The morning times., 1896-11-25
TALKED ABOUT WOODWARD
Republican Ratification Committee
May Take Some Action.
Reports Received from Officers
on the Proposed Big
Meeting.

The general Committee i'll charge OF the
arrangemen. : for the Mckinley ana Hobart
Ratification meeting which ii Is II, ! osed
To hold Oh December at Center Market
Hail, met last night in the office or Col.
B. F. Crashaw, Atlantic Building.
Hon. a. Nj. Ciapp presided, Coz. Crashaw
hemg secretary, the representation being
from nearly all If the Republican clubs IL
The city. Among the clubs Were the Ma
tioual UHiun Republican, represented by
Hon Sinun V OFF and others; the SIckin-
ley and Fcbart Club by Judge Clancy, the
InyIncIiles Cf East Washington, the West
End by Douglass Brown, Nj. j. y .N.cl o.
ron, the GaliaUGej. the Wide Awake, the
Mckinley and Hobart, limited Mr. lass
lhe Indiana Eepuhlican Club, the !iliEois
and several others.
1t WIS expected that the matter of the
appui nimcnt of Mr.. Woodward, as in
sugural committee chairHan, would have
come up and ii did, rs there is very
Little else talked of now when two or
more Republicans gather together to take
counsel. The adverse opinions Of the lead
Ing Republicans OF the city have already
been given, ana there was but little dis
sent from these i'll the meeting. which was
culnposcioi about forty delegates.
The discussion came up. il is reported. ON
the suggestion If Col. BramhalI, who re-
ferred 10 the fact of the public and pri vatc
remarks Was that while the present body
As c mnittee with specific purpuSc.
could take no action, yet IL might sug-
gest that the various bodies represented
here by dcl"gatcS could take it up for
consideration
After some further exchange Of opinion
IL was moved that as'the matter was not
germane To the purpose of the meeting IL
should be passed over. This was carried, but
the clubs VIII take the Gaze up, il was
stated, and probably put their opinions in
the form of resolutions If the notice of the
appointment mt does not arrive before such
meetings aTc held. There Is scarcely any
doubt Of what the action OF the clubs will
be, for the file Of the clubs is even more
opposed 10 the selection of Mr Woodward
or any other than a Republican, than the
Officers of the organizations.
Other business transacted by the COM
mittee was the hearing of repnrts.
MIR Wolf reported from the committee
on speakers that favorable responses had
been received from CungreSsnan-alec Nc
Donald and Senators Sherman and yelling
ton HE reSponseSare expected from
other distinguished speakers
The committee ON finance reported that il
had money enough for all legitimate pur-
poses.
enGa cement of a chorus of fifty voices.
TO be led by Mr.. Percy Foster; a glec
club. the John h. Henderson Drum Corps,
and other combinations.
Mr.. W. h. Riley of the committee on deco
ration reported on the decoration and ar
rangements of the hall. The committee
on press made a partial report
The matter Of admission to She hall was
decided 10 be by ticket. each ticket to be
good for one lady and one gentleman
How these tickets Will bc distributed will
be announced later.
There have already been hundreds of in
Quirics on this question of admission to
the hall indicating the great interest
shown in the coming event which will un-
doubleday result in monster meeting CON
sidering that all the Republican lubs are
working in harmony TO one end