National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-28

| MR.. A. NJ. CLAPP
appearing in the rear Of the hall, he was
called upon to speak. Advancing 10 the plat
form he removed his overcoat, remarking, 81
see there is some work to be done, and mil ht
MS we'll strip for It," He said lie was proud TO
be an American citizen; he was proud that
this was his country; he was proud Of his
country for it's greatness, for what it has done
for civilization; and while proud of his coun'
try, he was proud that he was Il Republican.
He had stood by the cradle Of the Republican
party in Pittsburg on the 22d Of February
1856 He had been with it ever since
and shared with it all its reverses and
all its prosperity. He had seen II
when the country was in peril breastinq
| the shock of war. He was proud to be
Republican. The Republican party was th'
party Of the Nation, the party of freedom, thu
= party of right, the party of equality and JUS
tiCe. lie was proud of tue Republican party
. for what il had done for the financial condi
tion of the country. The party had stood
steadily on the side of the National credi
until it had marched forward, paying the Ma
tional debt with more rapility than any othol
nation in the world, until they had arrived al
, resumption and had n currency unequacd by
any currency in the world. Should not q mar
be proud of such partyf Certainly he wal
proud Of it, and any man who was not prout
of 1t was not ct to live under a Republican
. form of government. He had not come Their
to make speech. He had been irresistibl.
, drawn up two of the worst pair of stairs ht
over saw by his sympathy In their common
cause. He was in full sympathy with them
and no would be with them till tn
Republican party followed him to tn
grave or he followed it up to new victoro
~ ANA higher triumphs. He was proud to be
citizen of Washington. They had wor
to do. He babe them God.speed /
their work. They followed that flag upo
which was inscribed, Justice to all mel
O Equality to all men, aud we will follow
to the end or fall in the encounter
MR.. JOHN F. COOK
being called for, made a speech from his plaC
on the floor. Some one cried 1--WE cannot SC
YOU" aud he replied, Come down to the ia
Office" This created some meTrment, an
. when order was restored Mr.. Cook proceedo
to sneak, subscribing to the sentiments whic
q had been uttered from the platform. He al
nounced himself for unlimited suffrage In til
District.
DIR. PCRvIs
- was then called for He said their pla
form was as broad as humanity The
could take on it every person und,
the sun, even including the wome
y He said they had q greater work bei0l
Y them than to settle merely the preliminary
ola convention. They had to secure for then
solves the rights which were given them
] 1
; for Us to solve is, how to make our people
law-abidng class. 1t Is 10 be done by givir
them work They proposed to give them woI
by placing the ballot in their hands. Suliral
. was the weapon by which tho laboring nj
! protected himself and his family. lie spoil
of the contract system aud the machines viii,
now deprived the laboring people of tho mea
by which they could make an honest Twin
They would have pauperism and crime UNI
thcv secured this. lie referred to meeting he
some months ago at which a protest was MAJ
because the FIRE Commissioners had exclud
e. certain class from the Fire Department. J
= did not believe that that young man wOu
have beon murdered the other day, II ia
class of people had had their muse
employed in honest labor. They wou
fall short Of their duty If tn
did not use every means offered
thum to secure suffrage. Tho interests
the District will never be protected until h
ch people have II voice ia selecting their rulers,
MIR. Reed being called upon spoke brio
aw from his place on the Moor, indOrsing VII
had been said.
rs The committee ON
CREDENTIALS
having returned, submitted Its report tlrou
the chairman, Professor Gregory The rep
WAS adopted. All Of the delegates publish
o i'm The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN Of yGstGrd
10 were admitted. In the contest in tho Th
q tenth district the delegation admitted e.
" sisted Of Messrs. j. II. Smith, S. Gibbs 4
James Tally, with James Woods and J.
Drew as alteInatcs, In regard 10 the Tw
al tirtb districs, the committee declined 10 adj
w either delegation, and recommended that
~" other meeting be called in that district for
tan,, purpose Of eecting delegates The dclega
'o' nom tho Twenty-slcoud district are Rob
Langley, Josiah Gray sud Potter Mosoly "
Mark Richardson aud James Stewart MS all
mates.
Gn MR REED ELECTED CHAIRMAN.
Nominations for permanent chairman OF
committee were then declared IN order Z