Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-26

r. wright. Robert Green. 8. r. bond, Thomas
p. Bell, Alfred Hill. James Campbell, O. N.
TN motion, The nominations were made unan-
inous. Mr.. Cook returned his thanks and
said he would go TITO the convention with
me hIm purpose 70 vot. for no man who had
iice. Messrs. VIM. A. Cook, Geo. W. Renfrew.
Thomas +. Bell, James Coleman and John r.
Wright were elected delegates to represent
the ward IN the Central Republican Com.
mittee Among the nominations made for
delegates 10 the Central Committee was
the name Of N. H. Miller, who sta
tunes, but the Chair had refused to put the
question on his nomination, he supposed on
account OF the dictator on his left, (apparently
ssid In inc a. C1 S nE.q The CHAR AIT
nomination OF MIR. Miller. A motion to ad-
Journ was made and adopted, but as the crowd
was leaving, MT. Miller jumped upon the table
and requested persons not TO leave, as he de
sired TO say something about the manner in
which things had been conducted. Confusion
followed, during which some unpleasant
words occurred between Messrs. Cook and
miller, the latter calling the former liar.
Words then passed between Messrs. Mott and
Miller OF an unfriendly character. and Mr.
Mott struck Miller tremendous blow in the
eye. Justice J. T. Il. Plant rushed up and
commanded the peace. and order was restored,
Mr. Miller leaving the room with Mr.. Plant.
FOURTH WARD
The Republican voters OF the Fourth Ward
met last evening In the court room at the City
Hall. Major W. ). Morse in the chair and
Major W. L. Bramhall secretary. Messrs
VIM. II. Smith and BENJAMIN Mccoy were
elected Vice Presidents. The Chair stated the
object OF the meeting TO be to elect fifteen dele
gates 10 the Nominating Convention. Mr..
Espy moved tina: the report Of the Executive
COMMITTEE be called for. The Char stated
that the Executive Com mittee had been in
structed TO present the names of fifteen dele
gates. Mr.. J. II. Crane, chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, began To read a list of
ha eli
and for time the chair was unable to preserve
order. Dir. A. Il. Browne, from the committee
Commissioner OF the Fourth Ward. brought in
report generating him. The report is signed
by MessrS. Browne and Ball. and concurred IN
by VIM. 5. Morse. The report was accepted,
ard the Committee discharged. Mr.. Espy
withdrew his motion. Capt. A. Grant protest.
ed against the Executive Committee making
the nominations. The meeting was of the Re-
publican voters Of the ward and all should
participate in the nominations A mo.
ton was made that a committee Of seven be
appointed 10 present fifteen names 10 the meet
After some discussion . motion was adopted to
nominate the candidates in open meeting. Mr..
j. II. Crane was first nominated, but he de-
clIned In favor OF ]. Sayles Browl, and he
was elected. After various motions and the
greatest confusion, the following manned per-
sons were elected as delegates: J. Sayles
Brown, G. W. Hatton, Wm s. Morse. VIM. H.
Smith. Palmer Eriscoe, Thomas Salkeid, VIM.
b. Chase, w. T. Tufptn, Maurice Murphy, G..
H. Manning, Isaiah Walton, Lafayette Jeffries,
A. X. Browne, James Peake, and Andrew
Preall. During the confusion, and while va.
rious nominations were being made for dele
gates, the Char was unable to preserve order.
Persons rushed up TO the Presidents stand
and demanded this, that and the other nomi.
nation, and calls tor 90 ueston," 20 uestiou,''
"Q uestion," were made in rapid succession. A
disturbance among some OF the members took
place. and there was q rush made to the back
part Of the room and to the door. The gllss
in the door was broken out. The widest con.
fusion and disorder prevailed, several jumping
from the front windows to the pavement below.
Finally the police appeared and took several
of the parties into custody, when order was
restored, though not until several persons had
dresses were made by the Char, G. w. Hatton
and others, and the meeting adjourned.
FIFTH WARD.
A mass meeting Of the Republicans Of this
near First street east, ana a. B. Tlnnev was
chosen chairman and ]. w. Mcknight secre-
tary. +. S. Atkinson offered q resolution
", %h,sn was adopted asndsriIg the thanks Of
having all removed in the Navy Yard who are
opposed to Republican principles. The Chair
announced that nominations for delegates to
the City Nomination Convention were in order
and about two dozen candidates were all put
forward at once. Then thick and fast came
motions TO lay on the table, cries ''I've got the
floor" "You cant gag us; finally VIM H
Brown, jr., was nominated; then came a torn
Of objections with Brown didn't seem to
relish: q. ii. Jones seemed TO want Browns
name laid on the table worse than any one Ell e.
Brown, docking at Jones Indignantly tsOh
you insensloie cussi you wont get any del
s gates, ZONES. Jones' Shaking his finger at
are going to break the party up" Brown
ssYour objections don't amount 10 shucks"
The confusion here was so terrific that nothing
could be understood, and the Chair an nounced
that no motion could be entertained till order
was restored. Finally, by some hook or crook,
fifteen names got on the list to be vote d for as
TIE name Of A. NJ. Sprag1e was called, several
voices called who is Spraguel' "what
Sprague is thatr' Several voices, sHe was a
policeman" "Oh! oh that's the man. Is 1t 7
take back seat for while," &c. VIM. H.
Brown. Jr.-'Oh (! he has taken the necessary
absolutions-" Several voices.-"It don't make
any difference, let him take the anxious ben b,
like all eleyenth-hour men," When the vote
came on the name Of VIM. H. Brown, Jr.,
several cried out, Eleventh hour man." "Kili
Fnsx did S,i rs good
chanses for election as delegate were concerned.
So II was when the name of ID. r. Parker was
reached, the same cries and yells, and all
hands were talking at once, the noise being
increased at times by falling benches
The reporters table was at enc time almost
untenable; but, thanks TO ceal Oil lamp, which
IN the melee got Jostled on the floor near Dy,
and sent mp flame around the table, the by
ISLANDERS moved off rather hurriedly, leaving
the knights Of the pencil again masters of the
d. ~.
reached there were cries OF s.Copperhead"
"Wouldnt appoint black man to Office" &c
Finally, after about nifty nominations, motions
TO lay on the table, &c, the Chair announced
the following delegates elected: f. S. Atkinson,
A. b. Tinney, JOS. Gibson, Jos. Weems, J. L.
Gateheil, John Cahill, DIR: A: w. Tucker, S.
w. Herbert, A. p. Clark, S. Williams, J, H
Schureman, !" N. 4. Brown, sr., W. &. Mar.
shall, b. N. Needs, and Chas. Jones. Upon
the announcement OF the names Of the dele.
gates, ABOUT forty clamored loudly to the Chair
desiring to offer resolutions, and after q while
ID. X. Parker got one in instru ,tIng the dele.
gates to support +. A. Boswell for Col.
lector and Charles II. Peters for Register, but
il met with such a storm of opposition that
II was Withdrawn. A resolution was Iuen
offered and adopted, endorsing ]. II. Lewis .or
the position Of Master Machinist In the NAVY
Yard. II provoked considerable inyectiye
from VIM. Fl. Brown, yr-, against the master
workmen in the Navy Yard, and in the midst
Of his remarks voice in the rear OF the hail
charged Brown with being ignorant of what he
was talking about. Brown, turning scorn.
fully in that direetion.-sOhi you are a harr
then continued, when twenty voices peeled
forth, That's enough for you;'' "You ought to
be ashamed Of YOURSELF "Bag your head,
"You have called your own father liar
s.Shame on your Brown wouldn't believe the
fact AT nrsf but becoming convin ced Of it apollo.
gized publicly. Adjourned.
SIXTH WARD.
In this ward the following delegates were
elected on Monday night: Josiah L. Vensole,
e. arence M Barton, William e. Virnillion.