The national Republican., 1867-04-16

NESTING OF TUE PIFTm WARD REPUBL
CAN OLuB.-A special meeting Of the above ciu
was held last night in Israel Church, Mr.. J. !
Arisou, vice president Of the club, In the chat
and A. ?. Clarke acting as secretary. .
Tho President stated that the meeting wa
called TO take action on the following resolution,
| When the Secretary had read about thrs
lines tho lights went out, and further proceed
| ings were brought to q stand still.
| A voice, at the door.--"Thoro were SOM
colored people here and some white people Jus
now, but believe they are all the same colo
now ~ laughter
After some delay the gas was turned on, and
when the church was lit up again the meeting
resumed It's proceedings.
The president stated he had received the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted at the reg.
ular meeting Of the Republican Association Of
tho District Of Columbia, on the 9th instant, and
the secretary was directed to communicate the
same to each ward auxiliary club
ReSoired, That the various ward clubs Of the
city bo requested 10 select and publish full
tickets fos ward officers as early as May 18th, and
that the said ward clubs DO asked to select each,
fifteen delegates to q nominating convention, to
be held on Tuesday evening May 18th. 1867, for
tho purpose Of selecting candidates to be pledged
to unite their ward voters In favor Of tho candi.
dates who may be chosen by majority vote Of
such convention.
N'bhetJ n W. HALL beCTetuTy.
Z. l. COrbin moved that the resolution be ro-
ceiyedi which was done.
Charles Brown moved that the resolutions be
referred to committee, to report at the next
general meeting ofthe club.
A division being demanded, II was carried
In the Affirmative.
Mr.. Arison introduced to the meeting Mr..
Bacon, the vice president Of tho First Ward
Club.
Mr.. Bacon addressed tho meeting briefly. He
did not come there TO make q speech. He re-
grstted that the meeting was so small, and
alluded to the fact that tho registration had
kept them away. He stated that several colored
men were refused registration on account Of
their not being able to give the exact loca.
tion Of their homes. lie hoped they would
post themselves In this matter before they went
up to have themselves registered. Their
Democratic friends refused at frst to 20 up
with the colored man to be regi,tered. Now
they regretted the circumstance, and would giyo
any amount to have the registration polls 10.
opened. That was trap they, the Democrats,
were caught in-a trap which they were not,
nor did they intend to be, caught in. lie urged
upon them to use every means to bring all out TO
be registered, and use every means in their
power for this purpose.
lie regretted that there were no ladies present,
for II any could muster them out to bo registered
the ladies were tho very persons to bring them.
would talk n fellow blind on the subject; and
they were the very persons to engage in the
work; they wero so enthusiastic
Hc said they would vote on that day-the day
Of electOn-wOuld voto early, and ho did not
know but they would also vote often. They
must must not stand back on that, because there
might be a crowd present; they must not bo
afraid to get squeezed, but to ego in lemons
The white voters must not expect the colored
ones to carry the city unless they worked shoul.
dor to shoulder and in that way they would gain
the day and great victory. lie trusted all
would do their duty, and the Fifth ward bo mas
ter Of the " situation" 1t had ono thousand
colored voters, and many white Republicans
would vote along with them.
DR.. Corbin said that all who voted against tho
Republicans ought to have their votes ehal-
lenged, and, If necessary, swear them.
DIR. Corbin moved that committee Of three
be appointed to watch tho polls and see that
none who ought not to vote be restrained from
doing so.
Tho following were nominated us the commit.
tee and were duly elected: Thoophius Clarke,
J. r. Drison, and Daniel Turner.
The President suggested, for fear of accident,
that three altcrnatos be selected to act in case
any of tho committee were unable to do so.
The following wero appointed as such: Edward
Gray, Joseph seldon, and A. II. Parry.
Adjourned