Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-06
fsbfth Ward Jshnssa Democratic and
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Conservative Eiab.
TIE rsKsisT weekly 1eeLIBg OF tas Fourta
Rsyd Johnson democratic and Conservative
Club ~as held iasi evening a. Dsrby's Han,
corner OF Nev Jersey IyeaDe and r sirss'
the Wee Pres idsnI 4sorgs q. WIlsoG. N he
chair, ard John H9gln, Secretary The chair
sts,st De object % he eiuS was 20 defes. ne
psrfy nov IN power, Ooih here and sbroaI.
TIE or slpatoTs a the ci0n bad bsso tryioy %
f,i up IN GieanZAlSn OF -1I- KIND ever siucs
The lasi elec-on- They we're al here ire
spscuVe 81 old poh:icsl feelings: aud 10 COO
ctVst0n ne inv.isd all wb1 We a Lot uasp1aars
10 JOIN ihs club our Corporation afsIrs we're
bov W vvTy eaG ha1ds, snd r. wanted - Sc
. chsoge
M Columbus Far;sasr $50 be w1n.si %
distinctly JndrrstSnd The oolsc: % &c $3.50
ana Johnson nsn.
nr- John Houlshan suggsstsd tia. the coa-
suis .ion be read, which was done BY the Sc
reiary- Joseph II. BrnDan, J T. TcR1E.o
sIsbssl hoGowan, EdwaTd Ward, pm.
Conuefl, Thomas Fitzgerald, sud Col0rs 1us
fnrtSnes were elected members.
Do chair sid By next meeting nigh. tn.v
sonid nsvs \ stove 10 the rOom, aad tne pIs;s
cSsd more comfortable. Thay voutd sl.o
have sore speakers 10 entertain TIA eIus
M John Honlsssn. fTOm the Executive
Cs1miiise. ssid the Hall could De rented D.
TIE club tor $40 per month, exclusive Of IRE
Mr.. WllsoE sac 4 fins hall had beeo ors-sd
ana On. % was on: OF the ward, corner 5in aud
4 streets
Mr. HoIIaban said the Fourth Ward IA A
never dtv!afed, and he hoped rnsy peVar
sonld 60 ori Of ne ward % bold meetings. ne
never would.
6r. An6Is - Gleason said Il was uot thar
intention . 90 out OF he ward only 70 have
souforItol- DIz.e 20 meet IN.
NJ. GisS,on moved ina, cen nI.s-r ha sp-
pointed 10 ascertain from NJ Da-ov hls 1ru,s
Tor tne nsD With fire and "a.
fns Cnsir appointed Is ne committee.
1sssfs- Jno: Honlaaan, Co-Luols Fur,snsr,
and Dos. Fitzgerald.
hr- Wilson said De though. % adyisabl@to
mango zoe meeting nigh; rs many members
belonged 10 the bricklayers and other associa.
noss hich meet On Thursday night,
The Committee 10 wait upos Mr Darhv h.
16 rs.nrnsd reported thar the hall conId he
rented, with gas and lire, for SI7 per month
me report OF me COMMITTEES was accep,sd.
2Hd hey were instructed % secure The haII
The Chair stated a Johnson Club had beer
tofmed IN the Seventh Ward A PresidsntIal
sleche y would soon come of. and the Radisai
Par:y n usi Dc defeated IN this city next lime
MI 9leason--The Corporation party.
he Cnar-The negro party. Il mas Already
ote' tne Wplte tax payers 100000 70 educate
nesro children, and tnst was the party TO be
asiea'sd. The laie census Of this District
showed that abont Qne-third OF the people OF
ms District were coi0reo. This dtd poi look
We'll Tor toe last election The Radical psriy
aad rsksd Maryla and Virginia tnsn for
Soiers and brought them here. In The nor heTn
par: OF the city there was white senooI and
nssro school house hsd been built nex, soor
al ioai was necessary 20 knock out the par,i-
lou and all would Be together. Mr. Snmner
p 40 tDtrod uced his ball TO abolish the word
white" from our Corporation laws Was
shls not enough 20 make every man 60 20 the
polls
M Furrener sid that was an slaelnt
street, ali those living on i: were Democrats
sHceps brother Gro sman, and they would
convert min soon. but be is frUn Massachu-
set.s snc they did not want him.
3 M wilson saId the Radicals wanted % tske
NE caaEser away and put Massachusetts men
10 govern the people Of this District He bad
30 objection 10 the charter being taksr awav
If people OF the District could have Distric,
men 20 preside over them
On morton OF Mr. A GIeasn- N WA rasolva,
20 meet again on next Tuesday evening instead
Of Thursday.
M. W ilson thought 4: best 70 advertise ,ne
meetings.
Mr.. Houlahan suggested thar the meeting,
D. advertised In the STAR RepasJIicHn, ErpreSt
AID kcsnirg Union. Adjourned