Evening star., 1868-04-23
The Fifth Ward RennhIicans.

meeting of the Republicans of the Fifth
Ward was held last evening at Israel Church,
south of the Capitol, A. Herbert, (colored,) }
president, in the chair, and A. p. Clark (white)
secretary. Maisr McCoy, (white,> of Alabama
was init otuced, and spoke until the arrival o.
of Hon. J. M. Ashley, of Ohio, who was intro
duCed amid loud applause and spoke at length
upor national politics. Many white men in
the District had tent the hinges OF the knee to
a superior, and this had not been exemplitied
more strongly than during the administration
of an apostate that had crept into the Presi-
Dental chair, through the door of assassIna-
ton. Thank God he said, the noble old Ro-
man fIom Ohio would in a few days supplant
the usurper They wOuld not be called upon
TO bend the knee TO apo tate more han ter
days longer, and If they were caught doing so
betwe' n this and that time he hoped they would
not get Promotions. The man who objected to
the humane legislation of Congress, he said,
was an infamous man, and unworthy the name
of man.
J. Sayles Brown, next spoke saving that the
issue in this city at the next election, was not
as 10 who should rule the city, but as to wheth-
er ne croes should continue to vote and have
equal power with the white man. What the
'.whIte rebels" in this town wanted was that
the negroes should not have the right TO send
the men of th' ir choice to the Boards of Alder
men and Common Council; they wanted TO re =
duee them to condition next door to slavery.
1hey wanted the story that negro suffrage was
failure in this Distrl ct to go ont among the
people. There were men in the departments
do not come out and register and vote TO sus
tain loyal Government and if they stood bv
and saw the party slaughtered, God helping
him, he would affect them in their places, if he
could.
Mr.. +. A. Boswell spoke relative to the regis
ratlon. He said there We're men enough in the
Fifth Ward to defeat the Democrats There
Were great many Government employees in
the ward, who would have TO look out for their
bread and butter The Republicans In the city
were going TO elect whoever they nominated
A NOIce.-''We want you for Mayor''l Mr.
Boswell said he did not want the office. bat he
wanIed man nominated whom they could
put their finger on and find him there be did
not want any more dead locks about the CITY
Hall.
The Chair said the colored men in the Fifth
ward We're faithful, but they wanted 10 know
the white men; they could not do without them
ana ne was confident they could not do with
out the colored men.
MIR. j. X. Arrison moved the adoption of a
resolution providing for the election of two
Delegates and two alternates TO attend the
National Republican Convention at Chicago.
winch was carried After discussing the man
ner III which these delegates should be elected
for about an hour, the club determi ned upon
Is. L. heades and Major G. ". Wells a. dele
gates, and A. =. Clark and l.. Ii. : Miller as
aiternates. Major Wells read a series of rule.
Tor the government of the club: which We're
adopted. Messrs. Hutchinson, Parry Liver
pool, Atkinson, Grinder. MerrIman, Brown
huber, Scott, Marshall, VIM. Brown. Sr, and
Humprles were elected as challengers, To serve
at registration of voters in the ward.
Mr. Atkinson moved that the Chair be- in
structed 10 appoint vigilance committee of
thlrty which was passed. and after the ap-
polnIments We're made the club adjourned.