Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-23

one hundred opposed to the bill. He said that
in the county there were three Republican
voters to one opposition: One advantage was
that the Territorial Legislature would see that
the money of the people would not be squan-
dered.
Mr.. j.. H. Crane referred to the meeting nj
Lincoln Hall as one of the series studied = In
Mayor Bowen and Mr.. Cook, but such meetings.
would do Mr.. Bowen but little good. He WAS
losing ground rapidly; more rapidly than he
(Mr. C.) liked, for he would like to see him
feated. The Lincoln Hall meeting cost 500 for
the hall, and cost Mr.. Bowen several sleenless
nights, during which he was arranging a speech
of twenty-eight pages of foolscap Tor the occa-
sion- The committee on meeting waited on
Bowen, and informed him that they had agreed
to allow him i've minutes to make his speech So
this efusion of twenty-eight pages would be
lost to The world unless some enterprisinp naper
would print il entire, as the Chronicle had done
the address not delivered before the District
committee OF Congress. but delivered to the re-
porter OF that paper. Mr.. Crane spoke of the
proposed serenade to the New Hampshire dele
CATION as another trick of the Bowen men and
after referring To Bowen as having appointed
Democrats to ofice, he said the great argument
against the bill to change the government used
by the Corporation employees was that they
would De legisl slated out of office. lie also spoke
OF the amendment urged by Dir. Cook looking
70 tne People voting ON the bill as ridiculous
loI those IN the county would have no right to
vote, and how could Washington and George
town vote for those in the county?
MT. Ration was called ont and referred to the
meeting at Lincoln Hall as gotten up by the
Clty nan ring, and also referred 70 a call for u
meeting tc-norrow night, when after speeches
IN the hall they will serenade the New Hamp-
shlre delegation, and wind up on a ''nigger"
sent from Mississippi. The meeting at Lincoln
Hall was called to show what an almighty genius
Saylts 81 Bowen is; not in behalf of southern
loyaists, but TO advance s. j. BOwen'sinterests
AS Tor the territorial bill, the opponents OF it
pave not produced a single argument. hut on
the other hand the two individuals (Messrs
Bowen and Cook continually boring the mem
eers are making the passage OF the bill sore.
After speaking at considerable length of DE
manner IN which Corporation affairs had hon
conducted, be said: ''Give us "A territorial
eminent, or anything other than the rule of the
Corporation ring.D
+ The Chair announced the Executive Com
mittec as follows: First Ward, James Kelly:
Second Ward, Lewis Clephane; Third Ward, Fl.
y: Holbrookj Fourth Ward, }. II. Crane Fifth
Ward, VIM. III. Wayne; Sixth Ward f. d.
Gaines; Seventh Ward. j. W. Green.
MI. .. ID. Barrett was next called on and au-
dressed the meeting. saying that he came to
spt ak Tor government for the people of the Dis
triet He alluded to the fact that In no other part
OF TINS country are people debarred OF the priv
ege Of voting excepting in this District, outside
the corporate limits. He did not believe that 1t
was safe TO debar people from the right Of SAT-
frage. He alluded to the fact that at the North
the people did not cling TO men, but PRINCIPLES.
While IN Yeas past nj the South FREQ lently one
man led the people. The result Of s;ich a state
OF things has been seen, and he wouid ask wouI!
they in the District follow the example of tie
people OF the North or the South? lie spoke of
the dlncuity In obtaining Legs lltiOn from Con-
gress, alludiDg 10 the defeat Of the Worlds Fair
project in Congress, which would not have been
the case had they had tue "better government
asked Tor. Instead OF the Appropriation Tor
soup. there would have been plenty oil work
and all would have been prosperous through the
winter.
MIR; A: Grant followed, speaking of the Lin
coin Hall meeting and the proposed n. H. serc-
made as tricks Of the City Hall ring party, AMI
expressing the opinion that the bill for the new
government would be passed in few days
Adjourned.