Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-04
REFORM REPUBLICANS
WIN. A. COOKS RECORD AT LAST
sOMETHING INTEREsTING ABOUT
BAYLEs y. BOWEN.
HIS REAL CHARACTER EXPOSED

Owing to the storm probably, the regular
meeting OF the Reform Republican Aasooia-
tion At linton League Hall last evening was
rather slimly attended. The meeting sss
called to order BY william II. Dixon, and J.
II, Crosaman acted rs secretary.
Mr.. Hall, from the ratification committee,
said that upon consultation u had been de-
Sldsd ees, e postpone ne rSshssioa 81 % ne
on fhuradAy-ahouldbe held. The committee
were granted one week further.
MI. II. RhinehAIt was then introduced,
remarks upon the past political character OF
some Of the men who were now 30 prominent
10 The present rSli,ssal sH%rHi;g ~, thu, they
would be rocTeant 70 their duty u they vote
for any man other than one who is In perfect
harmony with the uity Hail ring. Who 10
this Tingt 1 will tell you. IRE present In.
oumbent, SAyles !. Bowen, WIN. A, Cook and
Major Morse. read IN morning paper the
other day an account Of meeting In the
Third ward, in which much was said Of the
attempt TO destroy the reputation Of the
Mayor that secret conelsves, with signs
aud grips, were being held; that the Know.
Nothing Order has been revived. The speaker
was WIN. A. ook. 10 1854 WIN. A. Cook
lived 10 wsstHoIolan1, PsnGsy,ysnia, and was
westmoTelani was the UibraltcT OF the Dem.
OctAtto party In western Pennsylyanla, prior
TO lta being ipyesled by ne know,Sothing
Democrat. In 1854 Cook was elected to thc
Legislature by the Know Nothing party. That
Ianr Wa q.
nsmosIats' and q few All iine WhiTs WIN
A, Cook was never \ whie, he was not Dem.
oetSt Al that time, and the audience can take
Their choice a. 10 what he really was In issa
hc voted ioT FiiImote, In issa was nnSIous
to hear a ooloted man Of Intelligence lecture,
and engaged Dr. Rock to como here and lee
ture.
/ wanted to enlist some white men 10 the
movement who would onuntcnance the lecture
/ by their presence, and | went around among
| 1.-The meIc naI nriee al twent fiye cents
| snnnr ntbcss / ,sent 10 savies I 'Rowen and
William a. COOK, who was thea a feliow.elcTE
snnidn't aeiI either oIthsm a Ticket, IslmnIy
wIsh 10 show Won where Nj. TOOK stood but
lev SenT ~, SSeI ann ms, nS ROY pIe,snai 10 be
Nothinrism' i>''"
I dnn'i ySant him In 1et hImseIf nm a. u. nat
| ,.rn ~ RsnnbIisanIsm II he ba. t6oTo1IhI,,
rsr.ns ia Mn sbo,v so,,c sisns ''' w
MI RbinehaTt then went on TO sne,k in
favor Of Mr. Emery "a the proper nerRon for
Msyor,
M. Robert MufioolS being called for s,IJ he
was glad he had been asked TO sneak, as he
,gIshed 10 mi IN a few words TIVht nn Ton az
,bo.s wSisb tbcT had iS,t II.tcnsJ 4, NJ
RhInohaTt has spoken on the eonsIsteney OF
WIIiiam A. Cook. want TO speak on the
ssn noint 10 tbose who AZ tbr frat ,t,,,,,r,
Of liberty in this city could get neither words
nor money from Sayles !. Bowen for The FOOD
cause Whoeyer saw SAyies / RoWen al Ibs
wIgwarmi IL his name upon the Toilsi
Tie ,ssnrds stiil exiSt and arc IN tbe hand.
Of good RspubiicanG now, and Tho name Of
Sayipa I haven h moi there How then ioss
he Jat. 10 ssy that twenty.two wears ago H.
load mn foT the ooioTed men and tbeS Owe
so .tatIfnbc he onIv hell III. t,y,,,,,'
mai,sl nn,I thev had crossed me brIdss ~
ToII sod Then ssnr in ior a me- ~ M
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". $500, - M, 49,. H., thaasS ~ W
Nlso made Ir1aiTIrs ia regard 10 the en- ~
| ,ssI.b NJ nt,1., 4, LII ~ hsys 80 ~ -.
me- tbs fsssSona ~ snio,sb 49,, Th " ~.
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