Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-15
GEORGETOWN,



RDPJBIfcAH MHKrrue-Ls,,y, r;,,> -pur
suant 20 q call the Republican, Ss,d a ,n.e.,nr
last evening Al Good Samaritan Caprch. NJ
one seemed 70 understand the object OF ,hs
meeting, 40 about O'clock Mr. Rsil aa.,s
asked oy what authority the mse,in- va.
called, when Mr.. WIN. Barker, coiored' rsni,.s
that IL would be explained when the mIst,n-
was oreauIzed. Mr.. Adams nominated NJ
FuIlsr for Chairman, bot the voice of the ms-t
ing was decidedly agains. Mr.. A. then and in is
subsequent action, and Mr.. Fuller was not
chosen. Mr.. Barker tnen nominated Nr I,.yi
Davis, who was thereupon chosen 10 pre.Ide.
After Two votes were taken (amfd great
confusionl for secretary, Mr.. WIN Barker
that the objest OF the meeting was 10
discuss matters looking 70 the urity
OF the Republicans OF the town. Dr. q.
saying that as long the Republican party Is
In its present disunited condition they might
expect defeat and deserved it. Any one dis
satan, saned a, with me parry should 1ea,e IT. as pre-.
open enemies. He then asked the que 'tion n
he was not tried ana staunch Republican;
and even with that, men who acted with the
Republicans In the nominating con vention
worked against his election, and were no bet
er than traitors. He toeu stated that Mr. T.
Bell Adams had spoken disparag,usiy and
slanderously about one Of the candidAtes-L
NJ. Clements. Mr.. Adams thereupou arose,
aud branded the stat sment as false, AMI
claimed that ne himself orgauIz-d the
Republican party IN this town H thought
also, when negroes voted The ReprbIi can
rcket, they ought to have better positions
from the Councils Than chimney sweeps,
Mr.. j. ii. Ferguson said he did not doub; M.
Adams loyalty or Repupiicanism, but If the
eoiored men had w lifted Tor him 20 aiyoc ,.e
their cause they would be sadly OF today He
was The first Pre- ident Of a Repu olicaa clr o
here. and he was glaG 10 say that the D-m -
Gratis were too honorable TO offer him money ID
vote their ticket. Collins Crusoa denied being
the author of any report that Mr.. ADAMS had
disparaged the character of Mr.. Clements bnt
fhat
Clements used to run OF colored people TO be
sold into slavery. and IN the beginning OF the
war sent men South to fight. He then CRITICIZED
speech mace by Dr. Cragin hast February in
Market Hall He asked Mr.. Clements 10 woe
for a certain nan for Street Commissiouar So
that colored men could get work, when Glenn
ents reiFd: "Damn the colored man George
Coakley said that Dr. CragIn urged the $40.
pointment of Mr.. Clemens as Assistar, Rsys-
nue. Assessor for Georgetown but b. the
speaker went and informed the auth DrIfies
against Clements as not being a true R-publI.
can. Tremen dous confusion ensued Mr. Fer
guson endorsing Mr.. Clements as a good Re-
any colored girl South to be sold INTO slavery
Thereupon every one claimed the attention of
the chair al once. but finally quiet was restored
and John II. Ferguson offered the following
preamble and resolution, which was adoptrd
with but few dissenting voices:
where's IT IL self evident that no political
or Other ORGANIZATION can exist and successful
ly carry out ITS principles and objects in the
absence OF perfect unity in sentiment aud
action OF all las members: And whereas we
as the representatives OF the true faith and
creed OF the Repu blican party of GEORGETOWN,
have heard with unfeigued sorrow and rerret
OF the workings and doings of a certain clique
OF malcontents at our late municipal election.
(they having been, strange 10 say, members of
the convention which made the entire Repub-
lIcan ticket as follows, to wit: lst-(Finding
that scratching was OF no avail with the rn-
educated colored voter. he forth nately being
gifted with sight, il not with education. by
Causing to be printed and freely circulated a
bogus ticket prepared for the occasion 2d-Ry
the scratching and procuring 10 be scratched
(by one of the clique at least) of the name of the
Republican candidate for Mayor. Aud 3d-By
procuring the nor attendance of hundreds OF
colored voters at the polls, by which under
handed and malicious practices the Republl-
can candidate for Mayor, and we verify be.
lieye the entire Republican, ticket was defeat
ed And whereas. we have learned that a nor
ton of this identical clique is now and has
been for some weeks past making downright
slanderors reports TO the herds of several of
the public Departments. under the specious
Ruise that they represent nine .tenths of the tine
Republicans of the town: The refore,
Resotred. by this meeting, representing al A.
does, the true Republican party of George
town. That Edward Knowles John II. New.
man, Collins Cruso, Alexander Campbell, Geo
+. Coak,ey, aud John Paxton, constituting the
Clique referred to in the foregoing preamble
are hereby declared unworthy OF mem bership
with the Republicans, and as such, We ad YER.
tise them TO our brethren of Georgeto yn
Washington city. and the heads of the public
Departments. as healthful warning against
all such mischievious and unprincipled
Clques" Adjourned.
DRovERs' REsT.-The market yeste rday was
active, with the following sales:-aOO held of
cattle, at 50 TO 80 per 100 ls'., gross 6o0 sheep,
at % and $3.50 per leo lbs, gross: 500 Iamhr
al 50 To s'.2j per head; veal calves, at : TO .
cents per lbs, gross mulch cows, $50 to SO
each.
CoNvALKsCENT.-Rev.D DIR. McCauley. Pas
or of the Dumb srton street M f. church has
lmo:t entirely recovered from his late attack
Of ILLNESS and will occupy his pulpit as usual
Tomorrow.
RIVER ERoNT.-Cleared-Sch oouers Sarah
Louise, Maxwell, Boston; and Federal Hui,
Wheeler, Baltimore.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGR.-The offerings on
Cnange this morning consisted Of 40 bu 81
els OF choice wheat, i2s OF which sold ar - ana
sou at 500.