations in twelve
Assembly districts have been upganized
and have permanent headquarters. The
general condition is of healthy chalac-
ter. There IS enthusiasm every where.
With the ninety-seven additional names
received last week the total number OF
enrolled names il g37. President Nit
chell said that the prospects OF increas.
Ing that number are promised, and tina,
in order to show the people what the
club ihtends to do, there is to be mass
meeting of Republicans in Chickerine
Hall within two weeks, and another or
the east side about she LIST of Novem her
Republicans who have declared fol
Hancock and English are also to be in
vited to visit General Hancock on Gov.
ernor's Island. -,.-
While the President was speaking
Gen. Wm. II. Smith entered, and wa,
greeted with applause, and after he hac
finished, Gen. Smith was called upon tC
speak The General smiled, aud said
that he was at u meeting of Democrat
ic club the other night where there was
Republican who spoke, saying that he
was In strange company and he had never
HUOhtu u
club. Gen. Smith Sal that he was in a
somewhat similar position. He had
never before spoken before Republi.
can club. "But | think" he said, tina,
we are all animated nv one idea, and
that is a reunited nation. They talk 10
us about a solid South. There was a
solid South in 1861 that we went through.
And Southern men have told me that
the man to break the solid South is Gen.
Hancock. The tiinging of the bloody
shirt will keep them solid. They are
solid for Themselves, and the Southern
States could say to-day that if the peo>
pie of the north would submit to what
we have gone through we would have
nothing TO say. Give us all equal laws.
Give US liberty, free ballot, full
count, and"
Hancock for President" a gentleman
suggested
"Aud Hancock for President" the
General repeated, sitting down.
Mr.. A. j. Plumb said that for twenty
years he was astroDg, active Republican,
and that he was willing to say that be-
cause he is going TO vote for Hancock
and English he is a renegade, aud be-
cause he voted for Buchanan that he is
prodigal, and that like the prodlgal of
the Scriptures he has been among swine.
Sin ihis campaign" Ire said, "it is said
that there ought not 10 be chanPe.-
Now, tell you that the Republicans do
not want a change in the offices and in
the books of the Treasury. They do not
want any change in the bloody shirt
business, nor any change in the admins
tration of the Government. And the
reason is because they know that too
much corruption will be unearthed. But
he people have decided that we must
b we a change. And another question is
whether the Southern States are in.this
U Dion, and whether they have not ust
as many rights as the Northern STATES"
Colonel Frederick A Copkling enter
ed as Mr. Plumb closed, AID was q eet-
ed with cheers. He spoke for few
minutes and told some stories that amls-
ed the audience, and illustrated the
points that he made against Garfield,
" no was''described az liar, periurer,
, brbe-iaker, back-salary grabber,
and as the most conspicuous figure in
he eight-to-seven swindle of 1876. Col.
h adley and Col. Hicks also spoke. Col. |
H adle said that his reason for voting
'or Gen. Hancock IL that he Is the only |
nan who can unite the North and South. |
'Ill not vote for Garfield, 4" he said, "be- |
,ause he is a man vUId of principle. He |
; the cheapest man in America. Three |
hundred and twenty-uine dollars is his |
,rlce. ] hope every club will have 329 |
members. Col. Hicks said that the cor
upton in The Pension Bureau Is causing
thousands Of Republicans to change to
iaRcock and English.
A Conflding NirgInians.
Mr.. f. Il. Cousins, represented by the
Va, Tribune, The leading
ewsn ,per in his vicinity, living near |