Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-29
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS, &C
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS LAST NIGHT
Harmony and Good Feeling in Most Of the
District

meetings OF republican voters were held In
tventy-one OF the legislative districts OF the
District OF Columbia last evening, to select i've
selegstes from each district to the convention
which assembled at Union League Hall at moor
to day TO nominate a candidate for Delegate tC
Congress The remaining district-the fifth
elected i've delegates on Monday evening AZ
stated in THE STAB of yesterday. As we pub.
Iish the full list OF delegates from all the dis
tTicts IN our report OF the proceedings of the
convention n another column il is unnecessary
TO repeat here the action Of the district meet
ings where 10 business w"s transacted besides
the election Of delegates; but we give below :
report OF the proceedings in those districts
where other business besides the election o,
delegates YVES entered upon:
In the Second district a resolution was imam.
lmously adopted endorsing Hon. A. q. Riddle
az their first choice for Delegate TO Congress-
In The Sixth district the following were elected
delegates TO the central committee: John A.
Cook, Jas. Kelly and Edward Cru-or
III the SeFeStb district, on motion of Mr.. j.
r CeOk, committee Of one from each depart
Isnt was requested TO canvass their respect We
departments and request any and all clerks who
DO not 90 home to vote TO register in the District
o. Columbia, and thus render support to the
party whose patronage they now enjoy.
III the Ninth district the following alternates
were elected: 4. Richards, j. n. Brown Wal
Ter Lewis, Henry Piper and DIR. Verdi. On
notion, Il was decided that the delegates should
not be IL stTuCtei by the meeting. A committee
Laws.
In the Tenth district there was som. discus-
siOr IN consequence of MIR. Goff making some
remarks alleged TO be CT a personal character 10
DT. biis>, The lattsrs name standing first ON
the Inst, and Dr. Bliss asserted that Goff never
voted for him, Bliss.)
In the Fifteenth district a resolution was
offered instTuc9ng the delegates to vote for
Martin CTOnin was endorsed, by resolution for
the Dos ton OF Chief Engineer OF the ire Depart
menL
In the Sixteenth district a resolution Was
far
POiBtment as me mber of the District council
10 IepTeseDt the Fourth Ward of Washington
ADD Mr.. j. w. Mcknight was nominated as
thtir candidate for the house o. delegates
resolution endorsing Mr.. Cronin Tor Chief En-
slLeer OF the IRE department wac laid on the
In the Twentieth district numerous names
were laced IN RSmination, and the following
we're elt cted as delegates on what was known as
The Ordwsy Tietet:"-A. b. Tinney, j. E.
Doughty, T. 5. Atkinson, y. G. Ordway. and j.
s Billanser. f 5. Atkinson offered q resolu-
ton endorsing Martin Cronin as Chief Enai-
HeeT, which was adopted Mr.. n. G. Ordgsy
In the Twenty-second district a resolution
vss adopted allowing the delegates to be un-
IAmmeled in their vote for delegate a. the con-
yentiOn to-day.
The liveliest meeting of the sisht, however,
was in the
sEvESTEKNTg DISTRICT
HE republican voters of the Seventeenth dis
ulct met at Island Hall, which WAS crowded at
An early hour, the sdherents OF Mr.. T. A Bos-
well being ranged on one side OF the room with
Rerry Carson and his party on the other. Mr.
I pOs ~si va elected 70 preside and Il. j. Col
ms was Chosen secretary. Considerable debate
sook place as to the method OF voting. and 1t was
nnsly decided 70 vote by rising, and four tellers
wsIs apIclnIsd 10 count, namely: J1o. +. n.
WIkeTson, Rev. j. p. Hamer, A. " atom and
JosePh Williams. The chair announced the
next business ia order To be tine election OF del
esat-s 70 the nominating convention, when
about nifty were on IneJ feet IN an instant, all
Of
n the same tine. This was kept up for some
time, some continuing to shout the names OF
Their favorites over and over again, while others
were rising TO point Of order, - or privileged
question The confusion was so great that Mr..
Boswell commenced hsmmering away on the
table and fully half al hour was consumed in re.
storing order, and the chair proceeded to lecture
them, saying that be had never seen anything
half go disgrsceful in TIE Seventeenth district
before. The SeeretsTy's table Was besieged with
a crowd, all clamorous to get the names OF
acton was stopped, and the Chairman, fitting
back With his legs extended across the table,
waited patiently for the tumult to Cease,
MT. joseph Williams moved as q remedy thai
every one who desired TO name q candidate
should write the name on a piece OF paper aud
pass II m to the secretary. This was hooted at
by those who could not write, and indorsed by
those who could. At il they went writing
and soon the secretary s table was heaped up
with bits OF paper, most or which would have
taken An ANTIQUARIAN TO declpher. The chair
r,
on the ground that many Of the voIers present
could not write and il would not be tue fair
thing. This was hailed with mingled shouts Of
applause and disapprobation, but by this time
the secretary had written down some hundred
or more names, which the chair directed to be
read, and At the conclusion OF the reading a
MOTION was made and carried that the nominA-
tons be closed. The election then began, each
name on the list being called, and the tellers
passing up and down the sides and middle of
the room 70 count those standing and writing
m an h0r1
Al tins, every one badgertng his near neigh
bors to rise when their fav0rites were called
Perry Csrsonis crowd were ready to jump up
whenever he gave them the wink. and the
scene presented was quite lively. Finally, the
wcrk wae finished, and the ave highest on the
list were announced by the chair to be X j.
Perry Carson, and Joseph Williams. Perry
carson rOved q reconsideration OF the vote
taken at the last meeting, By which the dele
gates of the Seventeenth district should cast
their votes for +. a. Boswell for delegate u
Congress IN tie convention, saying that he
would not do IL. Dir. Boswell replied that {
voted N the convention that he was very much
mistaken. CaT-On-"I am not going there
tramPied. 1 90 there TO vote for Sayles j.
Bowen-n Shouts, hootings, and cat calls fol-
lowed this announcement Perry Continued
- mean 10 do justice to myse II and the voters
OF the Seventeenth district, by casting my nrst
vote LOT Mr. Bowen as a compliment 10 him"
Boswell-''lOu have pledged yourself to half a
Dozen already" Perry-"NO 1 hain't and 1
hIng back the Ire your teeth" Boswell-ssNo
matter. No man in this city has done as much for
Bowen as have. have fought for him. stood by
him when he had hardly q friend to his name.
and where i made many enemies BY so doing
and IN return got no thanks from Bowen or his
City Hall ring. Yet il Bowen gets the nomi-
nation, 10 man IN this city will DO more for his
election than 1 will. l am not an enemy TO
Bowen, but 10 the ring lie had about him. and
mad u not been for this corrupt ring, Bowen
would be in ONCE this day. L have never vet
gone back on the people OF this city, and never
mean to, and intend to stand By the nomination
Tor the sake Of harmony. Take three thousand
voters from the republican party in this citv
and the party Il gone up. IL becomes US alI TO
20 Tor whoever Is the nominee AS for Mr. n
q Ordway claims On the people OF Washington
he had better cease his attacks on old and tried
republicans here before he sets up any clai ms to
act a. our representative in Congress. There
are better republicans here than Mr.. Ordway
ahu VINO Will be much more acceptable to our
People. Mr.. Ordway made a very uncalled for
AM unwarr anted slur on me in his speech the
oeo.I nlt Mt. and showed himself unworthy of
Sour support. X D. Collins here got the floor
ana SAID he should vote for r. A. Boswell in the
convention every time. Three loud cheers we're
here given for Boswell and Charles sumner.
MI Ialiferro said he should vote for the strong-
est man. lNolce-"Judge Purcen"l TalifeS.
Io-"No SIR, vote for Republican" Thomas
Thompson said he should 20 to the convention
nbplecgec, but should cast his vote for p a
Boswell, first, last and all the time. Perry Car
son gave his boys q wink and they all LEI, the
hall - enc man, the other side of the house a.