Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-24
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
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ALL NsW OPkRA HOU6E.-Frrst night OF
ioe new comedy, The Fast Family" which
Ass been 80 successful in the principal Faro
pean and American critics. 1t will be brought
out with fine east. s. ..-'.-s-T,,F
NATIONAL THRATER.- Miss Maggie Mitch
Of 'sFancbon. ''fH '"~-t = y
hxTzsRoTT HALL.-Seyenth concert OF the
Great combination OF two Peake families Swiss
Beii-ringers and the Berger family.
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-This hall has never
Oeen so crowded as during this week, the at
Iacnon being Burgess and La Rue's Carnival
MINISTRIES, as large and perfect a COMPANY as
ever visited this city A good bill tonight.
Meeting Of the Republican Association.
Q.Sstrons By Rer. ID. w. 4ndsrsoa, colored-.WM
6tGck Mem lcoTk an harmony nth the other Mem
oerSF-"biH Color eusse Friction - The Err
pta.aflon Sa'':factory-SoF Friction on account
gtat0r-Br: anderson hands in his nGme-Or-
gan'sation Of an AUXILIARY Associution in As
SsrersI HGrd-ssHor dbopt the Second and
renrm g., I,iD,seosrogins report from
G'eTSSt9"n-SkdH there be an sE1pediency
Progrdmmsi'-ShdH ColOred Mem be put upon
ne IteketS-Cau they carry Wdskingtone-Mr
watson dubitGteS-Dr- Boyd rays Try-Rssola-
mons and DfscHssiops-No Results
Last evening the regular weekly meeting of
ne Republican Association was neid at the
Union League Rooms, 9th street. and was at
ended by boutsixty persons, about one third
q Wh9m Were coiorsd. The President. Mr.
y. r.. Evans, was absent, and after several
persons had been called 10 the chair and de-
ciIned, Mr +. A. Boswell assumed its duties
Mr A q. Hall being the Secretary.
Applications 10Y mem bership were called for,
when Rev. ID. W. Anderson, colored, stated
mat ne, with several Of his friends, Were pres
eut for the purpose OF learning something OF
ne workings OF the association, and he asked,
''Wlli black men work IN harmony with the
other members; will color cause frictionrr
Mr- j Sayies Brown replied, that there was
no distinction on account of color IN the ssso-
ciatIon; the only qualifications required being
- TO politics and moral character He ex-
planned the constitution, and stated that, 10 be
more explicit. resolution had been adopted
cectarIHg these principles.
Mr. Anderson said that with that under.
standing be was willing to hand in his name
Inc executive committee received the fol-
lowing names, which they reported, and they
were elected members: Rev. ID. w. Anderson,
;. y sumner, l.. A. Sanders, and Charles Will
uams, colored-
Dir. Brown. from the executive committee.
said he would bs thankful If any Of the mem
bers from the Second and Fourth W ards would
confer with the committee in reference 10 hold
ing meetings in those wards They had organ
iZed an auxiliary association in the Sc yenth
Ward, and they wished to organize similar As
sOciatiOns in all the wards. Mr.. Brown pro-
Ceeded 10 state that portion of the committee
had visited IeOrgetOwn, and he was free TO
confess that he found there such a condition
of things a 10 make him feel apprehensiye of
the result of the election.
At this time three colored wemen entered the
room, and DIR Boyd expressed has satisfaction
thereat by clappiug his hands and stamping
his feet.
Hon A. c. Riddle also entered a, this time
when Mr.. Boswell vacated the chair.
mr Brow Il eontin ued, stated that the ON
mIttee on saturday evening went To the house
OF MT. J. b. Adams, and after waiting some
time they went out IN pursuit of some Repub-
hcaRs, and finally went 10 the house of Air A
Lee, 4 very well known cOlOred citizen where
they found some Is or 20 OF the prominent
cOlCred men OF the town, who were after wards
Joined by or whites Thew held a sort of
Clsss meeting. those present giving their ex-
perierce, and he got the impression from what
vas said that negro suffrage was so odious that
hO " hIteman would go with the negro 10 the
pells. They SAID If they succeeded they would
hsve to keep quiet. The colored men said they
bad their eyes on their friends. and he took
occasion 10 speak TO one OF those W no they (the
CClOTed MEM said they could trust. He re-
marked that they must have a s.fiat footed"
man, one who would come out sQuarply in
favor OF the rights Of the colored race TO be-
successful, bu. when asked II he would not be
candidate, he sIgnlt antly rem arked that he
didn't know. Mr.. Brown endeavored to i'm
press on those present that the eyes of the
country We're on them, that they should vote
iOT some radical man. He asked some OF III ?
Republicans II they could not get some man
20 come out as a radical, and they remarked
that ~ would not do. The colored men thought
that they could beat the copperhesds if their
white friends would make ticket. and when
that ticket is made they would 'go it,
Dir. J. H. Adams SAID that he did not have
me same views as his brother Brown. In
Georgetown they were acting on the expe-
cheney principle, was done in PhiiadpIphIa
when Judge Kelly was first elected. II they
came out rs square Republican. :hey would
not accomplish anything He defended the
report made at the previous meeting, and
stated thai he knew the element there from
1861, when there were not ten righteous men
living there. The opposition were q, work.
and ~ VIII take considerable effort to defeat
the present government of GeOrgetoWn. Ad.
oison viii go TO any length 10 secure r--
election, and was not ms friends gong round
70 the COlored churshesl He Mr.. Adamsl spoke
OF the bill introduced In Congress 10 take the
registration from Addison and his Aldermen.
AID WaIlach with his Aldermen, as a neces
S;ty. He was opposed 10 q strait-out man as g.
Tnstter OF expectancy. They had a man So
teetsd on whom the colOred men would con.
centrate, and 1t was worth 3 trial 20 let the
matter rest until the meeting was held AZ En-
snszsr Church on Friday night. at which Hon.
q W Julian was 70 speak. He would nyite
the association TO come over and commune
with the Republicans OF Georgetown.
a Nolce-lf there are any
Mr. G.. :. Bates said that he did not get the
same impression as DIR. Brown. and proceeded
70 state that they found the colored men were
actively engaged in the contest. They mad
their eyes directed 10 two gentlemen as candi-
dates for Mayor, with either of whom they
would be satisfied. They had committees out
canVasslng the wards, and Were earnestly at
work lie did not think that the COMMITTEES
should interfere. They had nnen of undoub.ad
loyalty selected. During The war he detesred
the very name OF "expcdiency," but now be-
Heyed in it, With sucn man 10 lead "a thew
hsd named, the election was destined 10 be n
htpuotlcdn success. He did not think that IL
would be wise TO ask the candidates 20 make
any pledges. The gentlemen they had named
ne understood were promin mt members OF the
Union League.
DIR. j. III. Crane, ano' her Of the committee
said that has Impressions were much The same
as those OF Dir. Brown. From all he could
iearn. The gentlemen named had never beer
connected with the anti-siayery movement:
and, although u was IN their favor 10 say thu I
they are mem bers OF the Union League some
OF the worst negro haters In the country were
members OF that league. The association
should take warning by the past experience OF
the Repuolican party, who had thrown Han
nloal Hamlin overheard, and took up the pres
ent occupant OF the White House, bigger
traitor than whom never lived
"A NOice-AAd Tom Swami
Mr.. White-Swann never a Repub-
iican.
Dir. Crane farther argued against any expe-
cheney programme.
Mr White remarked that the colored men
with whom the committee had had the confer
ence seemed to be ~ intelligent as the mem bers
OF the committee. They said that they kne w
thelT friends. an d were working well. Then
why this haIaBgue, when the colored people
we're unit there. II you want colored men
as candidates why don't you say SOL
Mr.. Crane.-I would like 10 see some blacks
elected.