The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-06-21
BLAINE AND VICTORY.
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS UNITED
THE TICKET RATIFIED.
Enthusiastic Meeting in Baltimore ON We'd
nesday Night-StirrinS Speeches by Rep
resentative McComas, X. {. Thack-
cry and Others-A Strong Letter
from Hon. j. A. J. Creswell.

One of the grandest and most enthusi-
astic meetings ever held in Marylan
assembled at the ConcOrdia Opera House
in Baltimore on Wednesday evening for
the purpose of ratifyipg the nomination
of James G. Blaine and John A. Logan
as the candidates of the Republican party
for President and Vice President.
The hall was packed with the solid,
substantial business men of the city.
Hon. Hart B. Iiolton was selected as
president of the meeting and long list
of vice-presideuts was read, nearly all of
whom were on the stage. George r.
Baggs and Henry r. Torbert were named
as secretaries.
A letter was read from Mr.. James A.
Carey, regretting that his absence from
the city prevented his presence at the
meeting and heartily endorsing the ticket.
| Henry X. Torbert made short speech
predatory to reading letter from Hon.
John A. }. Creswell, which was frequent
ly applanded. The name of George Will
liam Curtis was referred to and evoked
hearty Kisses. The letter was as follows:
| WAsHINGToS, ID. c., June Il, 1884
George T. B"ggs, Esq. ,.Secreta,yot the Young
Mems Republican CluJ Of baltimore:
My Dear Sir-None of the good people
| who will attend the ratification meeting to
be held under the auspices of your club at
Concordia Opera House to morrow evening
will regret more than l my inability to lie
present ON that occasion. My professional
engagements here make it impossible for
me to address the meeting, rs you request,
or even to join the imposing multitude that
| will be gathered there i'll giving vocal ex-
preston to that enthusiasm which already
promises to inspire the Republican cam
| paign OF 1884 with unwonted activity and
vigor Nevertheless, l would not remain
unheard. hold that every sincere Repub-
| lican is bound to sustain the ticket lately
| chosen at Chicago. In our times and his
| tory, James G. Blaine and John A. Logan
are both leading characters. They are, in
deed, among the most famous of our public
men, for their names are as familiar as
household words to millions of voters. They
| have stood in the fierce heat and glare of
public life for more than 20 years, giving
| ample opportunity for friends and opponents
| alike to discuss their merits and dement's,
and in the recent contest within the party
| lines their claims have been jealousy COM
| : l.
tlemen who were in competition for the
same high honors. And yet, after days of
consultation and exhaustive interchange of
opinion the National Republican Conven-
| ton nominated the veteran statesman of
| Maine and the no less veteran statesman of
| Illinois as the candidates for President and
Nice-President of the Republican party.
have never heard word against the fair
ness of their nomination. nor 4 we'll founded
accusation against the sincerity, ability or
efficiency with which they have maintained
and still maintain, those cardinal maxims
of good government and human rights so
clearly formulated and so strongly embed
led in the Republican platform.
How, them can we hesitate? What Re
publican or patriot can doubt as to his duty"
| If the nominations of national conventions,
fairly made, are not to be accepted why
| longer persist in such cumbrous and sense.
less enginery" Why summon delegates
from every State, Territory and district of
the Republic if personal preferences and
| prejudices are to be held supreme, and we
may absolve ourselves at will from all obi
CATION TO acquiesce in the deliberate verdict
of 4 majority, although obliged to concede
that that verdict has been given and re-
corded with due observance of every es-
sentia form, usage and precedent.
For myself, | am 4 Republican, aud |
shall act rs becomes 4 Republican. Loving
my party because of the blessed results it
has heretofore accomplished, and building
my hopes for the honor, glory, prosperity
and happiness of my country upon the sue
cess of that party in the future, | am ready
to proclaim that cheerfully and Loyalty
accept and ratify the nomination of Blaine
and Logan; and that, regarding them as the
tairly-chosen representative OF Republican
opinion and doctrine, | pleage to them my
constant, fealty and my cordial and Jealous
support.
Let the Republicans of Maryland show
that in their devotion to 4 great cause they
will adhere to the principles and candidates
of their party and that as they "Hear the
slogan Of Blaine and Logan" they will mus
ter and enrol every man and then move
onward in solid column, firm, united and
true. am very truly yours,
JOHN \. j. CRESwELL.
Mr.. Holton then introduced Hon. Louis
L. NcComas, who said: ".All the elements
of the Republican party have been solidtied
and vitalized by the Chicago nominations.
They have named for the foremost place
the first statesman of the land and for the
second place the most brilliant volunteer
soldier of the war;" Tremendous cheering.
A voice cried out, "Three cheers for Logan!
I'm Democrat
"Aye!" said the speaker, when the cheer
ing subsidized, there's more than one Demo
cratic heart which cannot stay away from
Logan. The Northern States will be solid |
for the ticket and the solid South will be
broken. There must be something great
about a leader who can arouse su. I'll enthu- |
siasm among the plain people of the coun-
try as has been manifested for James c. |
Blaine. Applause] The source of feeling
which brought about the nominations at
Chicago 70 und its spring in the rural dis
tricts. 1t reared itself in 1876 and would
not down, but eliminated in victory at
Chicago. Applause In the grand song
of universal accord something of dscord
arises in Boston, New York and BROOKLYN |
But the people have not been accustomed
to look to those cities for purity in politics.
Cheers. This discord will dwnd!e out of
sight by and by, or else become so small as
not TO be counted. The farmer and labor
ing men carry their sovereignty too, under
their hats as well as Mr.. George William
Curtis and are in the habit of making up |
their minds for themselves, and are per-
haps more critical than some dainty gen
tlemen who pose as Independents. 1t is |
certain that with the election of the ticket |
that, as under Garfield We learned to spell
Nation with "A big ~ we shall, under
James q. Blaine, learn to spell American
with big GA" Tremendous applause
and cheering.
General Adam f. King was next intro
duced. He said:
"Felow Republicans, the uplifted dome
of the capitol casts its shadow well over our