Evening star., 1867-05-23
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LOCAL NEWS.

EHTH WARD-Tne Radical Republicans of the
Seventh Ward held a mass meeting last eve
ming at s. Paurs Chapel, 9Th street, which was
densely crowded.
The meeting was organized by the selection
OF Mr. C. Bates as chairman, and Mr.. J. l..
N. Bowen tcolored) secretary
The CHAIR stated that the first business in or
der was the selection of a candidate for Conn
ell in place of NIP. W q Bamberger declined,
and suggested that the com mittee whoreported
the ticker at the previous meeting retire and Sc
iect can didates
Mr.. F. Myer (wh whi,e) hoped that the subject
wound not be referred to the committee, every
man present was able to judge for himself.
Rev. W. ]. Walker (colored) sugges ted that
the committee had not been discharged.
MI NJ er moved that that committee be dis
charged. i...'t ~ ?
|. Mr.. Jas Small (white) said that If this meet
ing was a con tin uation of the previo one the
chairman OF the previous meeting should pre-
side .f ,saB ..F ~
MIR. ;, H. Crane (whIte) said that the previ-
ous meeting had been adjourned sine die.
Dr. W Boyd (white) raised the point Of Or
der that the former meeting having adjourned
sine die the committee died with that meeting,
and be moved that the meeting proceed to Sc
lect candidate.
Rev. A. Bowen (colored) arose amid some
confusion and urg.d that there be more har-
moDy In the meeting. Mouons on motions had
been made and it would require Philadelphia
lawyer TO unravel them. Some present had
axes to grind and to grind them they wanted
10 deprive the colored people OF their rights.
The previous question was called and the
motion of Mr.. Smithson to lay on the table the
motion of DR.. Boyd to 60 into an election was
carried.
Mr.. Currey (colored) moved that commit
tee be appointed to select candidate.
MIR. Small suggested that the committee ap-
pointed at the previous meeting act tor this
meeting.
Dr. Boyd said he was not opposed to any
committee, bat the former comm tttee had the
honor OF sele citing good ticket, and hoped
that the honor of selecting a candidate for the
vacancy would be entrusted to another COM
mittee 1t had been insinuated that he had
an axe to grind, but the fact was he had been
grinding other peoples axes all his life. He
was opposed to the preponderance Of colored
men on committees, while he was in favor OF
according to them ali their rights and privil-
eges He had voted for colored men as dele.
gates and for candidates, but was opposed to
giving all the representation to them. He
moved to lay the motion of Mr. Small on the
table; carried-76 in the affirmative.
Mr.. Smithson said he did not think the
question was understood, and moved to re-
consider.
DR.. Boyd move to lay the motion on the
table. TConfusion, in which there were in.
quIries OF whats the motion!'l
Mr.. Crane SAID that he had noticed two Of
1T appeared to him that there must be some
trickery somewhere, and although at first
fayoring the committee, he was compelled to
vote the other way.
Rev. W. ]. Walker said that he was one OF
the old committee, and had voted on the ques-
ton. He thought that he or any one else had
q rlR0t 10 vote 1Or themselves II they ClOSe.
Several speakers here attempted to get the
floor, and confusion prevailed, during which
a motion to adjourn was offered and crested
with cries of vote it down.
B MIR. Small finally succeeded in making him.
self heard, and said that the M otion was out of
order. as he had the floor and had been giving
way for the chair and others to express their
views
The Chair replied that he had not expressed
his sentiments.
Mr.. A. Watson (white) arose to explain how
IN AJfy init Ntn1h
question, and took his seat. =
Dir. Boyd's motion to lay the motion of Mr.
Smlthson to reconsider the vote by which the
motion OF Mr. Small for the appointment of
the old committee was rejected on the table
was carried.
Several Voices-I move we ADJOURN One
of these motions was put and lost.
Mr Crane moved to go into an election for
candidate.
! A motion was made to lay on the table, and
carried.
The names of NJ. T. Parker and DIR. Boyd
were present ted.
/ The Chair-We' are rot ready yet
A motion was made that the Chair appoint
the committee.
The Chair-I cannot take such responsi.
bility.
MI Small moved that the subject he referred
to the executive committee.
~ DR.. BoYd.-That motion is not IN order.
The meeting has nothing to do with the club,
nor the club with the meeting
The Chair sustained DR.. Boyd.
The motion was amended so as to read. that
there be committee appointed, and adopted
Nominations were called for, and several
names were proposed when
Rev. A. Bowen said he did not wish to see
any more gerrymanderlng. He wanted the
whites to have the offices, and the money too,
but did not wish to see any more of this wire
pulling.
MT Crane said he was tired of sitting still
and allowing Rev, Anthony Bowen to pull the
wool over the eyes OF others. Itappeared that
nothing could be done without Rev. Anthony
Bowen or Rev. W. j. Walker figuring in It,
He thought that there were as smart colored
me men in the meeting as they, and they should
be heard. He " as opposed to trickery, whether
i, was by a white or black man.
/ Rev. A. Bowen replied that he had not
attempted TO dictate to any one, and a colloouy
took place, in which MIR. Crane said that ic
was not right to make all this fuss because the
old committee had not been called on to act
MI. SMALL rose 10 point OF order, that no
personalities should be used.
Rev. Mr.. Walker obtained the floor, (amid
some confusion, during which the Chair
threatened to vacate) and remarked that he
was In favor Of nominating colored men.
DIR. s. Miller was nominated as one Of the
the committee, but declined on the ground that
the meeting could make the selection. VIM.
Beckett was selected.
DR.. Boyd asked if a motion previously made
to lay the subject on the table had been put
before the house.
+ The Chair remarked that there had been so
many similar motions made that the meeting,
he thought, should be sickened by this time
Rev. W. ]. Walker, R. H Wilkinson, w.
White, and Anthony Bowen were selected,
and the committee retired
Mr.. Newman (colored) addressed the meet
ing, saying that the colored men would follow
the lead of the whites when they led right, but
they could not follow them blind. Thew
wanied men put upon the ticket with which
they could win, and men who would reflect
credit on the party. If they failed to nominate
good men there was danger of losing the eIec.
ton. They did not want any false captains
or pilots on board, or they would be led astray
Mr.. j. II. Crane said that he supposed the
remarks were intended for him. He wished is
understood that he had done nothing in the
meetings except for the good of the party. He
wanted to see fairness, and did not want any
biekering on the part of white and black. He
denied that he or his friends were false pilots,
and spoke OF the committee having selected
nominees from one section Of the ward They |
had seemed to be too anxious 10 him to make |
another choice. .
MIR. j. l.. N. Bowen defended the committee,
stating that by resolution the subject was left |
with the coered men. .3r' |
The Chair laid before the meeting letter |
from MRS. Chloe Ann Lee, asking The meeting |
to take some action to effect the release Of her
husband, VIM Lee, from the Maryland PEN
itentiary, where he is serving term for the |
larceny OF q team he used in. 1863, in bringing |
up bis wife and children from Maryland.