Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-16
.4G0AL IfgTaLl,IGENgn.
REPUBLICAN RALLY.

A Meeting of The General Executive Com
nittee for Making Arrangements.
\ meeting of the General Executive Com
mittee having in charge the making of arrange
ments for the grand Republican rally, to be
held in this city on the 31st instant, took place
at the Republican headquarters last evening
J. 0. Coleman was elected Chairman of the
committee. and wm. f. Huntoon, Secretary
The Chair stated what action had been taken
at the meeting held at the Court house, and
also at the subsequent meeting held at Mr..
Coleman's Office. when the date of the indus
trial display was postponed from the Goth to
the 3lst instant and enlarged in plan 10 grand
Republican rally. Also. as to committees
appointed etc. On motion the action taken at
the said two previous meetings was unani-
mously approved. The committee then pro
ceeded to hear reports from committees and
map out the work for completing arrangements
for the 3lst
The Chair stated that upwards of thirty of the
industrial establishments and leading CONNER
cial houses of the city had promised to take
part in the industrial display which is now to
take place on the evening of the 3lst, and that
as the invitation had been made general to all
manufacturers and business houses, the
prospect was that there would be an
equally general response by all Re-
publican proprietors. The report was
also made that all the departments of the rail
road shops were making arrangements to turn
out and make a meritorious showing from
those, the chief industrial works in the city.
Other similar encouraging reports were made.
4. B. HusSey and A n. Van Noorhies were ap-
pointed a committee Who with the Grand Mar
shal, are to arrange for the order of display,
transparencies, etc, in the line of march on the
occasion of the demonstration.
Mayor Gregory, from the Committee on
Grounds and speakers Stands, reported that he
had visited two out of three of the Capitol
CommissiOners-the other not being in the city
and procured the use of Capitol grounds for
the meetings to be held in the afternoon, and
proposed 10 have a speakers stand erected
at the entrances to the Capitol
building on the north, east, south and west
sides. This would give four stands, not far from
each other, and yet so located that the speakers
would not interfere
A general discussion took place in the line OF
suggestion and pushing forward the work neces-
sGry for grand rally and display, during which
a high degree of enthusiasm was manifested.
Most of those present engaged in the debate,
and q unanlmlty OF sentiment and purpose de-
veloped which promises excellent results. a
motion was adopted, calling upon the business
men, manufacturers and residents OF Sacra
mento TO each and all join in making
the coming meeting ana demonstration 3
gala day, in which all should heartily join
and in which business houses shall, as far as
possible, permit their employees to take part
Some of the wholesale merchants present
thought the wholesale houses could arrange tC
get their orders filed and shipping done il
time to close up after P. n, and thus enable
not only their clerks and employees to partici
pate in the demonstration but that their teams
and trucks could also be used for the industria
display.
The Finance Committee heretofore appointed
was enlarged and divided into divisions as fol
lows: For the district between First and ThirC
streets-Mayor Gregory, P. Z. Platt and L. Elkus
from Third to Sixth; S. Hopkins, William
Schaw. D. Lubin, T. W. Sheeh8n; from Sixth K
Tenth. Nj. Milliken, Max Hornlein, C. A
Luhrs, Richard Dale, C. 5. Houghton J. w. VII.
son; east of Tenth street-O. W. Eriewine, ]. W
Reeves, Z. W. Parker B. B. Brown, Charlie:
Eldred and Nj. A. Howard.
On motion it was ordered that J. o. Coleman
and four whom he should select to act with him
shall constitute Contract and Auditing Com
mittee for the entire expenses of the demOnstra
tion. Mr. Coleman selected the Chairmen Of
the above four district divisions of the Finance
Committee to act with him, so the Contract an6
Auditing committee consists OF J. o. Coleman
Mayor Gregory, A. S. Hopkins, J. NJ. MillikeI
and o. w. Erlewine.
After some further time spent in enthusiasm
in which methods and plans were sugge,t ted and
earnest work mapped out and pledged, the
meeting adjourned to call of the Chair.