Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-04

N. ID. c.. WEDNESDAY,
sion, said that Mr.. Cox vas elected chair man,
Dr. PuTvis said he would rule "a this tbs messo sso
ENG .nse,,!;s jSs'iy y and i.psr;s.,y as .oa,a
long :. hs ssS:ysd q e esSriy manner
sson were nsninatsd for seesetasy. John 8.
retaries-ons friend q each party. On vote
being taken Mr.. Puyvis decided that Peters was
elected Secretary. Mr.: Kelsey claimed thst Mr..
said that Mr.. Kclsey wss out Of order and
added Choke him down" Mr.. Peters
offered resolution, which was adopted: "Thst
with The election In Til this ward shall be % fmmeai.
ately arrested. The Second Ward men will
never snrrender their rights, and any citizen Of
70 such snt Ss
call out their names that they may be arrested.n
The followipg tsllsFs were apPointed:-J. s.
Crocker, Issiah Ross, WIN. Shorter and John.
VIM. Davis got up and said that Richards
meeting-independent-w being held outside.
Mr. Peters said that the Second Ward had
pnt ON the men Of the Second Ward. They
were here to neminAte their standard bearer,
no matter who he might Be. al eF 81 ~
Mr.. Brooks said that he hoped that an Re-
publicans who wished would be invited in.5 He
moved that o committee Of ave be Appointed 30
take charge Of the front door. Carried, and
jos, koye, Thomas Hines, Edward Ambush,
The Rieh.rds men, who had retired from the
time, and elected j. 6. Cox chairman and ST.
Clair Burley and Francis Posey as tellers. The
tally here stood llo for Richards at twenty min
The Bowen meeting about this time sent all
their men tno0 the yard and commenced to
vote. -I-.T - : -
James s. Wood and Francis N. Brown were
appointed cha1leneers, and the front door was
clos ed and thevoting proceeded.
Vote at 330:-Bowen meeting, 64s--646 tor
Bowen. for Richards. At the other meeting
165 for Richards. :
THIRD WARD. so q
At an early hour the vicinity Of Wsewell Bar
racks was thronged with the vosers OF the Third
Ward. At about two o'clock the small hall in
the second story Of the barracks gas crowded,
Of John Thos. johnson as PRESIDENT. After an
cooF X ~ others
Messrs. Detrick, Knott and Potter were elected
secretaries. Mr.. VIM. A. Cook introduced a Sc
fies h Of resolItions providing that NO one should
would not pledge himself 20 vote for the nomi-
nee; providing Tor tAe nomination or four tellers
and four challensers; and that the vote should
voting " Bowen delegates" or " Richards dele
MI. Freeman opposed the election by teliers,
Mr. Il. II. Miller attempted to speak, but was
interrupted By Mr.. Cook, who declared that he
was not entitled to q voice being member of
the ,,i Reform Club, and called in Justice Sam
Mills for the purpose Of issuinR Q warrant for
the arrest OF Miller. who at once subsided.
MI: Russell offered as substitute for Mr..
Cook, Cooks RESOLUTION I that the vote Be taken by
him out, "no, no." vote was taken, and al
though 1t was clearly adopted, the Chair ruled
that 1t wrs lost. MIR. Cook who stood near the
luton were then adOpted-and he at once nomi-
mated as cballengers-Messrs COnnor, Beall,
Clarke and Freeman, and they were elected.
the proceedings, and did not wish to have any
thing to do with the meeting, and he would falI
back on his reserved right. as Republican, re-
Mr. johnson got indignant, and event for
Connolly In good style.
The Secretaries were then elected as tellcrs
and the following tickets were put in nomina-
tion:
BO'csn Delegdtss-John T: johnson, Jas. Cole
liams, Il. j. Beall, b. T. Fountain, s. r. Bond.
II. Dyer, Peter Campbell, Albert Mcintosh,
Michael Mic Duffy, Jas. w. Connor, Jno. X. Wright,
Richards Delegates.-John T. johnson, Thos.
G. Connolly, DIR. X. b. DetrIck, Peter Camp
bell, George H. Boston, Louis Schwing, John
w. Freeman, DIR. F. M. Stringfield, Aaron Rus
sell, Gustavus Kuhn, Henry {. Sheriff., Alex'r
Gordon.
The meeting was then interrupted by the an
nouncement that the Fifth Ward had elected
Bowen delegates by vote of ten to one.
The election was then commenced, the tellers
taking their positions by door, and all the
Mr.. E. Edmonston was the first man who
voted, and he was followed in quick succession
BY Cook, Bond, Knott, Besll, and the balance
Of the ins," each of them voting for Bowen.
Mr.. Rullman was the first man who voted for
Richards, and he was followed by n. H. Miller.
X. J. Beall objected to his voting. Mr.. Miller
declared tnat & ne M INTENDED to support the nom
sion, IT was decided to enter his vote, and decide
as to its admissibility after the vote was con-
At 81 O'Clock count showed 425 for Bowen.
33 for Richards. Mr.. Cook announced this, and
1t was received with cheers.
FOURTH WARD.
The Cooperation Laborers' Half Holiday-Waat
they think about it-Bo0eR Delegates Elected
riud voce.
At two O'Clock there was present at the CITY
Hall ninety-seven persons, sixty-three colored
and thirty-four white. Mayor Bowen was not
at the City Hall, and 1t was stated that he was
indisposed. The following ejaculation from a
son Of the Emerald Isle will explain Itself
BE jaSeTs Der II If Ian am to quit work At half past
might as well have kept on improving The
The meeting was called to order by Maurice
rcan Club, ct els O'Clock. Two hundred ::a
fifty persons were present, two-thirds colored
the Aldermen's Chamber being insufficient to
Comfortably seat the throng, seats were impro-
to preside, and said, upon taking tie chair. that
he was satisfied that all would abide by the de-
eision OF this ward to-day; that he, g presiding
Ing Vice Presidents 81 we're cScssn:Hcofsn. &C fSo j.
Collins, Shanklin, Richard johnson, Jno. West