Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-21
LOCAL POLITICS.
Pirstand sceord ward irish Rcpub
IicRus

John w Prcnd.I. secretary.
The Secretary moved thtt committee Of
Ave be appointed to report = series Of rcsolua
tions eSnfrsslvc Of tho sense VI the club IN
regard 10 the attacks made upon the president
SessTs' Prcpdrr, Pog,lI. KI,rnan, Martin
and Harvey were delegated the committee.
and retired for consultation.
The president stated that the attacks Is.
Tefrrd 10 had been persisted In for several
weeks patt because he opposed the clique that
was attempting to control the Irishmen Of the
city. An effort had been made 10 miarepresent
him In some OF the Irish ward clubs but he
thought he was too well known to have those
who knew him say that he was guilty Of be-
tTaying his eountrymen. Hedefended himself
from the charges circulated.
Mr.. Ptender, chairman OF the committee on
resolutions, reported series OF resolutions
indOtslng the character OF Charles T., st.
OlAir aud denouncing Oily Surveyor Z. n.
DOnegan, the alleged author OF the rcaolu
assailing the personal reputation Of the prcsi.
Inc revolutions set forth that Mr.. Doncgau
sold bogus bonds four yeArs since 70 ctcdulous
Ifishfnen, aud had At divers times deceived the
people Of washington, Imposing upon them 10
many wany ways that be had uuTricd fayoTs
from Jack Rodgers ADO we DemoeIatie admin
ported Mayor Bowen because II paid TO do 80,
And that his Efforts had been TO control Irish
votes for his own sclnah purposes,
MT. st. Clair said he would not wish II to
be understood that he had anything 20 say
that could influence the action OF the club,
aud asked the vice president, Mr.. Powell, to
Mr.. Henry HImbct said he would like to cay
something about the resolutions before they
were adopted, but the president decided that
an honorary member could not participate 10
the debate,
"A number OF the mcmbcrs OF the club said
they could substAntinte the assertion about
the FeniAn bonds.
The revolutions were adopted, aud Mr. 81.
Clair thanked the club for the Endorsement Of
his character, some might think them severe,
hut they must remember the provocation Let
them consider how they would feel " made the
subject OF personal attacks, weeks after weeks
called an impoater, and represented as a bad,
dangerous man among his countrymen. The
best way, he thought, to deal with such per
sons as would injuTc mans moral character,
was to be severe In return.
Mr.. Henry Himber thought that some parts
Of the revolutions just adopted were rather
strong. lie did not believe In tongue laHhing
At any time, but he DID not know the proVoos.
tion. He thought they should cease quarrel
ing among themselves and work In unity. He
believed that the June election would settle
beat the old Citizens party and the Democratic
party too. He was glad to see the Irishmeu
eiplcs, and aiding the party OF progress. lie
was In favor OF mixed schools because he
wanted to see all distinctions on account OF
color abolished. lie defended Mayor bowen
whom he said had done more for the Improve.
ment OF the city during the past two years
than had been done for years before.
lie reviewed the political character Of Al.
dermAn Emery, who had been elected on the
Radical ticket, but had never voted for A
square Republican measure since he had been
an Alderman.
Iii was stated that now, on the eve Of cleo.
tiou, that the Mayor was putting more men on
corporation work than ever before. That was
not so. lie had not been governed by such
motives, and he did not allow prejudice to in
nuenoe him, The REPUBLICAN wKs constantly
publishing lies about Mayor Bowen, although
Mr.. MuTtagh had urgently requested Mr.
Bowen not to resign, when he intended TO do
so, because hswas too good = Mayor to give
up his position. The interests Of the city de-
in.
He did not blame the reporter for making
the reports, but believed they were tinkefed
truthful and hard against the Reformsrs. then
they were changed TO suit the temper Of the
editors and u the reports Of the Reformcrs
meetings were not strong enough they were
very easily hNed to suit the tastes OF the man.
AgeT OF the paper.
they might rely upon one thing, and that
was that Mayor Bowen would be Tc-nominated
and reelected In spite Of plug ugIica and col
onizcd voters imported for the occasion.
Mr.. Pfender offered the following; which |
WAS unanimously adopted:
ReIoirsd, That the thanks Of every Irish |
Republican In this city, and Of this club 10 |
putieulAr, Is due to our able and gifted Ptesi.
deat for his successful rcfutati0n lat a late |
meeting Of tho Fret Ward Republican Club |
Of the structures Of DR.. Puryis against the |
Irish birth and Republican principles
The club then aclnurutl..
Fourth ward Republican AssocIa-
tiOn,
n
Reform association was heIA At their new hall
corner OF scyenth and d streets last night,
and was quite largely attended. !. II. Crane
presided, and stated that the object vas to
fAtiIy the nomination OF Mlthsw o. Emery,
and that any remarks on that rugeGt would
be In order.
VisiBg unity OF purpose And HCfipO, II thcy had
that, success was certain, II 10 was doubt.
full. He then pronounced eulugy upon AtF
Emery, and hjpSd that unity Of actlnn and in
tegrity Of purpose, would chSractetIzs all
their efforts, And they would be successful In
redeemlng the city from the slough into which
II has fallen by the misFulo aud mismAnAFc-
ment of thoae 10 power.
MI. II. b. Philbrook Al1o spoke In lAud.tory
terms OI NlT Emery. with regard to Mayor
Bowen, Mr.. Philbrouk said his manner of oct.
ting into once showed what he was. He had
gathered around him = faction AS associates,
men In whom you could put no trust. A look
at their eOuntenanCes was enough to convince
even stranger Of their character He would
not discuss Mr.. Bowen further; II was dis.
gushing to talk Of him, but he could not dcsist
from helping to remove the dirty rubbish from
once. As for Mr.. Emery, he never was
Democrat nor never had any sympathy with
Democrats. MI. Bowen can't say as much
Mr.. FoTney can't say AS much Mr.. Williams
the FrederieksburE ex.rebel, eNn'tssy as much,
number OF his ring can't say az much
AIR. Phtlbtouk continued At some length In
high compliment to Mr.. Richards.
Mr.. Amos Hunt referred TO the mNny pledres
made BY Mr.. Bowen prior 10 his election and
I
and asked II they had been fulfilled. Il was 40
use for MIR. Richards to go into the convention
with Bowen and Cook, As they would surely
Outmanage him, and even II he got the nomi-
nation he could not be elected against Mr.
Emery, for no man who had any dealing with
the Bowen convention would be trusted by the
people.
Palmer Brisooe, oolorcd, aluo eulogized MT.
Emery At length
Mr. Crane said that when they nomipated
Mr.. Emery they did 80 with a full knowledge
OF what they were doing, and the Increasing
popularity OF the man was what they had an.
iielpated. He referred to the fact that out OF
the four papers Ia the city two bitterly on.
posed MIR. Emery, and the other two, while
they lad nothing to say against him, thought
that the nomination was ~ advised and pre-
mature. He offered the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted!
Rtfoiptd, That 10 placing Mathew q. Emery
In the Held the Independent Republican Re
form Association has acted consistent with its
declaration Of principles adopted at its organ
nation on the ith OF February last, and ifthSt
association Is to be put upon trial before tho
public, we ask that II be tried by It's own min.
ciples, aud not by the standing Of others.
RSSOlUed That we regard the declaration
often made, both publicly and privately, by
those anti. Bowen men who refuse to coon
crate with US, that they win go into COZ.
Ventlon called by WIN. A. Cook, and IL not
successful In defeating the humiliation Of
SAyles J. Bowen will "bOltn and make an In
dependent nomination, 40 In violation or all
recognized principles that have governed
political conventions In the past aud IL nut
In practice we predict will result la the de-
served leltAl, IS wen ~ ia the moral aud
political qualification Of all who participate
10 such conduct.
RssOiUsd, That having started out with the
Intention OF securing a reform Ia our city mol.
tiles, and the election to office Of men who
viii administer our city government with
honesty aud economy we VIII accept OF no
compromise, but will Eight II out on this
llnen until victory crowns our efforts; and we
invite all good citiLense to aid US In obtaining
the desired result.
Mr.. Hall offered the followiugj which was
adopted.
RfsOiprd, That this meeting heartily endorse
the nomination OF Matthew a. Emery for inc
MAyuralty OF this city, aud pledge ourselves
TO labor, by all honorable means Ia our power
to secure his election.
The Chair appointed tho following commit.
tees ChallcngCrs3 George W. HRtton, !, q
LArner, Palmer A. BFisoos, h, Williams To
bring out voters to the registrations r. NJ
Hall, IOhu X, TUNA, Dr, !, W. Stephenson
Charles Ealiu, HcorEe Monroe, WIN H. West
W. q. Walt VIM. ,. Hall, Benjamin NJ. Nc.
Coy, VIM. II. scott, Fielder X. JOTsett, Geo.
FollOnshcc, Ohhs Mann, Daniel Mclaughlin,
George q, Wilson, Patnck Foley, James A.