The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-19
Republican Ratification.

The republicans of Paw Paw and vicinity
opened the campaign last Saturday evening
with ratification meeting at the court house,
under the auspices OF the Young Mems Re-
publican Club of this place.
There was large attendance of both gen
tlemen and ladies, and good deal of en-
thusiasm. After martial music by Messrs.
Cummings, Bonfoey and Bathrick, the assem-
blage was called to order by DR.. L. w. Bart
ram, President of the club.
The first speaker was Geo. E. Breck, Esq,
who made few remarks in behalf of the
club and gave some reasons why young men
should support the republican ticket. He
was followed by Hon. j. G. Burrows, who
gave familiar talk in his usual happy style,
for about three quarters of an hour, address,
ing himself more particularly to the young
men, and giving fine exposition of the va
rious planks of the republican platform,
closing with an eloquent eulogy of Blaine
and Logan.
Hon. A. b. Copley of Decatur, in ten
minutes speech, spoke good words for the
party, its platform and its candidates. He
was an original Blaine man. Mr.. Blaine
should have been nominated in 1875. All the
republicans in Michigan, except the dele
gates to the Cincinnati convention, were for
him at that time.
Hon. Josiah Andrews, who was delegate
to the Chicago convention, alluded briefly to
the scenes which transpired in that body,
commenting on the fact that it was an utter
impossbility to nominate any one but Blaine
He was the choice of the people and they
were determined to have him for their can
didate.
Hon. J. j. Woodman endorsed what had
been said by Mr.. Burrows and the other
speakers, and spoke in glowing terms of the
republican platform; it was the most out
spoken, the bravest platform that any politi-
cal party had ever presented to the American
people. He heartily endorsed both the plat
form and the candidates.
Judge q. n. Hilton, in few brief remarks
endorsed the ticket and closed by reading a
poetical extract referring to the "Man from
Maine" which he rendered in his usual in
imitable manner.
o. w. Rowland Esq. was not an original
Blaine man; before the nomination he pre-
ferred somebody else, but believed in fight
ing political friends before the convention,
and political enemies afterward. Now he
was as good Blaine man as anybody, and
expected that, on the 4th of March next, the
White House doors would swing open for
the triumphant entry of the "Plumed Right"
and the "Black Eagle"
b. +. Heckert Esq, said Blaine was not
his first choice, but he heartily endorsed the
ticket, and should work for its success. He
served notice on the opposition, that the
"Plumed Knight" would force the fighting
from the very beginning, and that mud
singing, and the re-hash of old ISLANDERS
would avail them nothing.
Letters were read from Judge Lawton, Dr..
Rynd of Ann Arbor, and Gov. Blair, regret
ting their inability to be present, and en-
dorsing the ticket.
The exercises were enlivened with songs
by the glee club which consisted of Messrs.
Hilton, Lindsey, Gilman, and Lucas. These
songs had been prepared by Judge Hilton
especially for the occasion, and were ex-
ceedingly we'll rendered, and met with much
applause. Republicans were highly pleased
with the success of this, their first meeting
of the campaign.