Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-06
HASTINGS sPEECHIFIEs.

The Tariff CluD Hear the beitetontlon'l
EIoauence-The Annual Election Oi
Omcers Takes Place.
General D. h Hastings was given re
ception last evening at the Young Mems
Republican Tariff Club. Itwas the regular
December meeting of the club. and about
175 members were present. Every chair in
the assembly hall was occupied. Among
those present were G. L. Magee and William
Finn.
The special business of the meeting was
the nomination of candidates for the club
Offices. The election is to be held on Thurs.
day evening, January 2, and the nomina.
tions were made in open meeting. There
was some expectation of a lively contest be-
tween Coroner Mcdowell and Hon. A. G.
Robertson for the Presidency of the club.
but 1t did not occur. President Thomas NJ.
Mcfarland was renomirated, without an
opponent being mentioned. The following
nominations were made, the contests being
only for First Vice President and Treasurer.
President. Thomas M. Mcfarland; First Vice
President, Heber Mcdowell and II: P. Ford
Second Vice President, Thomas w. Baker,
Corresponding Secretary; Thomas H. Perryi
Recording Secretary, II. Grant Miller; Finan-
John F. Geissenhainer and Thomas G. Mcclure;
Directors. William B. Kirker, William Finn,
c. l. Magee, Morris w. Mead. William b. Nc.
GleaTy, John Doyle, Gamble Melr BE-; r.; n
]. Price, Heber Mcdowell A. O. Robertson. T.
G. Mcclure D. K. McGunnegle, d: Sandusky,
H. P. Ford, John Gripp, John F. Geissen-
hainer, Robert Berry, John McCance, Fred w.
Edwards. George W. Miller. II. E. Stewart, w.
]. T. Saint Philip s. Finn and William Coates.
Ten directors are to be elected out Of the list of
q nominated.
While the meeting was in progress it was
announced that General D. II. Hastings had
Just arrived in the city and was at the
Hotel Anderson. The president was author
lied to appoint a committee to visit the
hotel and ask the General to accept the
hospitality of the club. The president ap-
pointed W. H. McCleary, A. G. Robertson
and H. P. Ford. They went to the hotel,
and at about 10 o'clock they appeared at the
club with General Hastings. As the tall,
straight figure OF the Adjutant General was
seen, he was saluted with ringing cheers.
President Mcfarland introduced the Gen
eral to the club. He said that at the time
the club quarters were dedicated, the men,
bers had desired to have General Hastings
with them, but that gentleman was then un-
able to be present. He had at last been
captured, and he knew that the club would
like to hear a speech from a man so
eminent in the civil and military life of the
Commonwealth.
General Hastings spoke about ten min
utes and received frequent applause. He ex-
pressed his pleasure over the occasion. He
remembered the Tariff club when he was
here last September. He had then met
many of its members and was glad to be un-
der its roof The Tariff club, he was sure,
was doing good work. All the clubs of the
State were doing well, and the recent
strong growth of the club system was max
ing itself felt in the Republican work. 1t
showed excellent results in the last cleo
tion. It was bound to reveal better results
in the future, in preserving the Republican
principles to the people of Pennsylvania.
"The people of this Commonwealth, he
said, adhered to Republicanism because
that meant the continuance of tariff protec-
tion. Pennsylvanians know practically
what are the benefits of the protective sys-
TEN, and cannot be persuaded from their af-
fection for it by the speciousness of theo-
rists
On the motion of Coroner Mcdowell the
hospitality of the club was unanimously
rendered to General Hastings during his
stay in the city.
After the formal meeting was adjourned
General Hastings was given hearty recep-
tion by the members. He shook hands with
nearly every one Of. them, and remained at
the club rooms, in social intercourse, until
nearly midnight
The General is enjoying the best of health,
and is looking robust and good tempered.
He has been over the State to some extent
recently, and finds Republicans everywhere
hopeful and in good shape politically. He
will remain at the Hotel Anderson until
noon to-day, when he will leave for his
home in Bellefonte.