Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-16
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
FrRSr WARD IsyNornLu.-Last night .
meeting Of the First Ward Invlnclbles was
held II the Stevens school-houAo, With Mr..
Thomas Martin In the chair and John VI.
Washington, secretary.
The chair stated that the meeting not
being 4 regular one, but called for the pur.
pose OF dlscussing the proposed change Of
The city government, the meeting was re-
solved Into masa meeting.
Nj. Hsnry johnson was then called to the
chair and John 4. CLARK acted a. secretary.
The chair addressed the meeting briefly To
favor o. the bill providing for Territorial
form Of government, after which Mr.. Alfred
Day introduced the folloWingi
Whereas tho Republication of Hon. 40
Hlddle and Gen. Howard has been Assslled by
upon their loyalty 70 the great party of pro
gress, hnd feeling that eaeh assertions were
entifely unealled for and did groas lsJustlce TO
lsborsrsin the ecurss Of human Jus,icej tSsrS-
De- a ro,Oiv.d, That we, the citizen. Of til,
Hon. A, O. Riddle a0d 0en. b. d. Howard a.
true and tried frienda Of the Republioan marty.
zee n,t n r,ioisss, Th., especially DO We
and selteAerlhoinn labOra In the elevation Of
the once doun.trodden aud oppressed race.
Rsioivsd, That their labor ID sndsAvoflnE TO
ttiot, whlsA y sadly needs, We regard with the
pur.,t o. notlyes, having only 10 view the
t"ol " ueeNen' t.a
Adopted. aI1Tu
MT. Andrew Freeman Introduced the fol.
log, a. suoaututei 1900" r".u.
whereas after seventy yeara sxperIsuoe the
s,, ~ ~ ssl w. me pte;ei
tIiet heeording 10 lie present statue, and in
anasndnsnt, bestoNlst SulfaEo upon large
nunest 81 yotsrs 10 the staies, u vould be
s1lsa AZ oniunSf.. sss.y e.Isa oI ". ~,
present goyernment OF the District, = large
~. asn,ta.S " ~ NJ .,,n ~ y tne Souny
ballot those who arc 10 rais over HEM tbsss.
fore, be II r.-'.1.1 - u. =
RtsoIrtd, That, AZ cltifens Of tbs First ward,
/ = 'lng assembled, ~ favor any
~ yh.u1ss iSo.iist, aeaaaoa ne h hehsi
sentativss Of Inc people Ia Consress aS,en.
bled, who have 90 generously bsaIoWed the
lights q American eltlIen.hip upon long
.,,n h y, asl nopPts.sea Rsopls, We estn-
avn indsnsnt mi nsss .nch mn =. ~. 'ns y.
best suited for the better Eoysrnmsat Of the
Dlatrict, the opinions OF dsmsgoGuss and po-
.loAi Ulek''ers 70 'heoohtrary notWithstand-
~. .o,,. a,..,..,.,, ar.
"a 'ha rs.oir,ios "a ~ s"9 w W. sAeu'
N, Trerss,ha,, aAS.....SJ - 49,,
1I' iueheI .nen aaonesseo me meeting,
paying ,h ,a, tribute s % eensral y. Q. Howard
49, ~ ~ Ine oo,o ~ m w, ana aevo-
eating tho passage OF the bill now before
Soes . iO ~ No 1, .eLI''orh form Of
Al. aCan,i ~ snS n.sie -,
x. ~ .ne my Auo,esseo tne meeting
n, nv, VI ~ P.oposea cnAngc, aud was
,ononsa " y. " hAIIs,t esqp VINO made
n ,ssay snsia ~ ~, ,a'os ~ tertitoIhl gov
III S.o euk .se 9snNery OF Whieh nc
neusnul afpIAuaed.
AneI soge,ses oy several other speakers
'no "eosnB hoJournea'
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SEVENTH WARD REruBLioLN CLuB.-The
regular weekly meeting Of the Seventh Ward
Republican Club was held last evening At
DeiGney's Hall, on Four.and-a-half street.
The president, Thomas Carrnhan, in the
chair Robert Burns, secretary.
A Communication vas received from P, II.
Douegau, president OF the Central Irish
Republican Club, requesting the club 70 elect
ave deleRatea TO represent the club In the
| central executive committee, and Thomas
Carrahan, Richard Coleman, Patrick Chill,
han, Michael Fleming, and Edward sheohy,
were chosen as the delegates.
Tho President Congratulated the nembers
Of the club upon the success Of the oraanI-
nation, and hoped they would be active in
| securing additional names TO the roll Of mem
bership.
Mr.. p. II. Donegan, PresIdent ofthe Cen.
trail Irish Republican Club, was then intro
duced, aud said the object OF his Wait this
evening was 70 SEQ the progress which the
Seventh ward IriIhmen were making In the
cause Of Republlcanism. He was satisfied,
from the evidence before him, that this club
would equal, II not excel, any OF the other
wards. He explained the objects of the Cen
trail Club, and the necessity for electlpg del.
egates TO the Central Executive Committee.
| The mission Of the Central Club had VIrtn.
ally ceased In The formation Of the ward
clubs, but an executive Committed was nnees.
saEy 10 organise the strength OF the ITIsb
Republican voters 10 The Several wards Of
the city
He was glad 10 see so many Irlshmen e.
pousinR Republican principles, and by their