The national Republican., 1867-04-11

FOURTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB,-A
meeting Of this club was held last night 10 Rev.
Mr., Bsldwin's church, Col. ssyles J. Bowen,
president Of the club, In the chair, and, in the
absence Of the regular secretary, Mr.. J. D.
GsugeWer was appointed secretary pro TEN.
The meeting was not . large one, about one
hundred and seventy TO two hundred being
present
The President stated he had received the fol.
lowing resolution, which was adopted at the
regular meeting Of tho Republican Association Of
the District Of Columbia, on the 9th instant, and
the secretary was directed TO communicate the
same to each ward auxiliary club:
Re,oiped, That the various ward clubs Of the
city be requested to select and publish full
tickets for ward officers as early as May 18th,
and that the said ward clubs be asked to select
each fifteen delegates TO q nominating oonyen.
tion, TO be held on Tuesday evening, May l4th.
1867, for the purpose Of selecting candidates to
be pledged 10 unite their ward voters In favor Of
the candidates who may be chosen by majority
vote Of such convention.
(sgned) A. @. HALL, Secretary.
Hon. s. J BowEs, Pros. Fourth Ward Club.
Captain Needham moved that tho communica.
tion be laid on the table until the next regular
meeting Of the club. Adopted.
The various sub.ward committees reported
their operations since the last regular meeting
They had been-some Of them-through their
divisions, streets, alleys and by-ways, securing
up the sovereign votersi and with some excep.
tions, nearly all had been thoroughly canvassed
and voters brought up to be registered. The
majority Of the ohairmen Of the committees were
colored, soma quite intelligent and some ignorant
Of the ward they lived.
Captain Needham wished to know II all the
walters In the hotels were registered II so, he
would like to be informed on the subject
A sovereign said some would not come up that
their employers would discharge them.
Tho president said they ought to be informed
that In that case there was not much danger Of
their suffering
Captain Noedham wanted to know IL they
could not come out and have themselves regis.
tered ION the sly" Laughter.l
Mr.. Rhinehard moved that every man should
consider himself q committee Of one and 20 out
and scour the city, as they had but two days left
to work in before the registration books were
shut up" They must make hay" while the
sun shines
Mr.. Dunnegan moved q substitute for Mr..
Rhinehardts, that two white men and two col.
ored men, with carriages, be appointed to scour
the ward from "Dan to Beersheba." Adopted.
Messrs. Dunnegan and Rhinohardt were ap.
pointed committee TO visit the Government
Printing Office and induce as many as they could
to come out Of their lairs and have thoir nameS
registered.
The committee appointed to scour the ward
VObblhbs VI Noeuuhm anu hangover,
(white,) and Messrs. Barker and Jeffries, (col.
ored.)
The President desired all those who had not
registered to "stand up in Israel
Five stood up to the call.
The President hoped they would have them.
selves registered to-day. lie reminded them to
be particular before they went to ascertain OF.
actly rcherc they resided, so as to bO able readily
TO inform the judges without equivocation
Cant Needham movad n eonImittaa of ons H..
appointed to visit the various Departments to
bring the oolored men out to register.
Mr.. King suggested that 1t was against the
rules Of the Departments to visit them for any
such business.
The president said as that was the case they
bad better not do 1t, as It might be the means Of
| thwarting the purposes they had In view.
Capt. Needham withdrew the motion.
Mr. King addressed some urgent appeals to
the meeting to fight on the approaching contest
to the utmost Of their ability, otherwise the city
government would pass out Of their hands and
their condition would not be rs favorable for
them In that case as II Is now.
freedman said that brother In Adam had
refused TO register because he twas afraid Of
losing his bread and butter;" he Offered him one
months pay II he would go up and have himself
registered. [Applause
Mr.. Baker said that the best canvassers in the
city were the ladies' those who refused to regis.
| ter or were lukewarm on the subject, they gen.
orally warmed them up and forced them to regis.
ter, noieHs vOienS.
After the above expression on the subject Of
registration, the last part Of the meeting was
occupied on the subject Of some Of the oiicers
inyeigling some Of the voters to register surrep.
titiously by tho back door," and also the favor.
itism shown some white friends in the "front
| door,
One Mitchell said that he had heard white
man say In the crowd, "oh, d-n, l am not
going up among these niggers to register" He
went to the side-door, and he (Mitchell) saw the
same man, with some Of his friends, going In
| sideways"
Much indignation was manifested at this by
the meeting, and the president (Mr. Bowen) said
Mr.. Frayser and the officer should not come into
the hall to. morrow, (to-day.)
From the remarks Of Mr.. King and others, Il
turned out, subsequently, that the gentleman in
question, who got In sideways" was the 70.
doubtable Mr.. Rhinehard. Tho laugh was then
on the other side.
About ten o'clock the meeting adjourned.