Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-02
Firs, warI Republican Meeting.
AN hACiTIsG TINE-TALE or PISTOLS AN
CnREkR

AN LACiTIsG TINE-TALE or PISTOLS AND
CoPFEE FOR Two.
A meeting OF the FIRST Ward Republican
Club was held last night n StoIt's Hall corner
q >o'n stTeet and PeLnsylvauIa avenue. The
room was packed 10 Overlooking and the pro-
CeeulnCs we're Of very lively character in
tonseGutncs OF al excited condition OF tn
Minus Of a large proportion OF The party, who
aI- -Onls " bar di> pi-ased with the atml,lStra-
UoD OF affairs by some Of the Corpo-ation an.
IOIDtees. OWING 20 the character OF The. me- B.
ing 81 The Club held on Wednesday night last.
stIlt u SIlrt n Hs ions OF "A difficulty ba, H--u
the IWO contendIng wings # the Clun we
ltli and theI. fore, al an early hour, = large de-
taSb HirLt 81 IN police WEE st9tiOhed in III
hall ano adIac~Et - the bCildny, % b. ready
hr any elu"rreESy which might Occdr Tu'
clIos iLE factions were c-uteT- II arJuad I-aish
BOuldiis. N" presiding OH ,rT Of the CiuO for
me last term, and jerome Johnson. wCO Wa
erected last wees. after tne retirement Of Mr..
" =. Bdr~r from H. CHAIR. and ~" df i'u IL
Hent OF The mrs meeting Last rigE. tl-- q i
HIfeTs u the last named party crowded the
IoOD ID ldfS- umovr> AZ al early hour, and
ocs upl d - ndlug ON near the Off rs stand
Willie % irienus of tHr former, lBDuldIn.) with
tie IBeVI's blrW:t lksrW hits AZ the bsaf, packed
the opposite tHd of the room. Al half pas
seven O'Clock. amIt sorIs confusion, Mr -. =
Bal e.. first Vice PTesICsnt. called the meeting
to order, when Thomas Martin submitted u
pIP"mb!e nd Tr-CIul IONS N effect IN A. the
eleC lOB OF Off ers of the clue, made on
"wednesday IaSt, was informal and calculated
to create Oh cord. iEisruCh a. they were made
II =. o.
posing 20 set them aside and have ana. her ETC.,
ton. violent confusion erSued upon the TO-
uoduc'lOn of these reso'u iJEs, which con-
tInUed for several minutes. rilI rha arrival a =
IsaIah Rouldin. who took the stand ami su,-
eeeCed for - bIie in Restoring order. After
Son>IoeraOie discussion and disorder, tha yo.p
vas taAen and the resolutions Were decIqred
r'JrCfed- Dough the responses OF ave and no
We're offbe most deafehiny CT arIcter
VIM III Bell offered resolution reafhrming
De Onlnat'Cns made al the meeting of We'd
by the Chgir
TINS cecisIcn was followed by another scene
OF lDdes CTloabla confusion, with curses and
y~ls from all parts OF the room, while toe
squaking voice of Walker White who wts
prreh' @ II. 4 window and exercising both Iuogs
ho bo1y an me most energetic manner, could
o- beard above the uprIar aud disorder.
On molten OF Mr.. Vim. VI SIowen, Jerome
Johnson, The newly leCted PIesiden, OF the
Club, was invited 20 take his seat, whie 4 he did
amid the mos violent demonstrations OF the
par OF The malCOnteLts, and DOZEN Or more
Hsts sLahiEE a; him III various parts of Jhs
room. President job sOn ana Vice Presidents
Siowen and Forester cJns-S utIVely addressed
the nv eng IN aCkEoy Iedgment OF the comoI.-
m.Lt Imrned BY her erection, ;he first OF
whom dWeit q come length upOn To. STATE .:
TIE pU5ilc party in The First " ard. aud
S-S.rtIy CEN pIilned OF the cOnduCt Of t1e g IN
Ml>si"LeT 81 Tue V ara and others. The prcseut
soIEaLino cobdI,Iop OF the pa-iy 10 tht'
Ma-o' L sai. Was attn 6uta0le 70 the raIs nan
Ast ihrEi ard PAR iaii;y If th->. officers. AMI
'''A " q u tl4itl tssu II me ell
men. IL June. be s;tid, tu-re would no , Ola
'Wefr. aLu Lef men would D. PAT IN ta.,r
Pia,-s.
III .-O'iOn OF Mr. Slcwen, r--Uiu.ions OF
thai as wee lender u h. retiring officers.
Charles JOY CHtTed a resolution: That tn
people q he bir>t Ward 90 r-pudIa'r oa,
walker hie a Weak -Rueed Republic IN.
who las no Ceslres and no thoughts OF OWN.
and " 90 ROW denounCe him a "A TRAITOR
Nj S'OWsD moved 70 amend by adding land
ina Ii De expelled from The X publican party"
subsequently Mr. SlOwSn Withdrew Ms
Am.noEeEt and the resolution > a. referred 10
the ~ Cutivs Ccnmit,'e.
Here the excitement Seemed 70 eliminate
AMID which he meeting ailDurued WHIT,
ma'Hialnrd his ground 20 the end, and The last
n ara OF INN he was actively canvassIng for
iIiebd 20 hedr challenge 10 Joy. whom he SAID
LIE a. determined 10 fight duel with, 10 mat
ter " tiat " eapOns h- might choose.