Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-03

The ThIrd ward Republicans mOVlnE
-OeuUueIstIsn OF Mayor BOwen
90 M. PoiIoy-Permansnt Organi.
,.,Iou erected I'm tho Interest Of
Reform.
An adjourned meeting Of the Third ward
sutlBowc Republicans was held at Union
League hall last night. Tho meeting was
called to order BY A. II. Kinney, with Q. L.
Bart as secretary.
Mr.. r. o. Cunningham said the meeting
was called for reform. Our present execu-
tive has proved recroant to the party, and
the object OF this meeting is to express what
we believe to be right. SAyles j. Bowen
has read out OF the party all that dared to
differ with him. There Ia great need Of re-
form In our city government. We have
facts aud figures enough TO show that the
acts Of Mayor Bowen are, II not dishonest,
TO say the least, anti.Rcpublican. The OBJ.
ject Of this meeting Ia to redress existing
wrongs from tho mayoralty down, and this
we expect to do next June.
The meeting then proceeded to effect q
permanent organization. A. II. Kinney was
elected president, II. Y. Phllbrook, ylco
president; A. Hill, secretary, aud +. W.
Scllhausen, treasurer.
d. NJ. Kelsey, Of the Second ward, being
called upon for a speech, said that although
luO lnNtlluk was u Whb n INlIthNuAA'
tive of hundreds aud Thousands. II was
asked why opposition Republican clubs
should be organized. He would answer that
the present ward clubs were under the do.
minion Of the otiice-holders OF the city gov.
cru nent, and In order to effect an efiectual
reform, opposition clubs must be organized.
He had always been Republican, and he
was In this movement OF reform In order Il
cave the Republican party. 1t is necessary
| to dcthrono the tyrant at the City Hall. IL,
| Ia not man to be trusted or relied upon.
MIR. Bowen was president Of the Equa
| Suffrage Association, and resigned II In 1856
to save his official head, being then post
master Of this city. There ls go much spec
ulatlon, population aud fraud In his admin
istratlou as Mayor Of this city that there ar
Republicans enough In this city who wi
rise up and overthrow him. The reforr
Republican party will succeed, aud whoevt
! runs may read the signs Of our triumph: =.
, Ne Eanasy ssil he Eses0tgcu tnat the AZ
mInIstration the Republicans had put
power did not compare faVorably with tbs
which preceded II. II Ia owing TO the fat
! Of our present misrule that the terrltorii
, movement is agitated. Republicans al
: holding back now from our movement b.
0 cause they expect to succeed In this terTitt
4 rial measure, but when they find they car
4 not succeed Ia that they will fall into our n
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| them with open arms. He thanked u
meeting for the honor conferred upon hi
, by electlng him president, aud stated ihl
: he would discharge Its duties to the best I
his ability.
, 1t is time for reform when Republlcanlsr
Is dlsgraced by our Mayor aud when OF
corporation attorney takes 5000 as brit
for dlscharglng his duty.
The Chair appointed as Executive Con
mittee, J. Reynolds, Ii. B. Philbrook, II. 4
Talbot, T. b. Grimes and @. l.. Bart.
The following resolution was unaulmousl
adopted by the meeting;
ResOiVsd That we request OF Congress III
passage OF joint resolution removing SAyle
J. Bowen, Mayor, and William A. Cook, co
Z pntation attorney, the last for accepting
' | hribe OF 900 to influence the Mayor TO pay
e | just bill long due from the corporation, AT
h the hrst for being accessory thereto and
o completely with Cook In thiH ehse OF not
u rious bribery.
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