Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-15
Meeting of The Central Republican Associ-

Meeting of the Central Rspubiieaa Associ-
alton.
A meeting of this Association was held last
evening At Union League Hall, which was
crowded to OVERLOOKING. By company Of all
colors and both sexes. The meeting was called
to erder by w. A. Cook, President; w. H.
Lewis. Secretary.
Colonel Hulse moved tina. they proceed to the
nomination and election ct ficers; agreed to.
Mr.. Augustus Waters esdeavored to Offer q
resolution .s that VIM. A. Cook, CORPORATION
Attorney; Z. A Boswell, City Register; J.
Sayles Brown, Register in Bankruptcy; g. s.
Bates, Councilmen; Mr.. Pau, DIR. Purvis, and
many others. having on the 18th Of January,
1858, combined and packed q meeting of this
Association for the purpose Of defeating pend.
ing resolution. offered by me, nominating Gen
Grant for the Presidency, and substituting
the Presidency; such act being q combined ef-
fort 70 forestall public opinion, and 70 inapgu.
rate IN this city the nomination Of Chase, to be
the Union; and at leas: two OF these persons,
F. A. Boswell and s. Bates, to injure Gen.
erai Grant and aid the nomination of Chase,
having reported publicly that General Grant
was q common drunkard; all Of such conduct
being unjust 10 the President elect and injuri.
Gus 10 the Republican party; therefore the
above named persons are declared unfit 70 be
elected officers Of this Association"
Considerable opposition was made to the
reading Of the resolution after a few lines only
had been read in reference TO the packing ofthe
characterinng il as a falsehood; and it being de-
eided by the Chair that II could only be read
by unanimous consent the further reading
wss not allowed TO proceed. The reading was
suspended after the words "for the purpose
off,
The meeting proceeded to the election of Off
GERS, and the following were nominated for
president W. A. Cook, J. L. Pfau, and f. A.
Boswell.
Messrs ]. II. Crossman and Sidney McFar-
land were appointed tellers, and after ballot
a nl R.cru- all n..A
Pau
MI Boswell, (who had come In while the
balloting was going On,) moved that the elec.
ton be made unanimous, and stated that hls
name had been used without authority; that ne
came here for the purpose Of nominating Mr..
Cook: lApplause.l The motion was then
While the vote was being counted the Char
addressed the meeting. saying that ne expected
from this meeting that they would 90 out like
giants filled with new wine, and expressed his
adherence TO the principles of the party which
bad befrlended the poor down-trodden sons of
Africa, and he would not desert them until they
were clothed with all the rights Of American
citizens
Mr. Watson-"l would like to make a few
remarks On my resolution"
Noicss.-.sI object, object"
The Chair.-"Then you cannot proceed -
Mr.. Watson.-"That's your tree speech"
The following were nominated for Vice Pres
ident:-Dr. g. b. Purvis, Charles H. Peters, X.
The latter declined. The ballot 1esuited"Pnr.
Wis, 1s6 Peters, 10; Booker, 2; Piper, 4; and DR..
Purvis was declared elected
For Second Vice President the following
were nominated:-M. Duffey, A. g. Hail, ].
H. Crane, Sidney McFarland, all Of whom de.
clined; and Jerome johnson, Robert Thomp.
son, Carter Stewart, and William Rutherford.
The vote resulted-Knight, 81 Thompson, 165:
johnson, 1; Stewart, =; Rutherford, g. So Mr.
Thompson " az declared cleo ted.
For Secretary and Assistant the folio owing
We're nominated:--C. l. Hulse. W. H. Lewis,
w. H. Bell. John 5. Croker, Jr, and Jerome
johnson, and the ballot resulted-Hulse, 1866;
Lewis, Il; Bell, ,; ]. S. Crocker, Jr., 1; Jerome
johnson, Is; Nasty, I; Watson, 1; Boyd, !. Col.
Hulse was declared the Secretary and Jerome
johnson the Assistant
The following were nominated for Treasurer:
J. A. Crossman, n. NJ. Knight w: H. Bell. F.
A. Bos well and S. ]. Bowen. The vote re-
sulted-Bosweil, 1855: Knight 2; Bowen, 8. So
Boswell was declared elected.
Mr.. Cook briefly returned his thanks for the
confidence reposed in him by the vote, urging
steadfastness TO principle, &c.
Dr. Boyd asked, how about paying the ex-
pensesl
MI Cook-"IIl pocket them
Mr.. Boswell was called on and addressed the
meeting, thanking them for eleciing him to the
position Of Treasurer. He remar ked that tor
the Iast eighteen or nineteen months he had
been the treasur Of the Corporation, and as
such had done his best to protect the city Golfers,
and he felt il his duty 10 secure the archives OF
the corporation ag;n.'st the rotten democracy,
and had succeeded, and he would like wise
protect the Golfers Of the association. A Re-
publican city government has gone into opera
ton, and had found the city TO have been robbed
by bad men, the peoples money squandered,
and NO receipts to show where it had gone,
with streets 4 disgrace TO the city, and sewers
SO constructed that hardly a month passes but
suits for damages. How IA the present
government had accomplished its objects
IL was tor the people to say, and although
some things had been done which he did
not like, they stood 10. day as the model party,
and their enen les even admit IL. They should
60 OIL until justice and equality to all is ac-
corded, when the song throughout the entire
District will be Repu blicansm- He spoke of
the introduction of q resolution at the previous
meeting which had created q ftlse impression;
gentlemen high In the party had said tn ut the
resolution YOU bring the liquor question IN
the party. 1t was not SO intended Although
he believed that he was right in Offering it, vet
believing that IL would be misconstrued, and
that IL would be used by their enemies, he con-
Guided that the issue could be met outside of
the party. He had been chagrined that such
an impression had gone abroad. He had heard
IL said that 10 was q hrebrand; that Democracy
was again raising its head in consequences: and
not wishing ever 70 do anything which the
Democracy could take advantage of, he would
withdraw the resolution with the permission
of the house.
DIR. Boyd moved that the request be granted,
which was agreed TO, and the resolutions were
therefore Withdrawn amid great applause.
MIR. Crossman moved that the resolutions
reafirmed; carried, The resolutions rejoice in
the election of Grant and Colfax see In the re
cent amnesty proclamation an illustration Of
the adage that s.those whcm the Gods would
destroy, they first make mad thank the II On.
John sherman, of Ohio, for the able speech de.
livered In the United States Senate, in favor o.
greater railroad facilities for this District, and
nope Congress will act upon his wise sugges-
tons, by promptly passing the different rail-
road bills now before that body. which pro-
vide for a more direct comm unication between
this city and the great North and West: alse,
thank the Mayor for the prompt and manly
course he has pursued in resisting the en- croach.
ments of that giant monopoly, the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, upon the rights
OF this Corporation, and urge him to stand
nrm for the right, trusting to Congress and the
people for his vindication.
DIR. Boyd moved that the Executive Commit.
tee be elected at the next meeting, which was
carried Adjourned.
Contracts OF the Provident Aid Society.
EDITOR STAR II see by report OF proceed
iDgs Of a minority of citizens of the Sevenrn