The record-union., 1892-07-18
FOURTH WARD REPUBLICANS.
They Organize a Club and indulge in
a "Whoop-Up."
Grove /. johnson Indorsed for Con-
gress - Enthusiastic Speeches
Made-Officers Elected.

| The Republicans of the Fourth Ward
! opened the campaign in style at Twentieth
| and O streets Saturday night.
| There were bontires and skyrockets
and a deafening cannonading in the
street, accompanied by music from a fife
and drum corps, after which the large
| crowd which had assembled adjourned to
Gebert's Hall and organized the Fourth
Ward Republican Club.
OPENING THE MEETING.
II. II. Snow called the meeting to
order. He said the object was to form a
club and have a general Republican
"whoop-up." The formation of the club
would be first in order, and nominations
for temporary Chairman We're called for.
Lincoln White placed in nomination
O. w. Erlewine in a complimentary
speech. That gentleman was elected by
a unanimous vote and with loud cheers.
Mr.. ErleWine, i'll taking the chair, made
patriotic speech. He said he had al
ways taken pride III having his name
connected with RepublicaniSm. He had
always been n Republican, he said, and
hoped he always would be one. He said
/ he was still more proud TO be Fourth
| Ward Republican. The Fourth Warders
had the reputation OF being the most
enthusiastic Ill the city.
Mr.. Erlewine called for nominations
for Nice-PPesident and Secretary. \. y.
Denton was the unanimous choice for the
lrSt place and George Z. Royster for
Secretary.
on motion of W. ii. II. Ennis, the tenn
| porary officers were declared the perma-
nent officers of the club.
SOME SPEECHES.
! 4. f. Wharton was then called upon for
Il speech. Like the Chairman, he said he
never Ieit at home except in Republican
/ company. The Fourth Ward tonight
fired the first guns in the Sacramento
campaign for Harrison and Reid and the
Republcan party. some might say we
are commencing a little early" said the
! speaker, but we Fourth Warders could
not hold IN any longer. Our enthusiasm
has reached the explosion point Repub-
! leans are always early on the field. and
/ that Is why they are always victorious"
Mr.. Wharton then devoted his attention
to the National Republican ticket. Two
better men could not be found, he said,
to lead the party to another great victory.
! The administration of Benjamin Harri-
son had been clean, honorable and dig
nltied one, and the country had risen 100
rer cent III the estimation OF the balance
OF the world. The diplomatic work di-
ISCtSi ny llIt L IGSlUtUJ u1u
CoNVINCED THE FOREIGN POWERS
That the United States had man at the
helm who could not be bulldozed. Ben
jamin Harrison, said the speaker. was
the friend of labor; but above all he was
the friend Of the American. He was the
lrlend OF American commerce abroad as
well as at home. He came from a long
line OF patriots. His reat-grandtather
was one OF the slgners OF the Declaration
OF independence, and Harrison himself
had served his country in the late war
auG had proved himself an able states
man.
Harrison's opponent this year, con-
| tlnued Mr.. Wharton, was a man who had
been tried and found wanting The only
thing that ever distinguished Cleveland's
administration was his wholesale vetoes
of pensions for veterans of the army, and
his marriage
AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
n. n. Denton was the next speaker.
He said he always liked to belong to the
best Republican club in town, and now
that he bad joined this one, he wanted it
to he the best. The material was there.
and all it needed was good management.
Ihe hrst thing to do would be to select q
strong Executive Committee, to have
charge of the management. He therefore
moved that the Chair appoint an Execu-
tive Committee of five.
Chairman Erlewlne appointed the fol-
lowing named: John Barrett, II. II.
snow, Lincoln White, Harry Bell and
| w. w. Connor.
GROVE L. JOHNSON INDORSED.
Lincoln White being called upon re-
! ferred TO the coming Congressional fight.
1t was high time, he SAID. that Sacra-
mento County was recognized in this dis
trict. ana should have the namino of y
| Congressman. He commended the action
of the Republican County Central Com
mittee in lnstructing the delegates to the
State Convention to vote for Hon. Grove
Il. johnson for Congress. Mr.. johnson.
he said, was man whom every Sacra-
mentan knew, and whose candidacy
everybody indorsed. He was man who
would do honor TO the district and To
Sacramento. In conclusion, Mr.. White
moved that the club indorse the action of
the Central Committee, and that it in
dorse Grove l.. Johnson.
The motion was carried by unani-
nous vote and with loud applause.
Deputy County Clerk L. S. Wachhorst
! addressed the asSemblage briefly, but in
patriotic and happy way. He had been
a First Warder for some time, he said,
| but owing to removal was now a Fourth
| Warder Already he had become CHARGED
with the enthusiasm that pervades that
ward and he was convinced that he
would do more yelling and good work for
| the party by reason of his new surround
| ings than he had ever done before
Short speeches were made by Super
visor George O. Bates, John Barrett n
IL. Snow, Henry Bell and others, after
which an adjournment was taken in
order that the members might sign the
roll.