Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-02

The faels and figures which he had presented
| were IN the main correct but they had not
been carefully prepared however, he was now
getting resdy speech for the meetloE in the
| First ward on Monday night that would send
fifteen Antl-Bowen dsleEates TO the eonven-
tion. The same number would 20 from the
Ssyenih waral and these would be such :
convention met they would nomlaato Nc.
Richards b. so votes on the hrst ballot.
During hls tensrs, the ,psahsr vas re-
On motion, committed, consisting OF Haw.
kins Taylor, III. A. Hall, n, M. Kelsey, Charles
SihS[ oSsRat kslls qlsOsg0 " JpESI 10
10 Be Voted fcf as Richards deissSiss on
Mill A. Hall was called on, and said that
~ was something unusuAl TO recommend the
nomination Of candidates In a public speech,
and y va, , contrary TO n. feeling. nnd custom
pursue tho course marked out for them by Mr.
Bowen aud his friends, the Republican party
will be engulphed, and for that reason he was
there TO lend his voice 70 aid 10 securing the
nomination and election Of Mr., Richards. He
was sure Mr. Bowen was not the man for the
time, and could not Be elected,
II waA given out At the Oity Hall 10. day that
he (IIaiD had made the same declaration two
years ago. that was true. He thought then
that Mt. Bower could not be elected, and ho
right, This, all must acknowledge, was very
small majority In nineteeh Thousand votes, ana
u he only got eighty'thtee maiority two years
ago, whom so many who are now opposed to
him were his supporters, whore IL he 10 make
Up for the votes Of all present here TO nlgat
who will not vote for him under any eitcum.
stances. II was useless to talk further II
would be committing political suicide fot the
party to nominate him now, He drew n com.
parison between the Republication Of the two
candidates, and declared that n u were not Tor
the patronage at his disposal, not one OF hla
pretended friends would be supporting Mr.
Mt. kelsey offered the following rr.oIu.
lions, which were uuaoimously adopted
Whereas " 10 generally conceded that the
present Mayor Of Washington has succeeded
| In converting friends Into enemies, and there.
by created divisions and dlssenglonH in the
Repgblieap pariyi and whctea.it IL Necessary
party and principles to place In nomlnation
| for mayor at the ApproRehinE election some
| honest, capable and Impartial candidate who
has the confidence aud respect OF this com
munity, both "a a private citizen and public
| officer and n true Republican;
! Resoircd, That II 70 our deliberate opinion
| that Major A, q. Richards 10 the man for the
hour, aud that his name as the standard
| bearer Of tho Rcpublioan and loyal citizens of
| Washington 10 an assurance Of = glorious
triumph over all opposition. .
Resolved, That we will make every honorA.
bic exertlon to secure his nomination aa
Mayor, knowing that thereafter hts "cAlling
| and electionn 10 sure.
Mr., Hawkins Taylor made n few remarks, In
which he spoke Of the connection Of Mr.
Bowen with the Democratic party. and his
petty subteTfuges to Totain power. lilo pro-
nominating couyentlon under the rules pre-
seTibed BY the Central Oommittee, and Pre-.
sented the claims Of Major Richards In \ very
favorable light,
eaoh OF the speakers, on motion OF ID, NJ. Kel
scy the meeting adjourned until Tuesday night
next, At which timo tho committee appel tied
to nominate delegates will report.