The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-10


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Trsmsis.
A meeting Of the Adams wing Of the Boys
In Blue VIVA held last evepiup. nj Trades,
rat, u.u o. IN. n,,no.o ~ orr.n,,,nu
u'Vu n"' ~ nv n ps Ms
TINS orancn OF tue hepuohean party III WASH
ington. j. Bell Adams presided, and A. NJ.
Green was chosen Temporary secretary.
NJ Adams said the ,noo,iro h.a h..,
=, A.. .-,.,,,.I 49," n,
eaiieu W os'aohsn 'ne Doys IN due on
better and more peaceful foundation, and to
overcome any dissensIon broupbt about nv
na,,,o. .oat,,o ,h.,r ..,a.h ,.,.,..,. n,
.,",., 49,. -. 49,, ,,,
explained tue oo)ect OF tue organization,
and at length detailed Ito history down to
the present time. He thought sufficient had
ho.r ,nado k,ovr a. i,.,if, IN. sr.r.,.,o,
~ ''''' ~ 'o"
OF a. uiant from command and authority.
MT Grant mad set up Kingdom TOT him
sen, ana annougn court-marnaied, I'M
Poaeu ies euu suspouuoo, NAs w" a,sunlos
posihon ridiculous In the EYES OF the COM
mpnity: , -,
Mr. Z. h.kinson thougnt tue organiha-
tlon oil the Boys 10 Blue had answered us
purpose, ana should DC remoae'eu w-uign,'
heretofore tney mao oveu oas y. hs.,e ~
vantage 70 tne hcPuoneau Psy VI ,n.
eityi gu TUG oousIy ~, tuo eeusure ,uae
ma naa 1cen nenpea UPON .ne oy'o,eu peoPicl IN
WAsnsus.ou, IA" os p. 'n'ousu 'nooisa"'ha
'ion Vi tne ooys w due IA,
rrom,ses were mage tns. w. memoe,s
snouiG nave places some mao oeen simple
enough 20 believe these promises, put no
one had ever realized the oenhts promised.
ne thought tue organization should DC sunk
IN degradat,on ana disgraee, Just where II
belonged. ~ was OF no use, ana tnereiore
ne moved that the meeting resolve itself into
central workingmens association.
line ohair said ne could not entertain the
motion.
Coionei rerry carson SAID nc mad been
p,omoted rom tae RANK OF captain 70 That
oi coionei IN tue Boys IN Blue. lie had been
iatniuI iaoorer IN tne several ward vine.
yaIus' naa espenoea nus money Freely, and
never derived any good from Il. He had
lounu tne boys ~ plus vase disgrace 10 the
.I.y ou', ne,ertneiess, ne nag .shn IN MILL
My o1ga any, ana moved 'nat . com,
Pany ., u'y meu DC orRauikeu u once, ana
mat tne company DC uniformed IN three
"eeks'
l., nj. henry timber agreed that the Boys
IN m D y. nag oeen a failure under A. Grant,
put u need NOT oe under j. Beii Adams; ne
hoPeu 'ne organihauon would DC continued
~ n 1,
nj. ~ thompson sain WINE A. uraut nad
gon'roi oI tne boys IN pIue u was failure.
as mehoet OF Tue Executive board ne
NV NV ~. o'an' was Vi no eattniy use 70 the
hepuoncan party IN ths CITY, anu ne was
not q registered voter mere either. All the
disorganizing spirits were In Grants COM
mana, ana sucn were welcome 70 remain
.ne,e inere Nas = de.ermInauon on the
part o. some 70 40 tne hepuoiican party In
Jury ou. Ior nim n ne was determlned 70
SEC tne poys in due PerPetuated according
u" auu oruer.
MI. Atkinson said Tue oplect OF Ihe meet.
rug Was 70 reoigani.e tne boys IN biue, aud
~ hepuoneah ana eitiIeh ne had o voice
~ sue mee'iugs Ine organizaton, ne re-
pea,eu, Nas usgraee 70 tnc CITY, an INJURY
W .Se E Eepuoncan party; Ine "orklngmen
Vi the rn'h Waru wanted Dread 70 ear, and
NOT eaPes, caps ana torches. he thought,
40 Morkingmen, tneir duty was 70 seek en-
piVymeu', not SNOW.
o,,,,a tuey m Esn wanted vas work, ana asa
citizen OF Tue fiith ward ne knew the Re-
puoIif S IN that section OF me country were
H'aS SIGN Vi Iue boys III piue.
az SnaI!es ~ refers concurrea Win Mr.
pa,,. i D. ant asheu Mnat oenent MAD inc
oye ~ nc nc oeeu W tue hcPuolcan party IN
'Ns .''y " "asnIngton'
mr. a.slnson renewed MS motion, and the
ruies OF the organization were suspended to
ailUm tne Sna.r 10 put tne mouon.
Mlcnael puuy said II MI Atkinson wanted
70 organic workingmens association he
Do, a,,emn, - so,aa ~ snas pSIPose, ana
hoe anetnp. 70 FORCE MS IDEAS onrhis meeting
-, So,iins Gtuso, memoer o. the executive
Dowsrt,I a aur liz D IN Due peuh mac oeen
49, nnNiI. W tne hePuvncau party
- sno D.'.', anu suouiu vr he,u togetner
NJ - 80 pa'y ~ az" ire DenVe,a',c
party aetual,y tIenoieo AZ tue formidable
sn,Ppoa,aI G .ne organI.aion maae IN puo-
Boys In Blue, would now be buried SO deep
that he never could be resurrected.
Mr. Atkinson asked Mr.. Cruso If there
was not danger to the Republican party II
TWO wings OF the Boys In Blue In Washing
Ton contested Tor the municipal honors.
Mr.. j. Williams, also member Of the ex-
ecutlve board, did not think 1t exactly the
iair tuing LOT outsiders 10 come here and ad-
Vocate tnelr peculiar notions. No one de-
nied tne Boys In Blue had been failure un.
der A. Grant.
Mr., thompson moved TO reorganize the
BOYS IN Blue on military basis.
MI. A. NJ Green said he came to the
meeting under some Misrepresentation, but
CONSIDERED II the duty OF every Republican
70 pursue the course that would result most
lHoraply 10 tue interests OF the Republican
party 10 the District He was pledged to
TUG interests OF tne LABOR movement, and
had inc mater al heart as fully as Mr.. At
tion. abonId eo .o, ~ 'nI I'm. I'M an Iues-
inn "a sa,,,a az 'e' "''u' un''' TUG ohe Penu-
rbe no,,oO =, NJ r,,,o, A., a..
pors in pTna ~ w.. inonPson, 'nat tne
nj. nr.DaiIo. ' o'sauiAeu vi MILITARY
Tia sTsom,Iro ho.., - t..,,
ooatn ~ eaHe ooaIu was instructed 10
meeting then aaIoprned w,,S sb auu .ne
Mayor Bowen, '''' 'o'
Casualties.
FOUND DRowsEp.-The dead body of .
boy aged about sixteen years was found
yesterday morning living in TIber creek, near
the corner of second street east and y street
north. It was taken to the Fourth ward
station by Officers Atchison and Wilson.
where Ii was identified as the corpse OF Robt.
6teenbach, who was In the employ Of Mr..
hndolph Eichorn, bacon merchant, corner
ihird and streets, who has been missing
since tuesday. The coroner, DR.. W. W.
Potter, was notified, and he, with DR.. Todd,
made an examination OF the body, but could
ind no marks of violence, and IL Is supposed
that whaD M, rna IN tho hranoh ~ Eta ~