Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-05
Political Meetings Last Night.


Mount Pleasant. A large stand was erected
and a bar d was 81 attendance, which 4 s-
SIDE Of the road the Boswellians tried TO get up
a counter demonstration. Int owing to the slim
aiterdsRee gave uR n disgust and lett the
called the meeting te order and introduced Mr.
John NJ LangstOn who m ade a powerful speech
IN support OF ChipmGn cad W all aDS uryei his
Solored friends to be SFle TO their party. closing
hls trIhatks with stirring appeal to their
patffoIl-n Mr.. Buker read letters from Gov,
Cooke and Mr. A r. Shepherd, regretting their
ihahli1Iy % attend the meeting, and expressing
Their hope for the success of Mr. Wall Adj
GEessSs were made by o. ). y. Wall. Rev. ".
Naring, d. ). Emory, Or. Breed, X. G. Cum
nlngham and others, and the meeting adjourned
win cheers for Chapman and Wall.
IHE FIFTH DISTRICT PO.TERS SWAT HORSES.
The 9TH district B0sUsilsus met at Jones
nail last night. and the committee on a candi-
dates appointed at a SG;e meeting. reported
adversely TO the clain CT II. ID. Peyton as
candidate fOr the House of Delegates IrOm the
9Th district. After several ballots, Alfred Jones
was no1ninSted as the cas.f:date, and tie meet
ing adjourned.
THE REGULAR FEPUrfIcsN CLUB OF THE
SIXTH nIPCRICT
was held last evening in Williams hail, on
Pennsy lvania avenue, above 18th street, Mr. A.
ii: NORWOOD, president, III the chair.
Major II. A. ii all was the first speaker. He
said republican victory tR +hc District OF Co.
lumbia is a victory tor Grsst and Wilson and
the great republican party. Re warned repub-
hcans against being lurcd away by the srtatious
arguments OF the liberal-repEblican democracy,
and said the opponents Of the republican uarty
are The same men who fought against the Union
III the dark days Of the rebellion. He con
GUIDED by urging all repuhieers - stand by
tAelT standard-bearers on ruesday next.
Ut. Draper was then introduced. He gave 2
bri6f account OF tie acton OF the nj edical So
clety Of the District in refusing Is admit col
ored physicians, ans said that the democratic
candidate for the House OF Delegates in the Ell
district was among tsOse who worked and voted
against the admission of such physicians. He
hoped COlored men would make a note OF this,
and vote accordingly He thought the democra-
cy hsC about as much chance as a '4thirteentE
pig" BE said that Boswell would not have left
the republican party it lie had been allowed to
remain collector, and Nr. Gray would no. have
gone out if he had been iart in the Council; and
so OF the req OF them. He concluded by calling
on them TO support ChipnGn and MURRAY.
Col. James A. Magrudef was introduced and
was received with Applause. The colonel first
proceeded to Cissect the eo-called Gray bill,
which he said would not have benefited the Door
man in the least, although he relieved Mr.. GRAY
me ant we'll wleI he urged its passage. Refer
ring TO the question of wages he said he regret
ted that but 81 D Fer day is paid the labOring
man; but still even that is higher tn an the
lahOring nan has ever received il the Districr
tetOre. Ihe contractors cannot be made to paw
high wages. but of one thing the I&boring men
may be asSSred, and that is that the board of
public works will never allow the contractors to
pay less than Sl.IO per DAY. The improvements |
made in he District haze greatly benefited il |
and of this We have proofs every day. z ad the |
District remained passive and taken ne steps to |
improve our streets and avenues III lesz than |
i've years the capital would have been removed |
Before tthe present Improvements were com !
inenced many Of car streets were interiGc to
country roads, ana members OF Congress re
fused TO 90 anything for the District because |
they said 7 was ia possession Of set of old fossil
who wouldn't help themselves. We have noa
shown disposition TO Eeip ourselves and Con-
grC-S has shown "A willingness to cO-eperars
with Us in the great work OF Improvement |
The time : coming when those who are instru-
mental in Improving and beautifying che CAPT
tai viii be blessed @s the bene;actOrs of the Dis
trlCt. The speaker then Set forth the yeasonS
why General Chapman should be returned t.
Ion greSs and SAID he knew of one old md re-
pected demOCIet-Dr. j. b. Blake-whp will.
! he is well enough, go to the polls and vote ror
General Z. He ls az present quite i'll and re-
,rets that nc is not able TO actively allocate tLe
election OF man who has done his whole duty
rs the representative of the District in Con,
'ress. In alludiDg TO Greedy" he said he is a
,ood fellow but has been fooled and when he
erlously reflects he, the speaker. believed lie
Will return to the republican family The
peaker closed with a eul0gum on John F.
VI nrray whom he commented es an industrious
md conscientious worker in the legislative as
emily in behalf of his constituents.
LOCK OUT.
The republicans OF the 9Th district were To |
nave met last night AZ Bethel Hall, but found
themselves locked out. After waiting about the !
place until near O'Clock, during which time !
everal attempts were made to obtain the key,
which, II was alleged, was taken by one of the |
boilers, they left for Quaker College, where ar |
angements were made for a grand ratification
meeting on Monday night, and adopted resolu-
ions declaring that their otii cials had Injured
hem by locking them out or the hall which
lad been engaged two weeks previously-Dr
Ii. T. Freeman, the sore head candidate, having
1ut out the lights and ordered the sexton tO
ock up; expressing regret at the act of DIR
Freeman whom, they had regarded As a gentle
nan incapable OF such an act, and the duty of
very republican TO signify his condemnation of
he small acts OF this little man is made now
apparent by the iiagraDt wrong above noted.
y. ", DAVIS DONG FOR.
, :. ne IN district Greeley and Brown club met
ast nlSEt 10 consider the propriety OF nOni-
atng Mr.. j.. NJ Davis for the House OF Die
ates. MT. Slater moved that II was inav,o,ti.
. pace eActhsr candidate in the field Will
Ia sGreed 20, and the meeting aIiourn'" i'0u ,
""RiICAs RALLY I'M Sorruw,su
ISeToS.
Crso, t,e largest, most enthusiastic and sue / {
oSsfnI meetings Of the campaign came of last
,ipLy on the open space h.,,,.1 nv VIRGINIA !
I'd Maryland avenues and 18th and SIN streets,
south Washington, under the auspices OF he
entrai republican committee. 1t was composed
L the voters OF the ilth, 18th and 18th districts.
The stand was erected in a commanding posi-
ion and tastefully orEamented with flags, and
re whole lighted up with gas, giving very
minated and pleasing appearance TO the scene.
n front OF the speakers and above was erected
N arch of gas jets and above that again the
ettcTs, in shining gas flames, "Grant and Will
on" In tie rear was tall flag-staff, from the
Op of which tOated large banner with the
names OF Chapman and W. A Taliaferro. a
,and OF music was present to ill up the inter-
ais between the speeches.
MIR. John II. Brooks, president of the central
committee, called their attention to the fact
hat when the democrats were in power the col
,Ted people were denied any participation in the
public works. The result of the To
brow many colOred people into this District.
which the democratic press had termed blot
)n the community. This same party now
:ndeavOring 20 deceive by the cry of ''down
With the radical party, down with public i'm
DroveIsents, down with taxes" their chief OBJ
ect being to get into power, when they will
turn a cold shoulder TO colOred laboring men,
and make them shit for themselves. Should
the public work now be cut Oft, labOring men
would stsTye the coming winter, while the sore
beads v ere lighting the board of public works
by iniuUctiOns in the courts. Referring To Mr.. /
Boswell, lie said that he must know that if the
got into power all work would cease,
and how can he reconcile this to his pretended
foI COiOTed men. who have placed
him in power AMI given him means? Here he
the list OF officers as follows: Presi-
dent, joseph Williams; vice presidents, Alex.
Sinner, Il. W. Riley, George \. GOOdall, Alfred
Stephenson, j. W. BransOn, and George Small; /
81 cTetaries, j. F. y. Wilkinson, \. G. HcGrew,
j mes Donaldson, and Thomas Thompson.
ir. Williams, on taking the chair. said that
the men who voted against cOlOred suffrage are
no int - II uaI