Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-04
Political Meeting i'm the First Ward.

Slocer'' Tietet Nominated, dc.
The announcement by handbilis yesterday
that there would be q meeting OF working
men Of the First Ward held last night at Rus.
sells Hall, near the corner of 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue, brought together about
two hundred persons, mostly colored. and oy
far the larger proportion OF whom were men,
bers of the Republican club. who did not SYM
paihiLs with the objects OF the meeting, which
of Mr.. w. NJ. Slower and other disconten led
Republicans, VINO failed to receive nominations
IN he Republican mass meeting recently held.
About eight O'Clock Mr.. William M. Slowen,
druggist, called the meeting to order, aud stated
lis object to be to nominate q ticket in the in
tersst OF the workinemen and property holders
in oppositIon to the candidates who had been
put form by the Req ublican party He further
said that he had been ir formed that there were
parties pres ent who came there to break M the
NEE ing out ne would tell them that sufficient
PR cautions had been taken TO protect those
VINO cesir; TO participate in the proceedings
IN their rights, and in the exercise OF this right
ne was willing TO risk his own life, as he mad
cone on other occasions heretofore. On his
motion Mr. John L. Thomas, colored, was
eno-en cSaITman. In the effort TO obtain a
= ,retary the disorder OF toe evening WAS D.
aUeUra'tc, both Iacifons having N ide nomina-
ions, auc alibough the Republicans, under the
i'Io Ci M SIS. HimosT. white. (COHImissiOner
OF lie VERDI end Walker White, cOloced,
t.-aNtnSrr1 GutvO. tie Ga!ty yhU eel "A,
ueetin -, the !-.eT, throUgL tctir G. saiIU. s5.'--
I'D iL-.t MI Calhoun Ca. ~, wlIt', " a. tie
lttIs'aEy. :
Auer III con fusi on attendant upru MS sIsc.
non I2f I-rt.1'iy sub idei. NJ. = n. .,
famed N floor, and pro- Sea > .~.rS re
r. in atvC ~ or Al i-TeaI e.. IS J.&-
rSTea's party: 1en Mr. Henry Hin.S-. E. sa
fr q - IAf - IICr TnC vs. c. N Il y N.
W. IBt Hft.e TpS points OF de- 81 e. -.
Sc;eI.''U,d - The { ialy, be .usr, Il IA I'd
he HImb-I- Wn'tp me1 Were rie,absrs ~ -ur
y ne Ia-.y, an hau D. sympAthy ". II : -
Ct. - - TIE M =t.u-. Ar. SIoSeH e sua. :
~ & pClnung bIs faCsT d.r-c.'r a Vinsr.
s:'c' That uai'or, Humber; tina, III faaaI1i..
VINO served IN be Con trd0Tats ar.1y I'll GC -.
itCttC CGr, cones here to-uiSht, him a 4 NJ
IUItEGiy gang, 10 bI,aa up tais r.es.i-.; bI:
thsy snsil nct do IL. rney one RepG5.icsqs)
nave CCt ISt'r C7nrida.e !eC tn-n % W. u
them They must IsnoUnte their own clnIt-
eta tsioie hey attempt TO participate ~ ID s
E,e.IDs.' A. this point Vie uprolr b, SI,Ie
.-TTihC, when the police, Who had preYIous!,
hem staticred at The lower door, entersI ne
room and distributed themselves aoout to pre-
vent p rsCaaI COLI ions
Tee Chair demanded that order shouIl i,
maintained. Himself and race, h, a q, 1Id
n e. deprived OF free speech in this wari for
over TWO years. and MOI tue zine had cSne
when sucn conduct would not be tolerated
any longer. He would defend his rights IS 4
man and citizen at all hazards. \ re oIuLIop
was then read .'that NO person who parlici %.
ted IN the Republican Nominating meeting
should b. allowed in this meeting, and IEa'
thsy he requested 20 retire; which, upon oeIn.
put 20 vote, was decided as carried by the Cnai
though the rever bratin notes OF the Oppos ZION
.'Io" almost drowned the ayes of the wea ker
party III whose interest the meeting had ,en
called. This was followed by the widest coa-
fusion and disorder, in the midst OF which ;le
stalwart form of Himber was observed in the
centre OF the room, juggling 70 disengage i'm
self from the embrace OF several OF MS frIe nds,
who were ende1voring 10 prevent him from
getting 10 Mr.. Slowsn.
Al this stage Of the proceedings The friend
OF Mr.. Slowen rushed TO the s'a1d 70 defend.
him. while he himself seemed equally ANXIOUS
Tor Nr. Himber 10 come Oh. and tJCd oa the
edge Of he platform hurting defiance AZ his
ad,eI saries, and altogether there was every
prospect of a serious lot. Lieut.. Hurley anl.
his detachment OF police used every effort 10
preserve the peace, and demanded that Humber
and his party should Keep order or leave the
room, but the authority OF the police to order a
ma JorIty Of the meeting from the room was de.
MED. as this claimed to be a wOrkingmen's
meeting, and the party which IL was proposed
10 eject consisted OF worxingmen. The con:I-
sion and difficulty beccm ng more serious
every moment, the police authorities demanded
an ad ournment. which was reluctantly agreed
20 by Mr.. Slowen's party, after a number OF The
lights lad been put out. The Humber party
were first to leave the hall, and having col
lecied on the pavement IL front Of the hail.
formed in procession and marched up TN.
Avenue, stopping near the corner OF 18Th
street. Mr.. Slower, upon reaching The street,
addressed his adherents, inviting them 10 MS
store, 81 the corner OF 2U;h street and Pennsyl-
wanna avenue, where lie SAID a meeting could
be held. HIS adherents then headed westward,
WIFI Nr. Slower and companion some ais
tance ahead. At the corner OF I;lh stree; ne
HImber party was reached, and as soon As Mr..
slower passed In front ne was hOOteG A. and
closely followed by the crowd. Arriving ~ MS
sore, Dir. S.owen drew from his pocket
DarTeled revolver, and warned he crowd from
his door, saving that he would die i'm defens.
OF ms PRO! erty and RI gn :, and the first man
who struck him be would shoot down. The
crowd had by this time turned the corner o:
18th street and the Avenue, and had haltei
before the 10th street front Of Mr.. Sioweu's
store. Seeing the pistol held by Mr.. ). ponted
Dward the mob, cries were raised Of xiii
him, xiii him" .skIll the id s-n OF a
out" Thereupon number OF the rioters 81 aYtet
10 run, but others OF more daring rallied
Fem back, and then, against the remon str Z &c
of some OF their own party, began BON bard
ment upon Mr.. Slowen's store, IN the cour-p
OF which boih how-windcws. with their con-
tents, We're shattered. This continued till Ir.
Slowen fired into the crowd, about VIII h time
the police arrived and the crowd scattered.
The scene presented was one OF the mot ex-
citing character; men rushing in every dIrec-
tlon, some seeking places Of safety, Others
shrill notes Of the pelIcemen's whistles
added TO the confusion. few doors
below Mr.. Slowen's sore ladies' tair
was IN progress, and into this many of
the fngltives rushed, producing cOnsierna-
ton and alarm among The visitors present.
No arrests were made. The exciteme NJ having
IN meas ure subsidized, Mr.. Slowen invited b IS
friends into the store A few crowded 10, and
speech, saying that tins was a meeting of the
workIngmea of the ward who We're dissatisfied
with the manner in which they had been treat
ed by the Republican nominating meeting, aud
they had determined TO nominate a ticket of
men who would stand up for the interest of the
wOrklngmen. The same officers who w.re
chosen al Russell Hall again officiated and the
meeting went INTO nominations forthwith with
the following result:-For Aldermen-Nr vii.
liam Nj. Slower long term) and Mr. George
W. Hopkins (shoTt termJ. For Common Cou1
ell homas Lucas, white, and VIM. H. A
Wormley and David J. Muse, coIorec
MI. Charles Syphax, at this point, inquired
ire object OF the meeting, and upon being IN.
formed that II was in opposition 20 The Rspub-
llcan nominees of Tuesday night, and an The
interest OF the workingmen, he sked pernIs.
sion TO address the meeting for five minutes;
but ms was refused, and Mr.. Sypbax Ju!etl,
yielded Mr.. Slowen then from his counter
spoke At some length, IN the course OF which. he
reviewed his course while he had been IN the
COUNCILS, and defed any person 10 poInt out Al
instance where he had acLed otherEyiSa than
honorable. He then proceeded 10 crinc;se the
Character OF the candidates OF the .sSimDn.
pure Republicans. He charged that Cornmis-
sIoner Himber bad taken Corporation stone
and sold and Tesold IL; borrowed $50 from AN
old colored man, whose wife had made IL by
washing, and refused TO pay il Dack; to1k "a
vantage OF proprletors OF grocery stores, upon
whom be hsd given Corporation employees
orders for groceries, keeping from them the
money which he had drawn from the Corpor.
alton TO pay them with; charging MIN with
having led the attack OF the mob tnat night on
ms tS's) store; said that bee Hi ber) had served
III the rebel army, as he (Slowen) could prove