Evening star., 1870-02-02
First Ward Politics.

First ward Politics.
Neefixg Of ns (I7isoerl RePabl.ean Cls6-Resigna-
| As sPoiice-Censxre Of the Peiiee 0fcers, dc.
The First Ward Republican (Himber) Club
| met last night at the Stevens School House.
Lieut.. Hurley was present with police force to
| preserve order. The President, Henry Himber
| occupied the chair; VIM. H. Prender, secretary
Mr.. Charles Syphax said this was no ten cent
meeting. No such qualification was necessary,
| but all Republicans were inyited to participate
| The party by some means was divided and the
| ewes of Congress were upon them, and it be-
hooved them all to do their best to unite again.
| He understood that Mr.. Himber was ready to
| resign his position as President Of the Club
[Cries of No! No!] He saw the Chairman of
the Executive Committee here, and he hoped to
Mr.. Carter A. Stewart, the Chairman of the
| Committee, said he was sorry to see SO much
confusion in the party of the First Ward, and
| he had called the Executive Committee together
at his house, and had suggested the propriety
of nominating Mr.. John F. Cook as the Presi-
! dent of the Club, but he had been objected to
| by the majority, and Mr.. Himber was the only
| man they would consent to have. The conse-
| quence was that at their meeting here for the
election OF officers great deal of confusion had
arisen. A HiIuber wing and a Martin wing was
the result. He went on to rehearse the history
| of their troubles, and hoped some way would be
devised to bring them together. (Applause.l
organization who had nothing to lose and every
thing to gain. Many of them held Government
offices, and they were not suffering for work like
was to break down the Republican party in this
ward. Voices" That's so."l There were
others who were making money out of the poor
Meae 3 o Ma1Or isd
the speaker that he was trying to raise money
to keep the Corporation work going; that the
President of the First National Bank had told
| him to pass the bill, and the money would be
forthcoming. He promised that every laborer
on the CORPORATION work should be paid off at
ing men, IApplause.I As to the troubles in the
| party, Mr.. Himber stood ready to resign his
position at President Of the club. [yOfces-
Mr.. Henry Craig interrupted Mr.. Stewart.
saying he hoped Mr.. Himoer would do such
thing, but obey the wishes of the Republicans of
| the ward. The people wanted him to serve, and
these dhsturbers should not be allowed to say
who should or should not be our president
Mr. Steward said he would resign his place as
Alderman # il was necessary for the good Of
original club they had formed two years ago, for
these tn malconten,s? Is there any necessity for
contending for men, but for principles, and he
did not represent one wing OF the party i'm the
| Board Of Aldermen, but the whole party. If
they allowed this division to continue, defeat
would stare them in the face, and the result will
| be, the laborer will suffer. Some of the pre-
| tended friends OF the party were behind the
scenes, and before the June election comes
| round they would see who is to be king. He
| closed by promising that they should all be paid
| the money would be forthcoming at once. and
the Mayor would give them all work again soon
| Mr.. George Garrett offered resolutions CON-
| demning the leaders of the Republican Inviuci-
! bles; which, after some discussion, were laid on
| the table.
Mr.. Jerome A. johnson offered a preamble
| setting forth that the formation of a new Re-
! publican club in this ward, in opposition to the
regular organization, was brought abOat through
/ the instrumCIlality and INSTRUMENTATION of
original disOrganiZers, dissenters, false friends
| ~ labor. dishonest politicians, men whose past
| records are enough to read them out of the
| party; that ''the self-made President, Mr. Thos
| Martin, has had his hands for a long time kept
| into the pockets of the corporation treasury
| first, by having carts and horses upon the cor
! p0ratlon works, while poor and worthy labOrers
| were unable to obtain work; again the said Mar
tn assisted for a long time in the shape of indi-
! Ffctlv taxing poor men from one dollar up, to
/ present to certain corporation official in their
| ward horse and buggy, which charitable act
I was cOnsummated; again, to show that he is an
| original dis0rganiZer, he endeavOred to form a
| new party last year, and even went so far as to
! rent hall at his own expense (that is, money
received from the COrpOration,) to accom-
and repudated by honest & ss'eatsa thsa
''the next leader of note, Alfred Jones. of COL
ored school notOriety, who is well a very
! wealthy man-wOrth about one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars-is no friend to either la
borer or taxpayer, from the very fact that he
| until Mayor Bowen refused to appoint him a
| clerk in the Centre Market, (Which is menial
position, considering his wealth, y since then has
declared his open hostility to him, demonstrating
| the same by his would-be leadership of the Re-
publican party;" that, as to 4" Walker White
one OF the main leaders of this movement, the
| records of the Fourth Precinct Station-house-
| Esquire Drury's and Esquire -Anderson's-show
| that this man has been continually involved in
| lawsuits; he has unceremoniOusly sworn falsely
| against friend and foe alike; if necessary, his
| oath can be impeached by twelve competent
| witnesses: he, before hundreds OF Reurhiicans
| denounced and yiliiied every white man in the
country as being enemies to the negro, Except
I.t0 ~ htnt V.ron nrv,l,l
| lowed by resolutions, that to insure harmony in
| the Republican ranks, Mr.. Himber be, and he
is hereby, requested to resign the presidency OF
| this organization, &c.
| The Chair invited discussion and a number
tried to obtain the floor at once and lively time
| ensued, some OF the "Invincibles" being present
| and Mr.. Himber's voice being lOudcsf, he said
| that he opposed the resolutions as they were too
| personal in their character altogether, and lie
| begged of them not to adopt them.
| MIR. Charles Syphax obtained the floor and
| said that Mr.. A. Jones was the prime mover in
the new organization. He had never been with
| them. but was secretly opposed to them always
He had always doubted the sincerity of Jones in
| his course. He was peculiar man and hard to
understand AS to Martin he felt ashamed OF
him, he and Mr.. Hines, Walker White, and Me-
Glue were all led by Jones, and they we're all
stabbing the Republican party in the back.
| MIR. Jones arose, and was about to reply.
| when objections were made to his speaking, but
the Chair recognizing him. he said he did not
| come here to make any remarks, but he was
hard pressed, and he would here declare that he
1
| Syphax, for all he had abused hip SO much but
he recognized the "Invincibles" as the leyiti-
mate club of the ward.
Cornelius Clark said he had been invited to
| come here. They had been accused of seeding
| from the old club; Oh being rebels, &c. A pri-
| vate conversation had been alluded to between
| him and Mr.. Syphax, and he thought it a small
1 business for Syphax to resort to snch means to
sustain his position. He accused Mr. Hmber of
| obtaining the position OF Commissioner in dis
| honorable manner. SyphaX was not above the
| common cause. that of making money out of the
party for he had told him at the last election in
| this ward that there was money in the campaign
and they must make it, too daughter and ay,-
| plause.l His reply then TO Syphax was, that he
| stood upon principle, and not to make money!;
but Syphax insisted that there was money i'll the
election, and they must go in and make some
| lLaughter.l
| Mr.. Syphax said he would ask Mt. Clark If ne
| belonged to the Baptist Church, and if so. could
| he go before his God and swear to what he lad
just repeated?
Mr.. Clark said he would swear to it Tonight
| on stack of Bibles.
| Mr. Syphax denounced Mr. Clark for defend
| ing inc course of Alfred Jones, saying he would
| not believe Clark under OATH
| MI Jones replied to Syphax, saving that his
| entire statements were untrue and he knew IL:
| and he asked Mr.. johnson IL he was the author
| OF the resolutions he had offered tonight.
| Mr. johnson replied that he was not there to
| answer interrogatories.
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