Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-24


FoUErH WARD IRHH REFpBLICAEs.-Th,
Irish RrpublieSn Club Of the Fourth wATt
held nSetlng At Bfeen's hall last night, thI
president, Mr.. d. Z. Uahill IN the chair, Cor
| neliuG Ryan SstinE a. secretary.
Ga OpeninE the meeting the Chair fefgFfet
to the fact hat notice has been pubII1he,
for = nsetlnE to be held at BOldsn's church o
parties purportinE to be Irish Republicans
liean organisation In exiSteAee Ia the FoufIi
ward was that over which he was now pre-
siding. r,.. ..# 40
more clubs organize. There could not be tos
many. ''7
Nj Ryan moved that the club assemble IL
,hsf han tonight and march Ia body to
This motion created quite a sensAtIon, Mr,
Ryan arguing thNt the renegade Irish Rspub
he thought II hut right that the oTiEinalI
should attend and vote down all AtiemptI
hat might be made to perfect the new Asio,
| citation.
Nj. Uarmody thought that II would not dc
to act 10 this manRsr, TomsTklns "You ean'l
pnsTenI their ofEa1iainGB let thom goj there
10 not 4 bakers do1eA, and their Efforts vii
Patrick Hourihau belieYed In having a.
many clubs 40 could DO raised. ''.
Mr. Ryan said that the men engaged In this
mG'y,nsnt s1a been isa ';I.sE.y BY men Ia this
drawing OF the membership OF the ofIEinIl
club In order to break up the orsAniEhtion.
Theprlme movers IN the affair were msn
who had fEiled 10 get oflee IN the present club
Pat HouTihAu.t "welI, We are all EsekinE
ONCE, so they are the same as us.n
This OhHir suggested that Mr.. Ryan name
Mr., Ryan. "ChNrISS Curtin Ia one Of the msu
ImeAn.h ....t.. .....r.
members Of this club should attend tho meet.
Ing at Boldeh'b church to break It up "Fhe
parties who are forming the club have gone
over TO the Democrats, aud N you but give
them Iope enough they viii hang themHelTts."
Nj. Ryan insisted that his motion was
proper, When MF. GLEASON AgAin dLsGpproyed
OF such = course.
vote wAs taken, and the motion lost,
The CHAIR asked u Mt. DOasgAu, chairman
Of the special oommiilee appointed 10 inVrsti.
gate the Aeilons Of SertAin diBARestSd msmbsTs
OF the oiuh, had Any report to make, Mr.
DonegAn stated that he had seen MT. Costello
and Nj. Hickey, and they were not diapossd
10 admit that they had forfeited theif mem,
berthlp In thia club; but he would say that ~
there were Any who dehirel to 60 with this
crowd, let them. This much he would say,
that the orIKthAl club wnuld be the only one
recognised by the Central Executive ION.
mittee soon 10 be formed "
He requested that further time be granted
the committee, which was agreed 10. .'F
on motion Of Mr., RyAn, the committee on
halls was Instructed TO procure another Mace
Of meeting. Amer taking the vote Oh the
motion quite war OF words occurred between
the ChAlE Aud Patrick HouFlhAn, a Iroat buL
let head inhlgiduAl, who seemed deslTOua Of
making himself generally obnoxious. Mr..
DonsgGn suggested thAt a police ofieeF be
called. Dir. CAhill. VIII some one call 10 an
ofieeT. -...... ~" .'T
Hourihsn suggested that OAhlps grand.
mother be called, And thea hnnounsed his in-
tention Of being quiet. After a few words
from MT. Glealon, HouTthAn again interrupted
the pTosesdlbgs by proelAiminE his iatsntion
Of leaving thp room.
hour ago Il would have been better" 80
Hourihan, taking his seat, Feplledi Just
for that III stay Wild you noN.n tLAughteTl
Al the auggeItlon OF the Chair, the club de.
eldsd to elect two AlternAtea TO the executive
COMMITTEES soon 10 be formed. Msssrs, Ed-
ward s0Ahlan and Patrick QuiFk were elestsd.
Mr., Donsgan being called on. expressed lila
plehgpTe At seeing 80 much Interest exhibited
AiIoelAion, He hoped Il would continue,
and urged unity OF action on the part OF the
active membefs, He Was followed by Mr.,
CAhill, who made q short speech, showing
what the Republican party Of the city Of
WaShinEion had dons for the Irish eitiiens,
and urged hia fellow members TO act heartily
In unison with the party hero,
The speaking concluded, Mr., uleaton made
q motion that the committee on employment
be Instructed to walt on the Mayor Ghd re-
quest OF HIN that The members Of the club Be
furnished with work whenever possible,
lie had heard that work had been given 10
outsiders, and he thought u but fair that the
members Of the Fourth Ward Club should
have the hIt chance. The motion WIs
adopted,
Tkis business finished, Pat HourihAn, TO
vary the exercises, offered 10 bet that he could
lin a greater weight THAI aBy nan IN the
Tbs motion was aot adopted,
AID NE meeting AoiouT5Sd,