Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-16
OCR DISTRICT ELECTION.
The Political Pot a ..RoiIin,, Lively.


The Political Pot u GOBLIN Lively.
MEETINGS OF ALL SORTS LAST NIGHr-RR-
PUBLICAN, LIBERAL REPUBLICAN,, BoGUs
REPUBLICAN,, DEMOCRATIC, OBSTRUCTION
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Local politics are slightly mixed Just now
and meetings are nightly held of all sorts Of par
ties and factions, the enemies of the new Dis
trict government appearing ia various DISCUSSES
IL order to accomplish the work in which they
have hitherto failed of restoring the order of
things which prevailed here under the old mt
nicipal regime
Regular Republican Meetings.
oRpwAY STRIKERS oUrFLANKED IN THE
SECOND DISTRICT.
In the Second district, as in others, a
meeting was called for last night TO elect two
members to the bogus republican central COM
present at the appointed hour, but a majority
were regular republicans, and number de-
nouneed the object Of the meeting. Mr. Hol-
Rufin, by his factious and disorderly conduct
i'll calling meetings without the concurrence of
bis colleagues, Messrs. Emery and Baker, or of
The republican executive committee, has for
feited the confidence OF the republicans Of the
second district, and that We recommend his sus-
pension from the central executive committee
until such time as the republicans of the second
ply his place"
Aresclut;on was adopted endorsing the course
OF the present delegate in the legislative assem-
Mr.. Harmon moved to indorse the action Of
the central executive committee in calling a
primary election 10 be held on the 31st day of
July, 1872, to nominate q candidate to Congress
and delegate to the House OF Delegates, which
was adopted BY large majority and the meet
ing adjourned with cheers Tor the victory over
the Ordway strikers.
THE 5TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CLUB
met last evening in Jones Hall, on IL street. A
resolution, offered by Alfred Day, pledging sup
port 10 the nominees of the Philade phia con-
vention and favOring reduced taxation, was
adopted. Richard Brown was elected delegate
To the central committee in place of 3. +. Grant,
resigned George W. Phillips was elected first
vice president Of The club. Mr. c. L. Hulse then
addressed the club in opposition to the Gray as
scssment bill. The following committees were
Bimber, VIM. Payne, Ananias Spencer, Henry
Ray, Thomas Steep, John II. Chapman, Henry
Edwards, Chas Hall, Robert Gilmore, Charles
Lenar George W. Phillips, John Stewart. Alfred
Brown, X. s. Hulse, j. Anderson, Daniel Will
Hams, Charles Irvine, John johnson and j.
Minor Bolts. Finance committee, W. G. Duck
et, DIR. A. p. Pardon, VIM. Fletcher, Ii. Birch,
and Robert Logan. The club then resolved it
self into mass meeting, and Mr.. Q. l.. Hulse
offered resolution, which was adopted, s'That
We, the citizens OF the 9Th district i'll meet
ing assembled, recognize the club of which Jno.
Minor Bolts is president as the regular republi-
can club OF the district Mr.. N. j. Quigley
offered a resolution, which was adopted, That
we, the republicans of the 9Th legislative district
III mass meeting assembled, recognize and cor.
daily endorse the republican central committee
OF which John h. Brooks, Esq, is chairman,
and believe it to be the regularly constituted
committee for all good republicans to be gov
erned, and we emphatically repudiate any other
committee claiming to he the republican Gen.
trail committee as disorg8nizers and sOreheads."
THE REPUBLICANS OF THE 22D DISTRICT
held a meeting at Odd Fellows Hall, Navy
Yard, last night, and the situation was talked
over, but no conclusion was arrived at.
Ordway Strikers.
THE SECOND DISTRICTS CANDIDATE FOR CON-
GREss.
meeting Of the Ordwayites was held in the
second district last evening, at which Mes,rs. 8.
j. X. Nelson and l.. f. Beall were elected mem
bers TO the general committee. and Messrs. X.
D.Ruffn, p. +. Morris, and DR.. Slick were elected
delegates tn the convention to nominate a cam
didate for Congress. A motion was submitted
lnstTucting the delegates to cast their first vote
Tor ID. Augustus Straker for Congress, ana after
debate it was adopted. On motion OF Mr.. Ruff
I'm, resolution was adopted dsnouncing the
action OF o. 3. 3. Wall, the representative of
the district in the House OF Delegates, for his
action on the assessment bill introduced n the
Council b. Mr.. JOhnA. Gray.
RALLY OF SIX IN The FIFTH DISTRICT.
The CIdwayites OF the fifth district rallied last
night at Quaker College, on l9th and streets,
chair. Messrs. II. d. Peyton. Sandy Lacy and
James Kennedy were elected delegates to the
nominating convention, with Instructions to
vote for +. A. Boswell for Delegate TO Congress
Sandy Lacy, james Kennedy and E. Puiaskie
were appointed members Of the central COM
mittee.
bogus Republicans in the 18th Dis
trict.
THE LIvELIEsT MEETING OF TuR LOT
A meeting of supporters Of the bogus central
republican committee was held last night in the
18th district, John T. Costin in the chair, and
Sampson Meta secretary, who read the resolu-
ton adopted by the bogus general committee
calling upon the various district clubs to elect
delegates Tor nominating convention to select
Candidate for delegate in congress. Some
dozen jumped up al once and moved to Law the
resolutions Oh the table; az many more who were
oprosed to this disposition of il were on their
feet in twinkling, and great confusion fol-
lowed for some time every one talking at once
and il was not long before
WIGHT WAS THREATENED
in one corner OF the room where the crowd
gathered the thickest; some stripping off their
coats 20 jump in. Loud and angry words fol-
lowed and the chair could 90 nothing Finally
the turbulent ones sinmered down, and Samp-
son Meta got the floor, and moved that as there
were 30 InaDy dsorderly persons present they
adjourn anu 20 home. Many objected to thus,
a..u the cont usion being about to be repeated
the chair raped them down. and said they
acted like
FOOLS AND CRAZY PEOPLE.
The resolution before them was the property
OF the ciub-they coulo DO as they pleased, but
let them act as ii they mad some sense and not
like fools. Disorder and sQuabbling was again
commenced, during which al sorts OF motions
were made, when sampson Meta said the blue
coats were coming and would clear them al out.
Inc chair charged that Robert Gilchrist had
MADE ali the disorder, bit said there was always
il seems. can never come together and act with
any sort OF gentility or decency. The scenes
enacted by his race were enough to make ang gels
shed tears Of sorrow. They we're
WORSE THAN THE KUKLUx,
wEO, though they transacted their; business In
secret, 1; was in order. The resolution was
again read for information. and a debate took
pace between Il. j. Collins and W. II. Tolliver
a. 10 who was TO blame for the division in the
general committee, this debate ran into person
tiites, and hard words were used by both. Mr..
Gi!christ CoDtendad that they had sent three
delegates TO the central committee; that that
committee could not harmonize that their del
egates had not performed their duty in falling
to return to the club and report, instead OF
taking sides with the factions, thereby commit
ting the club. He was opposed to this faction
do away with this whole concern, and let them
60 to work and reorganize the republican party
again in this District, and have men of sense
run it, and not Iabble and fools. Motions to
adopt the resolution, to adjourn, and to go into
an election for club officers, were made at the
same time. The chair said he was in a verv
amiable humcr-he was very good natured until
he got bad, and when he got bad he was
THE WORST MCGEE IN THE PILE;
they must net make him bad by crowding
motions upon him. A motion was made that
they proceed to elect three delegates in com
piiance with the resolution Of the bogus general
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