Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-23
Ward.
MEETING OF THE THIRD WARD RxPuBLIcAN

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speak Of has Erecutire and Financial ability, and
the rdiue Of his services in fighting TIE Railroad
Aonopely-Spdrring bettceen Or. Deitrick and
Co.. COok-Thdt 'chitetcdshing report.
meeting OF this club was held last evening
atWsewelPs Barracks which was largely at
tended, j. T. T. johnson in the chair and Enoch
Edmonston secretary. The President on taking
the chair urged that they would forget their
prejudices; have no chickering's and it would be
be st subserve the interests of the party in the
District. He urged that they would aid him in
keeping order and that they would abide i'm
every case the decision OF the majority.
The Chair announced the following Execu-
tive Committee. Campbell, L. p. Bell, j.
X. Wright, John Freeman, James Coleman.
Robert Green, A. Russell, G. W. Brown and w.
A. Cook.
Mr.. Russell declined and A, Lewis was an
pointed in his place.
Mr.. Freeman said that some of the men on
did not speak to him, but he would not peremp,
t0rily decline.
Mr.. A. w. Russell offered resolutions that
be M .ea S
nomination for Mayor; and It is apparent that the
holding primary election that the election for del.
egatee to the nominating convention shall be at
the Central Republican Committee may designate:
that there be four Of election and
pp ny sons Of the e.
the event Of the Central Committee failing to desg
The day &c a. sni. ssd
said election between the hours of O'Clock in the
morning and O'Clock In the evening.
MIR. Michael Duffey said that he would like to
know who are the candidates?
Mr.: knssell:-"The names Of Sayles J. Bowen
and A; g. Richards have been proposed"
Mr.; Dufiey1"Do you know that Major Rich
MIR. Russell.-"I do"
Mr.. Duffey.-"That is sufficient,
Mr.. Russell said he offered the resolution for
the best reasons, In order to heal the divisions
In the ranks.
MT. Beall rose to a point of order, that there
was no division in the party, [Applause:l
Mr.. Russell repeated that there were divisions
in the party, and some had even gone so far as
to say If their candidate could not be nominated
by fair means he would be nominated by foul.
II the resolutions were adopted, they would
II not, six hundred Republicans would be at the
mercy Of three hundred. He wanted to see har-
mony in the party, and did not wish to see the
defeat which was inevitable If they could not
come to an understanding.
MI Beall moved to refer the resolution to the
Executive Committee.
MI. DERRICK said the resolutions were so fair
that he could see no necessity for the reference.
Mr.. Beall said he was sorry to hear remarks
about divisions being made, and that his reason
could be proposed. The resolutions were not
understood.
Mr. Russell.-Do you understand them?
MI Beall.-I do not. They have just been
forced upon us.
Mr.. Russell.-It seems singular that gentle
man OF your ability does not understand resolu-
tons so explicit as these.
Mr.. DetrIck said the resolutions should satisfy
any fair-minded man.
MIR. W. A. Cook stated that he, with Alder
men Stewart and Davis, Councilman Thompson
and others, had just come from meeting of the
Central Executive Committee where the subject
Of the resolutions was considered, and a sub
committee, on motion of Mr.. u. +. Cook, was
appointed to submit plan for selecting dele
that they would report In favor OF primary cleo
tons in each ward, to be held at the same hours
and day TO prevent stuffing and packing. They
would, perhaps, recommend the very plan pro-
posed, and the Can would embrace ali bona tide
Republican,
luton.
Mr.. George Boston said that if they did not do
something to bring up the citizens to the regis
tratiOn they could not expect to win; and while
their opponents had their force out, they had not
carriage. He moved the appointment of a
committee to raise funds and to work about the
registrations; carried.
Mr.. VIM. A. Cook said while he was a member
Of the Board of Registration he would give 80
and would ask the reporters to put it down that
il was Tor the purpose OF bringing up 20 the reg
istration the bona fde Republicans; that he did
Mr.. NJ. Duffey, Hugh McGinnis and Others
sent up subscriptions, and about sl5 was re-
ceived.
The committee was appointed as follows -
George ii. Boston, james Coleman, j. X.
Wright, W. II. Posey, and ID. Williams.
The Chair stated there was bin OF $3.50 un-
paid.
Mr. VIM. A. Cook.-"I1l put down the money
to settle that" (handing out ay.)
Mr.. Duffey moved that the Committee on Reg
istratiOn be paid az per day.
Mr.. Freeman opposed the motion on the
ground that there had been too much work for
dollars and cents already.
The motion was lost.
MT. Carter A. Stewart was introduced and
addressed the meeting. He said that if they
read the papers they would see that in the First
Ward they had as much as they could attend to.
He was at the meeting in the Seventh Ward on
Tuesday night last, and thought that ward de-
served the banner. In the First Ward the ques-
ton Of primary elections had been discussed,
and they had determined on waiting the action
of the Central Committee. He had been
charged with saying that they intended TO carry
the nomination by rickery. He had used the
word excitedly, and never once seriously. He
was opposed to primary elections, because the
people generally did not understand them, but
if the majority of the people wanted such cleo
tons let them have them. The First Ward
wanted to send strong delegation to the
Councils this year for the party may make a
mistake, and the wrong person get into the
Mayors chair. In 1868 the names of A. T..
Richards and Sayles j. Bowen were before the
and Mr.. Bowen was elected, and
had filed the Mayors chair with credit, in
augurating many improvements. They wanted
that he should carry forward the works he had
and intended to place his name
high upon their banner with the words "In hoe
signo rinces." He did not believe that MIR.
Bowen would accept the nomination if ii was
made through trickery. A nomination had been
made-a gentleman of the Fourth Ward now In
the AldeTmen-what does it mean?
Mr.. w. A. Cook.-"Why, il means the same
thing the devil meant when he went into Para
disc, and In the form OF the serpent tempted the
woman"
Mr.. Freeman said he was opposed to any gen.
tlenan springing the names OF Richards, Bowen,
or any other person.
Mr.. Stewart said that he did not come in the
infefe NJ m and a prODOAad talk