Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-22

on Friday night next, oath instant. Mr.. j. ".
Mcknight moved that a committee OF nine be
appointed to act as vigilance committee, and
the chair appointed the following: Messrs.
samuel William, james Leonard. John Shields,
Joseph Thomas, j. T. White, joseph Flyun
Alexander Swaggsrt- and V. 3. Moulton. The
executive committee of the club was increased
by adding two members, and Major Morse and
Gen. Darlington were elected.
sEvRNTEESra DISTRICT.
A meeting of the republican club OF this dis
trict was held last night at Island Hal, south
Washington, the president, F. A. Boswell in the
chair and =. A. Douglass secretary. MeSsrs.
X. j. Collins, Perry Carson. and Joseph Will
liams were elected delegates to the general
committee. The nomination of a candidate to
the lower house was postponed two weeks. j.
II. n. Wilkinson offered a resolution that r. A.
Boswell is the choice of the republican voters of
the Seventeenth district to repre- mt them as a
delegate in the Forty second Congress. The
president Nh. BoswelD was of the opinion that
the resolution should not be adopted at that
time but s.ter some discussion IL was carried.
EIGHTBBNTH DISTRICT.
The republican club or this district held a
meeting last night at Jerusalem Church, on
south street; ". r. Hunt IN the chair. and T..
Hunt, and Isaac johnson we're elected as the
representatives of the club in the general com
mltiee.
NINETEENTH DISTRICT.
The republicans OF this district met last nigh
AT the Catholic schoOl-bOuse on street, near
filer creek; A. j. Donaldson in the chair
and VIM Hendiey, secretary. A. Nj. Green
offered resolution that the republicans of the
Nineteenth district indorse the sentiments con-
tanned in the speech of Governor Cooke, before
he republican meeting at Union League Hall,
on the Ito instant; The resolution was adopted.
The election for three members OF the general
committee resulted in the choice of A. NJ.
Green, p. QUi, /, and p. z. Powell. The follow
ing distric; executive committee was appointed:
2. Quirk, DR., j. q. Mckeever, A. NJ. Green,
w. X. SeOtt, George Washington Wallace NJ
Scan'on, Daniel Lynch. The following regis
" alton committee was oppointed: Lot Qusnisn.
Wm. winters, T.. Goodwin, w. III. Scott.
TwKNTIKTH DISTRICT.
The republicans Of this district held meet
ing at the Mission school house, on 1T stree
east-A. ID. Tinney In the chair, and VIM. n
dale secretary-and the election of delegates to
the general republican comm tee resulted In
the choice OF N. e.. Ordway, T.. ). Atkinson, and
w. l.. Childs. At first it was decided TO take
the vote by tellers, when IL was discovered that
the repeating system was at work, and it was
resolved to pass all hands out doors and then
return through the tellers. The vote then was
announced; n. 9. Ordwsy, Ici; W. L. Childs,
%: Il. >. Atkinson. 81. The following were an
pointed the executive committee: 4. q. Ord
way, b. n. Needs, L. b. s. Miller, Richard
Oulaban, DIR. Isham, T. +. Jacobs, Cha-Iss
Hrmphries, j.. q. Carroll, j. e. Snodgrass, W.
A. hughes, y. Il. Doughty, james LIVERPOOL.
Mr.. Dodge. J. Prats, r. II. Myers, j. T. Ballen,
ger, y. w. Ozark, Samuel Strong, X. j. Nichol-
son, A. NJ. sprazue.
TwENTY-PIRsr DISTRICT.
The republicans Of this district met at
Browns Hall and elected the following dele
gates to the central committee:-Sydney Her
bert, Isaac Sbjner and Aaron Bradshaw. Al.o.
the follow ing vigilance committee:-E. T..
Schmidt, Il. 8. Bear, John u. Bryan, John
Happeway. l.. l.. Riley, G. II. Bron, A. Fletch-
er, James Quiglev, James Plumrner, David A ,
Rives, +. Fritz, Vim. Morris, John Berom. Jpo.
BroWn, Cnss. Tyson, w. j. Davis ar d A. ID.
Newman.
TwRNTY-sBCoND DISTRICT,
The republicans OF this district me- at Odd
Fellows Hall, Navy Yard: j. 8. HayRhe in the
chair. Charles Champion, Mr.. McGovan.
Henry Larman, X. L. Johrson, j. Ian yIey.
John Thompson and George H. Gates we're
elected members Of the executive Committee.
Messrs. W. L. Cowan, j. l.. Venable and Peter
Mosby were elected members o; the central
committee. Resolutions offered by W. L. Cowan.
indorsing President Grant and Governor Cooke
were adopted