The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-26

Professor Green offered the following,
Resoived, That We, the Republicans Of the
Fourth ward, In mass meeting assembled, do
hereby Tesfirm the opinion Of the. Fourth
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wi" Rs,oised, That The thanks Of this club and
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Ward Republican Executive COMMITTEES, for
the faithful and enicisnt manner 10 which he
iiiiesi strussis from which We have 80 recent.
ly and so tIinmphantiy emerged.
Resolved, That to him 10 due much OF the
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and which resulted 10 an unparalleled Victory
for our entire ticket"
Marcellus West objected to the adoption
Of the resolutions endorsing John II. Crane
as commissioner Of the ward, and brought
charges against Mr.. Crane relating 10 the
paving Of certain streets and alleys In the
ward.
The Chair said the resolutions had nothing
to do with paving Of streets and alleys.
Mr.. West then offered the following reso-
luton as substitute:
Resoiped, That in the opinion Of this meeting
the appointment Of ward CON missioner belongs
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and he should be len free to make such selec.
ton As 10 his judgment 10 proper, and no at
tempta BY the united hctlOn OF clubs,chuouh OF
convention should be tolerated by him, or
should be suffered to Influence his action In the
The Chair decided the substitute out of
order, and the resolutions Of Prof. Green
were then adopted.
A resolution returning thanks TO Mr..
Crane was laid over temporarily.
DIR. 8. 8. Bond offered the following;
| Resoired, That this mass meeting refuse to
| diotste to Mayor 5. J. Bowen who he shall or
shall not appoint to position In this ward.
Bowen We have a Mayor who is fully eompe.
tent to make selections Of persons to be sP.
pointed to position by him, and that any at
eoeree the Mayor to appoint the selections Of
Messrs. Holmes Go. against his inclin ations
| lie showing = want OF confidence 10 our cxecu.
tive unwArranted by his present or past
course.
The Chair decided the resolution Of DR..
Bond 10 be out Of order.
DIR. Bond appealed from the decision Of the
Chair.
The question being taken, the Chair was
sustained.
Mr.. Crossmau moved that tho nominations
be taken from the table, and be acted upon
separately.
Mr.. West asked whether the names on the
list had been recommended by the Fourth
| Ward Clubi
The Chair replied In the Affirmative.
The following resolution was submitted;
Resoired, That our thanks are also rendered
to Mr.. Crane for the able manner In which he
has conducted the business Of the ward en-
trusted to his care As Commissioner, and we do
most heartily recommend him for reappoint-
ment as commissioner for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Crossman thought 1t proper to recon-
mend candidates for office, and 1t was with
tho Mayor to respect the endorsement.
DR.. Bond said he was opposed 10 the adop-
| finn pf The FaRnlutipn tho maattnn
got up in the interest OF Mr.. Crane, Mr..
Crossman, and Mr.. Holmes.
The Chair said the meeting was composed
OF Intelligent men, and he would not allow
Its motives to he impugncd.
DR.. Bond said he did not wish to throw
any reflection upon the meeting, but he de-
sired to express to those present the trickery
about 10 DO practiced.
Mr.. Walden said tho meeting would re-
commend whom they pleased, and 1t rested
with the Mayor whether no would appoint
them or not. He thought Mr.. Crane a true
and honest Republican.
The widest excitement hero prevailed,
and cries Of "Questlon!" "Questlon!" were
heard from all parts Of the house. Amid the
confusion the question on the adoption Of the
resolution was taken, when
Mr.. West again introduced his resolution,
which was laid on the table, and the rcsolu-
ton indorslng Mr.. Crane was adopted almost
unanimously.
Mr.. West amounting a tablc) offered to
bet $50 that Mr.. Crane would not be renom-
mated by the Mayor.
The following recommendations were then
made for the other ward Offices: Apothecary,
J. A. Thompson; physician to the poor, DR..
George W. Wooley; lamplighters, l.. Jefiries,
d. W. Dixon garbage collectors, Robert
Shorter, William Bowen, G. Stoncgal, Geo.
Monroe.
scavengers-Palmcr Briscoe, William II.
Marlborough.
The meeting also recommended Colonel
William L. Bramhall as disbursing officer.
Mr.. NJ. West moved that J. II. Crossman
be the next Mayor. (Laughter.l
Professor Green offered o resolution rcaf-
flrming the adherence Of the Republicans OF
the ward to the present city administration
which was adopted.
Mr.. G. Y. McGill offered a resolution
thanking the Mayor aud Board of Police
Commissioners for appointing colored per-
sons on the police force; which was adopted.
A committee of three was appointed to
walt upon the Mayor and inform him OF the
action OF the meeting.
There were about six hundred persons
| present at the meeting. y.
Tue GEORGETOWN REPUBLICANS. AT n
meeting Of the Central Republican club Of
Georgetown, Colonel j. b. Magruder, from
the executive committee, announced that
they had secured from the Attorney General
the appointment Of John Cornell as Justice
OF the peace, aud had obtained positions for
1--WE colored men In the Treasury Department,
where he thought few colored mechanics
could be provided for. A number Of persons
were proposed and elected to membership.
On motion, Mr.. Enoch, First precincts; Ben
Jamin Grandson and James Ferguson, Sec
and precinct; George Riggs, Third precinct;
and Albert Dodson, Fourth precint, were
recommended to fill the positions secured by
this executive committee at the Treasury De-
partment.
The following executive committee were
announced: Colonel James Magruder, DR..
Charles Cragin, Henry d. Cooke, esq, Levi
Davis, John English, Alfred Pope, ii. II.
Dade, John Ferguson, William II. Barker,
Robert Hatton, and Rev. Pipkins.
The following statement was submitted
by Mr.. Barker, but no action was taken
on 1t:
We earnestly call the attention of our
Republican friends to certain proceedings of
the 80 called "Grant and Colfax Club of
Georgetown" at Its meeting on Tuesday
evening last, the Goth instant, In which we
are charged as wicked colored men, running
around among the different heads Of depart
ments with paper purporting to be q state
ment OF facts, &c. Also, resolution
wherein we are denounced for conduct tend
Ing to create q dissatisfaction In the Repub-
lican ranks Of the town. or these proceed
ings Mr.. ]. Bell Adams (the would be leader
Of the Republican party of the town. was
doubtless the instigator, and we take occa-
sion here to pronounce the statement that
we had been going around from department
TO department, with view to have Collins
Crusoe aud Edward Knowles removed from
their positions, false. Whilst we did, In a
statement presented to General Crocker,
comment severely but most truthfully on
the conduct OF Crusoe, Knowles, and others,
we have made no efforts against them else
where. We here assert that the paper re-
ferred TO, signed by US, contains statement
OF facts which We are prepared to prove by
the testimony of many Of the best Republi-
cans In the town, and that for said papers
we alone are responsible, and not the ire
publican Club Of Georgetown"
Signed, John ii. Ferguson, James Cornell,
William II. Barker, Thomas Luckey, vii.
liam King, and Robert Wilson.
The club was addressed by c. II. Cragin,
John Cornell, and others, and thon ad.
journcd.
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