Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-27

MI, Foote opposed going into the Bowen
convention. He said that Mr.. Peters would
pack the convention, and that Mr.. Kelsey had
proved himself . Judas or traitor TO the
Reform Republican movement.
Mr.. Kelsey replied that the facts and argu.
ments Just produced BY him proved that he
vas true TO the principles, platform and ad.
organized, and that, therefore, Il any. were
/ false TO that association and untrue to its
ayoved principles they were the reformers
| themselves, including Mr.. Foote, who had for.
saken the Republican party for an independ.
Speeches were then made by Mr.. Hawkins
| Taylor, william Rutherford and Frank TAv.
erns, Of the First ward Invineible.,. and the
for Richards.
sixth ward CIub.
The regular weekly meeting Of the sixth
| Ward Republican Club was held last night
At the corner Of Ninth street east and south
| Carolina avenue. Charles Champion presided
and r, T. johnson acted as secretary.
Mr. yermilllon moved that 80 much Of the
rom &c PsSSiS ri. sSsG storm
| thst required the united Efforts OF several po-
Moiions to adopt - and "IIe on the table -
came thick and fast, when the crowd proposed
| cheers for Bowen, which were tremendous"
Afterward cheers were proposed for Emery,
which were more "tfemendous," culmlnAtinE
IN the end IN more Tremendously " cheers TO
Il A. u. Richards.
The presiding ohloer, seeing that he could
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adjourn, which was carried, as also several
chairs In the room.
seventh ward Irish Republicans.
The Seventh Ward Irish Republican Club
And-G-haIf street and Maryland avenue, Thos.
uarrahan, president, in the chair Robert
burns secretary.
sayles j. Bowen their nrsi choice for Mayor,
| and pledginE themselves TO his support. Mr.
Coleman, in advocacy Of the resolution, pro.
BosSeu psSs N Isispd Hal one SssR s sVo,
after which the revolutions were adopted.
| Patrick CulinAn said II had been stated tn at
sas,sd ia, si,Sos S Mayor Bower ' wa. the ,SS
frat choice Of this club, they would support
the regular nominee OF the Republican party,
whether he might be . white man or black
Mr. diIehrist, ooiored, also advocated Mayor
Bowen. He asserted that Mr. Emery paid ESQ
would be another Andrew johnson. Richards
| might DO a good man, but there was no man
they could get for that chair like Bowen.
While aiiehrist was speaking Mr.. MoNulty
entered the room and shook hands with the
| president, and stood up 10 the conner. AZ soon
Mr.. MeCsrty DO expelled from the club as 4
| traitor to the Republican party.
| MoOarty said you get sober, and will talk
MsNuIty reiterated his remarks, and Me.
Carty getting warmed up, said, cNoltedly, 81
vii Whip That Cd Dr. s-n ola 6-h, and
q sensation, and q free fight seemed limit
nent, but the president, by Tsppiug vigorously
on the table, and calling to order, suece eded 10
quieting the turbulent elements.
MeCarty asked to make an explanation. He
said that man (alludlng to MeNulty) thinks
he 10 the hrat man that belonged TO the Repub.
lean party. He acknowledged that he him.
self had been good Democrat, but now every.
thing was coming over, and he had becomes
Republican. He asked no favoTa Of the party
and aid not want anything; but that man
| [MeNqltyl has been begging the party Tor
| loaf Of bread.
Chair cut on further discussion, saying that
| all personalities were out OF order; and TO prc-
vent further difneulty the club adjourned.
flag Raising In the Fourth ward.
IL having been announced that there would
be = grand nAg-raisinE In the Fourth ward, Al
| the corner OF Second and L streets, at about s
| O'Clock last evening, about one hundred and
we're patiently awaiting the eommsnesmSsin a OF
the proceedings. large motto was displayed
10 front Of the stand, bearing the inscription
| "Our Choice for Mayor-the man who receives
| the nomination through a regular nomin atinE
convention Of the people"
At about s;l5 O'Clock = small procession Of
| the Fourth Ward Workingmen arrived, bear
| log the motto, "By our Industry we Thrive
Fourth wArdjp and soon after the Columbia
band, tcolored,) under the leadership Of John
Peyton, performed THE Star Spangled Ban
nef," after which Professor A, N. Green nom-
| mated d. b. Peck as president OF the meeting
On taking the chair, Mr., Peek made spread.
| eagle speech on the American flag. They had
met, he said, to raise nag and to consider with
| regard to the coming election. They proposed
The DlstSist Of ooiu mbiS the Repubiissn paTtS
intAet. Then Mr.. Peek launched of upon the
| horrors Of Democracy. A candidate has been
RspubiIeSa msiconisuis, and they and he
Mayor. For myself have 90 diSguiSsj my
| choice 10 for SAyleB J. Bowen, because know
him to be q true and good Republlean-an
honest, upright, high.hearted man.
A Voice; "He don't pay US our wsges. He
MI. Peek then launched on into lAudatIon
Of Bowen, which was very natural Referring
10 Bousn's Democracy, he said they tell you
| what does that amount TO Is he less a Re.
publican noWt He was a Democrat when
Democracy meant something, when It meant
| freedom, OF the SilAs Wright school, and when
Democracy sided with the SlaYeholder Mr..
| Bowen left the party. Some man 10 the First
ward Las, az, night ~ The name q johnson, be.
a Fremont man. I tell you that in that year
i SAyles ]. Bowen threw TO the breeze a Ere.
mont nagl and when told that he must take II
| down said, gentleman, you may haul that nag
| down, but you must hrst march over my dead
body. tThls caused an immense lauEhteT.l
Suppose Mr.. Bowen was Democrat in
good Republican now. II were disposed to
boast should say you ought to make me
Mayor, for ! have teen Republican since
AntI.alAyeTy candidate for President. Hut to-
day will take the old Democrat BY the hand
and say! HAL, BROTHER / will vote for you"
ardsi personally he IL my friendi but Bowen
10 my hrst choice. No outside man like Emery,
who paid 100 Plug uEliss TO come from BAld'
more 10 murder your citizens In the streets,
The bGSd here played "AmerieA,n during
which the nag was raised, and then Mr.. A,
Coma addressed the meeting.
After some remarks on general politics, Mr..
CONN said Emery will be supported by all the
1881, the old secession party. Emery was
| nominated by an Unauthorized party, but by
= few who call themselves Reformed Republic
| cans, and by the Democrats who would not
dare to present his name In . regular Repub-
liean convention. We will abide BY the de-
ei,ion OF the convention, and he urged all, both
| white and black, also the ITishmen and for
| eigneTs to stand arm In their support OF the
regular nominee OF the regular Republican
Nj. O. OAIIAn spoke especially in refer.
enee to times when Known othlnEism pre-
yAiled, charging Mr.. Emery with being at
aH %s Spa T S, o. ave q the
bring the e Plug uEliss" from Baltimore to
| Addresses were then made by Prof. A. NJ.
Green and Sidney Mcfarland, after which
| the meeting adjourned.
Reform Republican Association.
The Reform Republican Association met
last night at Union League hAlli VIM. Dixon
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The following resolution offered by Mr.
| Watson was adopted
ReIolVsd, That a GENERALIZATION committee
Of three persons be Appoihted by the pteAl-
denti one OF said committee TO attend daily at
Emery headquarters, corner OF Seventh and ID
streets, to give information and aid in the
naturalization Of voters.
MessTB. Watson, Stephenson and Wall were
appointed the committee.
The ChAir announced a. the committee Of
tWenty-one to make arrangements for a FAtih.
cation meeting, to be held at Lincoln hall, the
following named gentlemen A. q. Hall, John
NJ. Brown, Lewis ClephAne, Frederick Sol.
hansen, A. II, Kinney, Mr., Hill, X. NJ, Hall
J. C.wAll, Palmer 4. BriSooe, Geo. Mcclellan,
LeOnidAa Scott, OAspAr Often stein, Martin
Moore, Martin Matthews, william Price, L,
q Hine, John r. Pierce, and VIM. Crawford.
The following committee on finance was an.
nOuneedi David Fisher, X. q. Hewitt, n. M.
Hall, Amos Hunt, 4. b. Hughes, - BAN.
berger.
Mr. Watson moved that the ratification be
held immediately after the nomination OF the
Republican convention.
Mt, Crane said he did not care anything
shout the nomination Of Bowen. lie desired
to SEQ the meeting held at a. early n day az
possible. He moved AZ an amendment that
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