The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-24

CONSERVATIVE ARnr AND NAyr UsroN
meeting Of the Conservative Army and Nav
Union was held last evening at their hall, No.
3o7 Penp,ylvanis avenue, between Four.snd.a
half and Sixth streets.
The meeting was called 10 order By the presi
dent, ?. II. Allsbaoh. Proposals for member
ship being in order, o large number Of person.
vers proposed, and their names referred to the
COMMITTEES on examinations. Among those pro
Ewing, Gen. WIN. A. Howard, Of Ohio; Gen.
Thomas Egan, Of New York; and Cen. Cor
and who were subsequently, elected.
Reports from special committees were received
and approved
Committees were announced BY the president
o. follows; .....
no On Finance Msssrs. TAFT, Ksss, Mexican,
and Richie.
On Enploymsnt-Ms"r. o'Beirns, Wells,
Gage. and Young.
On Membsrbip-Mssrs. o'Beirn,, TAFT, and
Somers.
On Rooms--Me,sr, Gei,c, Mexican, welle,,
Somers, aad Mcconnell.
Capt. Geise offered o resolution, authorizing
the corresponding secretary to subscribe and
have furnished for the use Of tho Union certain
papers from different part, Of the country, In.
GLIDING all the papers Of this city. The re.olu.
tion was, on motion, referred 10 the executive
committee.
Mr.. Summers offered q resolution that the
thanks Of the Conservative Army and Navy
Union DO rendered to Gen. Grant for bis late
order In regard to the retention Of soldiers in
Office. Tho resolution was unani mously agreed to.
Mr.. Summers also offered the following prcam.
bio and resolutions which wero, on motion, re-.
ferred to the executive committee:
Whereas II Is q we'll known aud Iucontroverti.
bio fact that tho recent terrible war, by which
the nation was torn asunder-pluugei into q
heavy burden Of debt, and deprived Of million
of our best men, who wervs-Asnt to premnt ure
graves and whereas politicians, North and
South, now teem to be detsrmiped that the OBJ.
jeot for which the war was prosecuted, the resto.
ration Of the Union, shall not be accomplished :
Therefore Il Is
Re,oiped, That q committee Of Eve DO ap
pointed to draft an address to the soldiers and
sailors throughout the nation, urging the i'm.
mediate organization Of soldiers and sailors
Constitutional Union clubs TO labor for the cleo.
ton Of a President who will strike for tho COM
pleto and permanent restoration Of all the States
on liberal and equitable constitutional basis.
Capt. Mcconnell proposed tho names Of the
following s'nslo%sn I" honorary msubsrs
Lafeligenerr, William J. Murtagh, of the
REPUBLICAN,, Thomas D. Florence, Of the Union,
G. =. Noyes, Of the Star, and Owen Thorn, Of
the Erpye,s Some little discussion ensued over
the proposition.
Capt Geise moved that no member propose the
name Of any person for membership unless with
the consent OF that person.
Capt Mcconnell replied 10 q few words 10
reference to the proposing Of the names be
offered to the association. He said that the
status Of the organization ought to be defined.
and not be mealy mouthed about II: and II Il
was necessary, tolmake II live political crgapza
tion for the purpose Of destroying the Radical
party.
Col. 0'Beirne said he did not rise to make Il
a personal matter. He did not know shat the
gentleman meant about "msaly mouths " II,
| only did know that be had been one Of the hrs
10 the organization, and had done everything In
his power to make 1t honorable apd dignided
| lie knew the time, also, when the long absenc,
Of the gentleman who had Just spoken from tn,
meetings Of the association was noticed. II,
said the organisation was one Of the first to b,
called conservative. The name oopperhesd wa
distasteful to all old soldiers and be was opposed
to call the organization by that name. He dc
sired dignity attached to them. When the as
ISOLATION was first organized 1t was not intended
to make 1t n political organization, but It wa
now SO desired and would be. With q few othe
| remarks the speaker took his seat.
| Capt Gsise said that when he prepared th,
resolution he did 20 from tho fact that one O
the names proposed was n party who had
through his newspaper. underworld to throw col
water upon tho organization 10 Its inepiency
ridlculirg It, DO.
Tho resolution Of Capt. Gsiso was, on motion
adopted, and the names Of the gentlemen Pre-
posed wero referred to the COMMITTEES on Gre
| dentials.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.