Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-09
REFORM.

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Councilman HRttOn's speech-An
Exposure ofCIty Hail secrets--Hos
Rowen Pays ~ Ho Goes.
In accordance with a call published 10 the
REPUBLICAN yesterday, a number Of the Re
publioana Of the Seventh ward met At Island
Hall last night for the purpose OF organizing q
MT. a. Watson called the meeting TO order
and Mr. l.. q Hue was chosen chairman, and
Mr., George Holmes secretary.
10 oPsH,Gg the %ss' n.sd has COMEDIAN S ihs1
purpose Of working against corruption and
di,ho1ssiy ia municipal Adsits, He urged
good. II might be that 10 the Seventh ward
little could be accomplished, as the feelins
might be 90 strong In favor Of the party Ia
ment would make but little headway. How.
ever they could do what they can, aud he be-
lloved that the principle for which they wer.
working would be successful They must
work and wait-iheIr time would come,
A permanent organization WAS then effected
BY the election Of the following ofloetai Presl
Iosssi sseistary, dsofse HOLMES, frsSsafer
Capt J. II. Mcdonnell.
The president was Instructed TO AppoInl
delegates TO the Reform executive committee
Nj. doorEe D. Holmes offered the following
revolutions,
whereas tho time is now At hand when II
s, OUT duty TO put 10 nomlnatlon sui,a.
the eorrupt City Han rIsr una.r The ia ~
Mayor Bowsa are MAKING de pqSr sfssts %
agsia ioTse him upon the people through the
and = corrupt press and whereas W. beIieve
u 70 be the duty OF All true Republican,, AZ
well As good citizens Of all parties. 10 unite
have the good Of the cItv Al hcart And svbose
past lives viii be 4 suarsaiss Of oiisiaI ipiSso
fityt therefore, be Il
Rsioieed, That We recommend the calling Of
a eonyentlon At an early day TO put in noinl.
nation a Eentlemaa who Represents the OBJ.
position 10 the present misfule in our city
Rsssipsd, That In Mathew q. Emery We have
a man who truly represents the moral, edu.
cAtionAl and material Interests OF this oity A.
one who commands the oon1ience and re.
speot OF all parties, and we hereby pledge our
selves by every honorable means to secure his
and election.
p x q Rseslde moved TO strike out the name
agreed to.
Mr.. Hine 1.-THE vice president in the ohaltl
moved 70 insert, Ia the place Of the name OF
M. q: Emery, the following words, "A man
who truly representa- &ai which was not
agreed TO. NV
Ca this amendment quite a debate arose, Il
well TO leave Mr.. Emery'G name IN,
Referring to the introduction OF the name
OF Major Richards, Mr.. Hoimes said that, a.
he understood n, Major Richards proposed 10
10 into the Bovea eonvenlion. HE Reform
Republicans pronosed 10 hold a oonyention or
their own.
Mr. Watson reviewed the history Of the Re.
form RepubIIeAns, Thsy eannof enter ~.
Bowen conyention His fTionda will not All.
low H. He thought II proper that the sew
enth yard mcclIng ahonld indioste ,hsl, 80 =
didatc. III pTosscJsd No. sncsE ~ ianh. Son-
terms Of Mr., Emery al a at oAndidate Tor thc
mayptalty.
A vote being taken, the resolutions, a. orig
InAlIy Introduced, were adopted.
Oh notion ME- 0eorre W. Hatton took IN.
door to address the meeting, He said that.
having seen ia some Of the papers an invita-,
chanEe Ia INC present oity goveSnmpnt' he H..
tSsm untIi M isbos, hsS tsau,tesPdn n ,ash
SsiSsr dS, ~ q S ,nssDs s1@ 'hfes weeks to
to meet him on az argument aTsinSt ssyies
J. Bowen aud his tyrannlcSi rule he was ready
proceeded 10 pfessnt Ms reasons why he sonia
not vote Tor M. Bowsn. lie Tesd from The
aSst message OF NJ. Bowen ia regard TO The
msndsi SSkinE coSsTsss Tor psfmis. IoS To
iasus bonds w
ThsSS boSds were to be u,ed only tn .x,ip.
ruish The debt. NOT 10 nav MI pooL Tor nTnse.
sItipr ei.imS' III. I,owsnis ksV noiS n re
time ar thia metaaae was. HPay a. Won a., y
There were hundTeds and thousapda Of iabor.
log men In this city now olamorIng for their
men sec that onndIdstes will live IN 10 theis
promises The next point touched Oh was the
aFhO0l nueRtlOu. This he hardly kaRtn
10 graphic The speaker read from tie mes.
aage MI BoWeaia idea a. 10 the had nolIov of
Smixsd sehcoisn And commented anon n a..
Verely His past eoutae has given The lie 10
his statements.
In regard TO the financial status the ape ,ker
said he waA dFm In the belief that the eIty il
now in debt fully t2OO 900, aud this 10 view OF
the great promises made by MIR. Bowen. The
10 Keep the CITY Hall clean a. they have tbs
Warrington canal In regard to the canal, the
spsans,r, said that every effort made BY the
posed BY the Mayor This we can aubstan-
Hate on eyIlenee
"a regaIa 70 h the S9"t.aat ,Ss,emI Bowen
shawn nv the numerou1 adyertisensn1. ~,
contracts for having, GRADING and SrsysiIng
10 his message Bowen strongly advocated the
abrogation Of the Contract sy.tem Why The
othes day Peier MCNAMARA Eot a contract on
which he will make fortune. Well he must
have stolen that, for we read here thoIdinE
up the mesIAEe) that MI. bowen is opposei
10 the contract system.
Mr. Bowen says the eontFaetora rravel the
streets with mud.
A few days ago he went with 4 committee
TO examine q street, Eraveled under Mr.,
Howenia admIuIStration and with ma 6nTer
he could SeTSpe IN The Efs wei VII" nus ""Se'
bowen in this part Of the message stated ex.
Js1 In fermentation woIk '"''
He Tefefred 10 the manner In which the sor.
poTstion iGborers are paid. They have 10 70
p
they must take to q grocery store and have II
shaved,
In summing up the sneaker ought IL ,Vould
be a food Campaign doeument Tor some Of the
newEpapera 10 take up the nrat mesaaGe N
Mayor boWen and publiSh II In niII 7rhex
mIEht m ako A poInt On n The men Whn 80
now ohATAuteriIed a. yiIIHetN OF MnVoT
bowen are the men who lAboTed night and dSy
10 commas his election, ~
The men who arc now running About at
sone Of The ward meetings, and NhoSe erv n
~, et the city 20, but fer OodIa aAke Leen nm
the party are not AZ 10 exercise The TIsbt ~
franchise, For his part, as long as he lived in
this community, he int nded 10 do what no
could, not only for the party, but for the whole
people The reason MI. Bowen does moi live
up to the promises he m ade 10 his message IL
because he found out the contractors 60 uid
afford TO spend more money 10 a campaign
than the la6orinE olAssea.
The sneaker then referred to A "smAIln man
named Cook, who never was presented with
a gold.heAded oane-who never received tooO
some man ran after him And forced him 10
take 5000, to be used for party purposes In A
humorous manner, the speaker reviewed the
history aud past record OF Mr.. William A.
Cook Cook will probably re-eleot Bower,
because he will make somebody nav 400 to
elect him.
The second message Of M. Bowen 10 Iust AZ
much like the frat as chalk IL like Cheese,
He goes back on the project not to have
linked schoolsn This was because he mad
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