Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-06-30
HARRISON AND MORTON RA.
 IlFIED.
Housing Repubr'csn Ratification last Evening on Church Plaza

Immediately upon receip. of the new from Chicago, announcing the nominu sina of Ger. Harrison for Pre- iden,. Ho, Chas. R. Drake pre-iden, of tns Reuub ieo.n Club and Col J. A, z Z.bnskIs, ,ci ar a.sn ot 'he ceutral con1Igsee pegs msk ine arrangements for 6 grand ratification meeting. Every person spoken to en .ered inso is with 6 hearty spirit and th, resols Was one of the gtsbdss, R-puo loan meetings ever beld is Tucson The pisit"im, s substsntial structure wss besuti uIiy deoorsied with the ps- tionsl oolors and Was indeed credit tc the committee m charge. O. sitbe, alde of the platform were txo lar.e cosl oil torches winch afforded 6 most br, !. liant hgbt. ln the center of lhe pIrza n large bonfire he'd been Construct d which Tas lightly ehoriiy before -igh, o'cIccl nAki1g the plaza almost ss hgot ss day AOout this time Ihe Rzilroed Band. up- Ter the leso oership of A. V. Gro-e.ta, came marching down Congress street pisyins an inspiring quicks,ep, aud took ID ineif position near the Fla form. Af- Ef priDR of number of large Chinese mos and Roman candles. Col. J. A. 1Ioriskie stepped to the front e the >iatiortS, oslied the meeiIug tn orde: sud introduced Hon. H. R. Jef rns. ils'riot attorney, ss the first speaker 0 he evening, Afr. J-f Jrds IS a most JlesslnR speaker, and ss be was raised ID poiiticHl atmosphere. be Is enc Of ne oesf posted men in the territory and 9s earnest remarks always csrry . grea, iesI Of weight. He also made a very trkiog comparison between the Ted isndsns of the democrats and the hspd- ome colors Of the repu bliosne.
 Tue next speaker was Gen, Wilson de rrfer'ed 10 the campaign ot ls4O ie shi' Gen. Harrison, grandfather O. he present nominee, 9ss 6 candidate md sad that in soms respects 1t wac sry mnoh like the present one; their I-ponent ID each case being New York nep, aud victory WAS ss sure to follow 'o oS as it did ID 40.
 The chairman next introduced Gen Ryal A, Johnson who stated tbat be en- Iyed the pleasure of personal scQu.in- zncs with Gen. Hsrrisou, sud ns-urrc IS hes'e tbRi iLe coavan;iun had net aste misiske in nominating the gal ant soldier and ststss m6n fruu Iudiaus ie vas particularly 6 v-rn friend oi De territories and if elected they womb Iri look Co him in vain for r-lIsf. Ir be midst of his remarks he prnposeu Oree cheers for Harris. n and Morton, sbioh were respoped to vi b s wIll
 The last speaker of the svapipg vss iol. Zsbrskle. He was 10 splendid 7oice and could b. heard disiirc ly b, very ooe. Tnf Colonel was losded for he democrats sE6 gave 1t to .hem righ rom ihe shoulder. The greater par. oi is speech sss directed 19sicst tree ,sde" spd every statement made ves 'ully bscked up by actual figures, ard ir bis connection be gave good sud iub slsDtisl reasons vhy Connec Icut, \ VI Jersey and New I rk " u d go for H.f- Ison spd Moron .his fall. I, YVES ~ith ut doubt splendid eddres s-d sl- aou2h his remarks were somewhat tI- epd-e [ vast HuIience listened sttep- :iv- y until be finished.
 GENERAL NOTES.
 There were rezriy three thousand eople present, 6 good many of whom ss-e lsdies. Q1ite Q number of democrats grsced b. outside edge of the crowd. The muSo furnist ed by the band wac excellent. Thty plsy ed between the eeCbee.
 The fireworks were an immense sue