Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-30
THE REPUBLICANS RATIFY.
A New York Meeting Addressed by Con-
gresham Horr and Col IngersoII.

| A New York Meeting Addressed by Com
gresham Horr and Col. IngersolI.
New YORK, June 80 metropolitan opera
house was crowded last night by thousands
of citizens in Republican ratification meet
ing, addressed by Col Ingersoll, Congress-
man Horr, of Michigan, and other popular
speakers. Long lefore the hour announced
/ for the openiL: Of the meeting it was esti-
mated that / 600 people had entered the
building. Every available space was soon
| occupied, an 10y the time Chairman Bartlett
! called the meeting to order the building was
packed. Tho ncighboring streets were also
| crowded with interested spectators who
came too late to secure admittance to the
| building. The interior of the building was
scene of the widest enthusiasm The
| names of Harrison, Morton, Sherman, and
| Blaine were signals for outbursts of cheers
lasting several minutes. Cries of mo free
trade" Protection" and the like
were frequent, and the appear
ance on the stage of Ingersol
and other prominent Republicans threw the
audience into a cyclone of applause The
boxes were decorated with American flags,
as well as the chairman's table, and large
portraits of Harrison and Morton were
visible in several parts of the house On the
stage were grouped together the guests of
hundred. Among these were; Gen. Stewart
l. Woodford; Chairman b. f. Jones, of the
Republican national committee; Henry
Clews, Senator William H. Robertson DR.
Howard Crosby, Cornelius N, Bliss. j. Pierre.
pont Morgan, Edward Pierrepont, Police
Commissioner French, d. o. Mills Patrick
Ford, Bernard Biglin Col. George Bliss,
William w. Aston, Clarence A. Seward,
John Jacob Astor, Jesse Seligman, Theodore
Roosevelt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Elihu
Root, Sheridan Shook, and Gen Thomas L.
James.
At s:15 Chairman Bartlett, who is presi-
dent of the Republican club Of this city.
called the meeting to order. He referred to |
the very noticeable enthusiasm of the audi |
ence and attributed it to the prospect of sure |
victory Mr. Bartlett then introduced ex- |
Congressman r. g. Horr of Mich. As Con-
gresham Horr arose he was greeted with a |
mighty shout He said: "The campaign is
only four days DID, and yet we have the is
sues plainly defined. 1t is this Shall the Re
publican clubs of this country or the Golden
club of England govern this country Zap
plausel As for ms am satisfied with the
clubs of my native land The cheering on
The other side is all for Cleveland. Misses.
You don't hear any cheers in England for
Harrison, do youl [Applause.l
At this Juncture Gen. Sherman entered al
most unnoticed but the cry soon went up
Three cheers for Gen Sherman" and as the
audience noticed him there was a mighty tu-
multi The audience demanded that he take
a scat on the platform. The general ac-
the applause by rising, but re-:
nained in his private box.
Mr.. Horr went on TO show the immense in
iustries Of Michigan, and declared that no !
looking toward free trade bad
my chance of success in that state. He
'idiculed the record Of the administration, ! {
specially on civil service reform, and said &
had turned out 40 600 men, many of them |
I'D soldiers, and replaced them in many
asses by par tisaRs fresh from jail.
A letter from Gen. Sherman was read say I
ng that although he would be present he 8
referred to write rather than speak his
earty endorsement Of the ticket and plat
orm
When Col Ingersoll stepped to the front of t
he platform he was greeted with whirl- Q
7ind OF applause. When quiet had been re- ]
lored he entered upon his speech, during Il