National Republican., 1884-06-19
LOCAL POLITICS.
Preparations for the Republican Ratln-
cation Meeting Tonight.

cation Meeting Tonight.
The general committee appointed to COM
plote arrangements for tho monster Blaine
and Logan ratification meeting tonight, In
front of tho city hall, reported last evening.
| The following members Of the Maine state
Judge William b. Smell, Gen. Ellis
Spear, ]. w. Badson, a. II. S. Davis,
and J. w. Brown. The committee on finance
was increased by the addition-of Gen. Ellis
Spear and A. II. 3. Davis. Mr.. j. w. Babson
was added TO tho committee on fire works;
| J. w. Brown to the committee on resolutions,
and Judge Smell to tho committee on pro-
gramme.
Tho names Of Hon. Byron NJ. Cute hoon
and Mr.. Simon Wolf were added to the list Of
/ speakers.
! The committee on music reported that they
had engaged the Marine band and chorus
/ of thirty voices to sing I'VE will follow
where tho white plume leadeth," Sousa's
now campaign song, and other campaign
songs.
The committee on organization reported tho
| following list of officers President, Hon.
Samuel Shollabarger vice presidents, Gen.
/ Green b. Raum, Frederick Douglass, Hon.
Halbert L. Paine, James wormley, d. w.
| Bliss NJ. d., G.. q. Cornwell, Hon. M.
| q. Emory, Judge ID. X Cartier Simon Wolf,
$. ii. McKim, M. D.; Hon. A. u. Riddle,
Horatio Browning L. p. Williams, John F.
Coo<, Hon. Sayles J. Bowen, and W. W.
Curtis secretaries, Lewis Clephano. Ell
phon1o Youngs Lorin NJ saunders, K. X.
! Helphinstine, and Frederick Ko0nes.
Tho following programme was adopted
| Music by Marine band from 1880 TO o'clock.
Meeting called To order by Hon. A. M. Clapp.
who VIII announce the president, Vice presidents,
aud secretaries of tho meeting.
| Reading of resolutions.
Song, ave VIII Follow Where the White Plume
Leads" by members Of band and chorus ofvoces.
| SpeochGs-rhe president of the meeting will IN
tt0duc, tho speakers at the center stand In the
! presidents performing similar duty. the first at
| the east aud tho other Mt the west stand.
| At close of each hour OF speaking music by the
! band aud fireworks for five to ten minutes.
| EucAking resumed.
Music and fireworks at close Of meeting.
Tho Tennessee Republican association met
| last evening at German hall, and reatiirmed
their purpose to carry Tennessee for the re-
publican ticket in November. Resolutions
! wcro passed ratfylng tho nominations of
j. q. Blaine and John A. Logan for president
and vice president. Several stirring speeches
were made by men who mean to work, and
| who will work because they are In earnest.
1t was then agreed that the association of
Tennesseeans meet on Eighth and streets
northwest, and march in body TO the ratif-
| cation meeting to be held at City hall, at 8
o'clock tomorrow evening.
The name of the Blaine and Logan associa-
tion, which has been meeting Mt MarinPs
uhll, was CuhHHtu ~ Jub HeGbluk luhb HlRuV
to the National Blaine and Logan associa-
| tion." A resolution TO increase tho number
of vice presidents to thirteen was rejected.
The committee on the ratification meeting
tonight, Messrs. A. X. Browne, ]. r. Hunter,
T. +. Dolan, w. J.. Hodgkins, and Robert
Morrison, reported that full arrangements had
been made, and the event promised to be q
grand success.
A meeting OF South Carolina republicans
was announced to take place last night at
1918 NJ street. The place is dairy kept by
a very large colored woman who was fonnd
seated at the door.
"Dere is no meetin gwine to be here to-
night dat knows OF" said the woman in an
swer to question from the reporter.
An old and gonteel-looking colorod man,
with an uncovered cotton-colored head,
added, II heerd sometin bout dis meetin, and
/ wants to know who called it, cause was
dc one to be consulted in do matter" IN, d.
| Where could tho meeting ba held any.
way?" asked tho reporter. -
"Well, 'dere is room upstairs" replied the
old man.
A colored girl who came to the door said
that she had heard o man named Matthews
talking about holding meeting, and that he
expected to have about ono hundred present
| last night
The old man seemed to bo worried at not
having been consulted in regard to the meet
| ing, and no one at 1918 could throw any light
upon the rather dark subject under consld-
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