Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-06
Ta.t Mashinrton An,i-Radicnl Clnh.


second meeting Of the ti-Radical citizens
OF The Fifth and Sixth Wards QCapitoI HIN
va held last night az Frommers HALL on ID
street, between Fifth and Sixth streets The
Fres a. II, MI. =. A. McCathran on taking the
chair, stated that u was well known that the
meetings hlch bad been held were prelimi-
nary 10 psTmanent organization OF the Con
serNahVs forces throughout the two wards des-
lgsafsd above. in order 70 Checkmate the de-
struciIve influences OF Radical fanaticism
MI Andrew j. McKenna, chairman of the
committee appointed az the last me ting 20 wait
en- and confer with the Western States anti
haelcal Club as 20 the propri-ty of uniting
with that ASSOCIATION. stated that they had per-
formed TIE legitimate duties devolving upon
20, m art had concluded that IL would be best
before any action was n ken 20 await perma-
Eent organization OF the two clubs. which il
was now proposed 10 form.
The Secretary. Mr.. J. VI. Dalton. hoped the
Com mIttee would BE- continued I'LL the next
Meeting. The weather was unprOpItious and
the crowd small IN consequence there f. nut
be had no doubt that the ..trUs and tried Of
East Washington were fully awake to the is
cues al stalk, and at the next meeting would
Gene IN greater numbers. Decides. there WAS
TO immediate necessity of organization into
ward clubs. L. vas not certain whether Con-
gr'ss would e. them have another election. and
IN case u did not these organizations are I'M
necessary. The moment there was any certain
ty that another election would take place
among tn people for municipal Officers the
Ann-Raticals would, he D. lieyed. step forward
tn alacTIiy and prepare tor the contest. The
Conservative element in Washington was this
Gay sfrCr ger thar at the last election and all
that they wanted was the opportunity of AGAIN
nIng p,tted against the Radicals-not the
t!G6k ~-2adiCals- but il was the white
nssro radicals that they wished to fight In
alt of the party 10 which ne belonged he
darf d The radicals TO another Issue. They youId
not again find the conservatives 30 easy TO
manage a. NJ the last election. Major Richards
ard all Of his police force could not now keen
the white men from the polls till the negroes
had cast thsIr ballots in phalanXes, as had been
the case on a former occasion. Let there ne
fair play-the " hi'e man possessing equal
privileges with the black and white radical
nscross, and there need he no fear as 10 the
result. Mr.. McNerhany, the conservative can
dlCatf for Collector the last election, obtained
over SIX thousand votes of the eight thousand
rtife voters OF Washington. and now all the
white men wanted was an opportunity. and the
radicals. with their black cohorts would no
whipped out of their boots
A yolce.-Let's go TO work and fight them
Mr.. humphrey regarded DELAYS as danger.
Gus; for by prOscrastinating, Congress might
take the charter away. and spring other oues-
tons as unexpectedly and njust as that body
had the Stanton and Grant affair The admin
Istration should be sustained and now was the
time 10 prepare for the comm issues He wa5
IN favor of separate ward clubs: let each ward
run ITS own machine and have special places of
meeting, even should they have 10 invest ten
cents apiece for room rent, and have besides 10
borrow that amount from the soup house
The Chair favored permanent organization
forthwith but wished 10 be relieved of the
Office which he held.
Mr.. Dalton suggested that TIE officers of the
meeting thea in session be- authorized to call n
meeting in one weeks TIM. either to CONSOLE
date OF TO organize separaIe clubs in both the
Flxth and Sixth Ward1. The question could
then De considered a TO the hest mode of pre-
pairing for the municipal election of this spriug
II one should be permitted, or in case of a
change of charter, for the approaching fall cam
paign.
Mr. Barnes inferred from freouent con versa
tons which he had had with his neighbors of
the fifth Ward, that IL was their desire TO nave
an independent club of their own. For his own
part be cared but little as 10 the manner of or
saniZaflOn. 20 that the Conservatives were pre-
pared for the issue against Radacalism when il
came With OF without the charter, he was in
favor OF lighting the Radicals, although he held
ONCE under the city government, and il might
be- anita gOnistic to his interests TO say So
M. Dalton moved that when this meeting ad-
lourns II adjourn sine iis, and each ward 1.-THE
flfth and SIXTH be invited TO form separate
clubs.
Mr. John Meads apprehended that there
would be some difficulty in getting regularly
together sufficient crowds to keep up a club in
the Fifth Ward He favored a junction club of
the Fifth and Sixth Wards as the best means
of perpetuating and strengthening the Consery-
alive party of Washington; but still he would
adhere 10 the action of The meeting, or would
Join any Democratic club, in any place, where
he fight would be hardest against the Radicals
He was ready TO battle against Radicalism in
any shape. and thought the best means of
thwartng the nefarLous designs Of the Radicals
was consolidation meetings.
The Chair said he endorsed Mr.. Meads' pol
icy, and thought that in union there was
strength.
The question upon Mr. Dalton's motion was
put, and the meeting agreed to adjourn SIM die
WIN the understanding that each ward would
pave Its own club,