Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-23

-~estf,s hey should not be allowed to
1n',n d;bsr this debate, but alternate
with the members Of IL, Nd lond ta,ki,o rov
Considerable disorder b roointed W.s AZ"
Georg gla Pirs e and William sh. "herd to keep
order with orders that If any one dis, ofeed Mr..
Syphax they would be put out OF the rooM.
Mr.: Syphax then again took the iioof ho an' Mr
iterated what he had before stated ABOUT MI
Henderson, and said the secret was OUT: M,.A.
Jones was to have the chairmansnip Oh the cup,
Andrew Free man was to take MI: Inonps0ns
place in the Board of Common council; Cor
nelius Clark was to have the place OF MT Him.
Der. and Mr.. Martin was to take Mr.. Iayiors
place in the Board of Council. lGreat commo-
toni He regarded it as his duty to expose all
these secrets. [Laughter.l There was not
leading member of the Invincible Club who
would suffer one cent if the Republicans were
defeated in the coming election, for thew zero
ali safely housed in the Treasury "n,
daughter and applause" ne appealed to the
inef.- no, TO follow the fortunes of any such
tricksters.
Sandy Lacy defended the Invincibles against
the charges brought against them he denied
the truth of the assertion that if they did not
support Mr.. Bowen they were denounced as not
being Republicans. 1t was treason in the
minds of weak men to say anything against
Mayor Bowen. They should not be bound to
support any man who had proved himself recre-
ant to the party. GApplause1 IL Councilman
Thompson had not done right by the people,
why not cast him aside? They had plenty OF
IL
the Councils. 1t had been charged that the
leaders of the Invincible Club were all COM
fOrtably housed in the Treasury Department.
He would ask if the leaders of this First Ward
Club were not all comfortably housed in the
Corporation Offices? Immense applause.l
Mr.. Ilimber got the floor, and denied the state
ment that had been made that he was the tool
of Mayor Bowen, or that he was any other
mans tool. lie had tried to befriend the poor
labOring men of the First Ward, who were
obliged to earn their bread on the corporation
vet hp nv fbasa
cibles, he knew not why. He could say that he
had done the best he could for them, and he
very much doubted the honesty OF this new or
ganiZatOn. They were after the lOaves and
fishes. [I-aughter.l He appealed to the Repub-
1icans not to divide, as they wOuld leave the
field to the Democrats.
Councilman Robert Thompson desired to reply
to the charges and insinuations of Sandy Lacey.
The attack was made on him because he had
bee absent from his post i'll the City Hall during
last summer. He then proceeded to yindicate
himself against these charges saying that it was
understood when he was nominated that he was
to go away. He had done more for the labOring
men by going away than he could have done by
staying at home. 1t was ON this condition that
lie accepted the nomination, and no one had
been injured by his absence. The Board of
Common Council had good working majority
without his vote, and it MAS by common consent
that he had been absent from the meetings of
the Board, and Thomas Martin had urged him
to 20.
Mr.. q. Cant defended the First Ward Club, Mr..
Bowen, Mr.. Himber and Councilman ThOmp-
son from the Misrepresentation OF the Invinci-
bles.
Mr.. Wilson desired to ask Mr.. Cant question.
Mr.. Gant.-''O you keep your hush J" Laugh
teri He could travel on his muscle il it was
necessary. He then took Mr.. Cornelius Clark
| TO task for trying to get the place OF Mr.. Him
Der. As to Alfred Jones, he was a disappointed
ofice-seeker-he had not got the place of Mar
ket Master, and had been Mr.. BOwen's enemy
ever since. tApplause.] Jones had come whin-
ing around him, saying that all the market men
and hucksters he'd signed a petition to b ,wen to
have him appointed, but Bowen had refused to
appoint him, and he t.JOnes) would never vote
for Bowen again. [Laughter.]
Perry Wilson got the floor and said that Mr..
Cant was ten per cent. shaver.
Joseph jackson commenced to make a speech
prefacing his statements with the remarks that
he belonged to no party but the Republican
party. Objections were made to his proceeding
as he didn't belong to any party, but the Chair
conceded the floor to him he claimed to be a
Republican. The substance OF his remarks
were to counsel reconciliation and to heal up
their differences and not be led by politicians As
hog is led by the nose. [Laughter] AS long
as the Republicans suffer themselves to be led
by the nose like hogs they would be led to soup
houses. [Laughter.] Invincible clubs were now
formed in the First and Second Wards, their
object being to defeat Mr.. Bowen. and they
should be put down: He knew nothing against
Mr. Bowen, but he hoped they wOuld not be led
by the nose any longer. Adjourned.