Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-10
First ward Politics.

First ward Politics.
THE IKvINCIBLK CLUE CANNoT AND WILL NOT
GO BOWEN.
TrVuAs rin Nan riA His Hat o.--No. George
W. Haiton, bat Another Nan sssA His Hal on
meeting Of the Invincible Club Of the First
Ward was held last night, ut the Stevens School
House; the President, Thomas Martin, in the
chair, and John NJ. Washington, Secretary.
william Sehooler made the astounding an
nouncement that he had just learned that Mat
thew G. Emery had withdrawn from the can
vass in favor Of A. @. Richards. This an
nouncemenf vas received with considerable as,
striking the crowd at the FIRST moment; but Is
Immediately began 10 30 understood, and loud
and derisive laughter followed with REMARKS,
tie Marines" ain o horn"
Walker white got up and called the atten-
ton OF the Chair TO the disresRect SHOWN by
ing bis hat in the meeting, saying that he had
noticed him for some time; and he insisted that
he should take his hat OF or leave the room.
The Chair said LACY had just had his hair cut,
and Was afraid Of taking cold. (Laughter.l
Newman Ward offered resolution, that IN
Major A. e. Richards they recognize the regu-
thems elves to stand by him, first, last and all
the time, believing him to be the choice of the
people;
was mass meeting or a club meeting. III il
was mass meeting he had right to be heard.
lLan2hter.J 20.
Mr.. Syphax said he was not q member as he
had been uDceremoniously thrust out, but he
desired to ask a.question.
H. johnson, chairman of the First Ward dele
gates to the convention, got the floor and made
q verbal statement of the manner in which the
convention was manipulated, and was often
rudely interrupted. He c)mmen led by reading
the published cal Of the Central Committee
Erecting how the delegates were to be elected.
Charles Syphax objected 10 johnson making
report to the club OF the action OF the conven-
ton, he said it should be done before mass
meeting. -.s@ t.
Alfred Day objected to syphax being Above
club, and commended that they had q right to
conduct their club meeting TO suit themselyes-
they could make it q Quaker meeting ii they
Henry johnson proceeded to say that the can
Of the Central Committee had been most faith
ms the o met that the up sas
which had been promised them then com
menced to show itself. The community at large
that Ward out tine sBp
of the call to the very letter.
Walker White rose and said Henry Lacey had
his hat on again. lLaughter.l Lacey took it
Syphax tried TO get the floor, but a storm Of
objections followed, some saying that Syphax
Was worse than old '.ResolutionS Green.
Henry johnson continued to criticise the ac-
ton or the Convention as conducted under w.
A. Cook. w. H. Morse, and others, taking up its
acts one by one and giving truthful account OF
them. :. ...i---t '--'-- :
Commissioner Himber here objected to this
matter being brought up here. johnson b ad no
right to criticise the action Of the Convention.
The Chair called him to order, but he gave no
heed, and the whole meeting rose en- nsdsse and
insisted that Timber should take his seat
johnson then continued to say that Himber
alike. WA. Cook did not like to hear the truth,
ana all eonld see how candid criticism by the
respectable portion OF the city press on the acts
abuse Of the lowest order through the columns
. e. Boxens organ [yoicss.I" Hit him again."
menoed again, but cries OF "6rdertn and and cries cries
to "Sit down." "P Mt him Quit" continued while
he was on the floor, and nothing could be heard
called on the Sergeant at-Arms to seat yyphax'
or show him to the door.
johnson continued again to unfold the hidden
Himber or Syphax would interrupt him, evi-
Gently not hiking TO have the truth known; but
johnson was bent on his course, and notwith-
sanding the determination of the First Ward
we'll Himber, during its recital, got very un-
easy several times, and the Chair said il he did
no, Keep qnies he would call upon the police to
the object at first seemed to be to keep them
standing out on the street until Cook had his
Own little private caucus; then when the First
Ward delegates got in, the hall was packed with
outside parties who had no right there except TO
shrek for Bowen at the signal from the little
manager Cook; lApplause
on his speaking.
Mr.. johnson then gave to the meeting the
dodge of Cook in giving Carter A. Stewart a
Bouldin. II they did not intend trickery why
did they resort TO this subterfuge? He thought
the honest people had just about enough OF
this District will suffer this little fellow Cock to
run the government OF this city after this thew
were net to be p.Lied; was dstermined to
notified them Of this sometime ago, but
no one was prepared fer such dirty, mean
trickery as they had witnessed. [Himber got
uneasy again, and rose to speak, but the en-
barge was applied of hooting him down, and he
simmerec.l The speaker then gave an account
OF the role played by Councilman Joe Williams
in the convention. The slate was made up lung
before the convention was held, but in Carving
1t out they had played too boldly, and the cloven
foot stuck out too plainly to view. The speaker
then alluded to the letter he had received from
Major Richards, authorizing the withdrawal of
hts name. He had no opportunity to withdraw
his name, because his name had not been pro-
ton from Charles Syphax, the speaker said he
had received the letter rs he was entering the
hall. The convention that nominated Richards
was the only legitimate convention; but in the
mass meeting that nominated BOwen only two
Of the wards were represented by delegates.
The Seventh Ward was represented by dele
eoeeS ehVSch At y mcclluS Al lZ1
votes were cast, while at the Richards meeting
over 800 voters were present. Many OF the men
VINO voted for Bowen were Gfvens men two We ars
ago. The Richards men were bound to win
They had nailed his flag TO the masthead, and
would not take il down. The people of the
First Ward had been under the lash of Bowen,
By the hand of his Ward Commissioner, lust as
long as they proposed to be. Mr.. johnson then
gave an account OF the frauds perpetrated at
the primary election, and said if they had had
a fair show Richards delegates would have been
elected from every ward in the city. In con-
clusion, he advised every voter to stick to Rich
ards, saying he could be elected by handsome
majority. IGreat applause
Himber clamOred for the n0or after Henry
johnson took his seat, and Walker White see
ng that his voice was above all the others, took
a turn himself at speaking, and between Walk
er and Htmber the meeting was highly enter
tanned Tor some minutes. Finally, through the
rapping OF the chairman and the efforts Of the
twosergeants- at arms they were both squelched
and John q. Clark offered the following, which
were adopted:
Whereas We, the Republican Invincibles of
the First Ward, have presented the name of
Major A. Z. Richards as the candidate of our
party for the poNtion OF Mayor Of this city; and
whereas convention was called, wherein by
fraud number Of contestants was admitted
whereby the wishes Of the majority were over
slaughed BY managing tricksters illegally there;