Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-17
LOCAL POLITICS
THE FALL CAMPiIGy.
Parties Stili Slightly W!xed-sII
sorts OF Meeting, Last Highf.

/ ihefe - considerable str among our local
pohtcians, and 20 far parties are considerably
mixed in some Of the legislative districts but nc
/ coabt the issues will be narrowed down as the
campaign progresses.
Republican Meeting in the Sixth Dis
/ trict.
/ BOLT OF OF DwAY STRIKERS.
The eth district Republican club met last
evening az S-ott'S Han, John II. Brock in the
char Upon calling the meeting to order NJ.
( rious charges which had been made against
him: that be had opposed the Gray assessment
tii;7'so, the bill giving g per day 70 the labor
| ing man; that he had sought his appointment in
! The council, and had worked in the interest o;
! contractors. &c. He denounced all such charges
a. untrue. Mr.: John F. Murray, the delegate
from the sixth district, stated that false reports
I concerning him had also been circulated 7,
| had been stated that he voted against the eight
( hour law; opposed the days work system, Sc
all Of which stories were false He
Was perfectly willing that al his pub
I lie acts should be closely scrutiriZed.
! MI. Joseph &. Jackson offered q series Of reso-
I denouneIng any attempt p pass resolutions
I symTatbi1ing with that party IL republican
MEETINGS and further cordemniHg ali repu5I
cans acting with that party. \ motion 70 re-
Ceiye the resolutions was defeated also one to
lay them on the table. Quite an exciting de
bate ensued, and VIM. Il. Bell moved that the
cuse4 MI. crooks o. causing the split IN the
district He denounced Brooks az some length
and sad they would see shat he had cOnspirsd
wish tue Governor and hoard Of public works 10
ousJ John y. Gray from the Council MIR
Brooks ! pronounce hat a lie Some con
fusion followed, ard Mr.. Brooks appealed To the
meeting TO let al speak who desired. Mr.. J. II
Smith thought this meeting had been called to
elect new C1EcGrs o. the club. and moved that
the motion o 90 into mass meeting he taken BY
tei!ers. More confusion followed and a motion
70 adjourn Was finally adopted. and the meeting
broke up with cheers fOr Brooks AID the hOsri
o. abiIc works.
TIE BoLrFRS' MEETING.
AFTER the regular repUbi ic3Cs had left the hall
Mr.. Bell called another meeting OK the few who
remained inside, and OF, Gers OF new club OF
OrGvay strikers were e.ecreI gs follows. John
a. Gray, president; DR.. :. r. Watts wee presi-
dent; ID. Lewis, secretary, Edward CrCsOe, treas
urer. Mt. Bell nominated Mr.. jas l.. Thomas
a. delegate 10 the (bogus) general committee,
and was unanimously elected. MesSrs K q
Bell and Elsey Williams were also elected dele
gates TO the committee. Messrs. William n.
Bel, Edward CrusOe and Perry Wilson were
elected delegates to The congressional nOmi ps-
ting convention. Tie meeting then adjourned
subject 10 the call of ;ae president, with loud
cheers for John A. Gray.
Republican Meeting in the 22d Dis.
triel.
IN oEDwAyITE RISES To EXPLAIN,
The I'D district regular republicans held a
meeting IT Odd Fellows Hall, Navy Yard. last
evening, Mr. j. l.. Nenable in the chair and Nr.
". l.. Cowan secretary. The chair explained
the object of the meeting was to arrange for
erecting Grant and Wilson role at the inter-
section OF Sth street and Virginia avenue. Mr.
ID. IOhnfOL moved that the meeting p-ocee5 IN
eject officers OF the republican ciuU, agreed 10
M. z. Nermillion moved that the present Off
GERS be declared officers fol- the ensuing wear;
agreed t0-yeas, -; nays, 3. Mr.. Nsnabis re-
turned bis thanks tOr this renewal of confidence
and predicted victory III October. Mr.. Peter
Mosley, cOlcred, rose to personal explain alton,
and said that he had been charged with being a
democrat, because he had seen ut to Distribute
some of these handbIlls. (the Ordway calls for
meeting,l and he had been held up too in the
newspapers TO ridicule. He denied that he was
a Democrat, and said that any niger who
SAID that be was democrat was a fool.
MI. L. Wood raised the point that MOsely was
out of order, and the point being sustained, on
motion OF Mr.. NermiliOn Mr.. MOsely was allowed
10 proceed. Mr.. MOsely then asked, what had
lie done? Could any one say that he had aided
the democrats? Mr.. Yensble replied that
MoSely had on Friday last called on cclored men
10 meet at his house, and at that meeting two
men were present. Mr.. MOsely.-Who SAYS SO ?
The Chair.-Mr. Gates SO informed me. Laugh
teri Mr.. Mosely.-No. Sir; he was not there:
vas you there, Mr.. Gates? vOice.-Maybe
he was at window. Laughter At this p6int
there seemed TO be a disposition to shut Mosely
OF, and point of order being raised that sneak
ing was not in order and business was, It was
moved the appointment Of a committee of five
TO make arrangements for the hosting of n
Grant ana wilson Tag; agreed to, and MesSrs. |
N -. l., cSoWan, L. r. Casey, W. Il. Dobbyn,
VIM. C9yirgton and Andrew Neville were an,
pointed.
A Score of 0rdway strikers In the 9th !
District.
THEY PRETEND TO BE FOR GRANT, pUT ELECT |
GREELEY DELEGATE.
Inc republican malcoDtents OF the 9Th district |
I l.,na,s meeting at the corner Of fifth au, X
,na,r and John ". Curry secretary. There was
very slim attendance, not more than twenty /
persons being present. just as the meeting was !
about 70 elect members of the central commit /
tee Isaiah Washington, q member of the e,u-
lar central committee, rose and Indignantly /
denied that any vacancy exists in his &C mmttee. !
lie did not recognize the present gathering as a |
republican meeting in any sense, but as
AN lNslGEIFICANT FACTION or MALCCSrESTs !
and boilers. lie intimated that the Present /
meeting indicated that those present were pre-
pairing 10 desert Grant and Wilson fOT Greeley ,
and Brown. Here he was called 10 order by the |
chair and several of the malcOntents, VINO Oh
jected 20 his proceeding with has remarks. Not
understanding Interruptions, Washington contin-
ued his speech, and characterized those present
n boilers, determined TO break up the party in
this District. Charles Jones and Others de-
nounced Washington e. an enissary OF the
board of public works, ard the chair said he had
no doubt he came Tor the express purpCse of dis
turbing the meeting. John w. Curry offered
a resolution, which was adopted, that the cleo
ton Of the recent delegates from the 9Th district
20 the republican central committee he revoked
d. W. Curry, Sayles y. Bowen, and Arthur
Paine were elected delegates to the central
committee" Francis Hall, VIM. IL. Shorter
and Louis Howe were elected delegates 70 the
Ordway nominating convention.
"THAT's ENOUGH FOR Me-"
When Nj. Bowen was elected Isaiah Wash
ingtOn left the hall, saying" That's enough tor
ne! You elect Sayles j. Bowen a. one of your
delegates, when he l. n prominent officer of the
Greeley and Brown club; and yet you say You
are for Grant and wilson,"
On motion OF Chas. Jones, II was resolved that
when the meeting adjourn IL be to meet again
en- the LIST OF August. to nominate q Candidate
Tor the House of Delegates. On motion of WA.
y. Shorter, resolution was adopted endorsing
the action OF the republican general commit
tee" at Union League ha!i or the "a inst. The
chair was empowered 10 appoint an executive
committee, consisting OF nine members.
Democratic, Conservative, LiberaI-e.
publican, Greeley brown Meetings.
MORE DELEGATES TO I BE DEMOCRATIC CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE ELECTED.
The following members OF the central dem
Ocratic executive committee were elected last
evening:
9Th district-Joseph +. Brown, Barnard Kill
msrten and Patrick W. Haggerty.
9th district-COlOnel James q. Berret, Dr. W.
o. Baldwin and Lemuei Denham.
1.tn district-Jackson Yates, Thos. Kelley and
p. W. Pearson.
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