Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-20


Some o: them Elected rs Delegates.
Ihe Conservative Pat them on the Back.
A Revolution in LEGAL Politics.
No Distinction o, Acco ant of Color Any.
vh"se-
Meetings OF ct.lzsn5 opposed y TIE nrese nj
municipal goyeTnms AZ wee he'd il the + .rst
Second. Third, Foam, and Ssyenth Wards
last N ght, 20 elect five del -a.es fro n each
ward TO the convention which WI meet May
y h 70 nouin7e cd1d-s1 - fos c-sy officers
The pose jin-s Wal es found reported De-
low. Tee delegates o I'D convention f.om
tire Et-h and SKI WARS wee eiecsed at
meetings recently he'd ard reported in the
STAR, bu. We re1ubIisl below the imes of
toe celssi,-s ~ rcd at said meetngs:I
FIRST WARD
"An citizens q the Fms: Ward opposed to
the present admin ration of our civ govern.
me1t" were invi,sd, by 81 adveI It's enc At IN toe
b. held a. Stotss Hall, PeansyIyania ayeaae
corner & 2Osn street last evening at O'Clock,
..ior ne purpose Of selecting I'VE delegates to
the poD Inatng conven ton 70 be held 81 COON bs,
Hall May 26ih =" At the hour desiRna,ed
Stot,s hall VIA well filed, there helms prer en-,
abo 4; seventy TO eighty citizens, ten or twelve
present were Messrs. Nicholas Cailan, y.
McNerbany, John Wilson aud other proni.
neat cI.'zrns. OF the coiored men, Mr. Thos
complexion. with a younger comp.nion of the
same hue, tcck their SANDS ne IT the Presidents
tao'ei While the others kept near the door.
Among the e were Walker White and one or
TWO other colored men Unidentified with the
Republican party of the ward.
MT FL, 4 y. Cs'vers called the meeting to
prrs's'pR ofiicrr, spd Mr. Daniel @. McCartv
as s cres ry. TIE Cbl'r stated tae object OF the
mi sdrs when Mr.. Thomss II. q. Hinton de.
-, re 40, hone%nas rambl,ns out rather SPICY
which he sid villifed coiored men who chose
ID WORE a,d woe side by side with the white
mem. Re was Dot aid to battle with ali the
CoweE7 Q. Espublican darkness. 1Applau 81
Wp"n such men rs Himber. Commissioners OF
inf'oepsa m -, ,9r 8, .hi so Msrd. who was very
co1ce. ard llapyhter, undertakes to Command
me oIored men, II - time 10 sIop. This John
yoL must Re q Republic.n because Won ara
black. What was Himber's record He was
IN ne rebel army, so he (Hinton) had under-
were rerr, and ne saw some of taem nnos,ns
iowalu Wslker White and company, near the
dco y they could contraiict him IL II was moi
sresking OF the white Il ,publicans said thew had
.ridce1 long enough on the nIggers back !" and
shouldnt Tide any more; sit was getting sore ,,
Iho>e WAC rad common tense knew they could
pot live witoout The white mans support
Iney PSI evidence Of that in 0eoree own
They rhe RepubIicaps) JAILED to elect Cram
Mayo but the color mems woes elec.ed
Cooke ard Cox on ne same t'ckes. III thew
could elrcS those two, why not CraeIn Echo
say: Why not! II was charged thai the coll
Olea men VINO were with he Democrats were
aiuer srsar-ihst V, money. He would answer
thai ; lie. But If they were white as snow or
black rs Jet. they all C. n,er d on one jde a and
ina. Wss loof tPg out for number one. For in
ssance, Mr. Forney could not keep his paper
going without morey- He (Hiaton) had ben
Iareatensd. rad been told, sswe are roing 10
s shoe you, we are gong to knock you IN the
mead, Hinton but he we3 not afraid In con.
Gus on, ne Ger @se'ed them to select ss dele
egafeS fne fest mer, those who, wh,ts or black
%Soid Rave tne contdepce Of tie whole people
lHlnton was warmly appIauded, I'D al the
cioie o. n remarks Mr.. r NcNe-hany aud
o-Der white men took him by the haud and
Tn Car (Ml. Mcore) said ih:s WIS not .
poh cal meeting, but q meeting Of citiz-rs who
had tHC.oe>t interests Of the city AZ heart and
VINO We're Opposed 70 he rule which W as row
opprr- s'rg tnsn- They should choo-e men OF
capacity - Del gas TO the convention, and
nCmlnanops were now IN order.
MI GAVIN Wilmer movSd that the Chair
nsme COMMIT e OF five TO report a list OF
delegs = 10 the Convention; but this did nor
sem 70 meet the views of a majority and a
moi on OF Mr. Cal. Clark, 10 make nominations
and axe the VOC OF each name by telIers wss
carrisd- Nominations Were accordipeIv MAJ
~ me reeting, and Me-srs Cal Clark and
Thomas Lucas having been sppoiuted tellers.
nv ,o,,Sw,n 1x r on zach name proposed with
mu7d Hanly, Is; Charles Denh- n. a.: Anarev
carroi; s& Thomrs II. G. Hinton (colorrdI, 81:
H. Mnson, John Wilson, 50; Thomas
Lucas. %. george A Lane. %. The annoupce.
ment OF he vote for Hinton was received win
aP2lar.e. WIZ
The i've receiving the highest number Of
yotes-Ms -srs- Hinton, Hanly, Denham, Lucas
and JOIN Wllson-were thereupop declared nv
tne Chau 10 &c el6 cted del gates to the Nomi
mating Convention.
II p OF,
delega. from this ward be instr ucted 10 VOTE
ID me onVennon for Lew ClephRne for COZ
se;0r, samuel Z Dougllss for Register, and
WIitsm Forsyth for Surveyor
M John Wilson hoped the delegates xoula
be uptrarmeled. "ouio
Mr.. Cal. Clark moved to lay the resolution.
on me noIe' which molten was car. ied by
M X. A Waters moved that the chair an.
point committee OF five or seven to report 10
ms, ms meeung Sandidafes for one Alderman and
ihfee Councilmen from this ward Mr. sam
SpanIcIng move d that the DELEGATES inst eli St
60 act IS such committee. Mr.. Tnos Iucss
IsNOisu nakihg the-e nominations at q future
me-uhg' sud affer some discussion a motion
was adopted That the chair appoint a com mir
tse OF nye 10 report candidates for the citv
Conpeiisi rom THIS ward. 10 a future meeting.
and Nfssrs- X. A. Wa:ers, George A I.,ue
IhOmss Lucas, Edmund HauIy and VIZ
talNel Were appointed "
M j. T. Hilton then offered the follouipy
voice ~ 'nS
ResoI1ed. BY the citizens of the First Ward.
maj our M 81 choice is- for Collector Lewis Ole
pnahe; ior Rsgisfer, Samuel Douglass: for Sur.
Neyol, VIM forsy n, but we stand pls dSs 4 70
ton. O'A'en'
A cole ciion wss then taken MP 20 nav tia
expenses, Tor ball lent, &c, and the nee,;n.
which was very oru-Is, and quiet one, al.
journed soon stter O'Clock
SECOND WARD.
The meeting Of the citizens of this vard MA.
held ~ arroil Hall, ana 10 wss called 20 90,
II Us by Mr.. John +. Ennis, who movsS ,s.,
Or. Thomas Miller take the chair: vb,ch so
agpfd TO. Mr.. John +. Ennis was chose. g..
Rotary.
The Chair said that he presumed the me~t;n.
was called 70 elect Delegates 70 the city nomi
mating convention, and he was ready 70 enter
tain q motion.
Mr.. j. y. Hilton moved that q COMMITTEES of
seven be appoint Ted 10 nominate candidates
Mr.. W. Grub offered an amen dmenr that the
nominations be made In open meeting.
Mr. j. ID. Clark said that this wrs q meeting
NOT OF political character. 1t was q meeting
OF ciizsrs without regard 10 politics, Who bad
met 70 overthrow the present corporate admin.
lsuauon. and the best men should be selected.
he hoped the original motion would be adopted
MI Grub agreed with Mr.. Clark that they
snouid get the best men. The Nominations
should De made In open m, ting. He wanted
every ming done open and square Although
not rs OLD citizen As Mr.. Clark, he pre- yumed
ms ~ T1ro Tor the REDEEM ptiou NJ the n ,rpors