Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-13

not his prerogatlye TO say who should be the
tain, whoevsf ks Wa "a ' he Sust bs iairiy and
equarelY nominated or hewould be repudlated
BY the Republicans Of the city.
tire city, Rspubiieaaisn Vas notSinE Suia
name, The party was under the control Of the
one.man power, statement backed up BY the
out at the present time, when no one could
get employment without frat pledglng his sup.
port ios Mayor Bowen IhisEas q species Of
washinston would never submit 10,
MT. Meaney asked the speaker 10 Mr.. Him
Der had ever refused TO give work to any man
A hundred voices answered, ayes, yesir
Mr.. Meanoy repeated the question, The
sneaker, he said, had not anhwered IT,
side OF the hall, voices exclaimed, "the meetiug
has answered u though aud plehty are
ready 70 proys 4, y W " lesseh Rslsllis was
N one who could swear to the statement OF
MI. raverna. This Announcement was re.
ceived with the widest cheering, a number
slgnifylng their readiness TO back up TaVernS
Nj TsyeTns said he had not mentioned
names, but he knew u he htAledths tact that
heard that Il had been done, ssd from such
authority that he could not doubt that such q
pledge had been required
Mr.. Hlmber wanted a chance 70 have his
say, and he would try to explain everything to
the satisfaction Of the meeting, ~
Mr.. TAyeTns said u wa tue Of tho Seventh
ward ~ we'll a. OF the firat, and wanted to
know II this WAS Republlosn liberty aud equal.
lty. Here were men 70 night wfAnglinE and
defending the cause OF those In authority who
s sSd pow ssS wsS,sd SSSn
the dignity Of hts once az Sayles y. Bowen
had done, and mix 10 the dirty, niihy eesspool
Sati-BoweS man from ne eEianiSs, aud md wac ss
one TO day and would DO one 10 the cad.
Mr., Garrett asked u the speaker had not
SssP 10 ss soS ssGS1y 10 tGS ss.S
sir rayernI said he would answer. lie was
Invited to ", item caucus, but ald not kao,y
its business, almpiy because he was recognized
As spy. The meeting could lptge OF u
character; Tremendous applause ne
have prepared some proposition for theif col-
sheraton. 1t had not been done, and nothing,
thus az, was aseoH ,I ME-. syRaaSs
for the action OF the meeting.
Mr., Syphak said he did offcrlt fot that rur.
P9MsS, e TI - was . sEalS Isjse 10 t.
Invlnoi5lea could support the regular nomineo
Of the convention provided u was not forced
For the information Of the citizens Of the
yard who were pledglng thelr support for Mr.
Bowen the following eHnAst from The civil
rlghts and equal suffrage bills as they passed
Congress was then read by the secretary, ..
sSEc 8. Ind Dc q JIirfAer enseisd, that Il IA
hereby declared unIawful for any person, d.
teetly or Indirectly, 20 promise, eaes or give,
orgivsn, any money, goods, right "a actlon,
bribe, present or reward, or any pkomlse, uu-
.derstahd'ug, obligation, or security for the
right 10 action, bribe, prssenk or reward, OF
any valuable thInk VhaieyeF, 20 any person,
with Intent to innuenee his vote to be given At
any election hereafter to be held within the
District Of Uolumbiaj and every person 80
offending shall, on COMPLETION thereof, be nned
70 Any sum not exceeding two Thousand dol
both, at the discretion Of the court. 4
"Sce. o. And be % further enacted, That any
person who shall accept, directly OF Indirectly,
present, or reward, or any promise, under.
standing, obliEatiou, or security, for the pay.
ment Or delivery Of any money, goodS, right
oihsf valuable tRinE whatever, TO iuhueass
his vote At any election hereafter to be held
IL the District Of uolumeiA, shall, on eonvie.
be forever diGfrAnehlaed. ..aaT- 4
Henry HImber, Flrst Ward Coma ssIonsr,
next addressed the meeting. The previous
% the campaign, and that was the eieefiSn OF
Mayor. some one proposed cheers for
sowen' which propositioq va. answered In
At he would not allow iair play. The opposl-
9on n .new hey were "a ,he Ihlnority, Aad ala
40, llEs 70 hsat the truth ~ regard 10 his 70.
Mr.. Cornelius CLARK asked if he had not re-
fused 70 give work to msuiuaiess they wouli
Mr., Timber AnaN srcd, MOI ....ar. L !
member said they eOull prove he had
MI Himber o. aid he employed all GLASSES
a Voice Because you can't help yourself.
belong 70 the city nor to the Republican party,
but TO the District Of 20 umhlA.
Mr.. TAyerns asked then " the First ward
Republicans were to be allowed to express
the opinions Of the warii Tg.I- =
Mr. Hlmbsr said the time was when the
MEATS sia .pS y s sigsf tSs IF % SsSi
dr.. Tavsrn,. That was before YOU were
President Of the club: turies, i'tkNPs so"
, MI. Himbsr wanted Mr.John F.~unoE 10.
say whether Mr.. Bowen'dreeofd as Repub. !
Mr.. COOK, sfteS some dIlAtory mo,,op, IA
been offered, said that he had known Mr.
Bowen,s Ieeor,i through The publ n5eis, ,ssEa
6fsff Bowen . political character, that Va
sS ., STSss ssS;dsf;,lo ny lime ne
was moi 10 discuss psrsoSai nattsts. The ~.
pnblleana Of the ward should unlie ia pro
noting the beat inlerests OF the party aad |
Leave theif personal mNt'ers to the proper |
Nj. IIImbsr 10 eonsluaIoa IAid that he would |
ask Mr.. Cook II he would reoognIEe the namas |
o. Henty johnson, Alfred Day and william
the disorder 10 the Frat ward msetinEi
a plumber OF other nAmes were auEgsstei,
Ald the snlwer could not be heard. r. d
sHimber eontinuing, said to- day he had given
work 70 twentyinye nsn.I Nc would ash any
they would Support tUdes, mo, no.'1
a, a Voice. "bu' cone one else did. thought
Nj, Oook offered aha following arrr .re
Bs reioiped, by the nasa meelpa Of the Re
3 RspSSisans II ghs First wsId ws i stt Ih
The mse.iags Of the said club, = Il
Adop uss sueh AresciuiloHl5 " WV
NJ. Robert Thanpson ssld bs wa al4ost
hey we're keeping up. white he did not 70.
sosn iIe the necessity Of tho rssaluiiOa AZ II
you'd secure them Victory AZ the coming elee-
Ion he was "a favor Of ~ ~ .lasI ~ "
The trouble now to be bridged over was no.
hing dew. There had been dlaaenslon Ia me
yard before, And yet tho Republican, had i
guarded their rights without formihg Andfhef
,ot OF had sssss iot 'soarlaiSls4s %ss, ss
u ned them for was for ofgAniElng a separate
lob. Letthsm come back and ssttis iheir
majority should rule, AHd the minority ihouid
TSs speaker SID he was a Bowen man. re,
seventh ward, where he UNDERWOOD Bowenis Il
rienda were requiring men TO TELL on oath
yho he wa. going to anPper1 ThatwAa eon-
luat dlsereditAble and injnflous 10 Mr. Bowen
lad hls friends should know II AID ston II.
Mr., u. ~, Davis, Alderman from the Firat
ward, did nnf think the Adontioh OF tho feso-
utlon would be binding on the meeting o. The
nv lnelbles. He said hla reasons Tor act att
endlnK the meetings Of the IuVlnoible club
vas because they had hsretofoie held them
IN Monday night, when the session on the
was held, Now, n the Meeting
wanted 70 vote on the resolution faIfIy, lei |
hose in favor rise, aud let the sense on The L,
neetlHE be tested ~ Atandlnr y0ts.I q ll7g Il
pr. johnson asked Nj, DAYls II The spegoiu-
iGH Wa 49, sdep1sd would ises binding 10 thg
M. DAVIS said he % uaderstoed d. I5ig,,ss
Mt. Cook did not 20 understAnd the term 81
he resolution, II wAb 10 uhlte All Rspnbli,
AaH 10 thu poll movement OF thia' eam. |
align, The citizens Of the ward could estab-
ish AZ many clubs a1 they pleased. IT nv %
NJ fayefas submitted ~ substitute tho
Whereas thsrs Il great dlssonslon a TIA n
ublloAn ranks OF tie Fipt ward caused ~ |
be exlsteBee Of tvoor more Republican slabsJ
Rsioipsd BY the citizens In nAss meelIurs a..
embled, that We deem The situation deiflinetI.
y 70 the inisrsht Of the party.
Reloipsd, That We request All organizations
q diaband and reOfRAnize 4 new eiub iindrr 4
he call Of the flrst ward Rspublisan commit
%, provided, however that no executive
be abolished. .7'- 10 FITfifll
MI. MeAny said he represented the Irlsh
lepubllcAnu Of the ward ~ ia heIA the M, !