Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-08
THE CAMPAIGN
HeDnhifPan Meetinrs

roIttee at their headquarters last evening, SIR.
Allen Cottln was unanimously elected recording
secretary of tie committee. The campaign
committee reported that the work was being
pushed vigorously. A grand mass meeting W III
| be held in front OF the City Hall on "Wednesday
evening, April II, on which occasion addresses
will be delivered by several prominent members
Meetings were held in several legislative dis
| IICts laet night as follows:
ePIRITED MEETING IN THE SECOND DISTRICT.
meeting Of republican voters of the Second
district met at the school-house near Howard
University last night: Mr.. %. b. =. Wall in the
chair, and Mr.. Cunningham, secretary. address
ses were delivered by Messrs: A. X. Browne, j.
y. Callsn, Martin Cronin, Weaver, Holland,
Mitchell. and others; and a committee of i've
were appointed 20 select suitable candidates for
nominee for the House of Delegates.
THE wORKINGMRE OF THE FOURTH DISTRICT
FOR CEIPAAN.
meeting OF the workyngmen OF the Fourth
district was held in Wallis Hall last evening,
Club, adopted a constitution and bylaws. ana
elected j. =. Wall, president; ohm Wilson, and
Fat. Doyle, vice presidents, and Henry
Barton, secretary. The nomination of Gen. n.
4. Chapman for Delegate in Congress was
unanimously approved, and 1T was resolved to
invite all workingmen in the old fourth ward
VINO desire TO see Improvements go on, and the
District Of Columbia become what the capital
81 the nation should be, TO join this club.
TIE FIFTH DISTRICT ALIVE.
a meeting OF the republicans of the Fifth
hool house, the president, Henry Paynten, in
The chair. Judging from the interest mani
rested good majority will be rolled up for the
republican ticket in that district. The club re-
solved ITSELF into a mass meeting, with MT.
thomas Martin in the chair, and a committee
Of five was elected BY ballot to bring in at the
next meeting tMo1dsy night neXO suitable
names to select therefrom candidate for the
House of Delegates.
TWENTY FIRST AND rwENTY-sRCoND DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS GOING To WORK.
"A Of ha nj
Sixth Ward, the president, Andrew Neville, in
the chair, and Sergeant james Plant secretary,
re solutions indorsing the nomination of General
y Z. Chapman were unanimously adopted, and
the chair. appointed the following campaign
committee Charles McGowan, w. q. Hanna,
James Plant, George Thompson, John Spollen,
and James W. Boswell The chairman of the
meeting was added to the committee.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRIMARY ELECTION IN
THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
A meeting of the Thirteenth district republi-
can club was heldlas evening at Asbury school
house, 18th street; George H. Boston in the
chair, who read communication from Perry
Carson, inviting the club to send three dele
gates TO Union League Hall on Monday night,
20 make arrangements for the emancipation
celebration. The chair appointed As such dele
gates, Messrs. 5. A. Jones, Jno. Moore, and
Marshall Adams. A mass meeting was then or
gained, with j. :. Brown in the chair, and NJ.
Frank Kelley secretary. Ii was decided TO hold
primary election on Tuesday evening next. TO
nominate candidate for the House of Dele
gates, the polls TO be open from to O'Clock D.
IN, and 81. 5. Crocker, Jr., George III. Boston,
and y. r. Seitz were appointed judges to con-
beth, Marshall Adams, j no. Moore, and Rich
ard Bettle were appointed chalengers. JUDD
son 5. Brown, Bushrod 3. Robinson, r. @.
va, Ua'ei Isp,; AUD, l.; Gordon, George H. Bos-
and NJ. +. Kelley were nominated as candidates
to be voted for At the primary election on Tues
dsy; but the two last named gentlemen declined.
SEVENTEENTH DIsTRICT-LIvELY TIME-Bos-
Last evening large meeting was held at
Island Hall for the purpose of selecting a candi-
Mr.. +. A. Boswell presided with Mr.. 5. A Doig-
lass as secretary. On taking the chair Mr.
Boswell stated the object OF the meeting and ex-
pressed the hope that those present from other
districts would not vote. He trusted that there
would be no harsn feeling, bff every one wouId
exercise his right in voting with the deterIni-
nation 10 support the nominee who ever he
might be, as he Intended to support She NOMINEES
he was Low ready TO receive nominations The
names OF the following were prOposeJ:-F
Boswell, Joseph Williams, 1hos. Thompson,
Perry Carson and j. +. N. wilkinson Perry
Carscn declined and urged his friends 10 vote
TOT gentleman who had proved himself a friend
20 The labOrlDg man. A vOice-"In horn ~
Well, you may sheer, but he knew Mr. Joseph
Williams Was the working mans friend
CHEERS for Williams Mr.. Boswell claim
co 20 De the honest mans candidate but
an ant-IinS candidate. II nominated
and elected be would stand UP in the IegI,..-
tUIe and demand that every officer be elected
by the people. He conceded that GoyernoI
Cooke was republican, and General 0lipman
Who ne was not acc tainted with, being the can
cate, should have his support. Mr. .Josfnh
Williams said this was a mass meeting aud
when II was called to order a chairman saUuld
have been elected. AS the evidence of he IVA
beng wCTkDgman and wOrkingman' friend
he would saw that since lie was l. wears of az
&c had been supporting himself by the yea: OF
ne prow: he had not until within i've days
-e2td the name of Mr.. Boswell III oonBeciIon
With the nomination in this district. lie (BD
vent before the Congressional convention in
which lie wv , voted for him. Notwithstanding
DC haG promised to aid another party 10 get the
Iominatlon, he having been defeated in the
Lincoln Hall convention comes now and AZ
lSmpts 10 brow -breat the citizens into the belief
.nAt ne Is the great am of the workingmen.
Mr. Boswell said he had taken the chair he
cause the people of the Seventeenth district had
placed him IN IT. He appointed Messrs. G.
nnendley, X. y. Collins. W: W. White and DR..
Bacon as -ellers. The vote was taken by the
'rlencs OF the candidates passing out of the
rocE-te tellers counting az they passed
through The result was anneunced as fol-
loWs Boswell, 2i6; Williams, lis, and Thonp.
son, .. The announcement was received with
voeiferous cheering by the friends OF Boswell
series OF resolutions adopting the resolution
q inc congressional convention recon- mend.ng
Mf. Douglass, ST., for the appointment Of
Secretary OF the Territory. Mr. Jones offered
Sc substitute resolution that as il ia decresd
oy The republicans OF the District OF Columbia
that the Hon. Gen. y. P. Chapman shall he eIe
waited from the POST assigned him bv Ms E,cel-
lency, L. s. Grant, which viii leave to be nIIsd
the secretaryship, the Hon. John f. Cook. well
known to Us as true republican and a
gentleman worthy OF all honor, be in
dorsed tor the position thus made vacant
OF any other his Exceileucy the President
may in his goodness see tit to appoint him TO.
The substitute was adopted, amid cries of TRY
a man you know nrst," and cheers for Cooke
and Boswell, by a vote OF 20 to SIS. Mr. Perry
Carson presented letter asking that a deleyate
De APPOINTED TO the Emancipation Convention.
and James Peake was appointed. Mr. Boswell
~ geu mat they should leave the meeting with
the determination thar they would elect the
ticket. Differences should be forgotten Mr..
Boswell offered a resolution indorSing the an
pontment of Governor Cooke and General
CHI man; which was adopted. Nessrs c. W
hatton and A. NJ. Green delivered addresses:
after which the meeting adjourned
Democratic Meeting Last Night
NJ. AsrrIet Repeats the Remarks h has mat ON