The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-29

SIXTH WApD REPUBLICAN CLuB.-This club
held a meeting at Mission chapel, on Tenth
street east, between and streets south,
chair, and Eimon A. Adams, secretary.
Mr.. John Bryant tcolorcd) opened the meet
ing with prayer, when the proceedings Of the
Nomination. being in order, Alfred Jackson,
VIM. Jones, Charles Carroll, Madison Davis,
Nicholas Jones, Frank Jones, Edwin Turner,
Samuel Cook, and Richard Cook were offered
On motion, the list of members OF the club,
as II existed last year, was called over, when
n large number, who claimed to have been
names had not been called. BY request, such
names were handed to the secretary to be re-
corded on the list Of membership.
Mr.. Stephen Plumbsill, CHI irman of the COM
mittee to get the names OF all radical colored
as an ,H feeofaedwsen wa. nSds S and
A member said hs had Investigated tho pollti.
cal standing OF General Blunt, and he found
him all right on the "Repub."
Mr. v e. SIn @Ss uf sh9s A. MsR%s
miIli,ons Josiah Gray, David R. Parker be np-
A coiored man objected to Mr.. Parker. He
was appointed on q committee last year, and
they saw good deal Of trouble that day.
The committee was duly elected.
Mr.. David r. Parker, colored, said that all
Mr.. Gaines had against him, he supposed, was
passed Mr.. Gaines, who had q cigar In his
mouth, and did not take him In. Mr.. Gaines
was the only man who found fault with him.
M e.. ' SSsrIs. isNI ,.nrop moved and the
Chair appointed Messrs. J. Q. Dulln, Charles
E. Lathrop and DR.. s. A. II. McKim to procure
a hall In the lower part of the ward in which
A motion was here made to strike the name
Of Mr. Holmes from the roll.
Mr.. Dulin said Mr.. Holmes had moved from
A Voice. He fooled us, and he should not
be permitted to fool others.
A resolution WAS offered which proposed a
vote Of thanks to Mr.. Boswell, city register,
well and the Mayor.
Mr.. Gary White objected to the adoption. It
A motion was made to lay the resolution on
the table. He would like to know what be-
came of the checks for school money. Carried.
A soilsetiGn wss here token Up. whsn 20: on
register, proceeded to address the club.
He said he had been invited to address the
club; but the laying Of the resolution on the
ellis did all they could In endorsing him. He
would say that he would show after this work
was done, that false Republicans had dealt
unfairly with the checks signed for the pay
ment OF school money. It was not the act Of
the opposition. He could not address the club
now. He did not feel like it; but he would do
so hereafter.
Mr Barnes, OF the Fifth ward, arose and
addressed the club, saying that there was q
great buzzard's roost at the City Hall and 1t
must be cleaned out. He hoped, however,
that the Democrats would not all die at once;
for there was not room enough in that place
below to hold them all at once. Now, IL the
white people would do as well at the polls as
did the coiored, this city would give 5000 ma
jority this year.
Mr.. s. H. Sweetland, Of the Fifth ward. was
Introduced and addressed the club, making
some points that appeared to tell among the
crowd.
Addresses were delivered by othersj when
the following committees were appointed, and
the club adjourned:
Executive Committee; Messrs. Champion,
Larman, Gray, McKim, Cunningham, Lang
ley, Scott, McReynolds, Bryant, aud Gaines.
son, and Better.