Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-22
MOB LAW
Another Meeting Of Citizens Broken
mp by the COrporattoA En-.
plOyes and their
strikers!
Ward Commissioner Marshal their
Forces.
They March % Union League Hall.
Major Richards IntePEeres.
The Gangs not Allowed 70 March I'm.
They Enter Singly and I'm Squads.
Pandem0nium Broke Loose.
The Meeting Broken Up.
The Mob Set up Another Meeting.
The Lights put Cut.


| PhilbroOk were early on the ground and took
possession Of the room on the first floor, which
had been rented for the purpose, and it was kept
locked until O'Clock. In the meantime quite a
| crowd gathered in front of the building, and
some hve or six policemen we're at the door
keeping the crowd down from the stairway until
he opening of the doors. About five minutes
past O'Clock the door was opened, aad Messrs.
CIossman and Crane took their positions, for the
purpose OF allowing none to pass who came for
| disorderly purposes. Officer Berry also took a
| place near the door. Among the first who ap-
piled for admission was Mr.W. f. Mott who W as
| followed up the steps by Mr.. John X. Wright,
Commissioner OF the Third Ward, and VIM.
| ROwen, sOp cart-boss of the Fourth Ward. Mr..
Crossman seeing Mott approaching, placed him.
self in position to keep him ont, and remarked
to him pleasantly lyon can't come in here.'
Mott replied-"I will. this is public meeting
Mr.. Crossman.-" You don't come under the
| call, and say you shant.' Mott attempted to
pass in, and Crossman placed his arms over
those OF Mott, and officer Berry anticipating
| that they were going to have scuffie said: eve
must have none OF this; you must not fight.n
Mr.. Crane, who was just inside the door, said
| to Mott: " You have come here again to crowd
us out, as you did the other night, after we en-
gagged the hall; you dirty sounded"
| Mott" Don't call me ascOundrel;" (attemDt-
| Ing to raise his arm to strike Crane.)
Officer Berry here declared that this thing
| must be stopped, and after some parleying, du,
ring which Messrs. Crane and Crossman ex-
planned that having rented the hall and called
t the meeting, they had the right to say who
Il
| remaining near the door for q time. went down
stairs.
THE MOB OUTSIDE.
crowd of white and block filled the street
and sidewalks outside, and crowded the stair
ways leading to the hail. They seemed to feel n
good deal disgusted by the interference of the
the meeting. Perry Carson, the seventeen
Waterman at the City Hall, came up and in
quired what the crowd were standing there for,
and was told that the door upstairs was closed
He rushed up the stairs and endeavored to push
his way in, but was not only unsuccessful but
was slung away by the police with such force as
TO double him up, and he returned to the crowd
outside in somewhat crest.fallen condition
Here was Commissioner Atkinson, of the Fifth
Ward, with strong delegation OF colored men,
one OF whom was heard to say "Indeed this
thing don't do for me; come ten miles, and GOT
TO go back tonight" Atkinson was driving
round all yesterday afternoon, collecting his
forces, and last night had them well in hand
now and then crying out Fifth Ward, this
way!' Henry Himber, Commissioner of the
First Ward, had attended to business also, and
had train Of followers, whom he harangued
from time TO time in excited language.
Among the outside crowd were contractor r.
ID. Peck, TopOgrapher of the Water Board;
Charles H.. Bliss, Maurice Murphy, Commits
sioner OF the Fourth Ward; Marcellus West,
striker for Murphy; the notorious Tom Bowie;
VIM. T.. Mott; A. NJ. Green, Assistant Commits
sioner Fourth Ward; Mike Sinner; 10 Brooks.
striker for Peters, Second Ward Commissioner:
X. 5. Hulse, Assistant Commissioner First Ward
To add TO the confusion prevalent thereabOut.
there was a sort Of Women's Suffrage Meeting i'm
the third story OF the building access to which by
the females was had only by means Of the stair
way above mentioned, and which at times was
one living mass of colored men. In vain did
Dr. Lockwood appeal to them to '.make room
for the ladies to pas" and Mrs. Lockwood tried
also in vain. Now and then some one wouId
cry out that the door was open, when up the
crowd would make from the pavement only to
rush down again. FINALLY the managers outside
seeing that their tactics had failed so far as eff
fecting an en- mdsse entrance to the hail. seemed
to conclude that they must change their tactics:
and after general pow-wOw in the middle of
the street, IN which Atkinson, Himber Murphy
and two or three more participated the street
rung with cries OF " City Hall !" .'This wav
Fifth Ward!' - This way, First ward!n Sc
A move was made towards the CITY Hail bnt a
considerable portion of the crowd came back in
squ..ds and singly, and made their way into the
hall.
Atout 7:35 O'Clock, when some 90 or 20 persons
had assembled, MIR. William Dixon called the
MI citing to order, and read the call;
"REPUBLIcAN MEETING.-The undersigned TO-
quest the attendance for the purpose of organization
WSo are friends Of d the an pr cent
National Administration, without distinction of race
administration, and the elevation Of mem to oRce
whose Identification with the business interests Of
nomica Of their several duties Tnion
League op Friday evening" the 2lst instant lat
BY order Of the Committee of Arrangements.
Benz. Mccoy; Secretary"
MIR. A. Watson nominated Mr.. ID. NJ Kelsey
as Secretary, and he was elected.
Mr.. Andrew McDevitt.-By whom is the meet
ing called?
Mr. Charles Osbourne.-You are out of order
and don't belong here.
Mr.. McDevitt-Are we to have free speech.
The Chair ruled Mr.. d. ont of order, stating
that the call gave the information asked.
MIR. Dixon addressed the meeting as follows
ADDRESS OF Mr.. DIXON.
neutrality-suspicious. 1t is with unfeigned sat
isfactiOn that meet you this evening knowing
that you come here actuated by no feelings OF
rancOr or personal hatred to any one, but by
the most honorable motives-motives that are
Intimately connected with the welfare of the
community in which we live. Not as disorgan-
izers, but as those jealous for the principles
which saved this nation from disruption, and
which short time since gave promise of start
ing this city in career Of prosperity hitherto
unknown. 1t Is vain for any man connected
with the Republican party here to say .'all is
well" What are the facts? Congress, BY Civ
ing the franchise to a race who had never be-
fore known what It was to protect themselves
by the ballot, enabled us to place the admins
tration of this capital right, as we supposed.
before the great country that was CONSTANTLY
scanning our position.
told them OF our sympathy with them, and APP
pealed to them to unite with US In the fight
The appeal was not made in vain. Right gem
eL S did We elevate 70 place and power those
ism and devotion to the principles at stake and
the interests Of the people. Scarce, however,
had the din OF battle been hushed, and our re-
Joicing ceased, when il was seen with intense
modification that some of our leaders, exalted
because Of this intensely professed devotion to
right, began to imagine themselves our lords
and masters, ready to sacrifice the interests of
others for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. am n
lover Of peace; but IL cannot have il unless I
sacrifice principle, then give me war and that
continually. tLaughter.I II this be treason.
make the most Of 1t. lApplause.l We charge
IL upon some Of those most prominent that their
whole course has been such as to degrade the
Republican party Of this city. We think we are
borne out by the facts when We say that thew
are making us q stencil In the land. "a voice.
Look At the internal feuds of our city admin
istratiOn. This hour we are torn by brOils; Grim
ination and recrimination have succeeded each
other until the spectacle has become humiliat-
ing In the extreme. may mention two or three
facts well known. One Is the personal quarrels
of the Mayor Of this city--not with those Of the
opposition party only, but with our own friends,
white and cOlored-have been in character and
number unheard Of under q city government
here. These quarrels have been with some Of
the best and most intelligent men of our party,
men who should have been treated with con-
sideration as deserving well of the party and
especially well Of those whom they had largely
heiped TO elevate. Another Is: our city govern
ment has been In the last eighteen months
the party to greater number OF unneces-
sary suits than has occurred in any pre-
nous period OF twenty years, involving
expense and oaium to the city, and such
40 as 10 eiclt the just reprObation Of an