The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-07-02
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
General Ciarks"u Re.ir"s ~ Chairman and
ie succsedet by No.. WA. j. Camp

The N,r,9u:i h-puh'n,u Committee
met in Washing ton on Monday aud organ
lied for the Presidential campaign by
elect:ng II III. VIM Campo III Isl Chicago
Chairman Mr.. G ,rurIIus n. Bliss - New
York Treasurer, and l. md Commissioner
Tom Clrter of Montana rs secretary
General ClArkSou's retirement from the
craftsmanship of the committee was in
Difference to the wishes OF President
Harrison.
In reference to the craftsmanship he
said Il wish to say to you what you
should know before any iurther steps
are taken in the direction OF my election
as chairman of this Committee. While |
appreciate deeply the friendship ener-
tanned aud expressed for me by most of
the gentlemen il your membership, and
while | have already mad the personal
tender by forty one members OF the
committee of their support OF mo as char
man, and while thirty ot them have ex-
pressed their intention to vote for me
whether | should be candidate or nor,
and whether my election wac desired by
the cand idates Of ;he party or not, and
which | appreciate as the prnudest
hnnois of my lite, and their expression
of condolences aud goodwill, it is still my
duty to say to scu that have learned
from the President this morning that be
desires some one else for chairman. As
a good Republican | bow cheerfully to
his dec sion, and | earnestly trust that
no member Of the committee will now
insist in voting for ME, and that all will
unite in accepting for the officers of tie
committee such gentieme Gu as the candi-
dates for the presidency and vica-presi-
may desire and recommend.
wM. j. CAMPBELL ELECTED CHAIRMAN,
Mr. Payne, of Wisconsin, placed in
nomination as chairman of the Repu BIZ
can National Committee VIM. j. Camp
bell CT Illinois. Representatives OF
several of the states seconded the nomi-
nation as one emiaently fit and proper,
and predicting under his leadership
complete success for the Republican
party in November.
Mr. Campbell was elected by accla-
nation.
CLARKSoN's WORK APPRECIATED.
The following resolutions were repor.
ed by the committee on the retiring
chairman, and were unanimously adopt
ed:
That the thanks o: this committee
and the gratitude of the Republican
party are due to cur retiring chairman,
The Hon. James 5. Clarksou, for the un-
selfish, untirng and sp!endidly efficient
services rendered during msny years as a
member of this and other Republican
executive committees, aud for the
superb generalship which he has dis
played during his term of office as chaIf-
man of this committee, il meeting every
emergency as it arose, and in laying firm
aud deep the foundations OF wise and
broad educational organization which
will prove of Invaluable service III all
future campaigns. In these long years of
association we have learned uo5 only TO
admire aud approve bis admirable
qualities as a political thinker aud leader
but we have learned to know and love
him as a man and as friend. HIS ca
reer in life is one which may well be re-
gafGed Sy his family and his friends with
pride, and affords an inspiring object
lesson to every American boy in the
possibilities open to honorable ambition
under our institutions. We esteem it q
great privilege to have been associated
with him in the intimate relations of this
committee and we desire to express in
this public manner the friendship, aifec-
ton and sense of good fellowship which
the knowledge OF the amiabie qualities
of his character has developed in cur
hearts, and to assure him that these feel
ings will follow him into the future,
which we trust will be as bright and
successful as his life has been worthy
and honorable.
"Res0lCed, That these resolutions be
spread on the records, and copy there
OF engrossed, and that au opportunity
be given to each member Of this com
m!ttee to sign the same"
GENERAL CLARKsoN's SPEECH.
The reading of the resolutions was
greeted with prolonged applause. in the
course Of his remarks thanking the CON-
mittee for the honor conferred upon him,
Geuernl Ciarkson said:
II have spent twenty-five years in poll
tics, and | believe from my experience
that tue best place to serve the Repub
can party is in its RANKS. IL my political
life | have found that in that field can
be made and are made the most precious
friendship of ones life. There are more
sacrifices made in that field than in any
other. There is more heart III politics
than in any other walk in life, and say
fearlesslF and honesty that men engaged
il politics will go farther TO serve a
friend than in another sphere of man s
existence. IL 1854 We had a hardwork
a harder working committee and won,
and 10 M know ledge no campaign was
ever conducted more honorably than the
campaign Of 1888. know Senator Quay
and General Dudley. and | hope there is
no Repu biioau il this land who will ever
cease TO render Gue honor to tn ose two
fire fof tho Repu 6iica;i party, and emerg
ed victorious and with detractiOn. |
have known many men-I have large
friendship in the United States, and |
want To say 10 you gentlemen that upon
my dying bed before my family | could
not uame men mere to be loved aid
honored than Senator Quay ard General
Dudley. | want to warn you gentle men
of this committee, against d growing ten
dency i'll the Republican party, unGer tie
hypocrisy Of tie times, not to defend its
party leaders. The cases OF Senator Quay
and General Dudley afford vivid ex-
amples OF this practice They were attack
ed by party whose success is derived
by the use Of the kuiio in tue South and
the assassination o. character il the
North. They were attacked not because
Senator Quay was guilty of anything
wrong i'll the campaign, only that lie won
q victory Tor the Republican party aud
restored the government to an honest
bass
The Democrats saw i'll Senator Quay
a noble Republican and began their
abuse, aud a cowardly Republican press
soon became their allies No man who
has the good c! the Republican party at
heart can do otherwise than to pat
his honest, strong aan between this
accusation of the Democratic party and
the gentlemen l have just named. SO