Year: 1870

Woodford and Kaufman Central Committee.


The second general meeting OF the Soldiers and
Sailors Central Committee was held last evening at
the Central Committee room, 750 Broadway, the
President Augustus H. Duganne, in the chair. After
the meeting had been called to order the Secretary
read the minutes OF the last meeting explaining the
object OF the formation OF the committee ana giving
the names OF the officers OF several Of The district
clubs, DC.


Reports we're next received from the various dis
tIict committees twenty one i'll NUMBER and in sew
eral instances the delegates created considerable
amusement by their remarks concerning the manner
IN which they intended to act in the forthcoming po-
itical campaign, oil agreeing that If they We're only
united the victory Tor which they intended to fight
would be certain and complete. For instance, the
secretary of the First district club stated that they
had not only enrolled four members who were DEM
ocracs, but what was better, they had paid some
money down for the use OF the committee. laugh
ter The secretary OF the Niuth district club stated
tina; although they had only been In existence as a
committee about ten days, they had enrolled $50
members received fifteen dollars toward the eX
penses of the campaign; all would remember the
address OF heir clue, 2J3 West Fourteenth street.


Ine PRESIDENT made long ana interesting
speech, IN winch hc said it was the duty OF those
soldiers who fought side by side together for the
con- DIston Of The unity Of this great natIon taking


er lives IN Their naDds for the cause of liberty and
freedom Of action, now to unite together as
great brotherhood; 10 set aside all private and an
tagonislic feelings and return with one great and
Unanimous vote the soldier who had also fought
there with them. He wished his voice could be
heard by every soldier from Name to Mexico,
whether democratic republican, enlist them i'll
the cause Which had Tor its object the election
Of those brutal ruiiians who have scruples in
their endeayors to secure oilice, bat which really
meant the curailing OF the liberty Of the subject
and civil rights, and a. monopoly and usurpation of
public Offices which should be IN the hands of con-
scientious men, Ihey fought to give the franchise
10 four millions OF their coiored brethren and they
must now light ior the maintenance Of the purity OF
that privilege.


Colonel MARSHALL eald he was glad to state that
the Thirteenth district wins progressing so rapidly
tnat they would soon want committee to them
selves


Major FORBES said it was matter for congratu.
lation and almost unprecedented fact that COM
mittee Of this kind only fortnight old, should be
able TO show such an immense number Of members
attached to the central and branch clubs.
General BURKE said, the course OF n lengthy
speech tnat he felt confident of the success of Their
cause. and he assured the meeting that though the
greater nnmbcr oil his friends were irlsnmcn they
truly and as greatly interested IN the Wood
lord and kaulmann Committee as the Germans and
Americans. il was true the majority OF his couu-
tymen IN this country voted the democratic ticket;
still there was most respectable minority who
voted She republican ticket and both ne and they
were wiling " defend the purity Of tue ballot box