New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-30
RALLYING POINTS IN THE CAMPAIGN.
MANY VIGOROUS CLUBS HOLD CROWDED MEET
INGs-ELooUENCE AND ENTHUSIASM

| JNGs-ELOQUENCE AND ENTHUSIASM.
| The Headquarters of the Wholesale Dry Goods Har-
rlson and Morton Club, at No. 324 Broadway, were
filed from end to end with an enthusiastic, cheering
crowd at their MONDAY meeting yesterday NJ b..
Nudge jeremiah Murphy, H. NJ. Green ana coiohei
T. c. Campbell made vigorous and pointed speeches..
The chairman announced that General Sherman would
| be present at to-day's meeting. Secretary OHare
said that $50 had boon added to the roll yes
eray and the number of members had nearly reached
1000, and It is expected that there will be eOoo 10
take part in the parade. II. Blake who Is organizing
an association of the veterans of 194o, said that he
was constantly receiving new names The enrolment
book is No. 324 Broadway during the day, and at
No. Is West Twenty ffthst during the evening.
That the hardware men are not a whit behind the
other business clubs in point of enthusiasm and In
erest in the election of Harrison and Morton was
manifested by their successful meeting at Nos 16 and
10 Reade-st yesterday Seven hundred have already
| signed the roll, and 1t is expected that that number
will be tIpled by next Saturday. Among those whose
names have been handed in were 100 from J. s. Como
yer Co.. 100 from the Stephenson Car Works, seventy
from the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Co., sixty
from H. L. Judd & Co., fifty from sargent d Co. and
thirty from Smith, Lyon q Field George II. Sargent
was elected president of the club An invitation has
been extended TO the representatives Of the stove and
metal trades to join with the hardware men in the
demonstration. MONDAY meetings will be held at
the headquarters until election day.
That the downtown business men and workngmen
fully realize the importance of tho issues to be de-
cded upon next Tuesday is evinced by the ever In
oreasing size Of the meetings held daily at No. .
Broadway. Yesterday the hall well dcd and
those assembled had the pleasure Of hearing able and
eloquent addresses by George Gunon. State Senator
Vedder, A. S. McElwell and James Fitzgerald.
T.. b. Harper, president Of the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association was the chief speaker the
MONDAY meeting OF the Insurance Mems Harrison and
Morton Club at No. SO Liberty-st. yesterday. lie
made an able address the political situation. J he
large crowded usual and many Demo-
Gratis were in the audience. The singing waa, en-
thusiastic H. Sheridan also addressed the meeting.
| The Hatters Furrers and Straw Goods Campaign
Club had lively meeting yesterday at No. 105 Greene
ST. Richard S. Roberts presided. and Professor J. A.
Adams led the singing. c. c. Shayne delivered an
address protection and enthusiastically ap-
| plauded. Alexander Caldwell, T. Thomas, of Ala
| bama, and the Rev. W. Il. Derrick were the other
| speakers.
large number of 'longshoremcn gathered last
night at an outdoor ratification meeting, held under
the auspices of the John w. JacObus Assoc alton
West Twenty fourth-st and Elev enth-ave. Joseph
f. Hayden and Mr.. Sheridan delivered vigorous ad-
dresses, which received with cheers.
The headquarters of the UebIew-Amerlcan Re
publican league No. 345 Grand-st crowded
with over 500 attentive listeners last night. The
speakers were Judge shannon, H. j.. Van Tronk,
Henry c. Backns, Samuel SchimkOwZ, Julius
Schwartz and H. ID. ROsenthal