Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-04
THE CAMPAIGN.
Organization Of n Blaine and Logan
Club-Addresses by Nj. Bitrnap and
MIR, Ballard.


The adjourned meeting to organize a
Blaine and Logan club was held at City Hall
Wednesday night. The hall was well filled
and the audience was interested and enthus-
astic. After medley of patriotic airs by
the Sherman Military band, the meeting was
called to order by Charles Z. Allen, Esq,
and Il. S. Peck Esq, for the committee
previously appointed, reported the articles
of association of the Blaine and Logan club,
aud the report was accepted.
Mr.. Gibbs for the committee reported the
following officers Of the club, and the report
was accepted.
President-W. l.. Burnap.
Vice -presidents-H. 5. Peck. George II.
Morse, Samuel Huntington, Z. w. Peck,
d. w. Robinson, Alphonse Rosseau, a. E.
Richardson, W. 5, Vincent, b. F. Osran.
der.
. Recording secrelarles George [. Mayo,
Fred Beaupre, Alphonse Duhamel.
Corresponding secretary-D. j. Foster.
Treasurer-John E. Lavele.
Marshal-T. s. Peck.
Executive committee-Frank w. Smith,
A. G. Pierce, L B. Johrsop, +. p Shaw,
T. A. Taft,
Mr.. Burnap was conducted to the platform
and on taking the chair spoke as follows
Wr. B,trnap's Address.
Mr.. Burnap returned his thanks for the
honor conferred upon him. The nation
owes to the Republican party not only its
life but all the progress it has made during
the last twenty years. Shall that party be
asked to surrender the helm to the very men
who tried to scutte the ship in 1861 We
| 49, hal ~
men We are for the success of the party,
and not the success of any man. The Ma
tional convention was made up of the bes,
men of the party from Maine to California
and Mr.. Blaine was the choice of that CON
venton. Mr.. Blaine has borne the standard
in many fight and he has never borne
it to defeat and lie will not TIL
time. Vermont is the first State to vot,
this Fall and it is therefore OF the utmost i'm
portance that every Republican should d,
his duty. Let us show the country that w
still stand firmly and Loyalty to the grand ole
party of progress and reform. bet us vice.
out dissenson, close up our ranks and marcl
on to certain victory.
AT intervals and as he closed Mr.. Burnal
was enthusiastically applauded. The bau'
then gave a selection, after which Hon
Henry Ballard was introduced
MI. ballard's AdurCsss
Mr.. Ballard spoke, in opening, of the i'm
portauce of the coming presidential election
and went on to spe tx of the Chicago conveu
ton. He went there with the firm belle
, that the wisest, most tlttin
, thing would be the nomination of Oh
illustrious townsman George f. Edmunds
Applause. His nomination would hav
united the grand old party. 1t would hav
led To hn ntol int 1ifrpr
8 of every Republican. But MIR. Blaine Wa
, ominated-nominated tremendously, fairly
Mr.. Ballard then spoke of the forty-tive col
tested seats which were passed upon by IL
committee on credentials at Chicago, SHOW
, ing that the only desire of the committee W;
3 fair play and the spirit which characterize
! the committee characterized the convenuOl
4 | Mr. Blaine was not nominated by the Ollie
holders nor by "bosses - he was the chOi,
of the people. Who is Mr.. BaiucF II
record begins in 1856 when he vas Il
. youngest delegate to the Republican Natto
NJ al convention, which nominated Flemo
= for President In 1858 he was seLt to Il
:, State legislature in 1862 and for IA yea
y thereafter he was Representative in Go
gress; in 1876 he was Senator from Mai
and in 1881 he became a member of Pr
s, dent Garheld's cabinet. lie has be,
I" twenty-four successive years in public life
u
ord of those years AS To The chang
against Mr.. Blame, Mr.. Ballard sad iht
were first heard of 10 1876, when the Del
t, ocrats came into power in Congress for Il
first lime since the war. Just before II
- Republican National convent m IL 1876 Il
u Democrats caused an i,vntigalipn OF NJ
S. Blaine to be instituted, and he produced ,
?. his private letters. The charges against NJ
I. Blaine begin and end right there, in tn
8. Democratic Congress. Tn re is Lotnug
a. them. lie has been right on all the gre
questions OF the last twenty years No IN
has done more for the Republican pal
than he
w MIR. Ballard then reviewed the history of
b. the democratic party for the last tweI
~. years, and went on to speak of Gen. Log
"a aud his record. He closed with an eloquC
appeal to Vermonters to stand by the pa
and the nominees, and with prophecy of |
~ publican success next November
"a Mr.. Ballard spoke in his usual eloau
~ VEN and was most cordially applauded
by Mr. l.. L. &. Hinckley of Bangor, Mai
~ was introduced. He said that the Repu
~ cans Of Maine were actively at work {
el would achieve u splendid victory. lie C
nd tinued at some length, discussing the gen,
political situation.
II. The meeting then adjourned with IL
he hearty cheers for Blaine and Logan
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