Evening star., 1867-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.

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CATION MEETING.-Last yening, arnass meet
ing of ths Democrats and Cons er vatives wa.
held IL the upper story OF Wood wards Bund
ing, for the purpose of ratifying the nomiaa.
hons made by the convention. By eight O'Clock
the company commenced 10 assemble, and
aoout ss O'Clock the delegations of the Fifth
and sixth wards appeared, headed by HeaId's
| Washington Band. Numbering about three
hundred. and marched into the hail, com
pletely filing 1t. Fifteen minutes later Mr.
James W Barker, chairman of the executIy We
committee, called the meeting to order, and at
his request Mr.. w. M. Warrington read the
call On motion OF Mr. Owen Thorn, MIR
| George Savage was called to the chair. E..
! Mr.. +. Aiken proposed the following addi-
tlonal officers, and they were elected:
Vice Presidents-First Ward, G. w. Riggs,
Col samuel W. owen. George e. JiIiard, Esa
Third Ward, John T. Given, Esq, Thomas
Lewis, Esq: Fonrth Ward, DR.. J. B Blake,
Tart, Dennis Callagh han, Esq. Sixth Ward, T
/ A. Tolson. Esq, ]. o. Bowie. Seventh Ward.
Robert Graham, Esq. Z. N Gray. ESQ
| M. Wallington
Col. T. b. Florence made q few remarks, in
| the course Of which he said that he could not
| city on the eve of the most important election
| ever held, in which it was their duty 10
triumph over their adversaries. They were
nursing in their midst vipers-not copper.
| heads-[applause and Iaug ghterl-who. pro
| Tossing to be friends, smell the carrion from
afar OF, and after feeding on 1t turn and sting
/
Star" and laughter.l He would not mention
| names.
Colonel John K. Zeigler. of Philadelphia
was introduced and commenced by saying that
he observed that they had carried the war into
Africa. being separated from the Africans by
small partition. [The Second Ward Repub-
story OF the building -Rep.l He was glad they
were SO separated On account of the scent
daughter. He urged that the Conser vatiyes
must triumph and not allow this election to go
Radicals a Icn fai fhaxx
successful here to force negro suffrage on the
NORTH, and w. d. Kelly and Thad Stevens
Were waiting the result of the experiment here
to commence in Pennsylvania After speak
ing OF Stevens as a cloven foot demon, and
contendlng that 1t was the Democrats who
hl1ed the army while the Rspu blioans dealt in
shoddy. &c, and made money during the war
he urged that the Conservative element should
support Andrew johnson (applausel and so
de1eat the Radicals that they will give up all
hopes OF forcing their schemes further on the
people.
Col. S. Snider Ledy. Of Pa, next addressed
the meeting, charging that the 39th Congress
mao actually laid message of the President
on % the table and appointed Is conspirators to
centralize power. i
Dr. Charles Allen was introduced, and read
letters received from Mayor Wallach, John T.
Given, John f. Norris. and John S. HoIlings-
head The letter OF Mayor WaIlach is as fol.
lows:
MAYORS OFFICE. CITY HALL, Washington,
ID. o., May 21 1e67.-To Jas. w. Barker. Chair
man and Treasurer; Frederick A.. Aiken, A.
Dodge, j. p. CrOwley, and others, Ezecutice
Cofamttee:-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of yours of yesterday. covering
resolution of the Democratic and Conserve
tive executive committee, in vIting me to pre-
sioe at the mass meeting to be held by the Dem.
ocratic and Conservative citizens of Wash.
ington, at Woodward's Hail. on the evening
OF the 2ith inst, and expressing the hope that
If in my judgment it be not inconsistent with
my ideas of an impartial administration of
my official dntles tie tqqe NOV ement my sanction
and support.
L Ishall certainly vote fer and anequivocally,
as far as comports with the character OF
private citizen, support for the positions for
which hey are respectively named the gentle
men to promote whose election "the move
ment' to which You invite my sanction and
presence is inaugurated. l cannot, however,
during my official term, without deviation
from rule fixed for myself rigidly SO far
adhered to, and as you, from your letter. seem
to suppose, " consistently with my ideas of
propristy' participate in public political
With my thanks for the honor intended me,
and the hope that my reasons for declining il
will be properly appreciated, l am, gentle
men, your obedlent servant,
DR.. Allen proceeded 10 speak, claiming that
the question was now as to whether they
would permit these squatters to rule, or
should rule. and tina, there should oe united
action which would ensure a defeat of the
Radicals. He spoke of the nominees Of the
convention as being beyond reproach.
Mr. Aiken offered resolutions inviting the
cooperation Of all the Conservative and
Democratic voters, securing triumph for our
constitutional form Of government; express
sing confidence in the candidates., and de-
claring it the duty of all true friends of the
Union to reject all attempts to divide the Con-
servative vote and endorsing Andrew Jonn-
son as the true friend of the Union which, on
motion of Col. Florence, was adopted.
Mr.. Florence was again called on, and
urged that there was SO much at stake that
every man should do his duty, and they
should not scratch the ticket. He euIogized
the administration of President ohnson, and
spoke Of the Commissioners OF Registration,
or Judges of Elections, as making great pre-
tentions of being friends OF free ballot, yet
they were doing nothing towards it. The
Court had decided (and he honored the Judges
for their decision) that every man had the
been done. He spoke of the Coaserva-
tives as the true friend OF the colored man.
He spoke Of the Star and Chronicles course
in the campaign, referring to the former as
viper, having fattened on the patronage OF the
two he liked the Chronicle best. for it was not
governed by mercenary motives. "Dug' was
good fellow personally, but he didn't like
his course A voice.-s.Ho about the reg.
isters?"1 The registers had acted SO that they
could not save their bacon no matter how they
were planted. Referring to Judge Kelly, he
said that Kelly took John Taggelt's hat at
Mobile in his haste to get off the stand, and
| compared his conduct with that Of President
Johnson at Indianapolis, who did not dodge
the pistol shots.
At II O'Clock the meeting adjourned, and
proceeded to the Metropolitan, to serenade
Hon. Mr. Eldridge, Of Wis, (headed by Heald's
band. who had remained In the hall during
the meeting and interspersed the proceedings
with music,) to tender him serenade; but
that gentleman not being present, they pro.
ceeded to the residence Of Mr.. Owen Thorn,
where they were entertained.
While the meeting was in progress, the Sec.
ond Ward Republican Club was in session in
the adjoining room, and now and then Re-
publican sometimes celored one) would
find himself among the Conservatives. Not
/ withstanding the close proximity Of the oppo-
site elements no disorder whatever occurred.
In leaving the hail Mr.. Florence shook hands
cordially with one Of the colored men who
had come into the meeting
SECOND WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB.-The
regular meeting Of the club was held last
night at Woodwards Hall. -
Col. Bramhall, Vice President, called the
meeting to order. .--
The President. in behalf Of the finance COM
mittee, reported that subscriptions were pro-
crossing in the ward to pay the expenses of
the campaign, and said he anticipated no diff
fculty in raising funds sufficient.
l. In answer to q question: as to what the ex.
/ pense will be, the Chair stated that he did not