The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-01

FOURTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB.-A
special meeting Of the club was held last night
at the church, corner Fourth and l. streets, Gen.
Joseph GerhRrdt In the chair.
The arst business in order was the appointment
Of yigilanee committees 10 serve on the day OF
election. The following were appointed:
First Precinct-J. II. Edinboro, r. 8. Cassel,
r. Tyrrsll, D. Brown, z. Baker, @. Carter, II.
Butler, and A. Adams. .-.
Second Precinct.-w. II. Smith. J, West, Q.
virgil. Palmer Briscoe, g 2; Nsedham, r.
Brown, J. Parker, and D. ". Dixon.
Third PIeoinct.---James Holmes, L. Wslch,
W. Lancaster, J. Jackson, J. Costello, ]. II.
Brown, B, West, and A Clark.
Fourth Precinct.-R America, p. II. Douegan,
J. II. Virgins. J. Fry, W. Page, II. NARROW, H.
/ Clark, and H. Poland.
| Colonel Moss, Of Missouri, being called for,
| addressed the meeting at some length. He said
addressing the oolored men) that they wore not
expected to vote for men, but for ideas-prlnci.
pies The Republican party had, by its action,
| conferred suffrage upon the oolored man-the
Democratic or Conservative party had opposed
II Hence tho Republican party, In q certain
sense, was responsible for the good conduct Of
the colored men, whom he hoped would on all
occasion. conduct themselves with deoorum.
Tho Democratic party was once good party,
| but II allied itself with slavery, and OF course
ceased 10 be democratic and became sristooratio
and when II thus allied itself with the aristo
cratic element Of the country, true dswoo
raoy, the Republican party, supplantedit, arount
which tho liberal and progressive men Of th
old parties rallied. True democracy still lived
! and was In nourishing condition to-day. An
whenever the Republican party proved false
the principles Of democracy, there would sprin
up another party to take up and advocate th
eaality Of all men before the law-the commo
. brotherhood Of all mankind.
Mr. Bouldin (colorsd) said that tho fact tbs
, the Fourth ward club had nominated colore
: man for Office although he had declined) woul
: rebound to their honor. He wantebh unde
4 stood that II was the Fourth ward that had dor
this lie hoped that the colored men would 9
to the polls en- piaSss, and that on Tuesday NOR
= ing the news would 60 all over tho country tbs
Washington, the capital Of the nation, was RI
p publican In principle.
u Mr.. Needham explained the process OF votin
u to the newly made voters.
Major Townsend thought there would be muc
confusion on Monday unless the vigilance con
> mittees wero wide awake. There wero man
. colored men who could not read and were scarcel
!, able to tell what letter their name commence
d with. It was not the fault Of the colored mar
l. but owing to the curse Of slavery.
j. Mr. Needhnm moved that an additional con
70 mittee Of three DO appointed for each precinc
n whose special business should be to attend to tn
81 matter at the polls of each precinct.
=, Major Townsend suggested that instead of
IL separate committee there be three persons nddc
ID to the committee for each precinct, making Il
D number eleven, instead Of eight.
ID MIR. Crossman said that he had oil along BET
Of tho opinion that the Republicans would n
50 carry the Fourth ward, but from all he has SCI
II and heard he thought the ward, with prop
efforts could DO carried for the ticket
IN Mr.. Donegan being invited to address the cit
10 said that he did not claim to be candidate {
Office, but, notwithstanding, learned that I
Democrats intended to place his name on thu
d. ticket He would warn his friends, howev'
l that that wR not the right ticket.
o He did not know what to call the party kno
y. as Democratic-he did not know what to Q
l. sSem-they were certainly not Democrats II
saf,sd under various names and many colors.
Ito fhsy were now trying the tsvern-keop'
r. dodge Of tho "old goat on the colored man,
tavern keeper had goat for sign Anot
he man opened tavern directly opposite, also v
nd a goat for a sign, and painted over 1t, "Thi
ny the real old goat"
lie warned the Republicans that their op
er pents cont smplated hiring all the hacks In
10 city, and bringing up tho iliterate OF all col
and vote them. There was screw loose In
re Democratic camp. They had ondeayored
a bring different elements together, and found
that they had signally failed.
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