Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-20
Meeting Of the Fourth Ward Club.
1.-THE Ring shown Up.

Club held q regular meeting last evening at
Wallis Hall, corner of New Jersey avenue and
First street-Mr. j. c. Wall, president, and Mr..
Henry Barton, secretary-st which there was a
yers large attendance. Thirty-two new mem
beers were admitted, making the total on the roll
now over $50.
Club had appointeda committee of ten to confer
with a like committee from this club in regard to
the time and manner Of holding the primary
election Tor ward officers, and suggested that
those committees should meet on Saturday
night.
The committee heretofore appointed was dis
charged, and the following committee Of ten
chosen:-J. NJ. Mcnamara, Dennis Fitzgerald,
Jeremiah Conner, Dennis Looney, Frank Ward,
Michael O'Connell, Timothy Costello, Samuel
Bacon, Michael O'Brien, Il. p. Carvazier.
The Chair said the central committee on the
| ratification meeting had provided five trans
parencies and one hundred and forty-fye
lanterns for each ward, which would be fur
club decided to hire band for the occasion.
and Messrs. Shultz, Hurlihan, Foley, Myers, and
QIiii were appointed to procure one.
MI r. IL. Rhinehardt was called on and adj
dressed the meeting, saying that he had hoped
tbat the contest would have been conducted
without personal charges being made but ii
seemed that the City Hall ring was determined
10 throw dirt on all who did not affiliate with
them: Well, let them throw dirt if they will,
but they will receive dirt i'm return. lApplause.
he referred to the Chronicte having spoken OF
MN as "a man named Rhinehardt," when he
was personally acquainted with all its employees,
was relative of the editor by marriage. and
had been the city editor Of the paper. Not
outstanding that paper was loud in its praise
of Bowen, there was not a man on 1t who had
not during the past three months cursed SayIes
y. Bowen as q dishonest scoundrel, entirely
, unns 1or a ms position. The reporters of that
not be published in the paper If they would
hurt Bowen. He chose to support Matthew G.
EmsIy because ne was republican, and his re-
(Rhinehardt) was republican when Bowen
dared not show his hand; and as for Mr.. Cook
republicanism, 1t could be Judged from his hav-
him lkhinehardt) for putting up what was
STYLED ga Niger hand BILL" He had read the
Mr.. Emery, and it was sufficient for him TO
know th at among those making the charges now
was Wn A Cook, who in 1851 was the grand
mogul OF the know -nothings of Pennsylvania
and he was elected on the know nothing ticket
TO the Legislature.
Mr.. George Jueneman said he understood that
Cook had been in the pententiary.
MI hhinehardt answered that he had heard
so, but did not know that such was the fact. A
VOICE" de ought to be-" This much he knew,
ne mad written to a brother in Harrisburg for
tne record, and had not received AN answer: and
ms fact looked to him as If some OF Cooks
friends had induced him (his brother) not to
answer his letter. He would say that in Cook
they had most INSCRIPTIONS foe, who would
stop at nothing to carry out his nefarious de-
signs, and would even stoop to the Internal re-
gions for aid. He (Mr. r. spoke for Matthew
III.
election will be such a blessing to the city that
after the 9th day of June next they should keep
one DAY as day of thanksgiving.
MI. george Juenemann was next called on
and complimented the meeting on the harmony
prevailing. He had heretofore been a demo-
erat, but, like many present, when there was no
He could not be Bowen republican, IA voice
~ no; put he was an Emery republican.
DE urged that each man should see that his
nelghbors registered and that they east their
votes for Matthew G. Emery. He didn't believe
that BOWEN could be elected fairly, but he night
be accidentally; and If he was, Congress Vsald
SEND down to Green s Williams and borrcy a
red flag, stick 1t by the side of the Goddess ST
Liberty, and sell the city. Laughter and ap-
Mr.. Jacob H. Crossman said they had been
charged with breaking up the republican party,
when the charges would be better made rs to
other side, for MIR. Bowen knew that there
was great Dissatisfaction in the party, and if be
nad had the interest of the party at heart he
would have stepped aside and allowed some
otner man on whom all could unite to serve AZ
'Ae standard-bearer. He, however would not
allow tnls, an would rather ruin the party
han suffer ary other man to take his place on
ne ticket, and had prostitutes, ficial Patronage
:. y ioie MS nomination and split TN party. 1t
!, a. -, sau lning when Office hoiders-the Sc, wants
u - ae Peeple-essayed to play the roleof tyran,.
" u ,.,ncIpIes of the party. Irishmen
..u no. come here to be ruled by a tyran.
put 10 put republican principles int practice
Bowen had assumed this role-to be the party
md to say who the men of the party should
Iote for. He was glad to see that the races were
plitting up, and that each race was not to be
ed a. a race to vote one way. There was no
more necessity for colOred men to vote one way
han for whites, and this campaign presented a
,oOd opportunity for a mixing Of the races
They should vote according to the
merits of the question proposed, and not with
egard to race or previous condition.; and for
men, not with reference to what they have been,
nut with reference to what they are now.
The meeting adjourned with rousing cheers
or Matthew q. Emery.