The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-04


HFof President, General u, 8. Grant, W,
nght ii out on this line. A meeting or tho eli
4, arsSt "a, prss,dsnt AZ reoUe,ted 10 meet q
Eleventh street, On Fridsy evening, January .
lses BY order Of the committee"
sons assembled in the fourth story last night
| about ffs Of whom were colored.
On motion, Gen. John 8: Crocker was mad,
CHOSEN secretary, "' "'' ''' " ~ ms
81 ,Ss %ssSs stea G
ings Of a meeting held In the second ward on
the 10th uitimo:
aIn pursuance Of an understanding among soms
OF the friends Of Gen. Ulysses s. Grant, meet.
ing was held ON the 10Th ultIno to consider thu
propIiety Of organizing an association to further
election to the Presidency of the United States
Col. H.. A. Hall was called to the chair, and A.
p Glsra e, elected secretary ;, Mat, w,,,.
| Col Hall, Il. S, Atkinson, T. II. w. McPherson,
Mr.. Ambush, and others, who fully concurred IN
the meeting thereby resolved itseif into Grant
| club Of the city OF Washinaton d. o. and the
following preamble and resolutions were
adopted
give expression to our preference for our stsnd.
rd:bearer In the coming election, therefore,
"Resoiped, That the persistent attachment to
the interests OF the ioyai cause no less In war
| than in peace, gives us the emphatic assurance
Grant We shall never S have occasion 70 lament
the npostacv 10 our nrincipIes nv ono wbose rers
ntstion consists in his faithful 10 the
"Resoiped That 4 committee Of three from each
ward DO appointed by the chairman TO request
al loyal citizens who favor the principles mi.
"A committee U OF three from each ward was .p-
70 ssr &c
"a Committee Of three were Amounted To draft
-
SThe club then adIourncd IN meat AZ the time
and place before indicated' ~ ''S '''"'
."Tho club met agreeable to adjournment, when
constitution and bylaws; also to elect thc ON.
GERS OF the associS{ion'm' "'' ~ '''' '"' 'A''
foII nS report of the committee was then read
Rssoiusa That we. Whose Names nave Sssn a. r o.
iitcsi sssocIation No he called he Grant Ginb of
the District Of Columbia.
Grant cub 81 no nstpc ih az PC nailed ths
Ulysses s. Grant at The RepubIiean Convention.
umphant election to the position on President Of
the United States, "
Art ., Its oiicers shall be a president, three
an executlye eommittee Of twenty member
two from each ward Ave from Georyetown' and
one from Inc connty ,vb,ch ~ III ~ .,ortai an
nuaiIv, All yacancie. IN ssid ot,ces ahei, ~ ~
terms -
Art A. There shall he n anancc commtttee of
three ita oh Altman sheil be anancisI secrsta,y
said Committee TO be Appointed by the president
msotitn ~ ,he nn may DC amended ey vote Of
at any meeting called for The purpose, notiec
az Sfe msrss thn
'eHEft p ~ ac ssipphad ,oarriea.
visable to get IN district essocistions bV Witch
WI, nn aos0hs would pc swsiiowed up, ne
but he boncs fssrc wanna not ~ ,se .s SShI
tians IN ope arsfo nov DC .nfee
RnnnhiIcs mi hn ne aetnt 80 Ben San. Wss
his ssrd and the city 20 .sce, ,G M fe.t vi
The CHAIR said the object ~ The mceting WA.
to form club co-extensiye with The DistIiet. w"
". MI Hal ,sid The meeting might be called
IA not wis fe no haqo1a nc Of en Grant
.ness Was WAS any in the
but he wanted Il To- ao aspo,S XXI RenuSiissn,
mere KS, ia Ms,.sI G .a,n ~ Nomination.
he fnvored Grnnt,s nom,ustion ha yo onI snn
mort snv namnes ~ the Rennhsa ne ,sr,u Up
pesiacycv Ws 1rnfeaesS Ps tor ,ne
"a II ,as ; several iS ward:
he s.d
!, aa,csi Rnnehy .nat Lrah' would run on the
The M ~ .a,a M n a ~ r. J., haas ,..
cede the Republican ward clubs maui '''uP'''
inv Sea NV Wes saa tne OBJECTS Of the meet,
he moved tbat the rcn"rt he resd and sdon,s anu
Nj pSan movah az snhti,nta a t ta thp.
bc IstJ nn me ~. ANU that ,na natiP
Commend the nomination Of Generai eirast t r.
President WV "ooA VI ''"'i"' ''ah' Tut
M, Uaii no,oa that NJ, p,,,,,. r.,t .,t,
On the table - ' " ''1 ''o''o" w anu
Mr. pfau amended his malta, AZ th.. Al.
nomination. of Gen. Grant be referred IN t tho
Genital organi,ation oe isief'e' W 'he
MT HaIi srasc sna otrcr.d IN. o,,,o,v,r. ro.o,,,
fion: "N WV '''o"is fssoiu-
yvh.rs. tho ..to,,, -, ,or., ,o,, Ar. ...,.
NJ thc nations, anbt ~. iyr, men, ,ne secu,y
tion' and The elevation Of ai wen w,tho vuuea
~ ~ VI pnh eonut.ioh, aemana the success
thcrcfore P''' IA '"' So'"s '"'p"ish'
1..a,'y rh.. ,,,. ,,u 49,, III ..,
IN secvre Tho sicc,ion Of tha n.nSIIa, we"hs
nominsted Nv tbc Nations, Ron"hi,nnu E 70 ue
Ton - Wv -'''""' ''p'o''''" oo"'eh-
Resolved, That our first choice for next pre.,-
dent 81 Tho iinited states II Genepa, fIiv..n.
frant the great solJics am natr,at ~ raI,SS'
mi Republ,ean' "'"' p""'o'' ""' i"i"'
Resolpsd THAT n committec or one fror, o,,,
ward he apnointcd bv the chat !" m.Lo th enoh
,essarv arrnpgcmcnts 70 call a nuhiic meetin, ~
,arry out the objects of this club. "
q ate Grant, and he thought IL discourteous for
any man 10 come TO the meeting aAd ndvsnce
The interests OF s. p. Chase or any any other |
MT. Pau said he wanted 1t understood that he
lid not come to the Getting to oppose Grant, ns |
he thought he would make a GOOD Repubiican
A gentleman fwhose name we could mot learn,
rom New Hampshire, said that when he went |
home he would be asked ii the central asaocin.
lions of the District were in favor OF Grant. He |
DouiI onnnse Grsnt hmt h a tS,nn,t ~ IwSenhs