Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-25
Second Ward Republican Club.

POSTMASTER EOWEN AND COLoRED LErTFg-
CARRIERS.
Last evening, a meeting of the Second Ward
Republican Club was held at the coIored church
on 18th street, near the canal bridge, at which
there was large attendance. Among the whites
present were CT. A. Hall. Gen. Croker, ID M
Kelsey, J. G. Cox. A. Hunt, of the Fifth Ward
Col. CosteT Keller, and ]. l. Pau. The meet
ing was called 10 order by the last named. who
ls president, and the secretary, Mr.. f. Am
bush, colored, took his place Col Keller re
ported the resolutions adopted by the First
Ward Club on the 18th instant, with amend
nents making them applicable TO this club.
and also amending the second resolution
so as TO read that they will not support
any person for Office who s.has failed when in
MS power so 10 do, TO give equal shares of work
or labor, and To divide the offices among Pc.
Puohoans, without regard 10 race or color"
After some debate as to how the resolutions
came before the meeting Mr.. s Mcfarland
sad that men in the Second Ward could draw
up resolutions as well as men in the First
WARD, and ne was opposed 10 the resolutions as
onered, because II edOp'ed they would open the
door 10 little pTeiudces, and lie offered a sub
sutaie for the resolutions. Mr.. ID. M. Kelsey
SAID he could not favor the resolutions ard
thought that no man would be nominated but
those meant to deal siirIy. He did not think il
wss night 10 pledge their candidates, ana they
snOnid see That their caLd dates had carried ont
TIE night principles IN tie past. One man whose
name Is PROMINENT, had from $4,000 10 $1,000
worm OF patronage, and yet he had not seen fit
10 appoint eoEored letter carriers when thara
were many eosored men not only competent for
TINS work but 10 NIL desks in the Offices Men
WHO pad acted bus would -. -.,,,ng To take
ihe pledge for the purpose of getting "a or $1,000
more per year. The Chair suggested that il
was proposed that the Corporation officers
would be by selection by the Joint boards Mr.
kelsey.-We can trust our Councils. After
some further debate the subject was laid on the
table by vote of II to II. Mr.. Charles Pc.
tiers, (Col,) asked If there was anything in the
bylaws prescribing The duties of the Exeeu-
tive Committee and being answered IN the
negative said he would Ike TO know if fifteen
men were going 10 do the whole work of
the ward. They had in the registration
come short of the registration OF last year by
- 0, and he thought canyassing committee
should have been appointed. There were
many who had not registered, because the
ward had not been properly canvassed. Mr..
Posey said that last year the caDvassing was
made by the Union League, and this year il
was left 10 the Executive Committee. Mr..
Peters moved a committee of five be appointed
10 draft bylaws, which was agreed to, and
Messrs. Chas. III. Peters, ID. NJ. Kelsey, (white,)
Joseph Brooks, q. A Hall, (whIte,) and Sidney
Mcfarland. Were appointed. On motion of
Gen. Croeker, the following named persons
were chosen as additional members Of The Ex-
eeutiye Committee: Messrs. j. G. Madison,
Alfred Page, Joseph Lewis, Edward Ambush,
Charles II. Peters, Samuel catcher, John Con.
tflle, Delaware HUTTON, Julius Wallace,
Joss phi Brooks, Edward Lewis, Edward Green
FRANKLIN Mahoney, Rev. John Brooks and
samuel Savoy. Adjourned.