The national Republican., 1867-05-11

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FfRsr WARp RsfuBLIoAN CLuB. Lon
Thursday night the regular meeting OF this club
was held at tho Union Bethel church. M street,
near Fifteenth, where about six hundred were
present, Mr. @. A. Stewart, (oolored, second vice
president, In tho chair, and W. II. LOWS, (ool.
orod, secretary. QEA ~
The meeting was Opousd with prayer BY Rev.
The Chair urged. thai. the members should con.
troll themselves and not create confusion.
. Mr.. Hulse, (white,) fromthe oommittee on nom.
nations, reported the foilowlng ticket DR.. W.
@. II. Newman for Aidermani Messrs. II. H.
Tilloy, W, NJ sleap, ard oas Baker for cOun.
cilmeps
ton Of tho report, and hOPed there would bs no
division. ''"-..ft" y "
Mr.. p. Tavsrps toolorsa,movsd that the report
NJ Brown trhit.l moved that the vote, b.
taken on the candidates separately. Carried.
The Chair stated tho qusstiep 70 be on the rati.
ncation Of the nominatiOn. OF DR.: Newman,
Some objection was made 70 tbs nomination of
DR.. Newman, and = number ot questions were
had been identified with tho party for six years,
and was q friend Of tho colored man.
Mr.. Clark charged that DR.. Newman once
owned slaves, on which hspaid taxes, and for
whom he received pay under the compensation
act 10 taTW iAHl saa NJ
Mr.. syphax defended Dr.. Newman, ,tatipg
that he himselfwould have reesivsd pay under
the sams circumstances. gDf Newman was an
honest and capable man. apd had not been OBJ.
M. Curti. tcolor.d, Kat.d th.t he once hoard
DR.. Newman say II one glance Of his eye could
send the colored people 10 psrdition be would do
II gladly. He (Mr. Curtis) vent to soc colorsd
girl named Mary, who belonged to DR.. Newman,
and heard him tell tho girl that the d-d niggsrs
must not come there.
Considerable debate followed and finally the
question was asked II they would support cop.
perhead, when there was much disorder, which
was quieted.
The previous question was called and the nom.
ination Of DR.. Newman was ratified
The nominations Of Messrs. II. H. TillOy and
W. M. Slonn vere also ratified.
When Mr.. Bakers nauo was before the meet.
ing, Mr.. Martin (coiored) asked IL he had not
acted as counsel for rebel prisoners, and If the
resolutions declaring that they would not support
any persons who aided the rebellion did not
affect him.
Mr.. syphax stated the resolutions did not az.
feet him. Whom the prisoner referred to (Wirz)
was here Mr. Baker had been written to by the
financial clerk Of Mr.. Greeley to take the case,
and he did SO, but regrets II now, because some
Of his friends had csnsursd him. A Voice-Did
he vOlunteer.l He was promised pay for It but
did not obtain II.
Some further discussion followed. which wa.
ended by the ratification Of the nomination.
A committee was appointed to wait on the
nominees.
Mr.. 7. Cook presented the resignation Of Rev.
d. W. Anderson rs one Of tho delegates to the
conventions which was accepted, and E. A. Wat.
son was elected in his place.
Tho candidates, Messrs. Newman, Tiley, Sloan,
and Baker. were introduced and addressed th,
meeting, returning thanks for the honor, and
explaining their position.
John NJ. Langston, a colored lawyer, Of Ohio
addressed the meeting. Adjourned.