Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-06
TIE TRUE REPUBLICANS,
An Honest Republican Con-
vention at Trades Union
Hall.
TIE RECOGNITION OF THE Ex-
PRESSED WILL OF THE PB0-
NiEIlI PIE.
4. q. RIUHARDS NOMINAL ED
FOR MAYOR.

gatloLg withdrew from Union League Hall,
aud prosecuted to Trades Uaion He'll, when
A. q. Hali.onlled the meetiaE TO order, aud
Or. ID. W. Bliss was chosen chairman, and r.
W. Tompkina secretary.
II. A. Hall moved that the chairman Of the
Committee on Credentials he requested TO re.
Mr.. KELSEY said the delegates were not all
In. lie hoped the convention would not act
hastily, They had the Committee % CTeden-
iials appointed by the dcnerAI Executive
aud they could report.
Richard Tompklna thought this Convention
vas here 70 disfegard the ae,ioa q that com
taken.n 1--WE have the majority Of the con.
FSsnsis Tavsrp, claimed tbs, the General
STsSsni" o. S d.iesas And d t 6om%iss oS
Credentials having been appointed, he now
wanted TO hear their report
The Uhair requested The oh.irna1 Of the
and make their report.
Mi Isaiah Bouidln then came forward
and explained that the committee met
at 10 O'Clock At Union League Hall, i've
members present. Mr. Cook refused TO give
the credentials OF the Third ward to the com
mittee. The committee had Designate him as
dhatImani and he would submit the ioliowlng
that the COMMITTEES did have = meeting, and
that u WAS not true, As stated by the Bowen
ties, that they had not had = meeting.
Mr. bOululh Nutu ENVutA
Of the Com ittee on Cfedentialsi
At Ameeting Of the sub-eNeeutive committee
held At Union League Hail, Washington, ID. u
on Thur'day mornlpsi NAY lSo, Al 10 =, m;
ward, II. A. Halt sixth ward. Charles Cham
pioni Seventh ward, W, A. TaliAferro.
tn motion ofMr. Champion, Isaiah Bouldiu
On motion 81 Mt. TallAferro, twas resolved
that In consequence Of the doors OF the huild-
log being closed against the admission Of dele.
s.tei nnd ne lSPo,sio,,,, e. ssss!ylas ere
Ga the reorganization OF the committee
the following eredeutials were presented
COX Charles J. Tones, Casper Keller, q, u.
Fisher, Robert Boston, A, O. Hall, ~. CLAIR
Burnley, II. A. Hall, David y. Curry, John II.
Broyn, Hawkins Taylor, 2. NJ. kelsey, Frsneis
Finh wGrd-Samuel Williams, Walter
ID. Piowden, Joseph s. weems, ID. X. Parker,
John ID, Shields, WIN. Y. Brown, JT., W. 3.
r. Wayne, Daniel Connolly, A, d. brock, ii.
II. MGTyman, Jamea p. Qulgley, James N.
Hilton. Delegates 10 the central committee
j p 9uGnlng Ea. , Smith smith wm H. Mar
Sixth wHrd-OlArenee NJ BaTtnn, Wm. L.
Cowan, y. ID. Gaines, Cary W. White, Martin
Moore, wm; Z. Vermillion, Frank Myers,
T. Morgan, Jos. Davis, Geo. Lawson, n u.
Hughes, Thomas Perry, s. $. Riley.
seyeuth ward. =. A: Boswell, Chsrlcs Hend.
Isy, " ! wslSsr' , as1tE Dwsllsr' w% w
man, y. II. Marshall, N. NJ. knlght, Thomas
Thempsop, Simeon Bland, r. W. TOmpkins
A. P. Snyder, VIM. Herewith and WIN. A.
Fro n the Third And Fourth wards no ercden.
tiAls were presented to the committee. We
therefore report the above NJ entltled to rep.
TO nominate a candidate for Mayor OF Wash
ingtou. Respectfully, Isaiah Bouldln, u. A.
Hall, Charles Champlon, W, A. TAliafcrTo.
The report Of the committee was then Tc-
ceiVed and unanimously adopted.
DR.. STRUGGLED asked II the Third ward Rich.
ards delegates would be allowed TO have 4
voice IN the convention. ....
10 the committee on credentials, so ordered.
ID. NJ. Kelsey moved that n committee Of
seven be appointed on resolutions-one from
Johnson, n, A, Hall, Dr. A. ID. Brock, Ciaf.
enee NJ. Barton and y. A. boswell.
.n-.. Mr.. HALL's REMARKs.
MT II. A. Hall requested the attention OF
the convention for q few minutes, until they
calmly considered the position. IL was wei
to look at what had been done, and what was
to be done. He desired TO call their attention
TO a state Of thIugs which many Of them had
known for weeks, and he might say for months.
lie had noticed for months that Il was the dc.
formulation Of the Mayor OF this city, sur.
rounded By few sAtelllies,to renominAte hin
and dlsrupt the Republican party. He re.
ferred to hts eourse IN the Councils. and said
inst nAvnE been elected BY the Republics
party he deemed = his duty TO support that
Bowen Was not the choice OF even one third Of
the Republican party Of the District, and
boldly told Mr.. Bowen so. Night before last
Mofae, Cook %. saw that Bowen would
lose the nomination, for Instance, in tho Finn
ward, and they packed the meetings and nom.
mated delegates BY reclamation, and cleared
S,n,, not daring 70 w"t ior ne prinaIy eo1yen-
Fourth ward was not represented 10 the con.
vention that met In Union LeAgne Hall This
morning. He wondered that the Fourth Ward
Republican Club did not elect more than III.
teen Delegates lLAughter,l
He spoke OF the manner OF polling votes yes.
lsrday 10 the Third and Fourth wards, and
si.S ths' hhsy ma voted handful. Of
officers. He was opposed 10 excluding three.
l,mrths Of the men who voted the Republican
ticket lfom voice IN city Affairs. uAn the
II" Noln "Sor'1 lie then TefeTrsd " he
sixth ward, and told how they got together at
midnight and upset the agreement M AIDE pre-
ward club. He did like to see the corporation
laboTera going up aud voting their regular
sentiments, but hated 10 see them whipped Up
70 vote for a man for whose nominAilon
ward. Look At thiDga there. The meeting
gAp presided over BY Collector Boswell, W hose
RspnblieAntem could not be doubted. The
OF the street, and IS Of them nominS tei is
delegatea' They even admitted that the noml-
nations made by Mr.. Boswell'a meeting were
iialriy eonducted, eeoause they could not deny
general committee, under which the eonyep-
lion met, and with that there was a little hlS-
tory eonnested. Reading the same, he said
that the call, In the frst place, was headed
with the name OF Isaiah Bouldin; but tho next
that name was out and the name on
BARTER A. Stewart substituted He thoukht
~ s stsTSs, Esi az honorable man. lorsS
The whole amount Of the thing was that
nobody could do anything without the consent
Of VIM, A.Cook. Where were Mr.. Bowsnis
Pslsr Yea P.s.s Isy y. lS', ice. o.
is aomethlng connected with Peter Maeh's
sontrAet that e too mean 10 tell here. Now,
y the hspueliean party wanfs another two
cries Of No, not we Wont 4Avett.rl
Isaiah Bouldin, from the committee on Gre
lenuals, reported that on account Of the In
lormalities In the credentials OF the Third ward
ielsgates, the sommittee would IeS0nimend
that that delegation BE- admitted 10 seats on
he moor, without participating Ia the e0nyen.
lion or right 20 vote. The report was adopted
w. KEIsEr roR EirnHR HIGHLANDS on ENERY.
Mr.: ID. "a. Ksleey thought this convention
was here through the recognized Republican
lsriy Of The city Of Warrington, and ~ virtue
Of the call Of the central COMMITTEES. He ooun.
.elsd them TO be calm, orderly, and quiet. lie
or oue had been opposed to Bowen, aud was
1ot 20 much welded 10 one man as he was OPP
luhtN 70 bOWons
The uhlon League Hall crowd were the bolt.
,Ta. lie knew A. u. Richards would carry the
ield two TO one agsinst Bowen. He knew that
" HtehArda was an honest man, a capable
nan, and above all = gentleman, and would
,vsfride all opposition two 10 one, YET he
or one, considered the situation. He made 10
Propositions now. Bowen would receive the
iominAtion OF the BOWeRitea who bolted,
Another gentleman was 10 the Held who was a
FOOD Republican, an honeAt, respectable and
lapAble man, II II be for the Inherent on The
Republican party 10 70 for him, he for one
you'd BIO with the will of the people, fVoissS
IhApa right $50 will We.pI The Reform
republican Association accomplished ItS OBJ
eet when IL showed TO tina people that Mr.
5oWen could not be elected again. 1.-THE Re
orm Republican Association had not noml.
lated Mr. Emery at a meeting without any
,reVioua notice, they would have acted wisely,
NJ he wanted was fair play, aud was wlllinE
Or the Republican, OF the city TO either hold
heir primary elections or by deleEAtea, 10 or
er that lair expression OF opinion should be
lad, Ald he for one would abide by II, be II for
~. Richards or Matthew u, Emery, although
q thought Mr.. Richards was the ehoies or lie
eople, Yet he, for ont, would unite upon
inner hiehaTd5 or Emery TO bury the tyfant
Casper Keller thought this convention was
0 nominate candidate for Mayor, and not a
lass meeting. The convention had nothing
0 do with primary elections,
~ OlAir hurley offered a resolution that
ne vote allowing the Third ward deleRateS
. uhe moor Only be FooOnsldefed, and that
hey be admitted with full privileges.
MI. Kelsey moved that q eOmmtttee Of one
saENa Al -.