Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-02
Second Ward Rep.biiea, Club.


meeting of the Second Ward Republican
Club was held last night A communication
was received from the secretary Of the First
Ward Republican Club, transmittsn; resolu-
ton adopted by that club. protest. az aga nst
the movement Just inaugursted pm yiding for
more voting places In me catS, and stra cting
any bill which may be presented 10 th,ir bodies
having this object in view. The Chair. Mr..
John L. Pfau) opposed the opening Of new
precincts, because he believed they could do
no good, but might do . great deal of harm.
MI Peters took the opposite view, and thought
it necessary that there should be more accom-
modatlons in the Second Ward Tor voters. In
the First Ward last year, the voting was
through before four O'Clock, while in the Sec
Ond Ward there Were 100 Republicans no
could not get an opportunity to cast their bal
lots. Gen. Croker stated that bill had al
ready been presented in the Coun ellis providing
for additional voting places, and proceeded to
explain the provisions of the same. The law
change had become necessary More voting
places at the coming election were required in
order TO give fair chance TO the voters; and
az ss par
itexpedientto increase the number of precincts.
As to the confusion in appearing at the poll
bearing the proper initials, he had no fear; for
the colored people Were neither horses nor
mules, and had intelligence enough to cast their
ballots properly. Mr. ID. NJ. Kelsey opposed
the establishment OF other voting places. The
cent, If properly managed; but If the people
v ere again encountered with slow, incompe-
tent clerks, who were not able to write more
than seven or eight names an hour, as was the
ease portion Of the day in the Second Ward
last year, the quadrupling Of them would not
accomplish the object Joseph Brooks (col-
adopted by the First Ward Club, and believed
the present number of voting places sufficient.
II the Republicans failed last year to poll their
strength by three hundred, they at the same
ban xN&t ha
servatives.) By the increase of precincts, the
Republicans would put a halter around their
necks. Let US be satisfied with the present
number of voting places, and on the day Of
election 20 to the polls in solld phalanxes, de-
termined to stand III unbroken columns until
we vote, If il takes from daybreak to shutdown.
party would be defeated. Sidney mcfarland
(colored) regarded the enlargement Of the num-
Der OF voting places to six In each ward as q
dodge of the enemy, the true secret of which
was to relieve the white men from the neces-
sity of mixing up with the colored people
ON the election day. (Applause.l Mr.. Viii
liam q. Purvis (colored) supported the propo.
sition TO increase the n lumber Of voting places.
and thought the objections urged about confu-
sion in voting could be obviated by the appoint
ment OF active vigilance committees, to see that
he said, the result of registration in the city
thus lar looked rather discOuraging for the Re-
publicans, yet he believed in their success at
the approaching election. On motion, the com.
ION anu ItSci'tiOu was iuiu Oh Tue
table. On motion of Edward Ambush, colored,
| 1T was agreed that the Republicans OF the Sec
ond Ward assem- bic in mass meeting Wednes-
| day night, at Wood wards Hall, to appoint DEL
egates TO the Republican Nominating Conven-
ton. On motion of Sidney Macfariand, COL
| Ored, the Executive Committee were authorized
| to have one thousand copies of the constitution
| and bylaws printed for the use of the members
Upon = motion 10 appoint ten additional men,
bers On the CAM gu Committee, making the
whole number twenty-five, Edward Ambush
occupied the floor for some time as to the du
| ties OF the committeeman, and the indifferent
manner in which some persons discharged
them. The motion was adopted. Mr.. T. X
Foo offered a resolution, which was unani.
mously adopted, THAT il was inexpedient al
| the forthcoming election TO nominate or elect
| any one who is known to have been in the past
year opposed to granting new charter, or in
FAVOR of lacing the city under commissioners
thereby nullifying manhood suffrage" AID.
journed