Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-26
Sixth Ward Politics.
MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CLUB

MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Councilman Gaines Raises a Commotion- The
Sinner wants to knO,c achdt Gaines ,cds Doing at
Union League HdU-Sdys Gaines is TRICKY
Games Says Sinner is a Liar- Territorial Coz
ernmenf, Ai1ed Schools, and Mayor Bo,oen's
Chances Discussed.
The regular meeting Of this club was held last
evening at Mission Chapel, on 10th street east,
the President, Charles Champion, in the chair
After several persons had been admitted to
membership, Mr.. F. ID. Gaines offered q resoIu-
ton empowering the President OF the club here
after to appoint all delegates and all commit
tees, which was met with cries of "Lay it on the
table, ooh there you are;" zone man power, I"
&C., when Gaines looked heavenward and said !:
eco ahead, bad fight here tonight"
luton might be a tool of s. P. Brown, and have
lots for sale. The resolution was an insult to the
club, and it was offered as such. Instead of
being laid on the table it ought to be put into
the stove or thrown out of the window.
Mr.. Gaines said the resolution was to prevent
mkapprehension on the part OF the working
classes just about the beginning Of the cam
paign, and it would prevent meetings from be-
ing packed to carry certain points, as often had
been the case before.
Mike Sinner characterized the resolution as a
trick to prevent Bowen delegates from being
sent to the nominating convention in May.
Mr.. p. Riley thought the passage of the resO-
luton would save contention, and 60 far towards
preserving harmony in meetings.
The President took the floor, and said that he
would not like to take the responsibility which
would be imposed on him by the resolution, and
he appealed to Mr.. Gaines to withdraw it. But
he refused, and the resolution was then laid on
the table.
Mr.. Gaines then moved to set aside the vote;
but was overruled. and Mike Sinner then pitched
he had worked hard for, but who had now prac-
tically left the club. They were here present,
and they had been empowered to reconstruct
the party in the ward. lCries of "Call the
member "a call
them, Sims and Gaines.''l
Mr.: Gaines here called the Speaker to order,
doing up there with Crane and them at that
meeting at Union League Hall the other night?
You are tricky; got no use for you. You go Into
the Mayors room, shake hands with him like
cisely opposite
Mr.. Gaines.-"You are a liar.n
Mike Shiper.-"Wen, 1 don't care; You can't
pass any Of your resolutions here. You want to
get a hand in the convention already. IdOn't
know who will be nominated
Mr.: Gaines.-"BOwen won't, you can bet on
that"
Mike shiner.-".well, II he amt, it win be a
Mr.. Henry Better here moved to declare the
seats OF Messrs. Sims and Gaines in the club
vacant, which caused terrible confusion, Gaines
all the while trying, unsuccessfully, to get the
floor.
The Chair finally settled the matter by re-
fusing to entertain the motion.
Mr.: Il. Pearce said that any member Of the
club had q right to be opposed 70 Mayor Bowen
and not be condemned for it. Every man had
his choice Of men in any party. He had con-
versed with the leading Republicans up town,
and had found them to Q man In favor OF a ter,
ritorial government, or almost any change for
the better, but still they were not opposed to
Mayor Bowen. They had - much right to ODD
pose as to uphold him.
After debate a. to the probability Of Archer
Fletcher getting the contract for grading 18th
street east, Mr.. Champion took the fiOor and
hauled Mike Sinner over the Goals for saving al
meeting few nights since that he was ODD
posed to mixed schools. He said that the col
ored people who were Of that opinion should
keep It to themselves, as, by expressing it, thew
would only injure their party. Let the white
people fight IL out.
Mike Sinner, whose dander had been " rizn
by these remarks, again remarked that he WAS
opposed to mixed schools, as it was . wrong
principle. You may talk A. you please, Won
white men, there Ii not one of Won in a thoussnd
who 10 i'm your heart In favor or mixed SCHOOLS.
Mike was further ventilating himself when the
meeting adjourned.