Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-29

zee OHIO REPUBLICAN VOTERS, UNION vRRsu 3
TIRE OHIO STATE ASSOCIATIONS.
A meeting of the Ohio republican voters
union las held at Union League Hall last night,
Mr.. John T. Hoge president and Mr.. L. Y.
Mitchell secretary.
Mr.. Pennywitt moved that a committee he
appointed to draft resolutions In answer 10 the
attack on the association By the Ohio state as
ISOLATION; carried, and Messrs. Pennywitt
FraIee, Taylor, South and Medford were APP
The secretary read q document which had
been handed him, addressed " TO all whom it
may concern, and signed f. Q. Ford president
ceedings OF the meeting Of the state association
on the 21st are recited.
The committee retired, and subsequently, pre-
sented two reports. Mr.. TAYLOR presented that
Of the majority-a series of resolutions which
with the preamble set forth that ''the Ohio asso-
citation, especially a social organization, with a
and the District of Columbia, has grossly i'm
posed upon the republican party of the state of
ObIs by an inexcusable exaggeration of its
members, and by glaring misrepresentation
of its influence and Character at the capital,
&c, and that the Ohio voters republican union
Is the only purely republican political organiza-
ton Of Ohio republicans within the District of
Columbia; also, that the recent attack upon our
republican brothers, Capt. s. s Blackford and
VIM. A. Hunt, esq, through the newspapers was
simply the unprovoked and disgraceful attach
of the conservative wire-puIers OF the Ohio
association upon the personal character and
motives of two worthy and patriotic soldiers
struggle for national life, and who are now la
boring faithfully for the continued ascendancy
OF the republican party, and the denomination
and reelection of President Grant"
Mr.. Pennywith submitted minority report
recitiBg the circumstances which led to the or
ganization of the voters union.
Major Medford moved to adopt the majority
report.
Major Frazier said that while the subject
n1erited the language used in the majority re-
port, when they went before the public they
should do so liz a dignifed, courteous manner.
Mr.. Pennywith said if the milder report was
adopted the public would think better OF the
union.
Mr. Hunt said he had ascertaiued tina. no re-
porter was present at the meeting of the state
association, and he charged that the report was
gotten up by Horace Greeley Otis, the report
showing his ear marks. This report came direct
from members of the association, and the union
must take 1t as report of that meeting 1t was
true that the majority report of the committee
contained adjectives, but they were merited,
and mad he had the drawing up of that report
he would have used some severe adjectiyes He
alluded to Judge Barley, a democrat being
prominent IN the state association, and charged
that One-half of the members of the association
were nOn-voters. He urged that it was the duty
OF the union TO defend itself and members, and
not do It in mild language either.
Mr.. L. Z. Taylor said that while the minority
report was statement of fact il was too mild
The association had set itself up as a ruin,
power, thereby giving men who had not been in
the state OF Ohio for ten years power and in
Az SASC tASN sHOuiu not nave. some or the
members OF the association never had voted the
republican ticket; and it was most remarkable
That Judge BARLEY should attempt to critcise
the actions OF the gnion-a man who never
pretended to be republican, and now sup
ported the President because Sherman was con-
unued general OF the army.
After some further debate the majority re-
port was adopted, with but one dissenting voice
Mr.. Medford offered a resolution Instructive
the secretary to return to the sgners the com.
mInlcatlon addressed to Louis Y. Mitchell,
Union League Hall, and delivered on the 18th
uitimo, and signed E. c. Ford, president and
Newton Ferree, secretary. The meeting then