The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-15
THEY COME TO THE FRONT.
CITIZENS REPUBLICAN CLUB
OF THE SEVENTH WERD
Hold a Very Interesting Meeting
Special Mention-"Forty
Rounds"
Special to JOURNAL by Staff Correspondent.


| Special TO JOURNAL by staff Correspondent
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 12.-1n
recouDting the incidents of this cam
paign, which to the surprise and re-
greet of many is now in litigation and
for which we, as true devoted fol-
lowers, hope a favorable termination,
we deem it not inopportune to refer
(and with p'easure) to the meeting
held on Saturday evening prior to
the election by the Citizens Repub-
lican committee of the Seventh ward
of Philadelphia. 1t was, in truth, a
representative gathering in which
were to be seen some of the best
element of society, men of acknowl-
edged culture, wealth, social and
political standing Messrs. A. F.
Stevens, Levi Cromwell, DR. E. e..
Howard, T. J. Bowers, W. G. Boil
yer, DR.. Buston, Councilman J. Pur-
nell, James Auter, Sr., Harry Scott,
Capt. Junior, John H. Brown, Syl.
vester Caium, Jacob White, Frank
Wood, Alex. w. Brown, and, in fact,
all who were interested and whose
names will hereinafter appear, are
deserving of more than ordinary
mention. AS organizers and workers
in the cause which in Philadelphia
was so triumphantly successful, and
for which we hope success in the ma
ton, the heroism of this class of men
and of all republican followers in the
Seventh ward in this struggle was
commendable. They met the enemy
and trembled not before them. They
drove the republican bark over the
turbulent political sea in the city
and were thereby powerful auxiliary
in erecting monument of grandeur
to the upholding of our boosted in
situations and all that republicanism
implies. Mr.. Robert Adger having
been selected president, the following
vice presidents were named:
John w. Page, Charles Franklin,
Thomas J. Bowers, Charles Ryder,
Marley Bascom, james Robinson,
Sylvester Coleman, John Holland,
A. G. Cornell, William Wilson, Ben.
jamin Harrison, James Tunnel, John
G. Dutton, Capt. Kinnard, James
Auter, Sr., John NJ. Mills, John
Brown, Henry .. BLACK, Wnlam
Bell, Joseph Wough Kerr, Samuel
Houseman, Lazeare Brown, Levi
Cromwell, Edward McCann, Joshua
D. Kelly, Andrew +. Stevens, NJ. V.
Cowdery, John w. Tate, VIM. P.
Price, VIM. Ii Smith, Nicholas
Bowen, George Woolford, Elisha
Brown, Samuel T. Demar, Edward
w. Venning, Hans Shadd, Col. John
Mckee, DR.. Buster, Morris Brown,
ST., Eugene Lindsay, Fielding Ford,
James Ashe, James Titus, Godfrey
Wyatt, Alexander w. Brown,
Andrew Kincaid, Michael Maher,
James LeCount, David Chesser,
Edward Baxter, James II. Parker.
The secretaries were DR.. E. G. How
ard, Jacob G. White, st. George r.
Taylor, w. G. Bolivar, Ferguson
Baxter, Francis Wood, Thomas H.
Boiling, Raymond J. Burr, VIM.
Mortimer Thomas Murray. The
first speaker was Councilman Jacob
Purnell, and while his speech was
lengthy it was filled with interest,
and to the delight of the vast as
semblage, in response to a question
from democratic paper correspond
ent, gave him "forty rounds of infor
nation. He was followed by Capt.
Junior, the silver-tongued orator, in
one of his characteristic and convinc-
ing speeches. He was pleasingly
listened to and had frequent out
bursts OF applause. Mr.. Boyer, our
Legislator, made very earnest and
hopeful speech, and referred in glow
ing terms to the grand achievements
of the old party with which he has
always affiliated. Mr.. Geo. Gibson,
the young orator of the ward, upon
taking the stage at once enthused
the vast audience and so forcible and
logical was his utterances in portray
ing incidents of life in the south, and
the needs of the hour, that it was dit
ficuIt to quiet the terrible bathurst
of cheer. Many other speeches were
made, and coupled with other useful
c0ntriyances in political warfare, we
realize favorable results.
MORE ANON.
Colored Man Lynched.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. 13.-Charles