Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-11
seventh Ward Republican Clab.
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT-THz CANAL OURS
TION AGAIN.

Republican Club was held at Hysons Hail,
street south, between ~ and 9th streets, at
which there was quite a large attend iuse. Tue
PresIdent. MI Boswell, occupied tn chair
| with Mr.. J l.. n. Bowen as Secretary.
/ Mr.. Arthur Pannell said that be felt, as h
did at the previous meeting night. that Mr..
/ Williams although declared elected Vice Pres
/ ident, was not so legally elected, and he moved
/ TO reconsider the vote.
Mr. Marshall asked how Mr.. PsunelI yo,si:
/ if he voted tor Mr.. Williams has motion was ID
/ Ord-r.
The Char sustained this point
/ Mr.. j. L. N. Bowen raised the point that tha
I minutes bad been adopted, ald that the proper
way tor Mr.. Pannell 10 accomplish his beet
was 10 reconsider the minutes.
/ Mr. Pannell then moved 70 reconsider the
/ minutes. lost
( MIR. Dyson Inquired about the appointment
/ Of the Executive Committee.
/ Inc Chalr stated that be bad only partially
I made The list, and was about to ask TO be ex-
| cused from announcing the committee until the
*; meeting
! Mr.. Dyson hoped that the M Getting would no,
excuse hIm, and he wanted 10 see W no We're or
The CON mIttee, for h. understood that To .rp
We're here some gentlemen from the East. who
| wished 10 crowd out the LAY birds and black
/ tir -
/ The Chair submitted the folio wing as men,
| n, - OF the committee w. II TolIIver. e. Il.
| Marshall, -. IL Middleton, Chtrl~s HsndIy.
/ Isaac Johnson, W. II. Meyers, Perry Carson,
aEtLouy Bowen, George ID. Johnson, Arthur
/ p,hneii, Peter Hepburn, John J. Brown,
1 Alexander lawson. John Pierce, Wm Her
/ i"Iih, Thomas T.. SmUhsou, Henry Riley,
| sampson NitJer, Rev. J. W. GreaI. W. T.
D,"re, A. Dy SOP, James thompson. john
! Barry. Benjamin +. Barker.
| Nr. PaEueIl declined. and w. y Jones was
! appointed IN his place.
Mr.. Dyson suggested that a new constitution
V az wanted, the Old one being worn out aud
/ iuil of holes. through which some hal era 81 ID.
/ and IL Was desirable thar they should h. bound
I up moe shtly. He moved the appointment
/ OF a committee To draft a constitution. Agreed
1 10, and Tie Chair appointed Messrs III NJ.
! Knight, Ihos Thompson A. PANEL, ". J.
/ Walker. ana w. II. Crawford.
: MI ". &. Hamburger remark ID that a rpsO-
4 luton had been adopted. as he underst BOD
I blEdlng the Republicans 20 sustain no one for
\ Clnce WhO Is not III favor OF a particular
I IIrdsure-the CleauIGg of the Washington
\ C9nai-and such resolutions were vkng a
/ great deal OF harm TO the party, causing some
I OF their friends 10 leave. IL making sosne par
ucUiar Improvement is to be made "A test OF
| Repu5lil aLi>m-If the party rests on such
| issue-it l. on shallow foundation, aud h.
! would not be caught voting the Republican
/ ticket. If the canal is Of greater interest than
/ Is the party, then go ahead: but h. would
assure them they would b, eak up the party
I He was IN favor OF giving ont WORK IF cutting
down the streets iii the Seventh Ward, and
t;ere We're plenty of them. but he had not heard
OF any resolutions in favor OF that kind OF
Work. Re would like TO see 9Th street cut
/ through and Water street improved, which
would give n large number Employment but
be as not in favor Of taking the m luey Of tax
payers and spending 1t on ditch called n
canal He believed 1t was a Democratic lob tor
the purpose of splitting the party, as could be
readily seen 1roIn the fact that those men who
refused TO Fit with the Republican Aldermen
arefadyocatlDg the measure
Nj. PanBeiI sid as he understood the reso-
lujion, II The Democrats had a man on the tIc<at
III favor of cleaning the canal. and the Rapus-
lIcdTs one opposed to IL, the Republicans
would have 10 vote against the Republican on
their ticket: and be moved 10 reconsider tae
yCf- BY which the resolution was adopted
DIT. J. l.. y. Bowen aid that a. c1lOred N an
they stood free aud equal, politically aud
physically. with the whites, aud wGald do as
they thought best. They had passed this, aud
they would stand by ii. He could not see why
~ should drive men from the party. Last
year they had passed a dozen or two res1iu-
lions. but bow far have they been acted on
he wanted The work Ia 90 on. Tor II would pre-
Nehtthe necessity of men going TO sOup-hOU ses.
They wanted work, 90 that they need not look
for charity. He could not see that il was A
nemrcTatic Dodge and he believed mat m.
canal. II improved. would Yield revenue of
>9p.tCu
Mr. B1mberger asked # II was m ant to fill
the channel, aud If The canal WAS cleaned what
benefit would II be 10 the seventh Ward. He
was rather ia favor OF arcdIng II over
Nj knIght-..ro benefit some white men
N uCh will II cost 20 arch i'!''
Mr.. hnIght.-"AOOut S},.T.GNO -
MY. BAN oerger-'A pretty calculation the
tn- canal - cleaned IL would BE- a b-auritul
place Tor The excremen, OF the Second laird
and Fourth WARDS. dead dogs. g.
Mr.. Brow ask-s If 1t should not De cleaned
before t Is rIade into a sewer.
Mr.. Hamburger replied that they should drive
he piles first He was in favor OF bringing IN
the Arsenal canal TO Virginia avenue. lie
could lot be driven 20 vote the Democratic
Icket. but could stay at home.
Mr. knight.-"As you did once before
Dir. Ban.beTger.-'.N heuE'
Mr.. Knight replied thai l. was Wlen he ran
sc-in>r Thomas f. Loyu; that h. * mad
s>Esd Mr.. u. 10 yCie Tor EiH, and he hai re-
main6d AT home.
Etr. KamIerger replied thai n did vcte for
M Knight and his stitem- ut wAs iai-s.
Mr. Knight replied that AZ the me sure was
n Democratic dodge iI was one which weUlj |
GIVE men work Last year Mr.. Blnb rger 4
w~s "a caDdidats for Canal Com missioner aaa |
not successful, AID subsequently, ne aid thu |
If he had been q Niger he NIGH have been |
elected.
Mr.. Bambereer denied iaIs, and proceeded |
10 state That Hlr. 4. had promised . Sup port !
hin f'T Tie position, but dId not, and 50 far a
D. LAY ing that he did not put b n self on al 4
equality with a cOlCrrd man II was f1l-a.
NJ. Selden remarked tina: after M. Il. had |
been DEBATED N cauyu h. told him that "a |
could get tue Office by going with he ID, mo- |
c.a's.
Mr.. T,mrercsr explained t4at IN Aldarn1r |
on the otter side had lCld hir nat he should !
nave the office II he waited A. dni this was !
v hat - bad SAID 70 S,lG-n
DIR. huIELt.-...i lily Could give II % you |
Why titn'; they gave IL 20 some other DINO
Mr.. Bambergar-..ro some other U.macra,,
| have heard, and II was 4 common tax thu.
Dir. knight went 20 a bush meeting Of cJiOrei |
people. breaking 1t up. saying thar It was moth
IIz uui q ggsr horde
Mr.. knight.-''And you diiA't 60 over %
Virginia 10 break mp the reoei camp. Why
oIdh't You go tber,l''
Ile Chair here demanded that there should
b. no personalities and SAID that they should
BOT act hastily on tue resolution; II needed
amendment Al least, and II mad no guard on n
lie suggested that the vote be reconsidered and
IL he land over tor one week.
MT Eowen's motion, 70 Law tn motion 20 re-
consider the table was lost, l. the affirm
aiiN-, IL gatIVe not counted
The RESOLUTION was laid over 20 the next
meeting.
The Char (Mr. BOswell) said that since the
previous Getting he had met M. Gunnel,
and that they bad pared on more pleasant
terms than they had met. Mr.. q. informed
b m that men had visited his house II such
numbers that he may have spUken harsh 20
h intended 10 alternate his men, aud give all
a chance. He thought If he III. q } does what
h. had promised, there Will be cause 10
grUmble. II had been charged that In his re-
marks at the last meeting he had ignored
White constituency. Wien he spoke OF Re-
publCans he spoke as I both colors. and did
ROT think II reasonable for men to make
any distinction, and those who did could
come In full Republicans. he had
heard of certain deaf Gentleman gong
round among these " no could not read. endeav-
oIing TO make it appear that boswell is trying
to split the Republican party in the Ward. IL