Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-03
THE IMHARAONIOUs aHARMON.
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Another Meetinx-HiEh OLD rimA

Another meeting OF the "Harmopizers" was
held at the Columbia Law Building last even
ing, but harmony did not result from the delib-
creations. Alderman Champion, DIR. j., l..
Snodgrass, Justice j. c. Cox, III. e. Sheriff.,
Major Hall, and Marshall Brown were early On
in afterwards by two's and three's. Alderman
Champion took the chair-rather slowly
The decks having been cleared for action, DIR.
Snodgrass, rom the committee appointed at
the preceding conference OF harnouizerr, sub
mitted q report, with resolutions that the two
central executive committees claiming TO rep
resent the wishes and interests of the repub-
hcans OF W ashington be requested to hold a joint
meeting at an early day and confer as to the
best means for producing harmonious action
among all the members OF the republican party
appointed by the Chair to make this request
ofhcially known to said organizations and pro-
mote its purpose by such proper influence as 1t
may be able to exert in the premises; that the
proposition to make the City Auditor, Water
Register, and Superintendent OF Sewers and
Carriageways, &C., elective hereafter, meets
Win the hearty appreciation or the conference
Chair to draw mp and procure signatures to and
prese ut to Congress q petition asking that this
authority be granted to the people at the sp-
By this time the conference had received
quite ? number Of Accessions, among others
Henry Himber, A. NJ. Green, e. G. Briscoe,
pme5 B,,soe and D. GasaIy ,s.o,
tons, after having had them read for his bene-
Mt, by opposing them, stating that the Cook
committee was the representative committee of
treating with any other committee, because
SET OF RRNKeApRs.
Mr.. Himber followed, "head and shoulders
above the rest" and grew quite excited, urging
that Bowen was An honest man, and that there
was but one party, the Cook committee being al
the head and 1t was TO- day stronger than ever.
They were, however, willing to take
THE ERRING SHEEP
back into the fold ii they would come in as re-
publicans.
Resolution" Green then had a "put," giving
q long statement az to how things had been con-
Quoted; defending the Bowen dynasty; saying
that for one he would welcome back those who
Major H. A. Hall said he was anxious to har-
monize. but as these men were stubborn, and
seemed to know no one but
BOWEN AND COOK
it did not seem probable that they would sue
cessfully harmonic.
c. Columbus Briscoe (son Of Palmer) took
strong Bowen ground.
Marshal Brown, of the Second Ward, said he
would welcome back the prodigals to the fold
and il he had calves, he would kill them and
bid all to feast. Not having calves, he could
and would cheerfully offer them as q holoc a1st
en- such An event, and he urged that men should
not be looked to in their efforts to harmonic.
Justice John 9. Cox let into Himber, OLeary
and the Bowenites generally for their
BULL HEADEDNBee
in calling themselves the only republicans and
predicted II they kept their position they would
reap IS they did last June.
O'LeaIy then asserted that he was ALWAYS q
republican, but he did not know that there wa.
any republicans except Mr.. Bowens friends
As for Cox he did not know him.
MIR. Cox kept the floor, and Himber ordered
O'Leary to be quiet, handing the chairman his
big cane, with Q request to use IL. O'Leary as
serted that he was an American citizen, and
shouted: al defy any one to attempt to put me
out" Cries OF "Ory up" "Put him out
TRY It,. followed each other in rapid success.
sion, during which the chair pounded the desh
energeticaliy, and after Q time succeeded In
getting something like order.
Resolution" Green here offered his string OF
resolutions looking TO the formation Of party
to see that no one but republicans hold office
and appointing Q committee to look after the
interests Of republicans before the departments
&c, as substitute for the report OF the com
mittee.
The Chair ruled his resolutions out of order
which caused Green to rise to his feet and argue
at some length that his resolutions were In
order. and he moved to lay the report OF the
committee on the table; which was carried
yeas IA. nays 10. The meeting then adjourned