Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-02
REPUBLICANS RATIFY.
Large Concourse of People Listen to Good
Speeches in Front of the City Hall.

/ A Large ConcoUrse OF People Listen to Good
Speeches in Front of the City Hall.
Surrounded by bunting. Chinese lanterns
calcium lights and by a throng of between two
and three thousand people, the Chase faction
Of the District republicans last night ratified
| the nomination of Harrison and Reid from the
city hall steps. A small stand had been erected
for the speakers, and back Of it on the wide
landing several hundred chairs were placed for
the invited guests. The meeting was remark
able for two things-frst, the white population
seemed to predominant, and second. there was
an absence of that wild enthusiasm which char
acterizes such meetings even in the District.
The Third Artillery Band occupied prominent
position, and played patriotic airs the evening
through
Vim. Calvin Chase introduced Mr.. Geo. NJ.
Arnold as the presiding officer of the meeting,
and he in turn introduced the Rev. Walter II.
Brooks of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
who invoked The Divine blessing.
Letters OF regret were then read from A. NJ.
Clapp, who pleaded i'll health; Frederick Doug
lass, who wrote that in view of the circum-
stances then surrounding him he must decline
with regret the opportunity of addressing q re-
publican meeting; Simon Wolf, who stated that
later on he would be found where work counted.
and III. A. TAYLOR. whose Pacific slope Journey
prevented his attendance.
CHAIRMAN ARNoLD's REMARKS.
Chairman Arnold, before introducing the
speaker, said there were a number of repub-
hcans present from the south who would have
no chance to attend such q meeting in their
section express their sentiments because of
shotguns, bowie knives and stuffed ballot boxes.
few days ago five or six white men had been
killed up in Pennsylvania and great to do had
been made about il, and even Congress had
taken action. but since the war thousands Of
colored men had been butchered in the south
and nothing had been done. Not until now had
man been found with grit and determination
enough to stand mp and gay such things mus.
stop. But next fall q man would be ro;ns:ated
In the presidential chair who would see that the
government made these outrsges impossible.
He then introduced Commissioner John ".
Douglass rs lone of the time. iron-clad and
rock-ribbed republicans"
COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS ADDRESS.
Mr.. Douglass said he was delighted to see
such large and intelligent audience of all
kinds of good republicans and. he hopcd of
some good democrats. In hCht and witty
manner he discussed the candidates and the
platform and told many good stories greatly to
the delight of the crowd. 1t was a good thing
to have for a candidate man who said da-
or so ago that no one should command the old
soldiers to keep off the grass next Septem-
Der. Both candidates were men Of the highest
character and ability. The platform. he thought.
came nearer to the Ten Commandments than
anything else he had ever seen or heard Of
One thing he could not understand, and that
WIS how any man with love of country and a
love OF fair play could object to that plank in
tho republican platform which said every man,
white or black, was entitled to one vote. and
had right TO have that vote counted. In this
they say the republican party has big con-
tract on its hands, but it had been in the habit
OF handling big contracts and it had never
failed.
MR.. JAMES C. BUsHBY.
Mr.. James c. Bushby of North Dakota was
next introduced and said there was no doubt of
republican success next fall The democratic
candidate might be q man of destiny. but if so
assuredly i'll SO destiny took tumble. and
when the hero of Buzzards bay returned this
year to the conflict with fate he would take an
even worse tumble. There were some desti-
MES, 1t seemed that did not know enough to
come IN out of the rain. The republican party
played kites tail TO no man s destiny. The
wisdom OF the party was too great to let the
glare OF any one mans destiny outshiue the
galaxy of other statesmen who were the party s
trust and boast. The splintered side of the
tariff plank would prove an uncomfortable
perch; therefore 'come off the perch and crawl
into the ice wagon"
In North Dakota the democratic party was at
present standing with one foot in the grave.
and was only keeping the other out to save
funeral expenses. And this demi-corpse was
now said to be irving to get up a Irritation with
the Farmers Alliance But there were too
many schools and too many thrifty, sensible.
satisfied farmers scattered throughout the
country to make such combination dangerous
and North Dakota could be counted on to cast
her vote The right way.
DR.. A. P. FARDoN's SPEECH.
DR.. A. ?. Pardon of this city was introduced
as mosquito-scarred veteran republican from
..
had cast his first republican vote for Lincoln
nearly thirty years ago. his next for Harrison
In the past campaign. and that he should repeat
the performance with great pleasure this com
ing November. Tie deplored the split among
District republicans that sent double the proper
number of delegates 70 the convention at Mime
apolls. but now that the contest over they
should know no Chase. no Carson. no Gleason
no Wolf and all should fight shoulder to shoulder
agalnst the common enemy.
MR.. G.. A. RAY.
Mr.. G. A. Ray of Illinois followed and re-
marked that such meeting would not have
been possible thirty years ago II might be
called Brother Chase caucus. and upon Capitol
Hill Brother Holman was holding a caucus to
save the democratic majority in the House
from the onslaughts of one man-Tom Reed
And. perhaps, the result might be the changing
OF the city 8 name to tina. of iiolmanville.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
D. 2. Roberts, colored, of Indiana. J. II.
King Of South Dakota and Rev. Walter Ii.
Brooks of this city followed in short speeches.
the latter saying that no one could deny that
the colored vote in the south was eliminated.
The bill to correct this had been termed the
force BILL" Well and good. Meet force with
force. The republican party had twice been
defeated. The first time because it did not
take the candidate God wanted, and the second
time. in 1884, because in its greed it said
nothing of the rights OF the colored man.
At the conclusion Of Rev. Mr. Brooks speech
the audience. In response TO Lawyer f. VI.
licwletts invitation gave three cheers for the
ticket and dispersed as the band played "Home,
Sweet Home"