Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-23
First ward RepubIican..


Mass Meeting Last Ntght-4 Licely Discussion
The Contest for the Mdysrdlty-Letting Tie Cat
OF Of the BGg-Who are to Hare Places an
JpRer
A mass meeting of the First Ward Republi-
cans was held last night at the Stevens School
house.
Mr.. Himber called the assemblage to order
and stated that Ii was not a club meeting, but a
mass meeting, in which all Republicans of the
ward might express themselves freely. and he
nominated Alderman II. NJ Davis To preside.
which was carried, and Mr.. Davis came forward
and addressed the meeting briefly, thaDkin.
them for the honor conferred upon him. The
campaign was about to open and he thought il
was his duty to meet the old club and show his
fellow Republicans that he was still alive and
with them. When he first entered into political
life ii was with the First Ward Republican Club
and he had never been ashamed OF his company.
He still claimed his loyalty to that club lie did
not desire to make any disrcspectful illusions to
the Inyincible Club. but he thought they might
all work tOgether-it would be for their Interests
10 do so. The First Ward Club had been called
| the Himber Club. He thought il belonged 10
all other members OF it as much as TO Mr.. Him
Der. He was not posted as to the precise objects
Of the injecting, and he called upon some one TO
| explain.
ilr. Charles Syphax moved that the report of
| the committee Of seven appointed by this club
| to make Overtnres Of peace TO the Invncibles
be taken up for debate and action.
Mr.. Joseph jackson wished to know why it
wa that the doors of the schOOl-hOuse had not
been opened at the proper hour, and the room
heated up-that the house was always in good
trim when the lnyiDcibles met, and why was
this distinction made? lVOices.-.'That's it'll
Mr.. HiInber said that the room was under the
control of MIR. Alfred Jones, who could best in
form the gentleman; but there was another
matter OF complaint which this meeting must
know about, and this was, that at the church,
corner Of I'D and l. streets, the preacher had
refused to read the notice of the meeting to-
night from the pulpit on SUNDAY morning snh last,
every obstacle IN the way of the club that he
could. And why is it: Because Mr.. Alfred
Jones is interested in the success of the Inyn-
cibes.
Mr.. Robert Thompson proposed that they
leave Mr.. Jones alOne-they were making alto
gether too much of him.
Mr.. Sandy Lacy explained that there must be a
mistake as to the refusal Of the preacher to read
the notices. They might not have reached him.
So far as the hall was concerned, he would say
that the Invincibles had always sent the money
with the application for the hall, and that they
had not been refused nor had any trouble with
Dir. Jones about the matter, and lie recon-
mended this Club to go and do likewise. APP
Mr.. Charles Syphax recited the action of the
First Ward Club had taken in clecting officers
and that atew disappointed men had called a
meeting at the house of Mr.. Cornelius Clark
and originated the Invincible Club, and now had
the impudencc to dictate the terms TO the orig-
nal club Oh which they would come back. The
pretended offence was that this Club had elected
a presiding officer who was distasteful to the
"bakers OOzen." He wished the meeting to
know what this all meant-it was not, some
had said, because MIR. Himber was chosen pre-
siding officer, but the blow was aimed at Mayor
Bowen, whom they wanted to defeat and put
another in his place. He then proceeded to read
over the terms upon which the Invincible Club
agreed to unite with the old club. One was tn at
this Club should pledge its support to the regu-
lar nominee of the Republican Convention. All
understood what this meant. The City Register
was an asprant for the Office Of Mayor, and he
was the candidate Of the invlncible Clab. lie
challenged any man to dispute this. He de-
nounced the deceptive trick that the members
OF the InNincible Club were guilty OF, in going
around and reporting that because Mr.. Humber
had been elected their President that this was
the cause of their disaffection. [Applause.l
Some one here interrupted MIR. SyPhaX and
asked him IL he was not member OF the In
vincible Club, and, If SO, why he was taking up
the time of this meeting.
Mr.. Syphax replied that the First Ward Club
was no ten-cent club, and that the largest lib
erty was accorded to all to speak their senti-
ments without the ten-cent fee. tNoices.-"Did
you not have TO pay ten cents to get into their
Mr. Syphax went on to say that the Invincible
Club was started in the interest OF the Cranes
Crossmans, and others Of like standing in the
say about the rank and file of that club, but he
thought Thomas Martin, james Kelly, and An
drew Freeman were q set Of Republican guer-
Mr.. sehOoier rose to privileged question, and
was going On to denounce what Mr.. Syphax had
SAD, when Mr.. Himber rose to a point of order
legged question.
1he CHAIR sustained Mr.. Himber's point, and
MIR. SchoOler took his seat.
MI. Z. Syphax obtained the floor again, and
said that 1t was not always safe tor = man to
define his pOstion-that Hired Jones had found
this to be SO when he opposed negro suffrage.
[Laughter.l That Mr.. Henderson had let the
lnvincbie cat out of the bag the other night
when he stated that he wantedto sea the govern
ment OF Mayor Bowen put on wheels and run
into the canal. daughter and applause
At this point considerable disatisfaetion was
manifested that Mr.. Syphax should be allowed
to deal 50 largely IN personalities some dozen or
Mr.. Himber moved that Mr.. Syphax IN
allowed ten minutes longer TO finish his remarks.
and that Mr.. SchoOler have twenty minutes
afterwards to reply to him. This was fair a.
the Ihvincible Club had come here to disturb