The national Republican., 1867-05-09

Ino mluutob OF tue lAHt meottnR were Tehu Dy
the secretary, and approved.
DR. Boyd wished TO know II by the decision Of
the Chair, a. seconded In the minutes Of the last
meeting, he was ruled out as n member, though
he was declared not TO be eligible as . delegate
70 the convention. "a.
The Chair stated that he was not ruled out as
q member, though he was declared not TO be
DR.. Boyd stated that he did not know an ap.
peal was taken In his case. His case had nothing
TO do with Mr.. Williams. He said that he was
willing to harmonize, but he saw no disposition
with others so to do. He now wished TO know
whether he was q member here or not II he
was a member hs was delegate; II no was not
delegate ho was not q member. He had been
denied the registration against all law and
against right There was not q lawyer In Wash.
ington who would not decide In his favor /
Mr.. 7, s. Bates moved that another delegate
be now elected to all the vacancy of DR.. Boyd.
DIR. Boyd gave notice that ho would protest
the election.
A member nominated Mr.. Geo. s. Hepburn.
A motion was made to lay the nomination Of
Mr. Hepburn on the table Disagreed to.
Mr.. Geo. s. Hepburn was then elected.
Mr.. Parnell (oolored) offered the following res
olution
Whereas divers members Of this club have cir
culated reports injurious to members Of this club
and to tho injury Of the Republican party: There
fore =.
Re,olved, That any member found guilty Of
such conduct or anything injurious TO the we'll
being and good order Of tho club shall DO ex-
PEELED the society. MN.
Mr.. Meyer was opposed 10 the resolution. He
did not think II necessary IL any member had
anything against him let him come hcre and
speak It cut.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment, that the
word ''censured" be inserted In lieu Of tho word
'sxpelled."
Rev. Mr.. Walker (coioredD thought that II the
resolution was adopted II should be carried out.
There was no doubt but that personalities had
| been INDUCED In; and II resulted from feeling
| Of aggrandizement They had no more Radicals
than they needed, and he hoped that the amend.
ment Of Mr. Wilson should DO adopted; though
they did want mon Of good moral character.
On the question Of receiving the resolution as
amended,
Mr.. Meyer said the reason why he opposed the
resolution was that II six rebels came across the
Long Bridge on Wednesday, and the following
meeting night were elected members Of the club,
what them
II they were good members, why let them be
He believed in a man speaking out.
A member (colored) said that colorod men
were not aspiring In that ward for ofice. He
believed 10 the resolution, and hoped 1t would
be adopted
DR.. Boyd said that he believed in tho rssOlu.
tion, though he was satisfied II was aimed at one
| statement outside Of the meeting which was q
slander, and he dehed any ono to say So He
| said there was nothing in the resolution against
e-pulling. The men who sustained tho reso.
luton were tho greatest wire. .pulers In the ward
| He offered an amendment that a committee Of
Investigation be appointed.
| A motion was made to lay the whole matter on
| the table; which was agreed to.
| motion was then made that q committee oi
three bo appointed to wait on the judges Of the
court and solicit them to appoint suitable per-
sons to act as judges Of election.
The motion was agreed TO, but amended from
three to Eve; and Messrs. Boswell, Bowen, knight,
Baker, and Walker were elected the committee.
Mr.. Marshall, (colored,) chairman Of the regis
tration committee, stated to them that he was in
want Of funds to pay back bills and for future
| uso.
| make their nominations the names Of all nomi.
nees be inserted In the Star as one Of the papers
to be advertised in. The paperhad been friendly,
and he thought they should have the printing.
Mr.. Small afterward merged his motion into Q
resolution, including the Chronicis, and on the
question Of Its passage, Mr.. Bates thought that
| the resolution was superhuous, as he was salts
Hed the papers would publish their names any
| how.
THE gentleman evidently did not understand
| the matter.-REP.
The resolution falling Of being seconded, was
not received.
Mr.. Small then moved that on next wednes.
| day evening the nominations for ward officers be
made. Rejected.
The chairman Of the Registration Committee
handed In his financial report, which showed a
deficit Of $6.23, and which he would like now to
be paid.
they be now discharged, which, after some dis
oussion, was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson moved that 4 committee Of three
be now appointed to select committee Of thirty.
The motion was agreed to.
The Chair appointed Msssrs. Marshall, White
and Newman as the committee, and who were
directed to report the names of the committee oi
| thirty nt the next meeting.
Mr.. Small moved that all that portion Of the
minutes Of the last meeting, which sets apart the
l4th instant for all nominations to be made, bs
stricken out, and that Wednesday the 18th b.
substituted in lieu thereof the day selected for
| ward nominations
DR.. Boyd moved q reconsideration Of tho vote
by which the 14th Of May was designated as tn,
day for all nominations to be madei which was
agreed to, and Wednesday the 18th was selected
| as tho day.
Mr.. Marshall (colored) moved that tho dele
gates from the Seventh ward be instructed to
| vote for Justice Boswell for Register.
MIR. Meyers rose to the floor and said that there
were no axes to be ground here.
DR.. Boyd said that this was no nominating
convention, and II was out OF order. Inc dele
gates were the proper parties to act in reference
to that matter.
Tho Chair decided that the delegates ought, in
his opinion, to 60 untrammelled.
| Mr.. Walker said that as one Of the delegates
to that convention, he understood that they were
to 20 untrammelled. lie said that they expected
to 90 as 4 unit, but everything was left to them
by the association. They had mover looked for
4 man. II Justice Boswell was the man, he
would turn up all right in time
The secretary rose and said that they had all
been putting In, and he wanted TO say something
and he thought the delegates had not the power
to make any nomination they choose. He
thought, as a plebeiau, that the constituency oil
those delsgates-the fifteen hundred people they
represented-shouldb be the proper ones to say
who should be nominated.
Mr.. Randolph, (oolored,) Of Richmond, was
then introduced to the club, and he said that
that which affected them in Washington affected
them In Richmond. He was aware of the con.
Aicting opinions among them, but he was ga
TO sec their white brethren among them. II one
color went to the bottom both would 60, as they
we're all In one boat, and would sink in that boat
together. He was glad to sec them all sustaining
one another Their movements here would have
Its influence upon his league and his people in
Richmond. He believed that God was on theiI
side, but God wished them q unit.
He said that he Qhe speaker) was spotted out
in Richmond as a Yankee, by their opposers,
though he was born In Richmond and lived there
until he was twenty -four years Of ago. Every
man was called Yankee there who wasa Union