Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-23
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
OrdwayItes Expelled from the Club,
A LISeiy Observation-Disclosures to the Cen
trnI Committee Elected.

tetAfy.
The CHAIR announced that the meeting was
called BY the request II several gentlemen last
rceE Y see whether the Republican, saw ~ TO
elect delegates to the OrdwAy LIS Barnes con
Sontion, and they decided not 70 do so. Amer
together and elected delegates, and he felt that
as chairman Of the club this matter should be
laid before them, and tho second meeting had
been called. He was determined that all Re.
publloans In tho district should be heard,
whether they were working men OF not. Many
had complained that he had put bis morse and
cart on the works; no had offered 10 give way
for other men, as they would testify,
lie had been 70 Mr., shepherd 70 Try ami get
work for them by the day instead Of the con.
Ind would not pay, lie bad been accused Of
selling out 70 the Board Of Public Works, be-
cause be would not follow certain men. lie
iIe took the ground that there was 6pt two par.
ues, Democratic and Republican. Tho reform
party was only tho Democrats under another
hams He bid them hearkon 70 the voice, for ~
they went Wlth.that party they were going ID
their graves, He was In favor OF elSht hours
for a days work. 1t had been promised them
II vas time Tor = change. new broom would
sweep clean, but an old one gathers DIRT. He
understood that some Of the brethren were
meet any question that might come 1o was
opposed 10 the action OF those In the OriwAy
oShysnti9n. They might paint as much as they
not think they could better themselves by any
such change.
TNir. Freeman said that he had resolution.
The Chair said that Mr.. Freeman was in tho
meeting that oloeted delegates 70 tho conyen.
tiOn, and he could not recognise him Wlthout
the consent Of the moetipg
rights as a Republican In this meeting. I AN
q devlllsh sight better Republican than you.
The CHAIR. Mt. Freeman has participated 70
tho Greeley meeting, and he DID not intend that
he should come into this meeting and, by any
Of hisphilosophy or ehlsellng, usarP their rights
AYoieo. lmoye that tho Chair DO sustained
MIR. Freeman wished II noted that the CHAIR
had refused 10 have resolutions read that 10.
Mr.. BSsnson wished to know II the CHAIR had
not the right 10 refuse TO have the resolutions
road, coming from the source that they DID.
Mr.. ScaHlOu moved that the resolutions DO
| read; which, AFTER motion, was Withdrawn.
Mr. Robinson offered the following;
whereas at n meeting Of tho seventh District
Republican Club, held at Union Bethel hall,
| gates to the convention to nominate candidate
| Tor Delegate to Congress-
And whereas Il was deemed by majority OF
the people present that sufficient notice had not
boon given TO the voters Of the seventh district
| to properly consider so Important question, y
was, on motion OF Mt Arthur simmons, resolved
TO adjourn subject TO the call Of the PRESIDENT
And whereas the faction knoNnus the OriNay-
LeBarnos Paryls wing Of the Republicans tbut
| properly Democratic sympathlEers) did, after
| tho Adjournment OF the Seventh District RepHb.
lican Club on tho aboye-n named date, roorganiEe,
and did elect Cornelius CLARK as their president
/ and one Mr.. Freeman and others three In All
J as delegates to q bogus convention TO nominate
q candidate for Delegate TO Congress;
And whereas by the Aforesaid act Of the par.
ties constituting the bogus convention thcN have
! Alienated themselves from the Republican clubi
Of the several Legislative districts: Thereicrs
| be II
| elared autago nistic 10 the present adminlstTa.
| tion and enemies TO Republican interest, and II
RSiSiSsd, That said parties acting In unison
| with tho Aforesaid bogus convention do not be
recognized In or at Republican meetings as Re.
RcioIpCd, That all regularly organised Repub.
lloan clubs Of this District be, and are hereby,
] requested To adopt the foregoing preamble and
/ resolutions.
ResoiUed, That We as laborlng men, claim
| tho right 10 think and act for ourselves as to
| what course We shall take In the coming cam.
paiEn, and do not intend to be led by any set OF
mon to do what We deem inconsistent with our
washington Chlds wished to know, with
those resolutions, &c he announced the meeting
to he Illegal.
The Chair. do
Mr. shorter said that II they put tho motion
they might adopt lti hIt he islt confident they
hereafter. He advised them not TO read any
man out Of theparty. lie recognized the right
10 hold that Ineetingl they were Tree men and
had toe right TO do as they pleased. lie was
there among them and would like " sec any
OTthem read him out. lie trusted that the reso-
they were modified
. Mr. ScanIon was In favor Of the resolutions.
lie had heard W. J. Walker say that he recog
niEtd two clubs in the seventh district, II he
could 20 with that other committee he could 20,
but the speaker was not with them. lie believed
tho people were united.
Mr.. Clark said that the call for tho central
committee was made by the subcommittee. He
asked why II was done on such short notice, as
tho people had not suticient notice. He at
tended tho meeting and there was not dozen
present, and after making a protest they adj
iOurned. When they met at Bethel hall he
acted as vice president because the president
was not there, but nothing was done, and another
adjournment was had. Flfty.tWo men were LETT
, In that meeting, who elected the delegates to
the convention, and no maintained that the CIT
iIens had the right To hold meetings whom they
pleased.
Clark had said there was nity-twOPresont at the
meeting, when he had told Mr.. Parker there
was but twenty -olght,
Tho CHAIR. The point for truth is we'll taken,
Mr.. CLARK. II any one says told bin that
/ MIR. Alfred Parker said that he had mot MIR.
! Clark the day following tho meeting, when no
| told him that there was tWenty.elght Of them at
! the meeting II that was not so, he did tell q
lilo.
sir. simmons said he was sorry to SEQ such
dlscOrd. Whatever they had TO do letit be done IN
| harmony. II was no time to talk about split
| ting. There was but one thing TO DO recognized,
aud that was the interest Of tho Republican
MI Plnckuey did not think It was any time
| Tor them to DO divided, Tor II that was the case
| tlon 10 denounced those who had puTsueI tha
| course those gentlemen had takon, and thought
that steps at reconciliation should DO taken. lie
| was a neacebIe ellIEen and WIIiIny Ia TnIIoS
| good leaders
| Mr. Robinson thought that the resolution be-
| lonRed 10 the peonle When ihey had been hIInd
| folded and ied into n plt and E9t Rway, he All
| not propose that IL should DO done again. uo
loved he black raae and con IA not SEQ nov tbeV
| could bolt from each other Tor any man. He wa
| for no man but Robinson
| Mr., Freeman said that tho resolution sat
| forth at q meeting held on the inn Instant, he
his house, and was told that ho would call he
Ths HhSir All NV AZ s"''
MI, Freeman circulated tho call for the meet.
ing and used no mans name but the president
| o. the club. He asked any man 20 point out 10
him Greeley man AMI no would refuse him