Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-16
OUR CITY ELECTION.
what the Republkcan Papers else.


The Washington correspondent of the New
York Standard writes as follows, under date of
May IL, in relation to politics in this city:
The regular biennial scandal of this town is
now in full blast. The municipal election Is
approaching, and the parties are literally red
hot presume that nowhere out of New York
are municipal Affairs conducted with 80 sublime
disregard for decency and honesty as in Wash
lngton. The Corporation funds are spent for
party purposes. Labor is made to secure voters
and fer the two months before elections paving,
grading, ditching, and house-cleaning generally
Is going on at right brisk rate. No man can
except BY PledRing his vote for Mayor Bowen,
ana 1t Is In the hope of this biyearly harvest Of
azy mems wages that some Thousands of idle
thriitless, able.bodied negroes stay in Washing
ION the whole year round so as to save their res
idence and their votes when they might earn
$40 month and found on hundred farms i'm
Virginia. And in this suicidal vagabondage
they are encouraged by the politicians, who are
perfectly willing they should live in rags and
poverty twenty-five months at q time when thew
mign5 mag oe laying up money. 80 that their votes
giving them the miserable sop OF two months,
labor wages. No matter how fast they learn the
various var criminal trades of thieving, numbering,
useful and honorable lives-their votes are
wanted, and must be had.
Something of this feeling, believe, must
nave nave Iound root among the ooored people when
OF the procession of the " Boys In Blue" Not
withstanding the almost despotic Influence ex
erclsed by Bowen and bis thoroughly unscrupu-
ing the general impression that his favor is the
only ROAD to ONCE, and his fulsome professions
VI attachment to the colored race, the majority
tion, which was avOwedly anti-Bowen. There
3ote! !spfHs%en aeG OF the pntness Of the negro to
demagogues. "
The newspaper battle wakes hot. THE STAR
NH Oh
newspapers here that pretend to be indie pendent
oppose Bowen, riddle him, till he has as many
hoies through his moral character, as though ii
were sieve, denounce his man Friday Cook
as q liar and g. no-such-thing" generally, and
tight manfully in the cause Of an honest admin
istrati0n OF the public affairs.
brands, and devotes itself to the martyrology of
Bowen, whose modesty has been SO ruthiessly
Stocked by his having had to hold Office during
as many as six Offices at one time. The STAR
and Republican are both thoroughly devoted to
the general administration, 80 nothing can be
said against them In that respect, but the Chron-
their party, right or wrong, and to frown down
the boilers. How the success of one party or the
con cener IN washington, can be Of any earthly ac
the fate OF the nation depended on the election
Of Bower. The probability is that the Demo
cras will make no nomination, but win concen-
nominated by Reform Republican Convention
ONE weeks ago. The supposition is that the
Democrats win not vote. They confine their
ling"
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Evening Post says in the same connection:
"At Republican Convention last night, Ma
ior Richards, who had been nominated as can
didate for Mayor of Washington, declined the
nomination, when the Convention nominated
Mr. M. G. Emery, who was nominated several
weeks ago by the reform Republicans. This
leaves but two candidates in the field, Mr. Em-
cry and Mayor Bowen, both Republicans It Is
estimated that Mr.. Emery will be elected by
nearly three thousand majority. He Is support
ed by the most respectable white Repubiicans
and two thirds Of the colored voters. The friends
OF Mayor Bowen called on the President to re-
guest the support Of the administr alton. but the
President declined to see the delegation, and
announced his intention not to interfere In the
municipal affairs of the CITY,"
The correspondent Of the Philadelphia Star
says: a
"The contest over the election for a Mayer for
this city has narrowed down to two candidates.
both Republicans, one "ring" candidate and
the other Reform man. The Democrats will
vote for the latter and his election is conceded