The Washington critic., 1888-07-26
LOCAL POLITICS.
An Enthusiastic Republican Ratifica-
tlon at Takoma.

tlon at Takoma.
Takoma Park residents opened the
campaign last night with a log cabin
ratification meeting in honor of Har-
rison and Morton. Thousands Of
Chinese lanterns made the park mel
low with light, and nearly every win
dow of every house was illuminated,
A log cabin had been erected Mt the
head of Carroll avenue, and here the
speaking took place. A band was in
attendance, and small boys and fire.
works helped it contribute to the JOY
fulness Of the occasion.
After parade through the various
avenues, the crowd assembled about
the speakers stand, on which were
seated Representatives McComas of
Maryland, Allen of Michigan, ex-
Representative Page of California,
ex.Collector John +. Cook, II. II.
McCurdy of Chicago, Colonel George
Truesdell, Henry A. Willard, G. w.
Holcome and several others. Mr.. B.
ii. Warner, who presided, introduced
Myron NJ. Parker, who made stirr-
ing address, and j. II. Smythe, ex-
Minister to Liberia, predicted Re.
publican success. Mr.. Smythe
was followed by Colonel Charles p.
Lincoln, Representative Allen, Nc
Comas and Page. The demonstration
closed with grand burst of fireworks.
The Democratic Ratification.
The Central Democratic Committee
held its regular weekly meeting last
night, and the following committees
were appointed to make preparations
for the coming ratification meeting:
Committee on Place-Bernard Kilmar-
tim chairman; Jackson Yates and George
| IT, LeBarre. .....-
Committee on Decoration and Illumina-
! tion-M. J.. Weller, chairman; Charles A.
Krause and T. V. Noonan.
Committee on Fireworks-Charles W.
| Darr, chairman; julius Hugh and John
| II. Clark.
Committee on Muslc-J. Hall Colgate,
chairman; J. Hadley Doyle and Richard
j. Kennedy.
Committee on Supplies - James f..
Brown, chairman; A. s. Dent and w. II.
Rose.
Committee on Speakers-William II.
Manogue, chairman; r. i. i. White and
John Boyle.
Committee on Finance-William Dick
son, chairman; Lawrence Gardner,
Thomas ]. Luttrell, James l.. Norris, NJ.
A. McGowan, IL. II, Davis, William II.
Caggett, Charles Thompson jr., John s.
Miller, Andrew A. Lipscomb, Bernard
Kilmartin, George W. Talbert, Jackson
Yates, James j.. Barbour, Arther Small,
William A. Hutchins, IL. L. Taggert,
i Charles Wheatley, William A. Gordon, o.
g. Green, N ii. Shea, j. G. Ergood N. A.
Poole, William NJ Gait, Thomas A, Gray
and Patrick Maloney
1t was decided to suspend a banner
across Pennsylvania avenue at Tenth
street.
The Kentucky Democrats.
The Kentucky Democratic Club heard
Representative Tarsney of Michigan de-
liver speech last night, instead of Sem
ator Blackburn, who was unable TO at.
tend. He said his proudest vote was in
favor of the Mills bill. Senator ingalls,
was characterized by him as the ami.
mated lightning-rod of the Senate, and
Governor Foraker rs the Chief of the Ma
tional Fire Department. Twenty new
members were enrolled and a vote oi
thanks rendered Mr.. Tarsney. Represen-
tative W. G. Z. Breckenridge OF Ken.
lucky will probably address the club on
Wednesday.
The Maryland Democrats.
The Maryland Democratic Club mel
last night and decided to hold rahfi
| canon meeting NJ Ouu-bellOWS hall
! Eavy-Yard, on August 6. A campaign
/ committee of twenty-five was appointed
i The Democratic Bureau.
/ The Democratic Bureau of Political In
formation, which was organized some
months since, has been doing yeomar
service in the cause of Democracy. Th
I headquarters on Eighth street is a bus,
! place. Clerks are working day and night
! and so elfectusl is the ground being
covered that, as yet, the Congressional
committee, which usually takes charge
of such matters, has postponed opera
tons. 1t has not yet been decided
whether they will take any active part il
sending out documents or leave the mat
ter entirely in the hands of the Informa
ton Bureau. Since the tariff discussion
the bureau has sent the speeches o
Carlisle, Mills, Scott, Wilson,
the Breckinridges Russell, McMillin
Hatch and McKenny, and Senator
: Kenna Voorhees,, Blackburn and Col
: quit into the following States: New York
Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, Yves
Virginia, Indiana, Maryland and Nortl
1 Carolina