The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-06-02
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Applications OF Females 10 be Regis.
tered Rejected Professor wilcox
Protests - re Admits that the
women are Better Informed than
ue Is-They are Moro Intelligent
aud Understand Politics Better
wilcox not only Protests, but |
Prcphecics-He Predicts Defeat.
At the close of the registration at the City |
Hall yesterday the board gave q decision upon |
the appliostion Of the females who had from |
time to time asked to have their names placed |
that The Jaw forbid them from resistsrin s The
names Of females, and that they were there.
fore compelled 70 refuse the request. Mr. |
III favor Of ladies exercising the sisctiys fran
chise, but he could not violate the law by
placing their names o. the lists Of yoters. Az
J. X. n. Wilcox, who has been seiin< ss the
champion OF the "atrong. indedu In this mat.
mehfi "" ''' -. -
wl.Hrsotos. June iscs,
II. hs Jadgct Of Election respectfully re-
quest that my name be stricken from the list
Second ward. S Ma that Is pisaies have an.
piled for registration, and that their request
ns, ,s been, on Legal sroupSa. denied NY
to- some Of these who have been excluded By
the present state Of the law have lived here
a. Of sS ssd mg
msnt much more capable OF voting iaisin.
gently In the coming eleetion than I am. II
hey Are deemed BY the law Sna! to exercise
In my own casei and ! am unwilling to take
a unfair 9 sSaysatsss q them X .y.ins ny
me dsrsnssIs., In ju,,iss or wisdom: ~
That may no, be Misunderstood, | win add
Rspubliosn ticket; but the persistent refusal
| Of that party to insure its own success by pro-
curing The nchisemen Mt OF the women Of the
district has In my judgment, settled the re-
CosoLusioN OF THE RsoisrRkrIos-THR
vision Of he resis,ry lists wa. eoneiudsa yes.
thus giving q total for the three days Of 3,tef.
20 Ks hoard 81. ssss
grand total Of ls,o57 persons who are entItled
to the franchise afthe next election, Lssi
lsa.tss .ssi.,ratlon WIS y 30, differenee Of
In 1897 the total registration was ls,osi.-,s
yotets more than this year. ~ 10 inpossibls
trys, ss there have been extra sessions OF The
board fot general registration, which prevents
Z eoIreet ward list being N sds except IRON the
year and that Of 1861 Is nearly the same, we
publish herewith the vote OF that year, which
was 70, the same corporation ofncisis as are
For Oolleetor--A. q. Hall, Republican, re-
ceiyed s,222 yotesi 4. q. MeNerhany, Demo.
sf.t, received b,s7S: Scattering iOi. Total
For Reyis,er-F.A Boswell, Republican,
received 1888 votes, Douglass, Democrat, re.
ssiyej e,oI2. None scattering. Total vote for
II will be seen by this that on the solid vote
there was poiled ass votes more for register
than collector, and that MeNefhsny run behind
1t will also be seen that the vote ran behind
ne rsgl,trstlon over 1000. Al the election
$500. As the Republicans Of the city are well
registered, and as dissAtisfaction seems to
exit. 10 the ranks Of their opponents, II 10
safe to predict a complete triumph for the Re.
publican ticket as nominated.
TINS CoLoREp PRrsrKR AoAis-THE DgS.
yEn UEioM's sToRT;-The secretary Of the
Columbia Typographical Union has received
4 letter from Jno. Il. Watkins. secretary Of
the Denver Union, No. 40, In which he refers
to Lewis II. Douglass. the colored oompositor
At the Government ofioe, In which he states
that Douglass never made application for
membership to the denver Union. He did
work In the Gdsefie office, which was and still
repute, and Is not considered rat" In Den
yer.
Mr.. watkin. further states that he know,
10 reason except race and color" to prevent
him becoming good and true member Of the
Soinmbia Union. SO II appears that the pre-.
a q, q heretofore made - ihe RsrgsieAs
Tor this Union to act upon, 10 coming true.
RIvERNsws.--The following vesssis arrived
yesterday; s.hooners 4. K. Bennes,, from New
Thomas Carroll and Great Pirate, from Deco,
gusn, with wood for marketj Emma Browp,
Great Falls Ies Company, barge Moliie Ann,
from Cumberland, Nd, with poplar lumber
for Mohun Son; Brave, from York river,
and John d. Kitch; q. b. Miibourne. from
u Nvfe;de9race, with 65, 900 feet OF lumber for
Mcmoraada,-Sailed from H.yre-de.arace for
this city, on May 2sth last, schooner John N.
Ely, Really, with Lyken's Valley coal for VIII
goth Of May, for this city, schooner James
Prouder. Hudson. with JT6 ton, Of ice for me
Great Falls Ice Company. ="
PoLicE ISTiLLIGRscg,-E Edward MeCoI-
mick, for abusing Ofiieer Brown while on his
beat beat, was tined " BY Justice Buckley, OF
Decker each paid aues Of d f or profanity and
in,,s the police In the discharge of their
Susan Tinker, oolored, haired with keep,ps
Hbswdy;house, gave bail for a healing before
George W. M,tely wa. fined 40 BY Justice
smith Tor peddling goods without license,
Henry .Gort, arrested by Lieut.. Hurley as a
marshal. '''0..'
with assault and battery on Charles ShuitI'
gave bail for court.
KEEP CoOL.-Yesterday as the .uu VA.
lsirly hisAing 10 an unclouded sky, aud while |
we were sweating In heavy winter clothing IN
me Vicinity OF the poet once, we were at. |
played % tastefuily in front OF the weII.known
OAK Hall yenturing, we purchased one OF It's |
summer 15 suits At a very, moderate price,
elastio tread OF one who had been relieved Of |
aheavy burden. For the Information OF our |
readers, We would state that Oak Hall 10 At 100 |
seventh street. opposite the post office.
THE EXCURSION To-MoBRow- The exour-
sion OF the Business College to Glymoni. |
e ane.t 81 nsss rS%.e. to
nave been secured, and Prof. Sheldon will
have charge OF the dancing. During the dAy |
s"en liz .aesaer Wsyw ssst' s WILL
Seventh street wharf at $40 a. m. and 8 d. m
and return At and 5p. m. To all desiring A
city, no better Opportunity could Be presented. |
HrNEsiAL-Yesterday IN Orni x lutte A com. |
Rhhy o. friends assembled at the Residence Of |
lhomas Norneet, esq, to witness the nuptInl |
ceremonies OF Miss Lottie Norleet and M
george Willard Fillmore, esq., nephew OF ex. |
Hn 1s'aen. Tilimore, and private secretary to
nun. n. NJ. yispp, Cong tesslonal printer, The
happy couple left for the North on The noon
IRAN, bearing With them the klndest wishes
OF their friends.
TUE CosGREoATIoNAL CHURon STRAW.
BERRY FESTIVAL opened last evening and nTe.
aented very attractive scene. The spaciouA
parlors were tastefully decorated with flowers
and eVeTsreens, the tables were loaded with
cake NUT and Ice cream, and the ladies were
unTearled In their attentions, The festival
viii continue this evening, and ali are inyiteI
TO share In Its pleasures. -
opyicRks ELEGTER,-The Isaac Lesser Lit
crazy Association, newly formed Hebrew
eoIganiEation, has elected the following Officers
70 serve during the next six months: President,
abraham Kaufman vice president, BENJAMIN
y. TraittelC recording secretary, Fred. Frank
treasurer, william Pribram. These, with b.
schwartz and Simon Joseph, constitute the
IoSrd OF directors.
,FLoyR lNsPEQTIoss. --lurinE the mon Nh OF
may the dispositions OF -four ~ georgetown
amounted to l0,Si6 barrels, as follows: Family,
Z 3Jsi Extra, 1906 Superior, SB7; Fine, I'LL
alrat Middlihg, S9i Second Middling, III Rye
FILL IN FRA colored man named Geo.
rInlon iell In Mt on Seventh street, between
NJ and streets, and was conveyed 10 his
nome, on Eighth street, by officer DUFFY,
whefe Dr. 5. King rendered medical assist.
kANgR o. TnRRMOMETKR AT FRANKLIN 4
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" 10 O'Clock, a, m, 80 degy II O'Clock, Sill II
oeiock, noon, ST. o'clock, p. m, ST. . O'CLOCK.
sti O'CLOCK, SDi o'clock, 1884, 8 o'clock IA, Il |