The national Republican., 1869-02-05

FHTH WARD RnruBLfoAS CLus.-Thc
regular meeting Of the Flnh Ward Republl-
can Club was held last night at the colored
Baptist church, on Capitol Hlll; Horatio
Merryman In the chair, and Vim. II. Brown
secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. VIM. II. Hughes q COM
mlttee Of ave, consisting Of Messrs. William
Hughes, David r. Parker, VIM. II. Brown,
VIM. Wayne and Alfred Green, was ap-
pointed TO walt on Congress and ask the
passage OF an amendment TO the charter to
| allow colored men to cit on juries and be
members OF the City Councils.
Mr.. Charles Brown then spoke OF the din.
cultles existing In the ward between the two
! fuctlons OF the party, and favored union.
Mr.. Vim. II. Hug 'lrs did not recognize but
one organization In the ward. II the Climb
had run out, as claimed by some, then the
meeting which elected Mr.. Merryman was
the legal body and II 1t hal not run out,
then Mr.. Merryman regularly succeeded the
late president OF the club, Mr.. Williamson.
! The names Of the men composing the rival
| club, he said. were on the books ns members
| OF this club.
Mr.. Brown Interrupted the speaker TO
| read extracts from Mr.. Arrison's speech. He
said these men were trying 10 lead of the
Republicans Of the Fiflh ward because they
did not like the good man who Is our presi-
dent, (erles Of "let them 60, we don't want
them," and groans.
scene Of confusion followed, oil trying
to talk ut once, those who could not make
The president hear talking across the room
, to one another. AT Intervals quiet would
, be restored and Mr.. Hughes whould get
started again, but any allusion to the "sece.
ders" as they were termed, would throw the
meeting into chaos again. Whether Mr..
Hughes finished his speech or gave 1t up In
despair, We are unable to say, but Mr..
Wayne finally obtained the floor by dlnt Of
perseverance,, and said It had been charged
/ that the president, Mr.. Merryman, and the
secretary, Mr.. Brown, were reported to have
been seen at Mr.. Gulick's every morning
and he wanted them to clear themselves oi
he should 20 for throwing them overheard
Both these gentlemen denied the truth o
the assertion, and said Atkinson made tn,
statements knowing they were false. II,
! (Atkinson) wanted to go to the Council, bu
he would never get there. He next pitche,
into Mr.. Arrison for voting for Morgan. II,
said that these men wanted to make poltica
! jackasses OF them, on which to ride int,
office. When colored men followed sucf
leaders Congress ought TO tnko away tn,
right Of suffrage and send them down Soutl
to work on the rice plantations. Majo
Welles and the police also came In for gooC
share Of strong talk.
Major Holden spoke OF the necessity o
harmony, and offered q resolution that com
mittee Of three be appointed to confer with {
! similar committee from the other club with
view to harmonic the party In the ward.
! Here followed another squabble for tn,
floor, and Mr.. D. B. Parker, by taking po
sition directly at the front Of the table
finally got it, and moved to amend by insert
ing the words, 'the so-called club" Ill
| then proceeded to denounce the members o
the other club, and said A. P. Clark had, a
secretary, called the very meeting at whicl
Mr.. Merryman was elected, and then find
ing that he had failed to accomplish his pur
/ pose, had called another meeting. He sait
there were two clubs-one OF otilce-holdcr
and one Of the "boys In rags" as they wer
styled by the other faction.
Mr.. Holden raised q point Of order tina
the speaker was indulging In personalities.
The Chair decided the point not wei
taken.
Another scramble for the floor, and tn
resolution was debated at least loudly, 70
there were half o dozen talking at once
mostly In denunciation Of what was calle
the .'mean, low, dirty, thleying set In tn
City Hall ring"
A motion was finally made and carried /
refer the subject to the Executive Commit
tee.
The following committees we're the
elected;
Finance Committee-Robert Gaines, Chai
Brown, Samuel Brown, VIM. Wayne, Alfre
Green.
Vigilance Commlttee-Robert J. Nichol
son, Edward Gray, Vim. Brown, NorvG
Wilson, David r. Parker.
Investigating Committee-James Greer
Walter Cooper, David r. Parker, VIM. i
Brown, X. j. Nicholson,
Mr.. VIM. Brown moved that hereafter a
calls for their meetings be published in III
REPUBLICAN and Star. He said he WI
, tired of the Chronicle, which never sent r
porter to colored meetings.
: The motion was unanimously carried
, after which the meeting adjourned for OF
! week.