The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-26
VOTED FOR GRANT In 1880
Reunion at Philadelphia of the Rem
Dant of the Famous 800 StalWarts.
Sixty Eight Members of the "0ld Guard'
~Present-An Organization Formed and g.
s. Boutwell, Elected President.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2~I-Stalwart Re-
publicanism was glorifed and extolled,
and its brilliant leaders ~eulogized. tonight,
at Q reunion here of the "Old Guard" the
the remnant of the famous 300 delegates
whose ~unwavering lines withstood the
shook of thirty-six ballots at the Chicago
convention, in 1880, and went down with
Grants banner floating defiantly before
their triumphant opponents. Some time
ago a number of gentlemen who were num-
bered among the SOC thought of forming o
permanent organization OF the men who
had voted for General Grant at the conven.
ton of 1880. Naval Officer Thomas j. Pow
ers, of this city. took the matter In charge,
and, after an extended correspondence, he
found that about eighty of the 3O6 had
jority. OF those that are left the
greater number signified their readiness
to join in the formation of q
permanent organization. The result of
the correspondence bore fruit in the
meeting here this afternoon of about sixty
eight of the delegates and the formation OF
the ''3O6p Old Guard Association. Ex-Gov.
Geo. s. Boutwell,. OF Massachusetts,. was
oAO " kAC Co q n
Gov. John l.. Routt. Of Colorado, vice
presidents; Thomas j. Powers, of Pennsyl.
vanIa. secretary. and Andrew j. Kaufman.
of Pennsylvania, treasurer. The sixty
eight men present at the meeting represent
ed nearly every State IN the Union.
The real object IN the formation of the
association was to cement bonds of old
acquaintance. to keep green the memories
OF Grant. Conkling and Logan. and to
foster the feeling of comradeship. These
objects were enthusiastically carried out
at q dinner this evening at the Belle
vue Hotel. Gray heads were In the
predominance among the 80 gentlemen who
sat down to dinner. The room and tables
running plants and the national %colors. as
were also q bust and portrait of General
Grant. Governor Boutwell, presided, and
seated on his right was George w. Childs,
and on his left Ex-Governor James A.
Beaver, Of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
dinner committee.
During the dinner Governor Beaver read
letters and kilograms from the following
persons. regretting their inability to be
present. and saying that although absent
they were present in spirit: Ex-Secretary
of State Hamilton Fish. Hon. w. +. Villas,
Secretary of State Gresham. Lewis f. Payne
of New York, Robert L. Lincoln. Fred ID.
Grant. Minister to Austria, and Mrs. John
The toasts and those that responded
were: THE President of the United
States" w. S. White. of Virginia: "Ulysses
s.. Grant" Gen. Geo. A. Mordep. of Massa-
chusetts: The Union" Hon. Walter Evans.
of Kentucky; The Stalwarts." Gen. John
McNulta. OF Illinois; Pennsylvania. the
keystone of epublicauism.r Hon. Vim. H..
Armstrong. of Pennsylvania "TheaArmy
and Navy" Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, of
New York; The Old Guard" Hon. w. w.
Hicks. of Florids; The Press" Col. John
A. Cockerill. of New York.
The old guard had restrained itself dur
ing the dinner. but from the time when
Governor Boutwell, rose to inaugurate the
speech-making. and. in a voice trembling
with emotion. referred to Grant and Conk-
ling, the enthusiasm broke out, and from
that time on every reference by each speak
er to the great soldier and the eloquent
Conkline evoked cheers and applause that
were almost uninterrupted.