Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-07
Irish Republican Club Of the First
and Second Wards.

Election.
A meeting of this Club was held last evening
at Green's Hall, on Pennsylvania avenue, near
18th street west; Mr.. c. f. st. Clair in the chair
Mr.. Henry Himber was elected an honorary
member.
communication was received from the First
Ward Republican Club, inviting this Club ITO
act in harmony with them, and to participate in
their meeting this Thursday evening. invita-
tiCn accepted.
The Chair introduced a preamble and resolu-
tons, protesting against the conduct and pre-
sentatiyes of the Irish Republicans OF Washing
ton, who met at Wills Hall ON last Tuesday
night, and constituted themselves the Irish Re-
publican Executive COMMITTEES of this city, al
though they represent only themselves and
about sixty or seventy Others out of the twenty
two hundred Irish Republicans OF the city; eau
tioning 1.-THE public to put no faith in their as
sumptons to Leadership among SO int ligent
and spirited a body OF men As the Irish Repub-
lcans OF this city" and pronouncing ''the entire
proceedings and It's results complete swindle,
though . small one; and that it must have been
concocted BY somebody who would be great
kpave Ifhe had the ability to be one"
resolutions. This pretended Irish Executive
the fact that the Republican Central Executive
Committee, OF which VIM. A. Cook was chair
man, tapplause, d was ample for all emergencies
He then urged the Irish to pat their shoulders
the credit that belonged TO them. Probably this
Irish Central COMMITTEES had an eye to selling
themselves at the coming municipal election;
but they could not sell the First and Second
Wards. For the Mayoralty there were three
candidates already mentioned. First OF all,
there was Mayor Bowen. prolonged cheers;
then there was Major A. G. Richards and Mr..
Cries Of ave don't want Rich ards or Emeryr,
The ChAir.-You don't Well, then You are
sensible. There may be other candidates, but
he would pledge the Irish Of the First and
Second Wards to that embodiment of Repub-
hcan principles, Sayles j. Bowen. : =.
Cries Of "Thats So" "Thats So" "You're
right now" G .ef a
The resolutions were then adopted, amid loud
cheers.
Aessrs. Syphax, Prender and st. Clair having
been appointed Q committee on resolutions re-
ported resolutions "That in organizing this
aseoeistaon our object has been to carry out the
pthnn9eipies Of the great Republican party, and
tne msyoralty of this city who has not convinced
us ~ ms condnct that he 10 . living embodiment
o. tne principles Of the Republican party. That
Sayles .. Bowen has proved himself such man
might TO make him the candidate of the Repnh.
hcan party at the coming municipal contest"
Mr. h1mper then said that the resolutions
were but the expression Of true Republican
prfncipIes $40 Mayor Bowen's honesty. no
man could ever deny 1t. Persons who had
doubted his Republicanism did not know that IN
the dark days OF slavery his house was Q refuge
for fugitive slaves; and any good man was tf,e
friend OF the negro and the 1rishman Alike Ne
had given them beth work; TO prove which II
see how many streets had been improved durinS
his administration. The charge that Mayos
Bowen had zone to the Presidents house and H.
the departments to get men turned out. was
Pronounced an infamous lie by General Grant
Major Richards was good man; he liked him