The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-26

Boyd Again Heard From.
FIRST WARD REPUBLICAN MEETING.
The citizens of this ward were numcrously
represented at their meeting, ut the John
Wesley church, last night, and from the at.
tendance and spirit of the masses assembled.
II was apparent they are fully aroused Ia
the work before them. The meeting was
called TO order by Mr.. Jerome johnson;
prayer then offered by Mr.. Carter II. Stewart.
after which Mr.. Francis Tavcrs was called
! upon to act as chairman, and Vim. II, Bell
chosen secretary. Minutes of previous
meeting read, amended and ADOPTED, when
the Chair stated the object OF the meeting
to be that OF clCCting fifteen delegates to the
nominating convention which will be held
this afternoon.
AMER much contest, the list was made nm
OF the following gentlcmcni DR.. A. P. Far
don, Carter \. Stewart, d. VI. Davis, Robert
thompson, Alexander Henderson, Thomas
Martin, Charles Syphnx, George Garrett. o.
5. Baker, Henry Lacey, Francis Taverns,
lIenry lllmber, Isaiah Boulder, T. P. Harris
and Andrew Freeman.
Following this, after considerable confu-
sion and debate, five gentlemen were chosen
to represent the ward in the central commit.
tee, as follows: Il. Thompson, I. Boulder, J.
+. Cook, {. A. Stewart and G. s. Baker.
ms meeting, altogether, was well-con-
Quoted ana orderly, the utmost harmony pre-
vailing throughout the entire proceedings.
adjourning at 10 O'Clock.
THE SECOND WARD REPUBLICAN CLuR
met last night at the Fifteenth street church
Tor the purpose of clecting delegates to the
general nominating convention.
ohas. II. Peters, the president of the club.
called the meeting to order ut $50 o'clock.
Inc house being crowded, and DR.. c. b. Pur-
vi, was elected chairman Of the meeting.
sidney Mcfarland offered a resolution that
the meeting he conducted with proprictv,
considering the sacredncss Of the house In
which it was held. Adopted.
! ten. j. :. Croker was first nominated Is a
| tlon.
Several nominations were then made, but
| the confusion that cnsued was so great,
nearly every one standing and calling out at
the same time all over the house, that il was
impossible to recognize any particular voice
or attempt to take vote.
The chairman raped vigorously on his
desk, but the confusion seemed to Increase.
Alter about fifteen minutes General Crockcr
gained the stand and succeeded In securing
order by delivering brief cxhortation.
Nominations being next In order every one
in the house seemed to be calling out at the
up VI us VOICE tue nalue oil MS faNoTltC
candidate. The name of Sidney Mcfarland
was at last recognized, and on a vote by
holding up hands, he was declared elected.
The following names were scvcrally in the
same manner voted upon, and they were
declared elected John Barker. Delaware
liudncll, Isaiah Stewart, Marshal Brown,
Joseph Brooks, VIM. II. Chase, Henry Bey-
erly, Geo. b. NashOn, John Norris. ii. 4.
Hall, Nathaniel Tllghman, John Wallace,
and Chas. Il. Purvls.
No instructions were given to the delegates
and they were left free TO vote for whom
they pleased.
IN motion the meeting adjourned.
TulRp WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB.
The Republicans Of the Third ward met
last evening at Wiscwcll Barracks; X. J.
Bealc, esq, president, in the chair, and Mai.
j. W. FraZee secretary.
Mr.. VIM. A. Cook moved that the club
resolve itself into mass meeting, and that
VIM. +. Mott, esd, be called to the chair,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Mott, on taking the chair, thanked |
the meeting for the honor conferred on him, |
and urged that the meeting should be Lar. |
monlous In all Its actions. 1t was PERHAPS |
more important now than ever before that |
harmony should exist in the ranks of the |
Republican party.
On motion, Major j.. W. Frazcc wa, |
elected secretary of the mas, meeting;
Mr.. VIM. \. Cook submitted the following |
resolution:
Rrs0irrd, That this meeting proceed TO nomi. |
nate ann select fifteen delegates to the nomi- |
mating convention, and that a separate rising
vote he taken on each person nominate until |
the ittecn shall be selected; aul that the
nomination. be Kept open until any one who
desires IL shall hSve had an opportunity TO
present the name or names Of nominees for
delegates.
Mr.. Cook made an earnest speech on the
adoption Of the resolution.
Mr.. j. o. lIawey seconded the rcsolu-
ton.
After q lengthy debate the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Eldridgc submitted the following
names to be voted for as delegates VIM. 4.
Cook, George W. Renfrcw, X. j. Bcall, John
Freeman, Peter Campbell, James Coleman,
john r. Wright, Robt. Green S. r. Bond.
Ihos. +. Bell, Alfred Hill, o. y. Hubbard,
Geo. Brown, Newton Crawford, and j. o.
lIowlCy.
Mcssrs. John {. CIury and y. II. Miller
moved to lay the list Of names on the table
The point was made by several gentlemen
HAT the names should be voted separately
under the resolution.
The following were also nominated J. b.
Boycr, Alex. Hays, Aaron Russell, Robert
lirccn, Alex Thomas, Jas. Campbell, +. j.
BroGhings, John {. Clary, Michael Duffy, I
t. NJ Gibson, Archie Lewis, \. b. Clarke, r
John Tidball, Henry T. Smith, W. g. Fin.
lcy, - scssford, Geo. Boston, and D. F. I
Fountain. S,
On motion, the nominations were closed, 5
Mr.. y. II. Miller called for the reading of !
he namrsi which were read 10y the scCrc- '
,ry,
Nr. 4. j. Bcall and Mr., scssford declined.
Tia" names were read, and Il vote was taken
on each name. The following -,
5.nl.,mou we're elected: VIM. \. Cook, &. ,
W, Erniro john Freeman, George Boston. +
rclcr 'ampbru, james Coleman, John II, a
W risml' hnhcrt Green, 5. h. Bond Thomas n
7. Bell, Alfred Nm, James Campbell, q. \.
Hubbard, George Brown and Aaron Rus-ru
On motion, lAr foundations we're made T.
unanimous. q
Mr.. ". 4. Cook thauhcd the u,rrlips far J.
his election KS delegate, and said Tint M. IT.
Nnih 90 to the convention, and would y0rr q
Tor no man who hnd ever m.,rrrd In Me ~
path Of liberty aud Justice. II
Mr. VIM \, Cook then moved that the
I've mcnbcrS Of the General Republican Ii
Convention be elected; which was agreed to. /
Nominations were then called for, md ,
Nm. A. Cook, George W. Rcnfro Thomas ?
,. Bell, james Coleman and John r. Wright n
ere nominated and elected.
Many other persons were nominated amid A
'rcat confusion, among which was Mr.. n.
l. Miller. Mr., VI. claimed that hC had O
GNeTal times been nominated, and thai the