Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-25
THE GREAT MEETING.
EMORY AND REFORM.
EFORM REPUBLICANS BIZ The ACRE,
HE MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS
ZEN TURN OUT IN A DODY!
THE BONE AND SINEW OUT IN
THEIR MIGHT ALSO.
STIRRING SPEECHEsi
AND ALL WARRINGTON IN A
BLAZE OF ENTHCSlASMI

Never before in the history of Washington
has such an imposing demonstrat alton been made
by ner citizens, in q municipal contest, as was
made by them last night in favor Of a reform in
our city government by the election Of NJ. G.
Emery for Mayor. The vast assemblage, filing
the large space in front Of the City Hall and
the avenues and streets leading thereto, en-
braced men from all sections Of the city, white
men and colored men, men born on the soil
and aen born elsewhere, laborers. mechanics
clerks and merchants, all determined to use
every fair and honorable means to rescue our
city from the grasp Of the harpies who are
sucking its life blood, and place our municipal
affairs in the control Of men who will have the
best interests Of the city at heart. Mr.. Emery's
friends reasonably expected that there would
be o large turnout Of our best citizens to ratify
his nomination for the mayoralty, but the most
sanguine were not prepared for the outpouring
OF the people Last night, which demonstrated
Enthusiastically that they are not content with
desiring change, but are determined to make
1t, and that on the 9Th day of June Nj. q. EN-
cry Will be elected Mayor by an overwhelming
majority, in spite OF the triekery which may be
brought to bear against him by his unprincipled
opponents.
THE MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN IN LINE
One of the most significant features of the
demonstration was the presence, in a BODY. of
almost all the leading merchants and business
men Of Washington, who have formed them
selves into "CitiZens Reform Association
without regard to politics, to aid In the election
of Matthew q. Emery, in the hopes thereby of
rescuing the city from its present deplorable
financial condition. This important division of
the Grand Army Of Reformers met at the Board
Of Trade Rooms, and headed by the Marine
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down the avenue to X street and ND that street
to the City Hall. Over three hundred of our
prominent merchants and business men we're i'm
the line, representing, IL is safe to say, three
quarters Of the taxable property Of Washington,
and quite as large proportion OF its business
activity. IL Is certain that never in the history
OF the city have business men been thus united
in solid phalanx in a municipal contest, and a
profound impression was created upon the i'm
mense mass Of spectators filling the sidewalks as
this large procession Of the best known and most
influential citizens passed along in solid body.
demonstrating by their unusual presence at a
political demonstration the earnestness of their
convictions that a change or government Is i'm
Peratively necessary, If the citys best interests
are not be hopelessly Frustrated.
Among those who take part In this Citizens
Reform movement, and most Of whom were in
the line last night, were the following GENTLE
men:-Samuel Bacon, president OF the Board
OF Trade, y Henry Willard, WIN. Stickney, Alex
X Shepherd, III. p. Philbrook, Thomas s.
Hume, Geo. w. Cochrane. VIM. Dixon, Thomas
n. shepherd, John W. Boteler, s. W. Owen,
John n. Semmes, 5. II. Bacon, W. III. Baldwin,
X MeMurray, VIM. II. Clagett, y. w. Burchell,
NJ w Calf, VIM Gait, Richard b. Mohun, Geo.
III. Plant, H. III. Voss, Thos T.. Lloyd ,Ias T.,
Barbour, Fred. X. Pilling Jacob Vehmeyer. q.
r. Schafer, Benz. +. Morsell, VIM. G.. Metze-
rott, j. ID. kfteh, James f. Thompson, John
Alexander, L. ID; Gilman, Thos. U. Hills, W. II.
Branner, Henry Lyles, W. Wall, Edward Bald
win, Charles F. Stansbury, II. y. Hood, III.
Browning, NJ. william, X +. Baker. Thomas
McEnny, H. j. Mclaughlin. Jos. Z. Pearson,
Crosby 5. Noyes, p. NJ. Dubant, Robert Ball
y. Harris, Michael Green, John A. Hamilton,
VIM Ii. Brett, AdOlph Cluss, Jas. b. Dodson
Samuel Norment, Thos A. King. A. A. Eich-
IA Schultz, Thomas b. Baker, Richard Hender-
son, james Y. Gait, W. y. Dalton, Charles T..
White, VIM. H. Philip, VIM: Mclean, J. G.
John Given, W. ii. Salley, Thomas Adams.
d. W. Bliss, q. Dubant, l.. F. CLARK,
samuel Lewis, Robert Boyd, x. NJ Murray,
Hewitt, i. j. Lehman, L. L. Fowler, III. Sem
ken, VIM. =. Teel, W. VI. Shuster, Geo. II.
Parker, James Y. Davis, b. Robinson, w. b.
Entwistle, Thomas Russell, F. b. Mcclure,
Evan Hughes, Jos. I'll. Schaftield. b. ii. Stine-
metz. s.. ID. Castleman. j. W. Thompson,
Andrew j. Joyce, q. Schneider, Jos. l.. Savage,
Lewis johnson, Thomas Berry, w. b. Moses,
II d.. FL -. al
8. Topham, jackson Yates, John X. Mitchell,
y. NJ Duncanson, j. q. Burch, 4. w. Miller
D. B. Turton, Thomas X. Shoemaker, Alex
ander Cook.
THE CROWD.
As early as Z o'clock p. m. the people COM
nenced to assemble to see the lighting up of the
stand and lanterns. About X O'Clock the Ma
rine Band reported to the committee on the
stand, and performed several airs; and by
o'eloek-before the arrival of any organiza-
dons[the square was well hlled; After all the
wards had arrived, the crowd filed not only tie
large open space in front OF the City Hall, but
81 street, quite compactly, to near street;
Louisiana avenue to near 9Th street, and Indi-
large number OF ladies on the sidewalks. After
the arrival Of the ward organizations, there was
a very large number OF colored citizens on the
ground, including many of the most prominent
men Of that race in our city 1t is estimated
that at 91 O'Clock, at which time all the ward
organizations had arrived, there we're from fif-
teen 10 twenty thousand persons present, the
larger proportion being voters.
THE MAIN STAND.
The platform for the speakers was not az
large as usual on such occasions, being MY %
by - feet. but was more deliberately decorated
than any stand for the purpose ever erected in
Washington. The frame work on the front ran
mp 10 point and was surmounted by a small
but handsome silk flag. Directly below was a
gilt eagle holding in his talons the motto
equal suffrage TO all" A beautiful star in gas
the front. Another eagle was Just below the
star. The upper portion of the stand was pro-
fUsely decorated with evergreens, and from a
lire thrown over the top were suspended IS
spherical lanterns in fancy colors. The front was
covered by the national colors and the words
MATTHEW G.. Emery, the peoples choice for
Mayor" appeared conSpicuOusly. The sides
we're covered with the red, white and blue and
from the corners hung the same coiors. On the
sides OF the stand were transpArencies with the
following notices :-''On the first MONDAY in
June we will polish the City Hall with Emery"
"Bovens Cook don't suit u.s." "Biris OF a
feather flock together" Over this motto were
sketches Of three disconsolate looking ROSTERS
with the Legend ''Bowen," Cook" "Forney.n
500 Cook viii you dare to say publicly that the
balumore and Ohio Railroad COMPANY has
bought the judges Of the Supreme Court OF this
District, or either one Of them" The deeora-
ton was done principally under the directien oy
d. q. Wall, DIR. f. NJ. Struggled, and w y
Sermillion, Of the committee on stand sc hv
Mr.. Felix Dennis, upholsterer. Messrs' Hirsm
Allen, Henry Barton, and John w. White he Al
also were active In this work. The gas work
was done by Nessrs. Goodall * Co.
Among those on the stand were Senator Pat
tersoD, Of New Hampshire; Colonel Piatt
OF OHIO; A. X. shepherd, Messrs. l.. Gle
plane, ID. W Bliss, b. Severson, Alexander
Adamson @. w. Hatton, Thornton Smith, r.
81. nan, VIM Dixon, III. A. Hall, DIR. A p.
tIvoh, General A Grant. q. Y. Lsngtree
Adoibh 1luss, X Harrington, p. Baumgr lss
and r. hhinehardt. K c. Morgan. y. w.
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