Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-06
First w.,aR.,uh,ieap cl.b.

A vcisy Hme-Proposiaos TO Eadrse Mr.. Bo,-
Scelfor CoIIeeicr-Itis Postponed = Ward 06seeTs
Isos HO~taated !Ne-t Wsek-EqEIIity in Places
81 AaafsRent. Dr., dc.
The FIRST Ward Republican Club held .
meeting last evening in shiloh Church, jerome
johnson in the chair. Aresolu,ion was offered
by the President that the Republican citizens
Of II First Ward. having the greatest conf
d, nee in the ability. ,ntseri'y, and Republican.
IN # + A. Bos well. ESQ.,. and believing that
his TO the c llectorship OF the District
" iii tend TO harmonic and firmly cement the
Repuolican party, DO pledge themselves TO
support and use all their influence and eyer
tiors 70 nominate F. A Boswell, ESD, to the
{ O ctorshIp OF this city. Mr.. johnson stated
support OF his resolution that Mr.. Bos Well
stood in the City Hall last June like a Roman.
ana hut for him Mayor Bowen would not ma
be IN the Mayors Office. (Cries of ..Dlut tell
on bim-' After '.discussionn IN which nearly
every ore present participated all at the same
time. most OF them speaking IN favor of Mr..
Be, well, but stating that they believed IL 90
early in the campaign for such q resolution,
Mr. A. r. Pardon offered q resolution written
on VISITING card, t1at the resolution endors.
ing Mr.. Boswell is premature, ana he moved
10 lay tne whole soolec: on the table. About
nall an hour was then spent in a vain artemp,
10 quiet the assemblage so as 10 put the motion,
wnlcn was finally done, and then the CHAIR
vas unable 10 decide. The subj &C was then
postponed.
AIMED DAY moved tina. the club resolve itself
INTO mass meeting 10 elect comm tt-e of
~ 70 selec, suitable names for ward Off cars
j NJ Coca protested against $50 men GRO Vd-
q IN small house, doing " hat the l,6UO
II public an voters OF the ward ought 20 DO aud
= De an Horned ofb-forehand. fCries Of good"
Zoo d. .that killed 10 ut a crack A msmber
e spread himself 20 make a set speech on le
Ieso luton, when Alfred Day SAID, Mr.. Prrsi-
Oct, TO remove AL trouble. carefully. can
unLsiy and iuoiciously withdraw the r-solu-
tiou. Upro arIous Laughter Charles Hul-e Of
Tered q resolution calling Il meeting for We'd
nts day night next 10 Nominate ward Officers
Here general debate ems ued. IN which IL was
stIfed thar IL was not pr Obaole they could get
any The churches to meet in they dsfil.d
splitting tobacco juice on the floor, and
making general uproar. Mr.. Garter
Stewart said the resolution was q poliii-
cal Cooge, and then went on 10 ex-
plain about putting his signature thu.
morning TO paper recommending a Mr.. Hen
d.Isou tor Commissioner OF the Ward, when
he was interrupted with cries OF You are
liar" "Ion are selling out early" which
caused tremendous confusion for a whils
Stew art, however, got the floor, and was sneak.
ing OF his devotion to the Republican party
when b was cut short with the inquiry, n ne
was not opposed last year TO putting colored
men on the ticket until the night of the Con-
vention The resolution was adopted, and ar
rangements made TO get a larger hall IN which
TO hold the meeting. John H. Young offered a
resolution, winch was adopted, instructiug the
Aldermen of the First Ward 70 urge the passage
OF rhs.Common Council bill recognizing social
equality in all places of am usement. Mr. Cook
said he Understood the bill was lost, aud tn.
only way TO do was for the lower Board to
that as the lower Board had already passed
the bill once. the Board Of Aldermen should
now pass q similar one and send II down To
them. Adjourned.