Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-08
First Ward R.p.bliea. Club.


A meeting of The First ward Republican
Club vas held last night In the coiored school
house, corner Of I7th and I streets, with jerome
johnson IN the chair and r. j. Harris Sacre-F
taIy. About seventy pessous were present.
John q. Larman, Capt. Whitiy, Mr.. Georg-
T. MsGlpe, Mr.. Henry Humber and lew
Other white men.
of The meeting. observing that be saw In the
chair a man who h0d s.fought, bed and died
for hi. country" and would like 20 know why
be vas in Ine chair. The Chair replied that 1t
crrnipe himself. but White was q wicked, bsd,
malicious man. and petition, unanimously
signed BY inf uential citizens was then IN ctr
cuIaton TO have him dismissed from ONCE. He
believed the said White Tad Deen sent 10 the
meeting to create confusion. These remarks
of the chair were made amid violent protes &
vscats the stand" &c.l White denied ID a, nv H.
came to the meeting 10 disturb is har non
but he felt deeply Inundated that him seif ~
the party should have 70 be led BY q n ERE chiId
never yet voted. He Whitley did not claim q
be q "polititioner," although tina chai vooic
have il be believed that ke was. Alfred I,av
eounseled harmony In the Kepublicsn RANK
and instsuced tue state Of affairs In George.
town, where the Democrats ha6 recently elect
I'd their ticket, as tee result Of Republican.
tgn'i among themselves, instead Of airectin,
their Efforts against the commcr ensmy
The subject was here dropped when the
chair snnoun ced the following campaign com
itee John +. Cook. Henry Lacy, A q
Taylor, J9nn T Clark, Wyatt Moton, WiIl,au
RidE.ly, Ella Williams. Lewis West, CAPITA IL
NJ Whitley, Francis Broyeon, Sergeant Som
mers, Charles Firne, Daeiel G. Mase anc
James 6urhy.
George Forester offered e resolution proyid
ing for the appointment q. q CONF it'ee to wal
| aPon President q rsnt aud petition him to Civ
| colcred men work in the several Der arment
o. u essengers, cl. rks, mechanics and IA bo ers
las they are excluded from the WORKSHOP.
simply on account of cpor.''
tpoa this resolution protracted discussion
| ensned.
| Mr.. Humber said there should he no discrimi
nation between persons on account OF race or
! color.
Cornelius CLARK counseIled caution. Tn
| resolution, be said was simply offered in tn
/ interest OF colored mechanics, with whom IN,
| members of the various trades un IONS wer
| pfoged oy obligation not to work Ever,
branch OF mechanism had An organization, AM
| all their members were barded together not q
\ work with negroes. Now, he wished to kno
| what would be the result should Presid-n
| ored mechanics being In Introduced IN the yor q
shops Why. strike would be the coneeq uen &C
| In his dilemma would the colOred men be equa
| TO the emergency Could there be found. a
this time, a sufficient number of omperenr col
! ored mechanics TO carry on our works ia cas-
| OF refusal of the " bite men to work Will
them! he doubted whether the coiored mer
were yet prepared for the issue.
Mr.. Day took the same ground. He held ths
| Republican mechanics responsible for tn
| existence of these cOmpacts against negr,
| mechanics in the various trades organizations
and said that they were foremost in ostracisInl
| negroes.
The resolution was finally adopted, an,
! Messrs. Day, Clark. Forester and the presi
| ding officer Were designated as the committe,
| 10 " ant upon the President.
Captain Whitley Inquired no W many coloret
men had been appointed as guards At the Jail.
| Mr.. Himber SAID General Croker HAD ap
| pointed TWO cOlOred men: but the Warden b Il
not 1.-THE power % appoint those he desired, as b.
was IL uepced by outside pressure and tn
wishes of the judges of the courts IN maklns
| his appoin tments.
| A communication was racei we'd from William
| Syphax, declining to let the Stevens school
| house for the purpose of holding politica
| meetings therein, as being contrary to the la ":
| OF Congress; and one from VIM. Budd. ais
declining the use OF Bethel Union church TO
| the same purpose.
T. j. Harris offered preamble and resolu
| tioL.
| THAT we denounce the said Syphax as on,
\ endeayorIng 10 embarrass and create dissent il
\ the Republican ranks of this ward - The res D.
linton was opposed by Mr. Hmber AM others
| ard afterwards laid on the table by a clos.
1 vote.
| a committee was appointed 10 wait upon
/ General Howard and ask the use of the school
| house in which the meeting was then neid
after which The meetIng ad Journed.