Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-15
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Ak. rsoa End rs>d, <e "A special n.e'ing of
tie Fifth Ward Republican Club WAS held las:
Tnnt n the chair, and J. W. Mcknight sec
re'sry.
9 mT ,s, snomiued ., report witch provides
Filth Ward, to make combinations Of Aldermen
AID G. uncilmen; that the candidate shall fur.
,i-h tie yot~rs with printed ticket having
h's name thereon, and the ONCE for which he is
run nInR: thar three persons SHALL be appointed
- receive the tickets 1t the ballot. boz, who
snsll be qualified b-for~ they tier upon their
1T, shall be declared elected and tina. one of the
Executive Committee ehail announce the
names OF all the candidates to the meeting be-
for ihr vote Is taken, and then the tickets shall
mr. Herbert opposed the plan suggested ia
me committees report and offerei as q substi-
tote series OF resolutions which proposes that
there b" q pI mary election held in the ward
ur days prior 10 The CITY election, for the pur-
pose OF nominating ward Off 'ers; that each
candidate furnisb his own Tickle. TO the voters
At the mass meeting; that there shall be two
Judges and two olerks, appointed by tue meet.
u for the purpos. OF RECEIVING the vo.'s; that
m ~ shall be a ballot box provided for the oc.
c ION AID that h nomination be mate bv a
cae:ce made on he first IA lot then all the can.
cidaies except the eight highest shall be
dr. ed
o. psidorable discussion occurred upon the
mer T. tie twn SITS OF resolutions, in the
course OF which Mr.. W. III. B~own earnestly
al ted The adoption OF the substitute, and
a. tIma;rd that. barring the fact that The hall
would not bold half The republicans of the
ward 70 pa-ti. ipate IN nominations, and that
th"rsby all persons could not have voice on
tha; OCCASION. corruption would be practicsd
10 a great extent and some prisons would be-
come er-a'tr slaves to party nominees than
hey ever were 10 Scuhern masters The fur
est way, he thought. 10 make nominations was
that se- forth IN the plan Of holding a primary
WOnlh no MI n, FIR
every man TO deposit his ballot FOR his choice
In conclusion, he made some remark which
was considered by Mr.. Charles Humphreys as
personally offensive 10 him, W hen that gentle
man left his seat in tie centre of the hall and
approached Brown, who was IN front OF the
ehairman's stand. in a msnacing manner. This
demonstra'Ion was the occasiOn OF q brief
scene OF disorder which defias dsscriptiOn In
an Instant a half dozen persons interposed be-
tV@-r the parties. while a terrible panic seizsf
some OF the more tlmid and rush was made
for the door, resembling very much tia. of a
stampede from a building on fire Some of the
more composed, however, demanded order AID
insisted upon M. Humphrey. returning TO his
seat, the n-ct OF which was to restore quiet
without damage to any one
MT DAVID Parker strongly advocate the
adoption of the substitute resolution, aud pra-
d1cted that II the nomination of ward officers
In the Fifth Ward was made in the usual way
the Republican ticket could be defeated.
Mr.. Nath niel Evans supported the original
report as the one best calc ulated 10 promote
the Cause of RepubliranIsm and secure the
most efficient representatives at the June cleo
ton. The mode of making nominations set
forth In the substitute resolutions, would not
give satisfaction, and he believed that should
thew BE- adopted there would be corrup,;ou nv
stuffing the ballot box
The question was taken upon laying the
subsu ute on the table and carried, after which
the original report OF the Executive Committee
was adopted.
William H. Brown offered a resolution,
which was referred 10 he Executive Commit.
q eOf daif
the main body OF the Republican party in this
city have invariably discharged the duties of
all offices Of honor and trust ID which they
have been elected with marked ability and m
tegrity, and in view Of this fact demanding the
nomination OF colored man on the general
ticket.
Cooper, endorsing Mr.. E. ). Atkinson's course
as Commissioner OF the Fifth Ward, and
thanking the Mayor for making his appoilt.
ment as such, was adopted.
An application was received from q company
OF the Boys In Blue TO allow them the u Sc of
Carroll Hall in which TO hold their meetings,
and was adopted after some little opposition
from one Of the managers Of the hall, who said
that he never would consent to that organiza.
ton assembling there again until IL settled for
the use the company had already had of it..
Mr.. + A. Boswell WAS then called on, and
addressed the meeting at much length in ad-
vocacy Of Republican principles and rule,
and denunciatory OF the Democratic party.
he warned his friends to be watcnful of the
Democratic party, or, rather, the new so called
Citizens party, which was but another of the
many artful lodges of the despicable Demo
cratic party, whose only merit was sticking
together and standing Dy their party no nj
nees without regard TO anything. He had no
fears OF the result OF the election il June next,
but in order 10 make the Republican triumph
complete and decisive, he hoped ali blck-
eribgs would cease and every Republican
would unite upon the ominees. Mr.. Il. referred
70 tie subject OF registration, and pronounced
The board OF last year as an IL famous fraud.
say ing most OF the mem bers were traitors TO the
X publican cause. That DO Ird had, in violation
# law, registered non residents Knowingly,
ana also attempted TO foist upon the list as cti.
zrns number of soldiers, whom they knew
had 10 right to citizenship, and were but Iais-
tratle representatives, Of that noble army of
6ldiers who had barred their breasts 10 the
eIemy in the late struggle between the North
; nd the South. He then read a registration
hand bill W hich had emanated from the Fourth
ward. IN which II Is charged that the "Bowsn
dynasty" had ia one year increased the Corpo.
ration debt $50 ,OUn, and denied its truthfu.ness
in every particular. On the contrary, the
expenses had been curtailed, and the
Cooperation was in much better con Sition
than wher under Democratic management
The Democratic party OF Washington he said,
were the oppressors Of the laboring man, aud
would grind him down TO the very la,t Cent
should they get into power. 1t was time he
thou ght, for the woI kingmen to organize for the
grand position they were 10 assume i'm the
national history, for he could hazard the pre-
dichon that the time wss not far distaht when
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all The oppones should stand from under
The Landlords Association came in for a pass.
ing hit, " hicn combiD afion,' he SAID, had been
organized to coerce INDECENT tenants into the
support Of the Democratic party. One agent
had told HIM, he said, that he INTENDED that the
tenants Of all the houses he rented should vote
win the Democrats or they should no longer
occupy the property over which he had con.
troll. Mr.. Boswells remarks were received
with much enthusiasm and in conclusion he
predicted the signal defeat OF the Citizens
movement, and said that the night after the
election he should preach its funeral. AID.
journed.
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING IN THK FIRST
WARD-A Republican meeting was held In
the 10Th street Baptist church last night; M ID.
NJ. DAVIS In the chs'r, and George Garrett &c.
Rotary.
Mr.. Robert Thompson addressed the meeting
in relation TO the citize MS movement, thanking
them for taking away from the Rspu blicsu
parry the dirt and filth that had weighed them
down. He spoke Of the benefits that had b sa
conferred upon the coored people by the Re.
publican party ard the great emalcipator of
their race, the immortal Lincoln; and urxe1 b IS
bearers TO stand fast by the Republican party,
and hearken not TO the party who But yests--
day held them As chattel slaves, ard who
struc down their great leader. He defended the
Repu olican party in this city; sad there might
be bad men in the party, but that could not be
helped, As their were some Dad men in every
them TO beware Of the citizens ticket.
Mr.. q. II. Bliss next addressed the mseting
In regard to the Corporation work he said that
" hi n m han uotU nj