Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-20
Another voice.-And an unfair one shan. be

down. There are Berret men here tonight, there
are Magruder men here. We have come together
LOT the purpose OF electing delegates to Conven-
ZION which IS to nominate candidate Of the party
Tor Mayor. There are two parties; one in favor of
Col Berret, and the other are for Dr. Magruder
Mr. Bradley.-We are in favor of the oppo-
,r Several voices.-Anything but Col. Berret
That's the talk
DR.. Morgan.-That has nothing to do with II
My proposition is this: 1t is generally understood
that the party opposed to Col Berrett in this room
tonight desire to vote by ballot, while those i'm
favor Of Col Berrett wish to have the vote IA ken
| by tellers. Now the last-named party-those in
| favor of Col. Berrett, among when am one. am
willing to offer you the olive branch: tbev are
| willing to give way what special predictions
they may have for the tellers and a1ree that tho
vote shall be taken by ballot | Therefore 80 ue
that we now proceed TO vote by ballot for dele
gates. " N'
Mr.. Bradley.-We want primary election.
tlemen- 'eh 'ou' gen
A Voce.-That's it.
mr.. clarke move that Mr. John +. Bradley
oe pu' OUT OF the room.
Inc Chairman.-Unless the motion made nv
WI; EsPey 70 adjourn and hold primary election
om monoay IS Withdrawn, the question will first
Mr. Bradley think Mr. Berrets police force
which he has sent over here to control the action
OF ths meeting, ought to be put out
"A folice Oficer.-We have none of the turned
out men among
MI Clarke.-Mr. Berret endorsed you and an
pointed you to a position in which YOU might
have been respected. But you repaid his kind
several times lying in the street drunk with your
uniform Oh. So, of course, he was compelled to
dismiss you. "
Mr. Bradley.-All right; | will mark Won.
MIR Clark am ready to meet YOU ali
TIE question being taken on the motion Of Mr.
EsPy, relative to the holding Of primary election.
tue Chalr decided twas declare d in the negative
Mr.. Bradley appeal from the decision of the
Chair.
The Chairman. the appeal of MI Bradley not
needed The question is on taking the
or by tellerS.
1t being decided in favor of having i, taken by
telers- -
Mr.. Bradley.-I hope that every man in this
draw. '' " "i'h
Several Voices SO savI.
ihereuPon Nh Bradley, followed by a large
In possession of the Berret men
The Chair appointed Messrs. William Maxwell
ana sam. ) Taylor, (both Berret men ) to act as
Upon asuggestion from Mr. Hollohan the Chair
appointed MIR. Espey an additional teller
,, Mr Geo Wright withdrew his name as a can
Mr.. Cook offered resolut on which was adont
ed, but not complied with, that the tellers exact
a pledge from each person as he came to deposit
MS vote, 10 pledge blmsef to support the nominee
of the City Convention for the Mayor to be elected
on the hrst Monday in June next
Inc voting then commenced. The s;Police
Target Company" was stationed round, and took
special care TO provide safe and easy passage to
those who were known to be Berret men; while
those whom it was thought were opposed to
Berret were pct to much Inconvenience In fact.
the police were the most oflicious workers 70,
that side Of any present
he following was announced as the result:
Berrst 1icket-Henry A Clark 2S3 George G.
Gaook, "a; H. Clery, ISL Jas: E. Jackson, Isl;
MdsTHder Ticket.-[ lost of the Magruder men
having Withdrawn ]-John Pettibone, so; J. r.
Bradley, 81; Geo E. Kirk, 81; Geo. w Wright.
5O; Jas. Espv, 80; ] p. Van Riswick
Dr. Willett here called the attention of the Chair
10 The TACT that the reporter of the Star had been
engaged that evening in taking full notes not
only OF the actual proceedings of the meeting but
had also reported what was said by gentlemen in
conversation throughout the hall. which he held
to be IN no way connected with the regular nro
ceedlngs All this, he remar ked, and especially
what had been said derogatory to Mr. Berrett
would doubtless appear in to-Inorrow's issue of
that paper He thong ut it wrong to permit it, and
desired to call it to the notice Of ali who felt an
interest in the good name of the party
Charles Allen, (ex-chief of the Junior Know
Nothing Sons Of America l-''Kick him out,
These remarks having u tendency to create ill
feeling against the reporter without occasion as
well as being a Misrepresentation of facts. the
reporter made an explanatory statement defending
bis ght to pref are for the Star full report of ali
being SAID and done in the hall in connection
with the subject of the meeting
Here the subject dropped.
resolution was then adopted endorsing the
action OF Mayor Berret througnou his present ad-
mnistration.
Without the transaction of ,other business the
meeting adjourned to meet on Monday light
NOte-The public will perceive that an indi
vidual said to be named Allen poured outbbis
oililngssate against the Stars reporter there
present This person, we hear, after having ex-
pended his wind after some little place under the
knoW NothlnSs and finding it failed to paw took
the other tack, and blatherskited himself into a
three or four hundred per annum situation under
the Government at the Arsenal According to
our notion of the fitness of things he is alike un
trustworthy by either party 1t is a misfortune
lhseparaole from our institutions, that such per-
sons t do al times succeed in getting place, and
into gatherings in which rowdy blackpuardism
crowds to the wall those citizens who having no
taste Tor such things, prefer 10 leave the regula-
ZION OF politics In such hands, rather than risk
personal alterations with knights Of the boot
heel and brickbat.
1t is, however, the Stars duty to spread before
its readers faithful account of all that transpiTes
on such occasions, that the Washington pnblic
may know precisely who make their rulers. and
how they are made. That duty the Star will
continue to disc barge, treating all parties alike
and caring as little for the threats and denuncia.
tons of the rowdy fraternity doing the black
guardlsm OF one party, section or clique, as for
that Of any other.
SUPREME CouRr:-Yesterday, Hon. John NJ
Landrum, of Louisiana, was admitted an attorney
and counsellor of this Court
No: $50. The United States, appellants, agt.
Jose Maria Flores
No. $50. The United States, appellants, agt.
Daniel Hill
No. 800. The United States, appellants, agt.
Augustin Olrera ct al.
No. 36l. The United States, appellants, act
Jose Antonio Aquerri ct al
No. 362. The United Safes, appellants, act
Ramon de la Cuesta ct al
No 1863. The United States, appellants, agt
Julian Ursua ct al. Appeal from the district
court Of the United States for the southern district
of California. On motion of Mr.. Brent, of coun-
Sc! for the appellees were docketed and dism ssed
No. Sc. Henry Oelrichs ct al plaintiffs in er-
ror, agt. Benjamin Ford. The argument Of this
cause was continued by Mr.. Geo. VIM Brown
Tor the defendant in error, and concluded by Mr.
Benjamin for the plaintiffs in error.
No. 167. ]. w. Stanton eli al, owners of the
steam tow-boat Anglo Celt appellants, agt Har-
RS Morgan, claimants Of the steamer Louisiana
The argument Of this cause was commenced by
Mr.. Benjamin for the appellants. Adjourned
MONTGOMERY GUARDS AND THE ORPHANS
This old and well disciplined company, on
THURSDAY evening, paid a visit to the fair now
being held at the Assembly Rooms for the benefit
OF the orphans Of st. Vincent's ASYLUM. The
Guards marched from their Armory. through
pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street, to the hall
or the fair. which they entered in single rank