New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-05-11
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Republican Members of the House OF
Delegates I'm Council.

The Republican Members of the House o
Delegates I'm Council.
A caucus of the Republican members of the
House of Delegates was held on the 4th inst
in the rooms of the Board Of Public Works, al
the corner of Seventeenth street and Pennsyl
vania avenue. All the members in attendance,
with the exception of Sol. q. Brown, OF the Isl
district. The caucus was called together al
$50 O'Clock by the election of John G. Cox, oil
the 4th district, to preside over the delibera
tons, and Lemuel Bursley of the 2lst district
secretary. Previous to the hour of assembly
the sidewalk was extemporized into lobby
and the candidates, all of whom thought they
had "the little thing fixed" presented their
claims for the various positions to which they
aspired.
Upon assembling it was agreed that the ac-
ton of the caucus should be binding and
whatever the result of the issue, that the choice
for the different Offices should be made unani
nous. 1t was also determined to take an in
formal ballot to allow the aspirants to test
their strength. On the prelimnaries being
arranged an informal ballot for Speaker was
taken, with the following result: Charles L.
Hulse, Z F. A. Boswell, a; George Burgess,
l; A. s. Solomons, l j. L. Fl. Hall, l.
Upon the announcement of the result Messrs
Solomons and Hall declined, when ballot was
Hulse, 9 f; F. A. Boswell 4 George Burgess, /.
Upon motion of Mr.. Boswell, and with uni
versal satisfaction, Mr.. Hulse was declared the
unanimous choice of the caucus, and conse-
quently will be the first Speaker of the House
of Delegates
A ballot was then taken for the choice Of
Chief Clerk. Three candidates were in the
field Mr.. P. II. Rhinehart, w. II. Pope, and
George S. Gideon. After two ballots had been
taken Mr.. Rhinehart received 8 votes and was
declared elected.
The other officers elected were as follows
Assistant Clerk. John T. Johnson Engross-
ing Clerk, Richard w. Tompkins Enrolling
Clerk, Gustavus Kuhn Sergeant-at-Arms,
Maurice j. Hurley.
CHARLES L. HULsE,
the Speaker, was born in the State Of New
York, aud is about thirty-four years of age
He received the advantages of a common school
education in the city of Brooklyn, and resided
in that city until the breaking out of the war.
Under the first call made for troops by Presi
cent Lincoln, Mr. Hulse responded, and en-
listed as O private in the l4th regiment New
York State Militia, commonly known as the
l4th Brooklyn regiment,) in April 1861, and
served with that command until the suppress
sion of the rebellion. He then, in 1865, tool
mp his residence in the First Ward Of this city
and soon became conspicuous for his sterling
worth and urbane manners He joined his
political fortunes with the Radical Republican
party of this District, and has been hare
worker for the good cause. In 1868 he was ap
pointed United States Assistant Assessor fol
this city, position he now holds, and which b,
has filled with marked ability and confidence
Upon the assembly of the sixty seventh Council
he was elected Secretary of the Board of Alder
men, and again chosen to I'LL that importan
trust by the members of the present (6Sth
Council. lie was always foremost in all move
ments tending to advance the interests of hi
party, and by them in Fecognition Of his worth
was nominated and elected by handsome
majority to the House Of Delegates from tn
| 9TH district. The additional responsibility nov
| to be assumed by Mr.. Hulse, by reason of hi
being made Speaker, will, We are satisfied, b.
well appreciated by him. and he will undoubt
eddy win for himself new laurels in the feel,
marked ont for him. The party and Distric
are to be congratulated upon the selection.
r.H. RHINEHART,
! the Chief Clerk, came to this city 10 1861, from
! Pennsylvania. He is lawyer by profession
and has practiced before the courts of this Dis
/ trict. He has always been a consistent an,
true Republican, and has lent his voice an
aid in several of our local campaigns HI
edited, during its issue, the Ciua Service Jour
nal, with tact and ability. More recently b,
has filled an important trust in the Bureau O
Statistics of the Treasury Department.
JOHN T. JOHNSON,
Assistant Clerk, is a resident of the DIST dis
| trict. He has been employed in the Capito
for number OF years, and is now the pre-
pretor of the refectory of the House of Rep
resentatives. He has always been a conspicu
Gus leader in the Republican ranks since tn
| enfranchsement of the coored race in the Dis
/ trict, and has acquired by industry and perse
! verance considerable property. He was read
! ing clerk for the Sixty seventh Council.
RICHARD ". ToNKINs
is prominent representative of the Republi
cans of the 18th district He is at present EN-
ployed in the Office of +. A. Boswell, Collecto
of Taxes, and has filed the position of readips
clerk of the present Council with marked
ability.
GUsTAyUs A. KUHN
is resident Of the 18th district and his selec
ton as engrossing clerk will give unbounde,
satisfaction to the Republicans of that section
Of the city.
MAURICE HURLEY,
the Sergeant-atArms, is a resident of the stl
district, and is we'll known as a leading Irisl
Republican. He is at present engaged in tn
grocery business on Tenth street.
MANY people point to the fact that th,
twenty DAYS named in the proclam alton ~