The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-25

and Mr.. Edward Ambush, colored, secretary.
Col. Casper Keller offered a preamble and
o tha Frat nH he
18th instant. The following are the resolu.
lions:
to prevent classification among the people,
we do hereby declare, and SO instruct our re.
presentatives to act in all cases where appoint.
ments are to be made for the First ward, that
ment shall be recommended from the First
Ward Republican Club.
And be q further resolved, That we pledge our.
selves not to support any man for any office
in the gift Of the Corporation who will not
pledge himself beforehand to do all In his
power to give U. an equal shsre q the public
created By political changes which we arc ca
And be q further resolved, Ths. our represon.
ellis be, and are hereby, instructed to disregard
all applications for appointments from the
First ward, when the person applying for APP
from the First Ward Republican Club, which
accommodation shall be accompanied with
resolution passed by a majority Of the club,
choice Of the First ward for such position as
may be named In the Recommendation.
And be u further resolred, That we do take
resentatives now holding office, and those who
may become candidates for office In the First
ward shall be governed by the principle herein
when appointed, shall be and Is hereby in.
and resolutions to those persons who are de-
OF the people; and should he or they subscribe
to the doctrine herein laid down, then 1t shall
be the duty. Of the nominating committee to
Cub Of JRs tG
And be u further resolved, That we shall vote
for no man, whether for Alderman, Council
man, or Mayor, who refuses to comply with
And be Il further resolved, That the secretary
Of this club be, and is hereby, directed to trans
NIT copies Of these resolutions to each of our
representatives In the two Boards Of the City
Councils.
In offering the above, the Colonel desired to
insert the following after the word "who" In
the second line Of the second resolution: "has
failed, when in his power SO to do, to give
equal shares Of work or labor, and to divide
the Offices among Republicans, without regard
to race or color, and who.n
Edward Ambush, colored, opposed the reso-
resolutions adopted BY the First Ward Club.
tlons as his own, and not as those Of the First
Ward Club. He thought 1t unnecessary to
write them out especially for the purpose.
Mr.. Sidney Mcfarland, colored, was op-
posed to binding men down in that way. 1t
would tend towards prejuAicing the minds Of
some, and thus some OF their best men would
to refer them to the Executive Committee.
Mr.. d. NJ. Kelsey believed that they should
not adopt the resolutions. He thought no
mean to deal fairly with them. They should
not bind their candidates down with any such
pledges. Men who had even refused to give
sengership would come back and take the
pledge for the sake OF obtaining an office that
would yield them 5000 or $4,000 per year
remedy this evil, II passed.
| Mr.. Kelsey thought that the present Coun-
CT, could be trusted with their affairs.
Mr.. Mcfarland offered the following resolp.
tions, which were debated at considerable
| length, when. on motion, the whole subject
| was laid on the table:
Whereas the time has arrived when duty
| calls us as free men and American citizens to
| engage In another political struggle with our
old political enemiesj and whereas we are de-
sirous OF fair and just distribution OF all the
partly won by the suffrage OF the colored peo-
| pie, while the masses OF them remain in the
same position they stood previous to the eiec-
power by which these positions are created, 1t
Is the opinion OF this club that the offices, pub
lie works, contracts, and positions should be
much the right and duty to be In possession OF
these privileges as 1t is the right and duty Of
the people to take part In the election OF
| municipal officers, and should the people be de-
MED this inestimable right, which is the pride
| and boast Of an American citizen, by their rep
resentatives holding office, BY virtue OF an
then the masses Of the people may be regarded
as nothing more nor less than political slaves
used for the benefit OF political trickery. We
| having seen little OF this In the past, we pro-
poset to guard against 1t in the future; there
Rs,oiped, That we pledge ourselves not to
the corporation who will not pledge himself
| beforehand to do all In his power to give us
an equal share OF the public work, and an
the political changes which we are capable OF
| filling.
representatives now holding office and those
who may become candidates for offices In the
Second ward shall be governed by the princi-
committee when appointed shall be, and Is
hereby, instructed TO present copy Of these
preambles and resolutions to those persons
In the gift Of the people, and should he or they
subscribe to the doctrine horein laid down,
then 1t shall be the duty Of the nominating
Se sesona %sfd CUB ss
| hcRtion.
And be II further resolved, That we shall vote
for no man, whether for Alderman, Council
man, or Mayor, who refuses to comply with
the above requirements.
On motion Of Mr.. Charles II. Peters, colored
draft a eonsfitution and bylaws for the gov,
eminent of the club, with instructions to
report the same at the next meeting Of the
Jas. Brooks, J. A. Hall and Sidney Mcfarland
On motion OF Gen. Croker. the following
members Of the Executive Committee; Mcssrs
J. q. Madison, Alfred Page, Joseph Lewis
| Edward Ambush, Charles H. Peters, Samuel
Catcher, John Contelle, Delaware Huttiton
julius Wallace, Joseph Brooks, Edward
| Lewis, Edward Green, Franklin Mahoncy
Rev. John Brooks, and Samuel Savoy.
Col. Bramhall, chairman of the Executive
| Committee, stated that there would be a
meeting OF the committee at No. 40 Eighth
street, on next Thursday evening.
| Adjourned.
FIRST WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB.-A meet
| Ing Of this club was held at the National The
illogical Institute and University, on Thurs
day evening, Mr.. Garter Stewart president.
| A letter received from Gen. q, II. Howard
gave the club permission to hold meetings In
| the building then occupied and thereupon q
| vote of thanks was accorded.
| A committee was appointed for each square
of the ward, who were charged with the duty
of seeing that all Republicans should be
brought to the polls on election day.
Mr.. WIN. Syphax addressed himself to the
following of a series of resolutions adopted
at a previous meeting, and pronounced them
anti-Radical:
And be Il further resolved, That our repre-
sentatives In the two boards of the City
| Councils be, and are hereby, instructed to dis
regard all applications for appointments from
the First ward, when the person applying fol
appointment falls to present a recommends