The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-28
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

AsrtRADICAL WARD MEErISos-CHoIcs
OF DELEGATES TO THE tTH or MAY Con-
MAYoR.-Last evening meetings were held In
the different wards to choose delegates to the
convention of the 4th Of May, to nominate an
Anti-Radical candidate for Mayor. Below we
give the result;
FIRST WARD.
This club met last evening In Stotts hall,
street, Mr. Nicholas Calian, president, In the
chair, and Daniel McCarty, secretary. The
chair stated that they had met as the above
named club, but as the Democrats OF the First
ward had called n meeting at the same time
and place for the purpose OF electing delegates
to the nominating convention he would declare
On motion OF Mr. r. ". Haggerty, Mr.. N. Cal
Ian was elected chairman OF the meeting, and
Daniel Mccarthy, secretary.
On motion, the Char chose Messrs. J ames
and Messrs. Chas. s. Denham and Jas. Me-
Kenna a committee to assist them.
ceeded to cast ballots, and everything passed
off smoothly until, when about half through,
. colored man appeared, with ballot In hand,
He Quietly started to tie door, but was slapped
on the head and back frequently while passing
through the line. Many of the voters insisted
be brought back and be allowed to cast his
vote, but he did not return.
After the polls were closed, a voter ap-
VIE hs o not oast h,s Sne ~Gen raj
uproar and confusion. number OF others
appeared, but were rejected, as the polls were
closed, causing dissatisfaction to consider
The following were voted for II: A.. Waters,
Walter T. Drury, Andrew Carroll, John T..
klDarin 6 R T y Gra SS3n b. Tarto"
Frank McNei haney, Thos. Mekeeyer, owen
O'Hare, Geo. Emerson, and A. Perry, the first
Ave being elected delegates.
SECOND WARD.
meeting was held at German Hail. on
Eleventh street. The meeting was called Tor
1850 o'clock, but 1t was considerable after
O'Clock, when the meeting was called to order
by Mr.. J. W. Barker, who nominated II. L.
Morsell, esq, as chairman Of the meeting
unanimous vote as secretary.
Mr.. Harris then read the call for the meet
Mr. Barker moved that Ave delegates be
elected to attend the convention for the cleo
tion Of Mayor OF the city OF Washington on
The following delegates were elected: Messrs.
J. W. Barker receiving 70 votesj Allison Nay
lor, lllj $. J. Robinson, rs; Q. |. Garfield, 49,
On motion Of the chairman, Messrs. W. g.
Magee and II. q. Stewart were elected alter
The meeting at 1925 p. m, adjourned.
THIRD WARD.
A full meeting Of this ward was held at
Trades Union Hall, 5. J. Fague took the
chair, and o. p. Polkinhorn acted as secretary.
On motion the meeting proceeded to the
convention, Messrs. +. A. Aiken, @. johnson,
DR.. Culver, Z. !. simpson, ]. y. Griffin and
b. Brooke, tellers.
\ ballot being had the result was as follows:
Joseph i. Hodgson, Z. Harris, y. W. Fem
wick, John Collins and +. J. Bartlett
On motion the election was made unanimous,
snd the delegates declared freed from instrus'
Messrs. Collins and Fenwick made short
addresses, and the meeting adjourned amid
much enthusiasm and good feeling.
WARD,
The Anti-Radicals of the Fourth ward asse M
bled at the hall of the Conservative Army and
hall was denseiy filled, the crowd extending
down the stairs and far into the street. Pre-.
vious to the organization OF the meeting, some
written tickets for delegates to the convention
through the crowd.
At 1880 o'clock the meeting was called to
ter was unanimously chosen chairman, and
A gentleman handed the chairman one of the
printed tickets, and moved its adoption.
no ticket prepared previous to the organ IA.
lion OF the meeting be received. II looked
wanted a free and unbiased expression of the
citizens OF the Fourth ward. "a voice on the
stairs. ~ move that we adjourn to the City
amid cries Of "oP%er," HadJoa H "sii to The
City Halt" &c, Dr.. C.'s yolCe was drowned,
and was some time befors he could make
himself nehfu,
Or, O. resuming, said: We are here for a GER
tain purpose. We have but one object In view,
the nomination OF delegates. Let us so to
work like men and do II right, and the Fourth
ward will be a unit. His objection was that
no prepared ticket should be forced upon them.
Let the vote be taken fairly and squareiy
upon individual nominations. II this hall 10
not large enough, adjourn to the CITY Hall.
No matter what man should be nominated, he
(Dr. o. would support him.
The motion to adjourn was put and decided
In the negative.
FMr. Mcclure complained that there were
more men outside than iri land protested against
the meeting taking any action, and moved to
adjourn to some other night at tho CITY Hall
Mr.. Lyle cOntended that the motion to ad.
-"The motion Is In order"-cries Of adjourn,
adjourn, order, order, and amid the widest
confusion-some contending that the motion
to adjourn was always In order, while others
were certain that according to parliamentary
rules the motion having once been lost could
not be again put until some intervening busi-
hesp had been transacted,
After some minutes MI Owen Thorn silenced
the crowd long enough to ppt the motion that
the meeting adjourn to meet at the Uity Hall
this Tuesday evening at IA o'clock, which
motion was carried and the ceiling adjourned.
PlfTH WARD,
The Fifth ward anti.Rsdicals assembled In
the chool-house, on street south, between
Third and Fourth streets east.
There was alarge number ofpersons present,
election OF the delegates.
The meeting was called to order by A, Dodge,
ESQ.,, who nominated for president, William A .
Malay, and secretary, ]. q. Entwisle. The
nominations were unanimously agreed to, and
the gentlemen selected took their seats.
The CHAIR explained the call Of the meeting
in few appropriate words, and stated that
nominations would DO 10 order.