Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-28


Mr.. Emsry's Nomination Defended" Battle-Cry-
of-Freedom" Kelsey Scored Severely.
The Fourth Ward Reform Republican Club
held a meeting last evening in their new hall,
corner of eth and ID streets. j. II. Crane, presi
dent, in the chair, and ". +. Hall secretary.
Mr.. X. l. Cunningham was introduced, and
less Of q public speaker. But he had to the best
of his ability helped reform, believing that the
city was governed ey man n who was at traitor
was Sayles j. Bowen. Different parties had
cavilled at the nomination of Mr.. Emery. The
Bowen faction had used means dishonOrable,
mean and contemplate to place an array OF
falsehoods concerning the Reform party before
the people Of Washington. They had been
called soreheads," Democrats" copper
heads" IL had been charged that they had in
secret made u convention-a star chamber con-
vention-and had nominated Matthew G.. EN-
erv. What could they do? They had gone to
the presidents Of the ward clubs and asked them
to QYen the clubs to discussion ct the time that
the Donovan contract was being investigated,
and other little investigations were being In
CURED into, because the people were beginning
to think that Sayles j. Bowen was not the man
other clubs. The Central Committee was
formed from these clubs. They all knew
fsW as the Dufs
he thought he could be elected Mayor again by
| sacrificing VIM. A. Cook, he would do it the
| same as the Duke of Gloucester sacrificed Buck
nation Of Matthew g. Emery and the manner
/ in which Ii was done. Why, he himself heard
Mr.. Kelsey say, in Union League Hall, that he
would never 60 into convention with Bowen.
He was the man who most strongly opposed GO
| ing into the regular convention. Mr.. Kelsey
wants to see how many times he can 60 back on
his principles. If he wants to come out lie I
him come out in reality. We have q perfect
right to nominate the man OF our choice. We
are not disorganizers, copperheads, anti Repub-
licans and traitors because we dare to do 30.
Mayor Bowen has acted badly in his oficial ca
Pacity; has treated Republican gentlemen With
4 insults; has drawn around him q crowd of
/ rowdies, jailbirds, men with no honesty nor
l principles, men who went INTO ONCE rs poor As
Jobs turkey who are now driving their team s
about Washington, men who with q salary of
sooo nave bought real estate worth "a 900. There
Il Is screw loose somewhere and we have q right
to investigate 1t. We win leave this mat
ng 70 ,b .ne nsi ,st ,S or Washington know
interests. viii they continue him in power for
two years longer to sink the finances Of the ri v
20 low till all the contractors street dggers and
cart drawers can not ressurrect ii. BE hoped
| such q majority that Mayor Bowen could not
l count IL. Hoped that then Major Morse would
i be like Othello, his occupation gone. 1t Is get
ting pretty bad for Bowen when he has TO ge,
1 Forney TO make o speech for him and then
get full report of IT in the Chronicle
wants to be Corporation Attorney two years
longer; Major Morse wants all the contracts in
| INC second Ward; Mr.. Peters wants to take
care OF the Second Ward; Mr.. Brooks wants to
assist MN, and Mr.. Atkinson the Fifth Ward
nov because they want the Offices, OH no; but il
| they lose their Offices the Republican party will
| be disinte&rated IA voice-sH How about Him
| Der ~ The invincibles win take care OF him.
| MI. johnson, VINO spoke the other night, has
s'me peculiar VIEWS He ails to see that