Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-09
Our EleetiOn-what the Republican
Papers Say.

We gave some extracts yesterday from Re-
publican papers upon eur municipal election,
showing that the attempt Of the Bowenites to
send out the impression that the result was a
defeat of the Republicans had proved failure.
Subjoined we append other extracts Of the same
character, commencing with the Ne,U Era, of
this city, the able organ Of the colored men of
the country:
(From the New Era.)
"The charter election for Mayor, Board OF
Aldermen and Common C0uncilmen was held
in this city on Monday, 9th instant, and resulted
in the defeat of the Bowen ticket. The Opposi-
ton ticket, headed by NJ. &. Emery, received
3,2l9 majority, carrying every ward. The
Bowen wing elected two out OF the eight Alder
men, and five out of the twenty-one members
of the Common Council. 1t will be seen, there
fore, that the Emery or Reform party has a
clear working majority in all departments OF
the city government. Mr.. Emery, besides being
gentleman of high personal character, ami All
intelligent business man, thoroughly Identified
with the interests of The city, IL claimed to be
lifelong, intiexible, consistent Radical Repab-
lican. Republicans were asked to vote, and did
vote for him on that ground. We trust, as we
have no reason to doubt, that he viii fully jus
THY their assurances, and viii merit the CONT
dence of the Republicanpa party and a Republi.
can Congress by giving us an honest, vigorous,
faithful, and economical Republican city gov
eminent"
The Boston Advertiser Washington CORES
pondence) says:
"1he defeat OF Bowen and the victory OF
Emery yesterday was q regular Waterloo for
the City Hall ring, with which the city has been
cursed during the last year. Emery carried
every ward in the city, and has 3,2l9 majority.
His party elected tive OF the seven Aldermen,
fifteen OF the twenty-One Commissioners and SIX
of the seven Assessors. The effort to make il
appear as a democratic victory is the grossest
kind of falsehood. Emery has been a republican
since the earliest days of that party, and of the
twenty-six Emery offieials all but one are de-
cided republicans. further note worthy fact
is that the Emery ticket polled about two thou
sand colored votes. Bowen retires next Monday,
and then for the first time in twenty years will
know what it is to be without an offce.n
The Springfield Republican, has the following
In its Washington correspondence: T
"The Chronicle calls the result of yesterdays
municipal election here a democratic victory,
but that is not true. The Mayor elected is
republican, and so are a majority of the Alder
men and members Of the Common Council.
Quite number are coiored men,"
Editorially the same paper says:
"The conservative and reform republicans of
Washington are entitled to the sympathies of
honest men everywhere, we imagine, in their
Mr. Emery, they have revolutionized the city
government at the national capital. Bowen,
the former mayor, has apparently been doing a
good deal Of disreputable business on the cap
ital of radical republican for a number Of
years, which is now stopped. This is a cheering
token that the time has come that radicalism in
pOLIllcs cannot longer screen lnQenufte rascal
Ity. The negro vote of the city was given about
two-thirds to Bowen's party, and One-third to
the reformers."
The New York Tribune Washington cores
pondencel says:
1.-The official canvass Of the mayoralty e. &C
ton in this city yesterday shows that Emery
the Reform Republican, or 'Anti-Ring' candi-
date, received the handsome majority of 32l9
Bowen, the deposed Mayor, the Rings candi-
date for reelection, ceases TO be an Office
holder on Monday next for the first time in
twenty years.