The national Republican., 1867-04-12


THIRD WARD REPuBLIcAs CLUB.-The
regular weekly meeting Of this club was held
last evening In Woodward building A. Q. Hall
president Of the club, In the chsir, ]. 7. John,
| son, secretary,
The proceeding, Of the last regular meeting
were read By the secretary and approved.
The president stated be had reosived the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted At the
regular meeting Of the Republican Association Of
the District Of Columbia, on the pth instant, and
the secretary was directed 70 communicate the
same to each ward auxiliary eiub;s
Rs,oived, That the various ward clubs Of the
city be requested TO select and publish full
tioksts for ward officers ~ early si May 14th,
and that the said ward clubs ks s.ksd to select
each fifteen delegates TO- romipsting. conysn
tion, 10 be held on Tuesday evsning, May 18th,
1867, for the purpose Of seisctiny candidates To
be pledged to unite their ward votsrs In favor Of
the candidates who may bs chosen by majority
vote Of such convention.
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Mr.. Jno. @. Clsary offered . resolution looking
towards selecting delegates 70 attend the con.
vention for tho purpose OF nominating candidates
for the coming oampaigp; which was adopted.
Mr.. Elvaus also offered the following for adop-
tion, which he stated was not his own, but was
handed to him to bs presented 10 the meeting
A joint resolution Of the different ward clubs
In tbs city Of Warrington 10 perfect tho unity Of
the Republican party In this city
whereas the Republican party Of the city Of
Washington have entered upon . new career by
the addition Of large body Of nsuly-snfrsn.
chised citizens; 'F fss
And whereas, In order to attain success, II is
Of the utmost Importance to ssours unity Of &c.
tion among all the Republican associations Of
this city; therefore, be it, taa.
Rs,olped, By the Republican ward assooia-
tions In their different wards assembled, that We
endorse the Republican Association Of the Dis
triot Of Columbia as the parent Of the different
ward clubs
Resolved That each ward elect Eve members
who shall be duly accredited, and shall meet
with the representatives elected from the other
siI wards, at n p. m, on the 2oth day Of April,
In Woodwardis Hall, d street, between Tenth
and Eleventh, and shall organize by elscting a
chairman and other necessary officers, which
body shall be styled and known as the Executive
Committee Of the Republican party Of the city
Of Washington; and hereafter each ward shall
annually elect their quota Of the committee at
least three months prior to tho regular charter
election.
ResOiued That each member Of such executive
committee shall become q member Of the Repub.
lican Association Of tho District Of Columbia,
and that we request said association to require
each member Of that association to belong to the
ward club Of the locality In which he may re.
side.
Mr. Miller moved that the resolutions be
adopted; which was carried.
T. r. Bell moved that the executive commit
tee be reduced from nine to fve.
Mr.. Bliss called for the reading of tho consti.
tuition In regard to tho matter
The President suggested that the committee
could not we'll be 'razoed" down.
Mr.. Brown, as chairman Of the committee, de.
cided that Ave constituted q quorum.
Mr.. Miller disagreed with Mr. Brown In that,
and also In the place whore he so decided 1t, viz
In his (Miller's) house
s. II. Bell suggested his willingness to with
draw his motion.
Mr.. Miller hoped he would not do so fol
various reasons.
Notice was given that the executive commit
teo would meet every Thursday evening in Wise
we'll Barracks.
Mr. E. L Schmidt and Hon. William Helmich
were proposed and elected members Of the club
Mr. Elvans said that II he was q candidate for
Office ho did not suppose the remarks he wal
about to make would advance his success. Wher
he came to the hall tonight he was ashamed o
the company he was in. There was only four 70
porters and one man (himself) present in tho hall
He hoped that 1t would not be understood that II
was the strength Of the Republican party in the
ward or that the club consisted Of q COMMITTEES
of one; for since the meeting was called to ordel
II was considerably increased In numbers ant
respectability.
Notice was given that the executive commit
tee would meet next Saturday, at N. II. Miller
ofico, on Ninth street.
| DR.. Rhinehardt, being called on for speech
arose and addressed the meeting In some peril
mont remarks on the social and political standin
Of the oolored man. That politically before tn
law he was as good as the white man, and IL
some instances, mentally tooi for he knew q col
ored man-a DR.. Rock-whom he regarded hi
superior, mentally, for he Tho Doctor under
stood thoroughly siI languages, and more cor
versant in the Dutch than he Mr.. r. was, hi
native or mother tongue. We arc all (so he said
but "the creatures Of circumstance" that h
could take q colored man by the hand, and tall
reason and trade with him.
Some had on this account asked him, II he ha
| q daughter, would he "like for her TO marry
negro?" And was that amalgsmation, the mil
ing Of white and black together, and all tina
Now he took II for granted that no sensible ma
would ask such a question from another sensib
man. Fools done it-no one else. The doot'
described at length the beauties Of the colors
man In juItaposition to the white man, and b
perfect equality before the law-his right
govern and be governed. "
Tho secretary (colored) arose and endorsed a
the remarks of the Doctor.
A member asked what paper the notices
their meetings would DO published In now.
Mr.. Elyans would leave II to the wisdom an
loyalty Of the secretary of the club.
Mr.. - suggested that the Erening Leade
had suspended or ''gono up" that was the onl
reason for asking.
About 10 O'Clock tho meeting adjourned.