The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-19
THE UNION CLUB.
Preparations for The
Demonstration Tues
day Night.
SPEECHES by DR.. MONrEIRO AND
THE MAYOR.
The Line Of March Proposed, Etc.

The Union Democratic Club held its
regular meeting last night, the last TO be
held prior to the grand demonstration OF
Tuesday night next on the vacant lot a.
tie Cornerof Twenty third and n streets.
The meeting attracted but three outside
persons-lhe reporter of the DAILY
TIMES. the Mayor OF Richmond, and DR..
Monteiro. Alderman Joseph w. Carter
presided, and Mr. w. T. Atkinson was
secretary.
THE COMMITTEE on TORCHES AND UNI
FORMS
reported that they would have them
present in ample time for the grand
meeting Tuesday night. when there will
be a pole raising and a flag flung 10 the
breeze. Eminent speakers will be present,
among them Hon. George ID. Wise and
Captain Tazewell Elicit, district elecior,
Mr. Cullingworth says that be will also
have present. II they can get here, Con-
gressmen Allen Of Missouri. Tarsney of
Michigan, and Mr Chandler Of Wash
ington city.
4 collection was taken up among mem
bers Of the club 10 pay expenses, which
amounted TO a neat sum.
SPEAKING.
After the transaction Of business the
club called on The visitors 20 speak. Dr.
Monteiro responded in neat and happy
remarks highly eulogistic of the club, It's
officers and the work 1t was doing. lie
spoke az length and explained how
Waddill was the right-hand OF
Malone and Harrison was the small boy.
who is used 20 bring Jimmy Blaine, the
spotted leopard, into power as the pre-
mier cf a ceutrsliza;ion administration.
He discussed tie tariff a. length aad
illustrated how the people were robbed
al vii by ihe idea drawn from Shakes
pelre. that man robbed without know
Ing il was not robbed al all. The speech
was replete with anecdotes and was
loudly applauded-
Mayor J. TAYLOR Ellyson was next
loudly called or He wanted it known
that by his presence he could prove that
be had not forgotten the club, and the
men who had been kind to him in other
DAYS
Wherever he has travelled in any por-
lion of the State be had never soH-a the
people more enthusiastic or hopeful Of
success. There was not doubt, not the
scntiia Of aoubt, that Nir.
ginia viii cast her T. votes for
Cleveland and Thurman. lie also spoke
about the tariff and eulogized clubs IN
general He believed that if all the
club, in the district and city were as
well organized as the Union Club. a
rousing majority would be rolled up for
the candidate for Congress. for Grover
Cleveland, Allen G. Thurman, and re-
form.
VOTE Or THANKS
were rendered the two speakers.
Messrs. Clump, Hechler McCabe.
Bailey and Hammock were appointed
the marshals for the demonstration next
Tuesday night.
TUESDAYS LISE or MARCH.
After discussion the club decided to
meet next Tuesday night in uniform
which can be obtained for the small sum
of Is cents-at the hall promptly at :
o'clock They will then march from
Springfield Hall, Twenty-sixth and NJ
streets, to Tweaty-hftb thence to Nena-
bic: thence 90 Eighteenth. and thence to
Main. At the corner OF Main and
Eighteenth the Old Dominion, Fulton
and the uptown clubs will Join The
other ChnIch Hill clubs will join en-
roufp