Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-27
Tie First Ward rnviueib,e..

q meeting OF the Invincible Club was held
last night at the Stevens School house the pres
ident (Thomas Martin) in the chair and John
H. Brooks secretary pro TEN. The hall as usual
was crowded to its utmost capacity with the
friends of Mr.. Emery, and great enthusiasm
prevailed.
The executive committee reported that there
were many names omitted from the printed
measures be taken at once to rectify the list.
They also recommended that fifteen detectives
be chosen to discover illegal voters, and two
chalengers, all to attend the election, and also
that every man see that his name is properly
spelled on the registration list.
Edward A. Watson stated that he had regis
tered, but that his name was not on the printed
Capt. Fish said there were a large number of
the lnvincibles left of the list this had been re-
Gently discovered.
Henry johnson read from the Republican of
May oath a reply by John II. Brooks to the
scurrilous attack on the colored people Of this
city by Bowen's little man Cook at the Himber
club meeting recently.
Francis Taverns' resignation of his member
ship in the club was received and accepted.
DIR. A. p. Pardon said he did not propose to
tIaduce any man for differing with him. We
are all republicans, and have two candidates in
the field; two conventions have been held and
the selections made. The convention that NOM
mated M. G.. Emery was the regular republican
convention Of this city, and spoke the repubI-
can sentiments Of this city. [Applause.J The
corporation hand bill' had charged that they
were trying to break up the republican party Of
the city. He denied it, most emphatically s.
j. Bowen has surrounded himself with men who
bad brought him and the city to ruin by their
dishonesty. The City Hall ring had assumed to
be the true representatives Of the republican
party Of this city, and in consequence of it the
people had become disguised with them, and
are determined to shake them of. Mr.. Emery
is not politician in the popular definition Of
the term. He has been selected for his honesty
and integrity of character, as well as his first
class business qualifications. GApplause.l 1t
had been charged that he was a democrat, had
been supported as such, and had worked and
voted with them in the City Councils. These
charges were utterly false. IL is, however. q
well-known fact that the rankest kind of demo-
Gratis were going for Bowen. 1t was now deyel-
oped that Bowen had bought up the penny-a-
line newspapers i'm his behalf, and the tax-pay-
srs OF this city had to settle the bills. 1t had
been charged that Mr.. Bowen was a great finan-
cier, but a look at the figures would convince all
Of his wonderful financial ability. The colored
schools had not been paid for months, while
for securing Bowen's election.
Mr.. Charles /. King, Trustee of the Colored
Schools, here interrupted the speaker, saying
that what had been said was q msstatement
that the colored schools had all been paid.
Henry johnson asked Mr.. King If 49, 600 had
not been sacrificed at a discount to obtain
$4,000 to pay the school teachers.
MIR. King would not answer this, but took his
seat, amid the laughter of the whole meeting.
DIR. Pardon, resumng, said: We have had a
bogus administration long enough, and now
want true republican administration ZAP
plause.] We want a man who will give
street contracts to practical shoveler, and not
card OF shae The
ocrats would vote for Emery because they
wished an honest administration, but this did
not prove Mr.. Emery to be democrat, as had
been maliciously charged by B0wens ring.
Alfred Day was the next speaker. He said
his preferences were for Matthew q. Emery
because he was the best candidate nomirated
lApplause.l As things are mismanaged now,
what is raised by taxes goes into the hands of
the contractors. There was 500 900 to come
National Bank must be paid before the laborers
and what will then be left for them. Voice
"Echo answers, what."1
John III. Brooks said that Congress had con-
Iectation that the privilege would be sacredly
guarded and exercised for the benefit Of ali.
There was much said by the Bowenites that
they were doing all for the black man-the black
man was the great object of cOmmisseraiion
with them. This was all idle talk aud colored
men know it. All were now Americans and it
was an insult to harp continually on this idea of
charity to black men. He closed by urging upon
the club to go up as man to the polls on cleo
non day and vote for Emery. Applause
They should not practice the vicious habit OF
talking politics on the corners of the streets as
did the Bowenites. [Laughter.1 1t had been
stated that MIR. Emery would not give the black
mel men places on corporation work: He would say
OF the Seventh Ward from Mr.. Emery In which
he states that he knew no color now that col
oreu lascals or white rascals need not expect
any 1avoTs from him, that honesty and capabil-
ity would be his test for official place. lap
plause.l 'f
Mr.. Cornelius Clark stated that report had
gone forth that Andrew Freeman had gone
back on the lnvincible Club. This was false
hood, 1t was not Andrew Freeman, but one u.
a. freeman-some obscure person who had dis
who was not an Invincible and never had been
one.
The meeting then adjourned with yociferous
cheers for Matthew G. Emery.
EMERY MRErrSs In THE SECOND WARD
Arrangements for the Primary Election In ~.
Candidates for the City CoS"-'., Second
Ward Emery I'll -o met last night, at Union Hall,
14th street, between q street and New York
capacity; David Fisher, president, was in the
chair, s. 4. Crown, secretary.
Mr.. Lewis Clephane, from the executive COM
mittee, recommended, as judges of election
with power to fill vaeancies) at the primary
election to be held the list day of June, between
the hours OF a. m. AMI p. m: A. G. Hall,
J. Nj. Brown, Major G. s. Jones, 5. Catcher, u.
Keller, and they were elected. He also. from
the same committee, recommended that the
challenging and vigilance committee be In
creased from five to twenty members, to hold
their positions until after the first Monday in
June, and making 1t their duty to see that
no Bowen men vote at the primary election on
the LIST of une; and that no colonized voters are
curing laSt tuTec Oaye Oh reg1Str0-
ton; to get the Emery voters up who have not
registered, and to attend the polls on election
day. They also recommended the following as
the enlarged committee, which recommenda-
tons were all adopted st. Clair Burley, j II.
Brown, Francis Posey, David 7. Curry, Charles
Posey, Charles Jones, Julius Wallace, James
Herbert, Thomas FoOte, g. b. Fisher, Daniel
Burke, Washington Ingraham, Columbus Hill,
William 7. Davis, Francis Buehler, NJ. Frank
Kelley, Isaiah Stewart, j. p. Hilton, Colonel 3.
W. Owen and John Tucker.
The Executive Committee declined to pre- ,ent
names of candidates to be voted for at the
primary election, and recommended that two
be named as candidates for the nomination to
the Board Of Aldermen, and six as candidates
for Common Council to be voted for at the
primary election, the tickets to be made up OF
those having the highest number of votes. On
motion the committee was increased to ten, and
the report was adopted.
The association then made the following
nominations: For Aldermen-Lew.s Clephane
and q. A. Hall. For Council-David Fisher,
Charles II. Moulton, Judson 3. Brown, ID. NJ.
Kelsey, John A. Bayley, William Rutherford,
II. A. Hall, Otto Seissring, Daniel W. Martin,
and Halltt KilbouTn.
The association then adjourned with three
times three rousing cheers for NJ. q. Emery.
FOURTH WARD WoRKINGMES's CLUB-N
Workingnen Entaasidstic for Emery.-The reg
ular weekly meeting OF the Fourth Ward
Workingmen's Club was held last evening ut
their hall, over Wallis feed store, LIST and II
streets, northwest, and was attended by large