Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-20

manfully for the election of Mayor Bowen, and
they had not been disappointed in him, although,
as was the case with the Fourth Ward Republic
cans, there were some few sore heaos among
them.
Councilman Robert Thompson, Of the First
Ward, was next called, and on taking the
stand addressed the meeting In reply to MI.
overburdening the citizens with taxes, and as
the Mayor had nothing whatever to do with
taxes, and the Councils fixed the rate. the charge
came with i'll grace from Mr.. HattOn, member
Of the Council If the rate proposed was too
high, it was HIS duty to speak out in the Coun-
ell Chamber, and not here. (Cries Of 'That 8
So" and cheersl He had charged that improper
proof had been offered. He would say to the he
men who were in this opposition movement that
they will stand better chance Of being struck
by lightning than OF defeating Sayles j. Bowen.
The charge that the laboring men have not been
paid is simply false. All had not been paid and
cOuld not be paid until the taxes were in. They
talk Of selecting honest men for Office; and he
had no doubt the Republicans Of the Fourth
ward thought last june that they were electing
honest men. [Laughter.l He doubted il the
white man could be found who could fill
the Office with more honor than Mayor Bowen.
"A vOice-"And take better care of the furni-
ture."l 1t had been charged that he had disre-
garded law, but he thought that the manner in
which he submitted to the authority of the law
when the furniture was seized was proof enough
that he was a law abiding man. Hatton was one
of those who voted against the bill giving the
colOred men rights in theatres, hotels, Sc and
had done more to njure the race than any man
Of the party. Who spoke against Piper's bill if
not Hatton. A voice--"That's not sou The
record will tell. In conclusion he urged that
they would stand clear on the platform of the
party, and not be led of by demago CUES.
[Cheers.l
Mr.. E. s. Atkinson, Commissioner ofthe Sixth
Ward, said that if all the charges made were
sustained, he would not be driven from the
for he ed nj IN mt nj
could not be used as tool in the hands of dis
organizing men, who seek to withdraw that par
ty. lie thought that HattOn had acted as tool
at Gettysburg, and had he been in his place he
would have asserted his rights as an invited
guest, and not ask the protection of Mayor
Bowen or any one else. In conclusion, he ex-
tOlled Mayor Bowen for his honesty,
Col. James X. . BeiTne, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tor, here mounted the alabaster-tOp table, but
that structure was not equal to the support of
his well-fed proportions, and the concern col
lapsed with scrnnch. He cheerfully mounted
the wreck, and said the call was signed by VIM.
Dixon, formerly Collector of Taxes under the
rotten copperhead party, who, in his present
weakened condition, having been for long
competent to take the lead in the proposed
movement, which would, to insure success, re-
quire Hercules. He believed Mr.. Dixon had,
in an unguarded moment, allowed himself to be
used by rebels, c0pperheads and sOreheads, and
he made this remark because he had seen him
during the evening in company with Messrs.
Crane and CrOsman, defeated sOreheads, and
ex-Alderman Grinder, who was never known as
a champion of anything. He did not think the
body OF Republicans desired a change of city
administration. He put it to a vote, and
the the various , Ward Commissioners, scayen.
The Colonel then referred to Mr.. Hatton, who
read a document on fOOlscap which he should
have had on his head as one being used as
weak tool, and compared him to the bladder OF
air in the fable of the Fox and the Bladder. He
thought no one had been more assiduOus before
Congress than Sayles j. Bowen. To his certain
knowledge it was he who had the charter ex-
tended and the hill passed giving the right OF
suffrage to the colored man. fCheers for Mayor
BOwen.] HattOn had charged that the laborers
had seen Hatton 60 to the Mayor and ask for a
check for his pay as Councilman, and get it
daughter and aPplause.l They should remem
Der, too, that the city was and had beer
bic monopoly, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and that Mr.. Bowen was the first Mayor who
had dared graphic with 1t. Time and time
again had ar airline road been projected; but
the money and the master minds Of the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad had defeated it, In
days past some had made a show Of battle to-
wards this monopoly, ouly to set them
but with Mayor Bowen it was mo-
| the case; he had dared to meet then
and the issue had been made successfully. II,
defended the Mayor very warmly from til,
charges made, and proceeded to urge that tn,
proper place for members of the Council to adj
yocate dismemberment of the Republican
party was in the Council Chamber, or at tn,
| ballot-box He would say, after having trav
| eled considerable, and being acquainted Will
| many city governments, that the Councils O
| this city were the most honest he had ever oh
| served. After speaking of some Of those en-
| gagged in the new movement as having pur
| chased poor mems accounts at ten per cent.
and others as receiving chickens eggs and fior
| from poor men rewards, he urged those pres
ent to be true TO the present city administration
| Mr.: {. IL. Peters, Commissioner of the Secon,
| Ward, next took the stand, and defended tn,
| Mayor as the friend of thepOor man and tin
| friend Of equal rights, as he went for equalit
| in education. 1T there was any fault to be foun
| with the Mayor he was TOO honest. He had beel
the rich property owners were responsible no
| having paid their taxes. Of 81 500 900 due onl
| 5000 had been paid in, and it seemed to hin
| that mary of the Democratic property holder
were Withholding their taxes that tn
| Republican party may be injured. Ii
| referred to those who had called the maetin,
as being original Chase men "a voice.-"Dixon
| another '.BOswell.'l and Seymour men. HI
| defended Mayor BOwens action on the schoo
| question, and stated that as the doors were nov
| open to the colored people he had Obtaine
children to the schools. The Mayor too ha
| approved of the acton of the Ward Commits
| sioners In refusing to recommend licenses whel
| distinction was made on account of color.
l. Mr.. Sinclair offered the following resolution
which was adopted
| Whereas this meeting was called to indorse tn
/
| reform In our city government:
| - hes0tced That we nominate General Ulysses s
/ Grant for President in 1872, and that we nominal
| Mayor Bowen for our standard bearer in our an
/ preaching hIunicipa contest.
| hesolred, That this is the style in which We re
| spond TO the call Of this evening meeting.
Unanimously adopted.
| DIR. j. T.. SnOdgrass (whOever he NAV be) of
| fered the following, which were adopted:
| Resofted, That advantage il hereby taken % thi
the first general meeting of the Republicans Of WASH
lngtoh, 10 denouncG the proposition Of select part
Of rich men To abolish the charter Of this Dstric,
and thus rob recently enfranchised thousand, q
| their right to the municipal ballot
an Oficeholder under the faithless Buchanan admin
lsiratlon, who IL understood to have made his for
tune in the otce held under those suspicisus cir
custaDces, is enough to make all true Republican
long hesitate to follow such lead, slavery as
Is IN Ne Instincts and oIsequenty sure to be anti
Republican i'm practice.
Mir. b. ID. Peck (topegrapher of the Waite
Board offered the following; which were ais,
| adopted:
Rtsoired, That this meeting deem it to be tbei
| our Mayer, Hon. Sayles J. Bowen, merits tn
thanks Of all Of citiZensSor his frnress in r..
ssting the efforts Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road I'm it's attempts To oycrs,aw this Corporation
Of nS eas to
Mayor, but "a the Car for his sue
cessful efforts in defeating this self monop
oily in all OF it's measures to this end We rejoic.
Of Mayor Bowen, is for once superior TO this over
grown and insolent monopoly. and il more than ,
match for that purse proud man V happens to be
for the time being the president of this plethora,
over our city as he lords IL the employees Of hi
Prof. A. M. Green, Assistant Cor,missioner n,
the Fourth Ward, offered the following, which