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


CossERvAr!vk Or 1s.9TSs club met last light
The presid.n and vice president being absent,
but DEFINED. WV p''p'''' ~ '""''"e''
John Hogan, act as chairman, which was agreed
Mr.. Hogan desired to see some one else selected
a.ehalrnau; .',-''.''''..
tay rule. 70 "a. ON
Mr.. Dennis oConnell moved that Mr.. Darby
act las chairman air. "a, Agreed TO-
man, but, Al the solicitation Of membrrs, came
forward and took the chair,
Cox, Cornelius Wendell, O. J. Thorne, j. H. Mer.
rill, and J. W johnson, were proposed and elected
members Of the club.
ward, and asked whether that would be an objec-
tion TO his being received as a member.
from eonnsstas ths e nSs a'''r
Mr.. Andrew Gleason moved that tho meeting
fbe Chair said that before he mt tho oue.,,o,
he wisbed 10 sav lew worSs M nd ~ ~
The CLUB wished to prosRer they must I conduct
meas Of The club WAS eondneteS IN rstber \ Ionsc
manner, and thew .boniS fave a ,essan S,o%
their opponents. They must all put their
There were mem Who did noyhins for tbs ssese
SS, when the Of once. were e Segivfn GU.
S,be, wereto he di~idcd tben thev ncwer s,iind
10 pe ON mia hand. 10 u'''ae' 'nen 'Aes never ia'ea
AN Ms S.,s said that he was
he became disgusted with poiiticians, and te.
Trained rem o voting ,s He had learned enough e
The rank and All Ale were expected ct to vote that
10 once who cared sofSinp for tSe weifsye Of Inc
1 country, he had seen that The country was sut
fs sn and he thought
Mr.. John 9. Angel said that he had been Of
the opinion that this was not Democratic club,
Internal Niger DS party ou he :. had never been
A motion was made that the contribution and
Ssrs, upon which notion there was oonsaer"bIe
notion ' "'" '"'
, XII. Andrew Gleason moved that . ,erre.nt-.t-
arms be elected, whose duty it should he 10 allow
no one e Leave the hall h after the o.
MT Nichoias ODny was elected. after which thc
meeting Adjourned "'''' ""''" '''
GRAND ARMY on THs RErupLtc,-The Dis
trict OF Washington @. A. r., met In mass con-
Ta The cali ~ sss Dlst1ies 1n ass
The following resolutions were adopted:
Re.oiped, That urging no man for Office, hold
ing no political opinions, employing no argu-
ments nor arts In their support to which we DO
not invite the most searching criticism OF the
Press, and the candid judgment OF the country,
. we respectfully protest against the Grand Army
? operating as q secret political machine in the
impending olltical campaign.
That we protest against any arrangement with
any secret political organization with view to
tSrnuSbant tSe SANITY b~ys heen Sesr So"'"u''
Tba7 we hel,eve tbe noI,ticai sif".t,on so
mands that the men Who serves tho country u
the armv ami navy dnring the iate s.IeIIIonS ha
cailcd tovether in national sonyention' and W. Uo
anwost thn Nation"i Ena. wnwent ~ n,s,h w
III nrn,ninston ~ nnen nrImarn nhs VIII tha
,peD TX ~ amch conyention P'""' ''"o' WV" '''
That we suSport for The next Presidency. Gen.
II aranf XXI on he noitici.ns' nin. ~ ,1sn
sh,i,tv mt because sihefs In lin an i,,ayn.
ssh,a yr,narapteem Of Observation-Disclosures iavsi,,
80 o. .od Ssai,h IN The Oeon,a 'oS"'y
That onr niatform ia the practIcaI ,nnlic,tion
OF the principles Of the Declaration Of indie
pendence In State and national legiahtion not
only insuring self-soyerin,ment 20 all people BY
for the same, but securing to the people educh-
tion, the full reward OF their honest labor, nor
huctuating currency and an untrammeled press,
their lands. food. ciothipe, and currency !"
That we commend to those politicians who are
sssseioas Senator, aThat the Instincts Of the
manu- "