Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-16
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NE W 8.
First Ward Grant and Colfax Cluh.

wednesday night at the National Theological
INSTITUTE, corner OF y2d and streets-Prss.dept
HInosrIn the chair. In opening the meeting
The Char announced that IL had bseu called
for the purpose of making arrangemears for
dsd4eaiing a Grant and Collar pola .f,.r
which, and pending the disposition of bnsi
ness. A'ssrs. Nj. Duly, OF this city, and r. n
Adams. Of Georgetown, made brief aadressss
Inc tattr Gentleman Sdverted to the r,.e.nt
elections held IN PennsyIyania Ono Tads.na
ana Neorasks, aud statsd that W lille there yers
many persons on the night OF the election who
entertained doubts as To the result "a yras not
OF that class. In PhIladelphia IL mad n.-u r..
ported that Democratic Mayor bad been
elected; but this be denied, and con te ndsd that
ne tf OF was ever Mayor " would be at tue
point OF the bayoneL The Democratic votes
wnicn had been polled in that city, we're, a
se porhon OF them, fraudulent; some OF the
voters were residents of other States. while
thousands of others voted upon fraudulent
naturalization papers.
AT the con fusion OF Mr.. Adams remarks the
Secretary arrived, when the minutes were read
and approved.
The Chair then stated thar the Executive
Comm ttee had, after a FIRE consultation, cOl-
sidered II best defer the nag pole dem onstfa-
ton, which had been fixed for Friday (Lo-mor-
Iow) night, tIll next Tuesday night wnicn he
hoped would be concurred in. The reasons
We're paipable, as many prom nent R-puo-
hcans were absent from the city and could not
return In time for Friday night.
Thomas Martin (colort y objected 10 post.
ponement The meeting on a previous occa-
sion had settled upon Friday night, and 1T was
aIroeauon on the part of the Executive Com.
change.
VIM. II. Bell. (colored,) of the Finance Com.
nitiee, favored postponemeRt. No arrange.
ments had yet been made for procuring a flag
nor had anything vet matured for a successful
demonstration Put of the matter till Tuesday
night, and 1t will be success; otherwise it will
b. a failure.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Slowen opposed posrponement
And hoped tie Republicans would adhere TO
Triday night. As ID the preparations which
To IN he m de chi ts mad ina
hours
The subject was discussed for some time.
when a motion as made 10 lay Mr.. Bell 8 re-
port (which carried with II a postpone nent)
on Tbs table. The vote was taken aud cid ID
IN the Ggatiye by the Chair; but some Were not
satisfied, and Thomas Martin demanded that
abe question should be stated again aud the vote
taken over.
The ChaIr-.I did it fairly and will no, take
the NOte again" Subsequently,, however he
stated the quest and took the vote over again
when the t-IleIs reported 6e tor Tuesday nighf
and 80 for Friday night.
Thomas Martin arose TO make some remarks
but was called 10 order oy the Omar, when he
tMarun) complained of his action and said be
was as much u usurper as Andy Johnson.
Mr.. SlOwen conceded with Mr.. Martin, that
the Chair was taking TOO much upon himself
and " as entirely supplementary, and moved
10 adjourn
The Chair-I will not put the motion Its
Unfair, because gentlemen cannot have their
own wsy, 10 try 10 adjourn.
Mr.. Slower insisted upon his motion bainv
put 10 a vote, and II was defeated.
Alexander henderson (colored), from the
Finance Committee said he had made a coll
lectlng pilgrimage To the City Hall the dzy be-
fore, but II had cost him mere Than he gained
In has own ward, ana from others. however
he had done better, and was gratified TO an
bounce that sufficient funds were on hand 10
meet all demands During the statements of
Ar- Henderson, Messrs. Slowen and Adams
were In another part of the room calling over
the names OF the persons who had enIis ted in
new companies of Boys IN Blue, when the
Char called 10 them to desist; that the Grant
and ColIax Club had rented the hall, and tney
had no right 20 transact their business thers
IhereuPon the Boys in Blue party retired out.
side for business
Mr.. Henderson suggested that it should be
inserted IN the provision for the demons tration
On Tuesday night, sn fair
The Chair said there should be no ..if- in the
case because ~ there was, and the weather
should De Al all cloudy, many persons would
stay away who would otherwise come % no
matter how hard IT Iained. This sentiment
notion was not passed
member wanted 10 know of the Chairman
OF tne finance Committee how much money be
had collected.
Mr.. Henderson, Will answer that oues.
hon- lChas. Penna-"Do il short; don't be
Isugl He Thought the question was made in
1piie, q. the party who VII; was the author of it
was his enemy gnu "'u hV' S0AtIiouled cent
&c the cause. ,
VIM. II. Bell called Mr. Henderson to order
He thought he was too apt to indulge in person.
alties, and should not be permitted TO continue
you subscribed for the cause!
Soices.-How much have You given,
There being some likelihood Of disagreeabls
scenes AZ this stage of the proceedings, the |
Chair cut short the whole matter by rulingit |
cut of order.
Mr. r. A Boswell then addressed the meet
ing at some length He first proceeded 10 re-
buke the First Ward Rep ublicans for the dis
orderly character Of their meetings, and then
took up the elections OF Tuesday last, which
he said, had pronounced the funeral kneIl Of
Democracy, and forever guaranteed Republi-
can freedom throughout America The glorl-
Gus Republican hosts Of the North had on
Tuesday beaten down the rebel hordes of Lee
and Recommendations Penna. interrupting,
.'Here. now. enough of that; Rosecrans was q
good General in the field, land firmly plant
ed the banner OF Peace upon the Temple of
Justice. The elections IN Philadelphia he pro-
nounced fraud, and bur the temporary tri-
umph Of the devil over the honest, conscien-
nous principles OF Heaven. The great ball
was moving on, and would not stop till il
sopped up all vestIge Of rebellion, and brought
all the rebels into submission to the laws OF
liberty Kentucky and Maryland should not
much ger be PERMITTED TO Haunt rebel de-
naaees 10 The Republicans: but would be
counted out of the electoral Congress, unless
they adopted Republican principles There
should be but one loyal party IN the country
and all who did not enlist in il voluntarily
would be made 10 do so. The speaker reiter-
ateG his doctrines OF the equality of races, and
then made reference 10 the character of the
newspapers published In tins city. He hoped
their anteeedents and present status would be
considered, and that only those that had been
decided should be supported. He had been
much abused by the i;stelIigeHceT, Express, and
the STAR. For the two former he had some
respect, for they were ayowed supporters of
the rebel Democratic party; but the STAR
leaned both ways and hadn't independence
enough 10 take either side. Here the inevita-
BILE old colored man, Chas. Penna interrupted:
al don't thank You for that. j want you to
stop that now. The STAR Il good paper.''l
Mr.. Boswell contin uing, said when that paper
made any comments upon elections they were
such as "another election, IN which both par
ties are satisfied" &c. He was no such man as
that, and would say TO the STAR. 'seither be a
man or mouse" That paper should show
Its hand before any Republican ought to give
n a cents worth of patronage. For himself, he
did not like Al, should never give il a dollars
worth of his patronage. and the only thing they
should ever publish from him would be his
speeches II the paper chose to print them, il
might do So Some time since, when an issue
occurred between himself and Mayor Wallach.
me STAR found that Wallach and his ssnobie
ing would pay better. and therefore opposed
hlm he should remember il. The Express
was the e1pounder OF the rebel hordes, and
hSd seen nj 10 attack personally every one
VINO was opposed politically TO il He guessed,
however, II md recently found irs match.
The propr1etors when called upon to answer
Tor their attacks, were always ready to shift
the responsl bilIty upon the reporters and dis
claim all knowledge of the Objectionable para
graphs tll they saw them in print. This was
Rnmanly and wouldn't take The late assassi.
had in