Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

Virginia avenue ard n street, 5. W., were
Mr.. Mcknight Committee on Claims) re-
ported a bill to pay for hauling coke donated by
the Washington Gas Light Company. and bill
for me ere, Ieii .h Of ): J, stearne; passed.
First ward Politics.
MEETING OF rHE " IsvINcIBLE cruB."
"a j." in Bad Odor scith the Invf -ibles-Mr Jones
otter DE Tteasuer Of ae Fret ward Repx5Iicas
Cist-7he City Hall Ring Denoanced. .-'
A meeting of the Invincible Club of the First
Ward was held last night, 1t the Stevens school
house, Mr.. Thomas Martin In the chair, and
John n. Washington secretary.
The name Of jerome A.Johnson was proposed
for membership, and some one, installing the
name Tor that OF Andrew johnson, objected,
saying that they would not have such name as
rected, and Mr.. Johnson's name was added 10
the list. George CARROTS name vas proposed
by himself, and he being known as q warm sup
with laughter. Mr.. Garrett explained that his
object in joining them was to have the oppor-
tunity to defend one man who was the great
The Chair hoped the club would not = receive &c
INTO membership those who would break UP the
harmony Of their meetings. -tg s--Fr-,1-trI--
Mr.. A. Jones asked If there was any responsi
bic man present from the First Ward Repabli-
can Club, as that club was indebted Tor rent of
the hall TO the extent Of SIS. which no one
seemed to be responsible for. Mr.. Himber had
directed him first to one treasurer and then to
another, until he was tired of il. He did not
know how many treasurers they had, bat he
Knew mat none he had found had any money.
Mr.. Henry johnson offered resolutions COM
plimentary to Hon George w. Julian, for his
try, which were unanimously adopted, and three
cheers were given for Mr.. Julian. q ~
Mr.. w. A. Freeman offered resolutions which,
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demanding that i'those gentlemen who claim 70
be the opponents OF Republican principles give
an account of their Stewardship, and by their
G ON Fscords prove that they are entitled to
those Who have SO basely misrepresented us to
prove that by q single act we have ever mani
I sted disposition to jeopardize the interests OF
the party by forcing upon the people an obiec-
tonable candidate, or refusing to support any
nomination that Is honestly made; that we
believe the interests Of the Republican party is
Of more importance than the interests of any
individual, and this system Of coercing laboring
men to support any Individual Is unjust and
contrary to Republican principles, and we take
that he
that God in his wisdom has given &c. -
MI; Henry Johnson gave a sketch Of the
troubles which led to the formation of the In
vincible Club. They were forced TO do il for
sef-protection,. and yet the Invincibles had
been denounced and shgmatized shamefully by
the leaders Of the First Ward Climb without
cause. He wished IL understood thath was not
/ in favor Of the nomination Of 8. }. Bowen. 8.
j. had not lived up to hts political promises he
| could not give satisfactory account Of his
Stewardship; his Administrations had been q
great failure, lvoices-'t Yes, that's so;''] he
bad involved this city in debt to the extent that
friends was that he was great financier. He
believed that he was, so far as his own interests
were concerned, and the interests Of some Of his
" Go shead!'l He alluded to the fact that a
year ago law was made compelling everybody
to clean out the CUTTERS i'm front Of their own
why it was not done this year, too. 1 Voice
This is election year."I GLaughter.l The
speaker then said that it was 50; it was election
| year, and the laborers were all useful now and
must be employed and paid. Il4aughterl He
| then alluded to the change Mayor Bowen's
| mind had undergone upon the mixed school
of a Republican. w. A. Cook had also tried
| to convince the world that he was
a good specimen Of one. He even
Congressional committee that he was a black
| man. As to Bowen's change of his views in
| reference to the school question, he for one did
of sending colored children to white schools, but
they wanted the right 70 do so if they thought
proper: With him It was more q matter of right
than of privilege and honor. Mr.. Bowens first
message to the Councils was then read and com.
| mentod on by the speaker, who said he had been
appealed to by Bo~en's friends to change the
i
| had threatened to crush him out, but nc dared
| them TO do their worst. He would not conceal
their acts of dishonesty nor sacrifice his prin-
ciples of honor for the City Hall ring, which did
| not possess a particle OF honesty. The speaker
| then read from the City Council proceedings OF
last year, showing the action of Mr.. Carter A
| Stewart in reference to the expenditure of the
| money appropriated by Congress for the poor OF
| the city. He showed wherein Mr.. Stewart al
that time condemned the course of Mr.: Bowen
| and dennonced his mode of distributing the
funds in putting them into the hands of such
| persons a. Josephine Griffing He criticised the
| action OF Mr.. Stewart since that time pretty
freely, and alluded TO bis (Stewart's) threats Is
| crush some Of the Invncibles out ii they did
not change their policy towards the First
| Ward Club and towards Mayor Bowen.
MIR. j. II. Brooks said he had taken Stewart ia
task about that speech year ago, and his course
since that time, and had asked him if he wa:
going back on that speech of his in the Coun-
ellis. Stewart replied that he acknowledged his
record, but would not stand up to it now
Henry johnson said Stewards constituent.
| at that time congratulated him on the indie.
| pendent course he was pursuing, but they
| were now disguised with his course. Mr.. Stew.
| art has found out that he cannot control the
wants to try Intimidation. With reference 10
| the First Ward Club, he referred to the mon
strous acts OF the chairman of that organs alton
in attempting to decide questions contrary to
| the will OF the people, and other acts of that
club, which he characterized as infamous He
| did not consider Bowen, w. A. Cook, nor Hem
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party in the city, and il there is to be any sacri
nee made, 1T should be of such demaeogues rs
these, and not Of the party, which was as pure
as ever; he then gave an account of what he
called the fraudulent manner in which Mayor
Bowen had got possession Of the MAYORS ONCE.
when he never had been legally elected, and OF
the action OF Register Boswell, which the people
Of this city would never forget. III thew 20 to
the polls with such men ON their tickets, defeat
would stare them in the face. fvoices-GThaf's
So They have plenty Of honest men there is
Major A; Z. Richards, (applause, j who had bee
Republican long before these latter saints
had come about. He Understood that an effort
was to be made to assail the character or Mr..
Richards, but he for one would be ready to meet
all such attacks. lApplause. 49, . -
in the negspapers as disorgasizers and demo
crati fOf his part he was here because their
was saoh a corrupt organization as the Cfty
Hall ring. which he looked upon as his duty To-
help put down for the sake or the good name Of
the Republican party. IL the money Of tax pay
ers had been honestly applied the city would
not now be in debt, and there would exist NO
me-, to pay or the laborers with Corpora-
an old man who WAS digging in 1 gutter, Win
the view OF verifying the statements about the
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