Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-20
Firs, Ward Republican Mass Meeting.

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Last night. n meeting O: ;hlt brsn \ q he
Republicans OF The FIrsi ward opposed D III
action CT the boilers from the liGb, wh, IA. d.
nomination a few nights slnce IL Isaiah B5Gl-
din for Commissione- q Impr5vemen.s of, "a.
ward, WAS called at Shilon Han. aud a a.
early hour the crowd winch bAa as<-rnh
Was too dense 10 permit hSif OF them 70 OBTAIN
entrance IL was therefore agre-1 - Al JurL
10 the West Market. 5uss. where he lar-s
crowd repaired, with tao or three o.: he r.. b.
prominent men an the lead, bearing eaca = a.
low candle. arriving At he market JuS-.
after some little delay, 4 match was ob.Gns.
and a light struck; aftrr which. Nr I-ro.aa
johnson. president of the FIRST Ward RApu5-
hcan Club, proceeded - OrcsulZs. hur Ia
scarcely called 10 order before Lieut.. Hurley
OF ihe police, appeared m thalr miis,. aua -
manded that, "a no permit had been grau:-t
for meeting 20 be held thsrr. tney n puid dts-
perse. THIS edIct, although received win .on-
siderable grumbling and disapprObauon. wa
promptly enforced, aud from ne mar
ket-house the wandering Republicans.
nearly all Of whom Were colOr,,l. tackal
about al random for a few minutes, u!l naalIv
a grocery wagon was discovered near he cor
ner OF 18Th ani h streets, wh-reapon a bEeaE
was made Tor ~, and the Nehl lie was fOrthwl.h
occupied by as many a. would hold, cora
posed about equally OF BJldin's friends ana
those Of Edward Cruiser FOR The cOmmissioa.r-
ship, (ihus representing bO-h xIu-sN Mr.
Jerome Johnson, taking the head-6J Jard OF a..
wagon, stated the obleCt for which the f1ss. lt,,
bao been called, aud made a suggestion tl4-
the Republicans assembled r-sOlV- thsm-siy-.
into mass meeting. Prof. A. N tir--n " a.
thereupon chosen "a cAaiTman. TIE Pro;as-
sor, ndnked IN front aud rear wl-h -alI,vS
candle, took has position in ;h- wagon az.
announced hts readiness 20 recatNa uOfatpa-
uons; which was followed by the re e,Bumeu-
dafloL, Tor Missioner OF he Wari. OF Et-
ward Cruiser aud lsaiah Boldiu. Tnerrup5u
ensueda a scene of disorder bu. seldom eN s.-tat
by any OF the hitherto s.lively" meetings ui
this vicinity, and which continued for abou-
an hour. The occupants OF the roStrum
wagon each began 10 harapgue the crowd
al the same time in def-G q Of Their can
dioates, AID Tor while the cOntes Ixsxed
particularly warm, til all at once a sudden
stop WAS put 10 The now Of eloqueHc~ by tn.
moving on OF the wagon, which some mis-
chlevous wags had seized aud started - r,,l
down the street. greatly 10 the discontinue OF
the parties inside. Finally the platform having
agaln become stationery. the rival partlzaus
began anew a clsmOr for a vote ON he nona
nees, the effect of which was 20 engender such
demonstrations OF approaching collisions tha-
Lieutenant Hurley again appeared with fhs
police reserve OF the ward and ordered them 10
olsperse. Like the first command. this ais,
was obeyed; but the callers OF the meeting v,sr.
determined not 20 be driven from their pu rao os.
ano. in response 70 an invitation from M
smith, they pfoceeIsd 20 has house. a T. A.
squares OF, where tellers We're posted In H.
ir"nds OF Cruiser mus,ering an strong fDr,s
The election Resulted IN a vote in favor a;
Cruiser of lsO 10 Tor B0ldn, the latter's frlends
about 80 in ndmO Oerl having retired from IN.
held. The result was hailed with deIisht ~
the friends OF &. and the assemblage dispersed,