Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-23
"GOVERNOR BOWEN"!
VEN FORBID.


a Lot Of Bowen Strikers ct the White House
Our carnival put every one in good spirits,
then came the news OF the safetyof the Teunee-
see. gIvisg cause for rejoicing. and lastly the
President signed the territorial bill, over which
announcement every one was jubnant; but
every cup Of happiness has its dregs, and 80 has
ours, as made apparent this morning when o
squad Of Office holders and ward politicians in
terviewed President Grant for the purpose of
advocating the appointment Of Sayles }. Bowen
As Governor Of the District OF Colombii. This
weeks past, but his strikers have been working
secretly, and they thought 10
COVER THEIR TRACES TO-DAY,
but failed. STAR reporter entered the White
House this morning, and found in the East
Room delegation of some forty persons, COM
prising several wellknown Bowen strikers in
as to their business. was Informed that the obs
iect OF their visit WAS to secure the commut ia
ton of Grady's sentence, who, without the in
morrow in the Jail yard for causing the death
OIL Mrs. Faulkner, an aged woman. How il a.
these ward politicians should take such an in
terest in Grady our reporter could not under
stand, and he began to
sNBLL A NICE.
There we're Alderman L. T.. Connolly, Exam
liner in the Patent Once, nervous and ndsetty,
Nathan Sargent, President of the Levy Court,
Commissioner OF Customs, &C.; A. II. Green.
late Assistant Ward Commissioner, but better
ter, Councilman Henry Piper, messenger in the
Printing Bureau; Alderman 8. s. Baker, Al
derman ID. NJ. Davis, b. n. Needs, Assessor Of
Internal Revenue for this District, and late
clerk to the late Mayor Bowen; 10. Williams
ex-Councilman from the Seventh Ward for
merry from Fredericksburg, Va; Gleason, cor
ton; Charles Hulse, secretary to the Board OF
Aldermen; DIR. Newman, of the First Ward; A.
h. Browne, one Of B0wens pet strikers: ''Sid.n
McF arland, Market Master under Bowen; Rev.
ID. w. Anderson, Rev. John Brooks, WIN. j.
Walker, and fifteen or twenty lesser lights Of the
extinct Bowen dynasty.
SQUIRTING or TIE STRIKERS.
The appearance Of STAR man in their midst
caused much uneanness among this precious
crowd OF Bowen strikers, and they gathered in
ever and anon cast spiteful chances at our thin
edged knight OF the pencil. He with his usual
urbanity and self possession called Mr.. Ben, n.
took place:
RePorter.-"You are a delegation to urge
Grady's pardon 1 am informed
Meeds-"I can give you no information.
Have not a word to say.
Reporter.-"Then must inter that is not the
object OF your visit"
Needs nervous. al will give you no infor-
nation"
Reporter.-'Don't trouble yourself, YOU will
hnd if all in THE STAR this afternoon
Our reporter then accoeted Judge Nathan
Sargent with: " What il the object Of the vmit
Of this delegation, Judge ."
Sargent.-'1 don't know, indeed. believe
II IL something about Dir. Boyens appointment
10 the GoveTnorship. Don't know any particu-
lars though"
Next our reporter sought A. X. Browne,
Grady's counsel, and inquired Are YOU here
to secure Grady pardon, Mr.. Browne
Browne cannot tell you anything about
it. 1t is
MATTER OF LIPB AND pBATH."
Reporter" There is no Improperly in pub
fishing that delegation OF citi zens waited on
the President TO secure Grady's pardon"
Browne.-"It 10 a matter or life and dca h.
and will give no information"
RepoIter-"weil,I guess will publish the
In few minutes word was passed that the
President would receive the delegation in has
office, and the whole party proceeded up stairs.
office. and the head strikers kept q vfgilant
watch at the door 70 see that the reporter did
not get in. As he did not appear, they consid-
they had out-witted our thin-edged 'un, but the
best evidence that he WAS not is the following
circumstantial statement Of what occurred at
inttrylew. Alderman i. c. Connolly, the
spokesman of the crowd, stepped forward and
put himself
NAN oRAroRIcAL ATTITUDE,
but the President evidently dreading one OF
the Aldsrmans long speeches, stopped all that
by infor ming them that his oficial duties were
very pressing, and he could not listen to long
speeches. Mr.. Connolly then dropped the De-
mosthenes business, and proceeded to address
the President in a persuasive, conversational
tone, informing him that they we're . delegs-
ton representing the Boards OF Aldermen and
Common Council OF the city OF Washington, the
Levy Court, the republicans of the city ana the
colored people. aud had called upon him to
urge the appointment Of Ssyles j. Bowen TO the
COyernOrShin Ha anf RI
speak Of the delegation a. true republicans
the only representatives OF that great party in
Kev.( ID. W. Anderson WAS the next speaker.
and addressed the President on behalf OF the
cOlored people.
The President replied that they could leave
commit himself, but they might rest assured
that good man would be appointed Governor
Judge Sargent presented his paper, signed by
Messrs Shepherd and Brown, rSine Boven's
appointment a Governor,
A. X. Browne and several others presented
which the President received, and the re- d I
ton withdrew, evidently but little encouraged
by their visit
The delegation had not left the White House
before orr reporter suddenly re- appeared, and,
approaching Mr.. Connolly, said please give
me your speech TO the President, Mr.. Connolly,
want to publish it in TIE STAR"
Connolly, (hurrienly ~ made no speech,
sir. had nothing to say"
Reporter.-'.I heard you deliver it,"
Connolly.-"No, sir; forensic eloQusncs does
Ss h,sss SHas forth quite
However: | win publish all 1 want Of your
connol!y:."L did not make any speech;
RepoTter:S"wsll, good bye sorry You won't
Connolly, !nurriedly)-"I made no speech;