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Organization And--victory!

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
September
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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t'nder the Inspinting news rrom Maine'B election On Monday tlie rtemoerats gatheied at the court house on Tuesday eVening on short notice, to organize a Hancock and English club, and rejoice over repnblican defeat Ui the Pine Tree state. The city band furnished music for the occasion and cannon beralded fortli at rapid intervals, the news of victory, beyond the limite of the city The meeting was organized by the selection of Hot. Chas. ü. Richmond, chairman, Wm. G. Doty and Frederick PiRtorlua. secretaries. Mr. H., injrlv hoarae in volee, spoke briefly, referring to the purpose of the meeting, the glorioua victory in Maine, and predicted the ides of November would bn: a national victory. Organization óf a club was then perfected as follows: President, Ilon. H. W. Roffers. Vice Presiden!, ('lias. II. Manly. Becretary, Wm. G. Doty. Treasirrer, A. T. Seyler. Appointment of executive committee was postponed to the next meeting of the club. Those having potitíons cir! culated in the wards for slgnatures re! ported and there were found to be m ñames enrolled. Jfetinons unrepuireu . with probábly as many more signaturas attached, will be presented at the next meeting. The cnairman called upon I llon. W. IX flarriman, who addressed toe meeting for thirty minutes. Ilis remarte are synopsized. He said: II ive liim satistaetion and pleasure toapeakafewwordson tbia occasion. Kor the flrst time in twenty years the Lmocraticpnrty.wasthoroughlyunited insupportof a president mi candidato, and tile outlook was promising trom every point of the political compass. The republican party never constttuted majontyof the votera of this country lts last president was chosenby a píurality,itsla8tbyfraud The fraud of 1876 was spoken ot at some length, aswellasthe crimináis by whose action the wil! of the majority of votets in Florida Lonisiana and Soutu parolina were thwarted. If it was wrong ir, ,m iPhind the returns in those states, wby was it held to be right to do so in Maine? That action is as consistent as is most of the acts of that party. . It seemed but a day to hun since meetings of this kind were held nere- referrinc to campaign of 1876- m support of a party that is born to survive, a party that acquired the great west by treaty. Who shall sa ■ that the democratie party has not heen faithful to the idea of expansión of the country, it stood as a pall-bearer to the federal, know-nothing, anti-maronic and wnia parties. and it required no peculiar gitt of prophery to predict it would follow ;he republican party also to its piayo. There is no doubt of victory. Manie has sounded thekeynote.and no retuming boards stand in our way. [Applause.j Hon. Wm. II. Waldby was next introducedby chairman Richmond. He said : This is my first visit to your city smce mv nomination. I rejoiee witn you over the victory obtained in Maine ana T trust it is r foreranner of another in October in Indiana and Oliio and a ereater in November. Mr. . saia he was not a public speaker, Bimply a plañí businessman, nominated as sucn, and invited an inspeetion of his record amongtbose with whom he had long lived. Mr. Manly being palled bv the audience, thanked them for toe honor they had done him. He referred to 1801 when he went forth a boy to Qght for his country, returning as he then appeared. He feit grateful to the voters nt the county for pepeated honors at their hands. Ilis first vote was cast for an unión general and in November he was proud to say, he should vote for another. Mr. Manly apoke at able length detailing lus expenence at the front, where Hancock was,and wlth whom he risked his life. The club theraupon adjourned to Saturday evening, Oct. 2.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Argus