Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-05
Third ward asss,si aspaSiIs.n


CIuh.
Pursuant 70 aIouTnmon5 this club met
"a elect permanent ohioeta tot ne ensuing
feaf.' Long before the hoor ~ meetiug me
hoets were matshaned slong the sfeeta can
NAasing the merits aud dement's OF the pro
posed candidates for the presidency Of the
elne. Every ward 10 the city was fully repre-
ssnt.eui ptobsoly not 70 take patl 70 the pto.
oeeulngs, but 70 keep an eye on thlngem they
eoegrred, the nunbefIn the AggreEate uwelllug
70 ~ least oo; The Irish iepublloans were
s,hss,s, lhe heioImeta were there, a. were al,o
Dena i nv p, ~ o'lhs "otA
"a The meeting was promptly called to order at
ai CLOCK ~ r. y: beau; eaa,, president o. we
minute. Of he %ss,ins on F,,Ss2 .S rsiu '"'
ino Vhalr SAID me nrnt business would De
70 s'ee' permanent omeers Tor the ensuing
MT M. Arson Russell rose 10 . prly,l.r,d ouO..
ItonaiWhleh was gtanted, when ne proeeeded 70
.,,,s snat malny peisons mad attempted 70
~ nun ~ onouiaung eaae rnmors Againss
the committee as follows.
W.T. rIeIuuen' M Hentlenen ~ me rus
p mMg ,.n1s.snil,s m9Ioi, VIZ ths
nomlnsslng eqmmittee appreciated May 9, lsoel
~ the hepnbhcan voter. o. the first ward n
mass meetlnE assemolsa ~ ne purpose o.
dermen aud Common oOuneii--also 40 assessor
Zdlssentlng from We views 81 the majority
oI asiu oqm,n, I ~ 20 an4 o. per
sons quAllned Tor the nosluona OF Aldermen,
common Oouneil and asseaior Tor the District
oil Oolumbla.
we DO moat respeetnly submit lot your
aetuated US to pnrspe the eourae indleatedi
section hYe o. ihe yhaIter ol the Disirlet
O. Oolgmela explicitly dehass vino are eilgi-
BILE 70 be elected 70 the polltions a. members
Assessorsi It declares explicitly that person
% per,oni gusnneu I9t ,he a9oys named POSI-
United States shall have been resident OF
the Distflot OF COLUMBUS one year next pre-
eeaing me Jay o. eleouon' And shAll nave At
And notwithstandlng the various amend.
ments enacted TO the eharter OF the district
o. Oolumbla ~ the Oongrer OF the United
STATES theto mas been no clause or eeotlon
appended thereto to remove M. unjust DIS
made by the present ocnFfe.. % two Oesa.
charter Of the District OF Columbia, sad you
sre ALSO nWie OF tns esuse Q, ,neit !, 70
become law, and In consequence u 10 unne'
oewv1sFy Io1 w 20 Ies1r 20 " "a, nm,
= manuscript eontalnins the opinion OF MT.
WIN; a.. Oook upon me question, from Nhleh
We uissem rom ,hs mNot'ty o. me nom s,I,l
ing eommlttee, end 10 hls op,nlon ne niates
tht we questlon reIeIfins 20 We o.
ooloted men lot eleotlVe posltlona W me DIS.
rlot o. Oolumbla 10 yer unsettled. BeinH
controlled BY the law AID hetlh s presented
~ minority o. lhe nomlnating oommittee,
We are pnwllllng 70 ALLOW our names 70 be
appended 70 report that has placed In nomi-
tion men VINO eAnnot take or occupy their
While We are anxious and willing at all
.imea 70 eievAte 70 ne mos, pIomlgent posi-
ions thAt they may PC Quanned TO MI and TO
advance the interest OF ougfaee generally, ws
We are pnwllling 10 20 u 10 denAnoc o. law
oI. on ths ei9,ntrasy ~ aSsoruanee with law
Respectfully submitted "
AAnoN RUSSELL,
InoHhs MARTIN,
n. ,,,,od t,,,h., ,,., w. W. P PsT al.
eulated against him, even BY the OOmmlshlonsr
o. the Third ward Al OF which were false;
Ms did cot Ss;irs e. dls,sn.ion IN n. ward and
club II u would create dlssension,
VT. Oo1n ssld that Mt, Cook tried TO buy
Su 'n nonS ,hnny ~ y 70 Se DoIsh
lOheen ,,
reelected as president, and ~ he saw there
were other aspirAnts, he would withdraw his
name for the position, and hoped the friends
that intended TO support him would throw
their votes for John T. Johnson ~ president
6t this announOsmcnt Rsdlam broke loose,
After order was reltoFed, ]. W. Freeman
sAid he Recognized but one club, which was
adjourn, and the executive, committee meet
some di..siisiaoilou being exhibited, Nc.
Freeman withdrew his resolutinn.
Nj. Cook inquired OF Mr. Oooa when Aud
where he offered TO buy hint
and Mr.. BeaiI was present. "A''
Mt. Beall denied the assertion,
MT; Cook then proceeded to address tho
vented most OF hts remarks from being heard
Order again reigned. when Mr.. Cook said
he requested Major Richards to send a police
cot people from every wards and observing =
policeman ptesent he requested him to step
forward and DO hls duty Mr.. Russell, he
| y, COOK wa, nominated against him.
MT. Cook said that when j. ,: Cook was a
voted for the colorod man 10 the Convention,
and TO this day had never refused to vote for
his elevation. ~ the Third ward Republicans
no election to-day BY outsiders should be blnd.
log on the Ihlfd ward.
george n: BOSTON attempted 70 Addtess the
RUSSELL J0hnaoni' boston" Beall,"
MT kusseli, when order was restored, moved
lhat the CLUB proeeed to the election OF ON.
The question was put and carried with deaf
ening cheers.
MI. M; I,1 ~ moved That as NJ. Beail had
ehair to the vice president.
Tories OF Get" "uet out" Shoe n.y."
6el
90 M i Sss aeeuned to retire un'i his success
Pandemouium Agsln broke loose, and loud
cries for Johnsop, reconsider the vote 90 30
Into eleetl9n, and points o. otdeti and the
quesloh OeihB put, we ehAlT decided the vote
SsSrsss ,ss ssI l@Ved John JohH'on to
Mt. Johnson then stepped forward and said
ne hAtdly knew where TO begln amid so much
eonIuslon, put ss man and a. Individual he
was 40 lnieBTai part OF the Republican party,
and would not barter the privileges enjoyed
~ ms race LOT the lAst lhree years TO his
enemies: ne htood nnirammelled, not Tor one
N man 3ut ine Eood OF the whole party, Ga
thAt plsstdotm nc would stand or TALL The
Mnois n aite.uI,y grew out o. me party light ioI
Wy osiSo ~ ptSssuSnt o. LhS eluo. ne would
not siI Iu VIM NJ, n. ~ mlleri ne would not
muss JOhI y, S'Ay SUI nc hAa 20 ialth IN
hnnn A., 49, tneh appehled TO bis
hes sn " stNnu ~ muse Who nave worked
my oecu nus 70 lhsm' As AEhnAt those who
w ~. ~ SnHn =, " she tan OF hepnOiieans'
, b.d oe1n inioilned thAt " vas the inten-
nVn oi .he usseh.eIs 70 maze row and ami
iats WIN thVse he hhmen y certain onieeru
., Il " 'he oiuo. LEI them go, - the
RIy Hou.u oe tenSthehed without them,
~ W. no shsmy OF mayor Bowen Or any
I'm nAui ~ nc ptoIes good hepnblieAn.
IIi y, ~ sntsu 10 omos, anu " othera
uesIIeu 70 ortAs Up zoe cup they could do as
thnss{ shose eunI iof hlmseli, ne would remain
Vim WIN 'he eiuo u only three DINERS are with
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