Year: 1868

Chase and Hancock for the Presidential Ticket.


special meeting OF the Empire Democratic Cam
paign Club OF the Twentieth ward was held last
evening at 1907 Broadway, for the purpose Of ap-
pointing committees and to amend the bylaws as
to enable the club to meet every Thursday evening
for the future for the despatch of business. The chair
was occupied by Mr.. Thomas COum. The minutes
of the last meeting read by Mr.. John J. Neary
one OF the secretaries and adopted.


THE RESOLUTIONS


The Secretary then brought forward the resolu-
tions agreed upon at the last meeting The resolu-
tons stated that the Empire Democratic Club Of the
Twentieth ward gave their sanction to the nomina-
ton of Salmon P. Chase for President and General
Hancock for Vice President the democratic ticket
and that If these nominations would be made at the
Convention to held the Fourth of July next the
club would do all in its power to give them effect


A resolution passed authorizing the appoint
ment OF a finance committee


Some formal business having been transacted,
Mr.. w. s. SULLIVAN was called upon to speak. He
said though he had not been in the habit OF making
speeches. he readily accepted the invitation of the
chairman to address the meeting, which he did not
expect to see SO large, in advance of the nomina-
tions to be made on the Fourth OF July when there
would be such an uprising OF the democratic spirit
as had been before witnessed in this country
They had acted In q manly way In naming Salmon p.
Chase their candidate; and, though Mr. Chase was
not at first his choice, still he would go with the
democratic party in gaining the victory. loud
cheers.) Seven years ago the democratic party was
reviled the platform and in the press until II was
apparently left without life. But those who believed
that the democratic party was dead little knew OF its
grand ola spr ana ,hat a. 'ne Gay Woua come
ed with wine. All its disappointments and difficult


ties would but serve TO bring out the energies OF the
party and cause them once again to struggle for the
success OF democratic principles. He understood 1t
to be OF the great principles OF the democratic
ddituTes and see where the heavy taxation of the
country could be reduced. The democrats would,
In their platform, lay down the same doctrines ior
New York as they would for Louisiana. This
was intended to he white mans govern
ment. (Chcers That did not mean that the
democratic party meant anything unkind to the
black race. In fact, he believed that the democratic
party really meant to do good to the African race
while the radical party fed him up with fancies
From the democratic party, when they came into
power the African race would obtain substantial
services. The speaker next adverted to the conduct
OF the radicals on the naturalization question, and
said that disgrace had fallen on the nag OF America
by the manner in which naturalized citizens had
been allowed by the United States TO be treated
in the dungeons OF Great Britainf or acts done
and words spoken in America. He would
have been glad ton ave heardMr; .a, Mag,e
Nagle In closing, he said that the taxation OF
the country had increased awfuy under the rad
Gals, who had abused their power.


Captain RYSDERs, Of the Empire Club OF New
York having been called on, addressed the meeting
He advcrted to the claims put forward for General



not be spoken OF. who the ID was General Grant
that he should not be spoken or They might not be
Gble to match General Grant, who drank great deal
OF whiskey but he did not complain OF that,
az they could find among the democrats per-
sons who were good whiskey drinkers
Ills complaint against General Grant was
that he had betrayed Andrew Johnson, who had put
confidence In him. Captain Rynders spoke OF sal
mon r. Chase as man OF integrity, honor and char.
acter who In the most fearless manner had stood up
TO save his country from being disgraced and the
chief Executive OF the nation from being insulted
II was satl that he Captain Rynders) was Chase
man. but n the young eagle OF the West, Pendleton
were nominated, he would take of his coat and work
for him unth he was elected. Yet he would prefer
SEYMOUR II he were q candidate, but ne was
not. Then he would take Hancock ana
Pendleton or Pendieton and English, or
cha se and Hancock. (Cheers.) They would tell CEN
era Grant that they had found him out-that he had
been n roslavery man and democrat Gene
raj Grant led to believe that his military reputa
tion would elect him. uut he would find out ms mis-
take and see that the American people would prefer
a civilian who had principles to soldier Who when
asked what his opinions were, evaded the quesuon
by taking about his garden or his horses tCheers
. Mr. JoHv KEE6AN followsn and In the course or
some appropriate remarks pointed out how the rad,
Gals had loaded thacountry wjfjs neavy mass oi
debt and taxation, which had produced distress ana
ruin.


The proceedings then terminated