Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

addressing the men briefly as he said that he was glad to see the house so nearly filled with republicans, and he trusted that what was done that eve ming would be received with approval by the rank and file of the party. He called for nominations for chairman, and upon motion of Costello Lippitt, John H, Barnes was elected.
 Chairman Barnes Speaks.
 He took the chair amid applause and spoke as follows?
 Gentlemenl l wish to thank you fer the honor yeu nave seen fit to con- fer upon me, l want to make few remarks tonight for two reasons First, because 1 suppose it is con sidered proper and right that the chairman say something, and second, and more important, because l wish to bring a thought before you for your consideration.
 We are, l take it members of the Grand Old Republican party, and we have reasons to be proud of our party. Great things and great parties do not arise without a cause. Ex- 1 agencies must exist to bring into be- 1 ing great efforts and great under 1 takings. If those efforts and under l takings are based upon logic, and es- i tablished on reason they will endure; 1 if not they will pass away.
 The first Foundation Stone of the | republican party was a hurried amendment offered in 1846 in the 29th | Congress. That amendment became | famous as the Wilmot PrOviso. It was as you may know after strenuous efforts finally defeated but it was the 1 beginning of the republican party. In
 
 1 vention was called to meet in Pitts | burgh, Pa, on February 22nd. Not i a nomination was made, and the con- 1 vention afterwards met in the same ! year at Philadelphia, Pa, on June | 1th. That convention was the most 1 spontaneous convention ever held in 1 the history of American politics 1 John c. Fremont was nominated for the presidency. We ought to be 1 proud of the men who took part at 1 that time in the building and forma tion of the republican party. Such l men as John sherman, ThaddeuS 1 Stevens. Galishua A. Grow, Banks, | the speaker, Oliver P. Morton, Schuy- | Ter Colfax, James c. Blain, Roscoe | Conklin, and Abraham Lincoln. Those l men all worked together in the in l terest of our party. It was their 1 united action that made it what it is. | In 1860 when Abraham Lincoln was 1 nominated for the presidency, it was | only by the united efforts of those who believed in the principles of the party, that Lincoln was elected. Aft | CT the election, the president of the Republican State committee of Penn ] sylvania, stated, that only four or five | commercial houses in the city of | Philadelphia, dared to make a contri- button or take part in the campaign l for fear of losing southern trade The ] only wealthy man in the city who 1 came to their assistance was the bank 1 er Anthony J. Drexel.
 Marcus Aurelius, adopted son of l Antonius Plus, was a pagan em- 1 emperor of Rome. He knew nothing l about the Initiative, Referendum or l recall. But in that marvellous work l his "Meditations,' he has handed 1 down to us, some of the most sub- lime statements, ever penned by the 1 hand of man. It is one of those thoughts, that 1 desire to bring tC l your attention. In that work he says
 that which is not for the interest ot the entire swarm, is not for the in- terest of a single bee" (catch it?) And 1 say to you that, that whicE l is not for the interest of the entire republican party in the city and town of Norwich is not for the interest o1
 a single member of the party. YOL may have seen, as 1 have, boat crews
 of q Man of War. rowing on the
 stream. They seem to glide along
 like bird in the air, and without
 any apparent effort The reason is
 that they are all pulling together We
 gather from the newspapers that there
 is to be house cleaning ill the City
 of Norwich, and the only other thing
 lacking to make this perfect citS
 is, that the republican party be restOr-
 ed te power. Gentlemen, it's up te you
 If you will all pull together in har-
 meny, as l believe you will, the plum
 is yours for the plucking.
 As Chairman Barnes concluded anC
 the applause ended. he called fer nom.
 nations for clerk for which Tyler D
 Guy named Charles S HoI1rook whC
 was elected
 Nomination for Mayor.
 Henry " Tibbits stepped to tn,
 desk to make the nomination for may.
 or.
 Mir. Hewitt" said Chairman Barnes
 recognizing. the speaker.
 The crowd enjoyed the joke anC
 broke into a laugh at the expense o l the chairman,
 Tt was such sure thing" said tn
 chairman, rising to his feet for
 minute, and the crowd had anothe
 laugh.
 T don't know that it is necessary fo me to say anything now began Nil Tibbits, but he went on to speak o the qualifications required for maj
 in the office of mayor, where he sai,
 this city had had many able men anl } he expected they would have anothe able man there after the action tha ; this meeting was to take. MT. Tibbit } reminded the republicans of a presi
 dentiAl year when every one of th
 candidates on their ticket boiled SO votes and he believed that with work 7 ing together now they would win tn , local field again in this presidentia , year. What could be accompiishe,
 by harmony, Hartford had shown ant