The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
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1 ANEW 4OA21 &Aoy SV.-4 AC kAOos E11o2l
Reeting of citizens and business men
called to express approval of the admin
istraIion Of PfesldeRt Arthur anc to urge
his renomInation for eeeOnd term, was
held tonight at Cooper Union. Il more
orderly and intelligent assemblsge than
that which crowded the great hall was
| never before seen in this city.
At halt past every seat IN the build
| ing was occupied, and halt an hour later
| when Cornelius n. BliGs, of Bliss, Fabyn
s Co., called the meeting to order, not
| another person could find standing room
| in the hall. The thrOngs continued to
pour into the door-Ways until, finally, at
10 minutes past 8 the officer command
ing the police gave orders to close the
doors. In the audience were large num-
bers of ladies.
Seats were provided upon the platform
for about sixty people. Among the
prominent persons who occupied them
were G. II. Bliss, Frederick 8. Winston.
Henry Ward Beecher, BENZ. II. Brisrow,
Edward PIerrepont, Assistant United
States Treasurer T. @. Acton, Surrogate
d. G. Rolling, DIR. @. r. AgRew, lie
Grande Cannon, Jesse Seligman, Salem
II. Wales, Samson Hurst, Of the D., L.
g W. railroad, and Park Goodwin.
Cornelius =. Bliss called the meeting
to order, and in brief speech stated the
object for which it was called. lie said
1t was an unusual thing tor business men
to have a voice in choosing candidates
for the presidency, as this was the work
of those who were supposed TO be better
veIsed in public affairs Political
papers had endeaVored to deprecate
the efforts of the business men
in the present Instance; and Insinu-
ated that at present, especially at this
time, it would be better for the business
men TO attend to their own business and
look after their stocks and bonds and
merchandise, instead of meddling with
politics. They would take the liberty,
however, in spite of these unfair COM
ments, to express their views In the mat
ter and urge the denomination OF man
who, although he came into Office under
such trying circumstances, had proved
himself so worthy of the great charge
entrusted to him by the people, and
whose administration had met with such
success (Applause.) President Arthur
was certain to receive the vote OF New
York state, which could not be said of
any one other candidate.
Frederick s. Winston, president of
the Mutual Life Insurance company, was
introduced as chairman of the meeting.
He asserted that men of all classes were
cen4ering upon President Arthur, and
| that this vas not a class meeting but 8
meeting of citizens.
a long line of vice presidents, includ
| ing the names OF the most prominent
business men, was read and resolutions
in the heartiest spirit of the meeting,
adopted.
Park Goodwin, editor of the CONNER
cIal Advertiser, made a short address,
and then Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was
presented. Mr. BeecheT was enthusiast
cally welcomed. He sal d q most excel.
lent evening paper in Brooklyn, whose
editor esteem very highly, because he
esteems me very highly Qaughter), not
! long ago in playful assault said that
| Mr.. Beecher used to be very much OPP
posed 10 the president, but that he had
come around and become great friend
! of his, and that that was just like Mr..
Beecher. Laughter l am here TO
verify every word of that. ! was not
preiudIced in Mr.. Arthur's favor. / was,
on the contrary, dIspleased with him,
and regarded the success of his admin.
istratiOn as being very uncertain. But
have beef won from those prejudices by
the steady progress of his wise snd pru.
dent administration. tApRlagse.l ]
am here not as q clergyman, but as 9
business man. This Is an assemblage oi
business men, not of capitalists, or OF
monopolists, or of blOated bondholders
The business part of the community
represents in many respects the best In
terests of our whole country and the
business men perhaps more than any
other require stable government VIZ
have met simply to suggest to the con
vention at Chicago what is the will o.
the Republicans of New York
President Arthur has proved
himself under trying circumstance!
one of the most able presiding Office
the nation has ever had. think an in
vestIgation will show that President Ar
thur was the first to institute civil ser
] vice reform. He began it when In tn
custom house, and still continues 1t. A
an observer | have the advantage tina
I have no party Interests to subserve
but survey the situation from mora
: standpoint, and l say to you that tn
country needs no better president thai
: Chester A. Arthur.
, BENJAMIN II. BristoW, ex.secretarY O
the treasury, followed. He sketched tn
z discomfort in the Republican ranks 9
5 the time of the accession of Preslden
, Arthur, and referred to the wondertn
) change in the election in New Yor
: last year as compared with the proceed
5 ing year.
: Do You Hear That From Connecticut
CONCORD, N. H., May 21.-The stat
Democratic convention met to-day, T
w. Parker was elected Chairman. b
denounced protection and said that tart
j for revenue only would be the issue
: the campaign. ~
The resolutions declare against q
laws tending to the Capitalization @
8 power; the use of wealth as q politics
i influence; demands reduction OF tn
+ war tariff; commends the Democrat
t, majority in the house for recent efforts
tariff reform insists that there shall be
II cessation of efforts until the revenue sy
: tenn is re-establishcd on an honest basi
t, calls for lborouTh reform IN tarih an
a financial and administrative affairs; q
s. raigns the Republican party as false
Of the interests OF the people; asserts
" condemnation of the great GRIN
T. of 1S76-a wrong We propose
right and make Impossible hereafte
Frank Jones, Henry o. Kent, Frank
q Mexican and Away SullOw, we're chos'
" delegates at-large. No instructions, 81
a as the unanimous sentiment OF the COZ
ventlon favored the "old ticket" tn
VI will SUPPORT It in the national conYe
n ton.