Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-02
TIE FIRST MaRn
consolidation Of all the Emery Clubs
fattficatien of the vs. rel NOniiaa-
ttOns-AAfre<s OF Mr. SLu.ary

Il III.
| stevens SchOO house last nIsf. to rafiFy the
| nominations made on Monday eve ming for Alder
man, C21neilnen and Assessor. The room vas
| crowded % its almost Capacity he Assem- blaze
| embracing q very large prop0- ion OF cOlOred
| HeD, and nearly all of the prominent business
men OF the ward. This was one OF the largest
| political meetings ever held in the ward aad
| great enthusiasm prevailed.
After the meeting was called tS order, DR.. ".
| u baldwin announced that ALI TIE ward clubs
IN favor of reform had united solIty in support
| ing VI. G. Emery for Mayor aud the entire ward
4 reform ticket nominated by the Inyincibles
| This announcement was received with ieaten-
| ing applause and cheers for Emery and reform
| The very best men Of the ward, after consuita-
ton together, had agreed to ratify these Irwin
| chile Combinations. The Invincbles were recog-
nized BY them s the champions G. the reform
| cause at the West End. Next Monday their
labors would be finished and glorious victory
waited them. Cheersl Emery's election was
| sure nOS and the yappyres at the City Hall
were trembling in 0seir boots at the prospect of
| their speedy departure Up Salt river Laugh
| ter and applause.l
! AT the conclusion of the remarks Of Dr. Bald
! win, the Boys IN Blue of the First Ward, &C
| tompanled by the South Washington band, en-
! cred the hall, and were enthusiastically re-
/ Mr.. James NcKenna wa invited to take a
| seat on the stand, and the members of the En-
! cry clubs were al admitted to full membership
| with the Inyincibles.
DIR. A. Il. Fardon, the NOMINEES for Alder nan,
/ responded 70 cal, and returned his thanks not
only 10 the Invincbles but to the citizens of the
| ward, who had signified their willingness to
unite on the platform OF reform, and support
Mathew Il. Emery. He was glad that the va
r'ous clubs had harinOniZed and were united TO
/ achieve a glorious victory. 1t was significant
OF better state of things that our citizens were
/ cO-optratl1g In securing the advancement of
principle. lie was confident that victory would
perch on Our banners on Monday next, and tine
| city would lie redeemed from its financial en-
| barTassment. No longer would it be necessary
| for the Senate OF the United States to pass res
olutions of ine1iry into our accounts and TO ex-
pose t.le bankrupt conditioned our city treasury.
lApplause.l
At this juncture, while the hall was crowded
10 its utmost capacity, great cheering was heard
az the entrance and all eyes were turned in that
direction, when IT Was seen that Mr.. Emery,
accompanied by Henry johnson and John III
Brooks. had entered the room. y Tremendous
out-hurst OF applause greeted him, and il was
a long time before Quiet was restored. The
platform was finally reached when Nr. Emery
acknowledged the compliment paid to him and
the assemblage, without stint, applauded their
choice, the band playing "We'iI rally round
me nag bows At the conclusion of the music
all quarters OF the hall. The Chairman Mr.
Martin, raped to order and said he had the
pleasure OF introducing the next Mayor of Wash
lngton, Matthew G.. Emery. and he proposed
tnat all unite in greeting him with three hearty
cheers, which was done with a will.
ADDRESS OF MR.. EMERY.
Alter this was over, Mr.. Emery came forward
and said:
Gentlemen of the First Ward, and fellow-citi-
zens:-I feel profoundly grateful Tor the honor
among you this evening. 1t was the earnest re-
quest OF your representatives that induced me
to accept the invitation, and can assure you
that am deeply grateful for the kind reception
you have extended me. 1t gives me great
pleasure to meet 80 many of the citizens of the
FIRST Ward Let me congratulate you, gentle
men, on the unity and harmony existing among
the people of this ward. lCheers, and cries of
q" Union and victory" ~ There NAV be per-
sonal preferences, but when the citizens OF
the ward declare their intention to surren-
dldates Tor the sake OF principle, it augurS,
IN my estimation, success Tor the party
that has enrolled itself under the banner OF re-
form. prolonged cheeringl | congratulate
you, TOO, on the union of your organizati ms in
THIS ward. IL seems to me as though what is
sanitary tor the First Ward should be so for
every ward; and If all OF our wards were as Wen
organized as your own, there would not be- a
uace OF your opponents left to tell the story of
lhelT deieat. Tremendous cheering. and cries
OF "Good enOugh.'l Ii is hardly necessary for
me 70 say that am not accustomed to uuhli,
speaking; but there are others on the platform
VINO can entt rtaln you, and viii det ain Won no ,
longer Again returning you my heartfelt
thanks ioT Your cordial welcome, geutIeiueu !
viii remain and listen to the speakers in vited IN
address you" Great cheering.l
Mr.. John Ill. Brooks, on behalf OF the InvInci-
Dies, than ked Mr. Emery for the high cOmplI
me nt lie had paid them in appearing in their
midst. IL was net because MIR, Emery could not
make speech that he had been 10 ,ef, hut he
diu not expect the Inyincibles OF tle Iirst Wan
70 thunder such applanse ia his cars as had /!
erected h,rp tonight NJ. Emery preferred 10
evince by his acts rather than by words his fea-
" 10 the cause of reform Applause II Is F!
our good fortune 10 have a. a leader man vino !
y III demonstrate by his acts that he is friend /
ct the people, and that no mean, narrow, selfi-h
TiT;t actuates him in accepting the nomination
Vi the party, and the marked difference betwe an |
the administration OF our municipal affairs I'M
der Mayor Emery cheers and his predecessor,
eX-MayOr Bowen, laughter, viii be that
multitude ofVrOmises will not Oe made 10 tiatter
our cars and disaPpOint our expectations. We
.sS I him "a man OF deeds, not promises; aud
N ~ ns this We shan escape the disgrace that
has been thrust upon us by treachous and sell
fish Mayor. tGreat applause aud cheers tor
Emery.l
VIM. A. Freeman, L. Z Brook and \. 5. Tay-
Tor, the candidates for the Common Council,
were introduced, and made brief speeches,
the citizens for the honor conferred
GIon them, and Pledging themselves that they
had nominated Matthew u. Emery, and 10 all
il their power 10 wipe out the disgrace entailed
mon our municipality by the City Hall ring.
h. !. IAN spoke next, and aIsed the citizens
oi Tie EiTst W ard to support with unanifnits the
ward ticket nominated. The action of the
clubs Of the ward in uniting on that ticket had
already had good INF uence throughout the
city, and spoke nobly fof the friends of reform
in the banner ward Of Washington.
Gen. A. Grant, OF the Boys In Blue, said he
had taken lively interest in the present cam-
paign, because the city needed reform. He dis
cardei the title of politician, but as a citizen,
having property at stake, he could not be silent
while our corporation was being swinded and
disgraced. He then reviewed the history OF
Bowen's political career, and said ne was an
autocrat and despot, and ii he should ever
again have the power the coiored men of Wash
ington would either have to leave the city
-tsrve for want OF bread. He alluded To the
manner in which corporation work hal been
engineered for election purposes, while the poor
iaboring men were suffering for money. Ia
conclusion, he hoped that every friend OF
honesty and reform would stand by the regular
nominee OF the party and cast his vote for
Matthew q. Emery. prolonged applause.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Kelsey WAS the next speaker; and
afterwards Mr.. Emery took his leave, the vast
assembiage testifying their respect by repeated
cheers. As he passed dywn the aisle many
awaited themselves OF the opportunity OF shak-
ing hands with him, and he could hardly nnd
his way 10 the door, so great was the crowd.
After repeated and enthus iastic cheers for
our next Mayor, NJ. q. Emery, the meeting ad-
journed.
"THE Fools Nor ALL DEAD YRT."-About
the richest joke of the season was played yester-
day by the Fourth Ward Bowen party in voting
for the nomination of Assessor to Till the
uneXpired term of our much esteemed fellow
citizen, Mr.. Samuel G. Espey, who died last
Tuesday morning. One of the intelligent men
who took part in this farce is a self-styled Pro-
lessor, another is q member of the Board of
Common Council; another occupies the position