Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-14
IT Is ROUSINGLY RATIFIED
Nominations of Harrison and
Reid Heartily Endorsed by
Local Republicans
Protection and Reciprocity will
be the Great Cry of the
Campaign
Brief Outline of the Five Min
ute Speeches which were
Delivered

whats the matter with Harrison?
He's all right"
The little that the Republican ratifi-
cation meeting lacked last night in
point of numbers it made up in en-
thusi SIN. The few empty seats were
aptly accounted for by G. w. Howard
when he said that "enterprise is born Of
anxiety, while confidence is every
where indicated by indifference" No
one who attended the meeting, how
ever prejudiced against the candidates
he might have been by reason Of per-
sonal feelings or contrary political
opinions, could have gone away with
the slightest doubt that the Republi-
cans of Fairhaven are honestly loyal to
the ticket nominated at Minneapolis
and will give il their hearty support.
After considerable delay, occasioned by
the late arrival Of Barr's band, which
discoursed inspiring music during the
evening, Judge Kellogg rose and called
upon Mayor Mckenzie to take the
chair. Mr.. Mckenzie stated that
having been Obliged by the press Of
OLher duties TO decline the presidency
Of the club, he would yield the chair to
the gentleman whom he understood
had been selected to fill the vacancy.
o. II. Culver, as chairman Of the execu-
tive committee, stated that in defer
ence to Mr.. McKenzie's wishes, his
declination had been accepted and the
vacancy filled by the election Of Jesse
A. Frye, whom he then called upon to
take the chair, which he did, while
Messrs. Black, Ames and Cohn made "A
geeat hit by singing, "When Ben Is
Elected Again"
Mr. Frye then called upon Major
Wilkin to speak as an old soldier in
support Of the ticket. The major re-
sponded most happily, saying in part,
that having had his Republicanism
shot into him he was "heart and soul
in favor Of the Republican party and
its representatives. There has been no
administration since the days Of Abra-
ham Lincoln that has been purer than
than that Of Benjamin Harrison.
There is not "A stain upon il. IL stands
today untarnished. There has been
no evasion of principles. We know
where ID find him every time. There
is no truer representative Of protection,
Of reciprocity, Of fair elections and
everything that the Republican party
has declared in its platform"
When the hearty applause which
greeted his remarks subsidized, Thomas
q. Newman was called upon and most
admirably filled the time allotted him
in his talk as "a Republican and son
Of veteran
In spite Of his personal request 10 the
chairman expressed verbally, and un-
fortunately also in writing, o. II.
Culver was called upon as a 'tjournal-
ist' 10 speak in commendation Of the
nomination of Whitelaw Reid, the
famous editor of the New York
Tribune. He was followed by Judge
Kellogg who spoke heartily az an cor
iginal Harrison man." highly COM
mending the president and reciting
some Of the great triumphs Of his adj
ministration.
T. w. Gillette amused the audience
with big elephant and little elephant
story Of his travels in Africa, and said
that he would feel that he had deserted
the old soldiers If he did not stand
Loyalty by Benjamin Harrison. w. w.
Sly declared that lac was "A "red-headed
Republican and am going 10 support
Harrison first, last and all the time.U
John Blevins, as representative Of
the laboring men, heartily endorsed
the ticket.
j. j. Donovan confessed that he had
hoped TO see Blaine nominated, but he
recognized the fact that the Republican
party Is a party Of principle and its
principles are always worthy Of sup
port, no matter who are the campaign
standard bearers. 1t has been asserted
that Harrison could only be nominated
by the votes Of hopelessly Democratic
states. It needs only a reference 10 the
ballot which made him the nominee to
show that such statement IL untrue. A
large majority Of the Republican states
cast their ballots not for Blaine, but for
the man who is president and will be
for the next four years. He will get all
the votes that were int nded for Blaine
and many others. Mr.. Donovan
closed his remarks by reading an ex-
tract from the Boston Pilot, a Demo-
crat paper, heartily commending Pre-
sdent Harrison and his administra-
ton and especially his course in the
Chilean affair. In the language Of the
Pilot, ''The country will stand by him
even to the last resort Of war"
Messrs. Black, Ames and Cohn then
sang a song that Americans are always
glad TO hear, whatever their politics-
"The Red, White and BlueU and AZ
the last tones Of the chorus died away
the chairman appropriately referred 10
one Of the most honorable names in
American history and called upon
Albert Sherman TO answer, which he
did in a speech which hit the audience
in Just the right spot and was wildly
applauded. He expressed his cheerful
acquiesence in the decision Of the con-
vention and paid high tribute TO "the
great and wise Harrison, and the
learned and accomplished Reid, stand.