Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-13
Meeting Of the Fifth District Repub.
liron Climb.

ELECTION OF oFFICKRs-DIsCCseION ON THINGS
IN GENERAL-A MALIGNANT FALsEH buD.
A meeting Of the Fifth District Republican
Club was held last night in the basement OF
Alfred Jones feed store, X street, between 2i-t
and I'D streets, John Minor Bolts in the chair
with Alfred Day secretary.
The chair stated that the meeting was called
in obedience to the call given by the general
committee at Union League Ha l, the purpose
being the reorganization OF the republ can party
in this District on the civil rights basis.
Reuben Brown and j. NJ. Quigley debated for
some time the expediency of electing officers of
Walker White favored the election now.
although the terms of the present oficers had
not expired. This he did on the ground that the
President Of the United States was always
elected before the expiration Of service of the
old term.
ON motion of Reuben Brown. the club re-
solved itselfint a mass meeting for the purpose
Of election Of officers.
Thomas Martin made q motion that Jcan
Minor Bolts be declared the chairman of tue
mass meeting by ACCLAIM alton.
Walker White sprung up and declared that
the club was not proceeding according to par
liam ntary rules.
A vote was taken, and Bolts declared chair
man, with Alfred Day secretary.
Another motion was made to elect ,Jehn Minor
Bolts president. Telers were appointed and a
ballot taken, when John Minor Bolts was de
claTed elected president George Forester and
Daniel Williams vice presidents, NJ. J. Quigley
st cIetary, and Chas Hare treasurer.
Alfred Day read the report of the LABOR strike
as published in THE STAR, which led to a
lengthy discussion upon the acts of the present
District government, SEINE of them 6enOuncing
the legislative council as frauds, and the Board
of Public Works for failure TO keep the labor
ing men employed IL winter as well as summer
at the uniform rate ef Sl.JO per day.
Reuben Brown moved that a committee of
seven be appointed 10 wait upon Gen. Babcock
and ask him whether OF not IL was by his sane
ton that one dollar per day for labor was TO be
established.
Walker White hoped A. r. Shepherd would be
asked to wait upon General BzbcOck on their
behalf.
MT. j. Quigley, ex-lamplighter, said the re-
publican party of this District had sold out to
the Board OF Public Works, who had bound
the m hand and foot.
Alfred Day defended the Board OF Public
Works, and said z uigley had no right to come
thtre and attack the board-he called him to
order. Day said that the board had nothing to
do with the contract which had been the cause
Of the riot that day-they could blame the gen
eral government for that.
Henry Edwards, a slab-sided white man. said
10 lie Waterman III tae Treasury Department,
got the floor, and denounced the Board of Pub &c
Works In the most violent terms; after which
Alfred Jones, Reuben Brown ami others took a
hand at the same
Alfred Jones here proceeded to allege thar a
mulaftO boy named Madison Fleet, apprenticed
at the establishment of Mr.. A. X. Shepherd, had
been discharged by Mr.. Shepherd when he a.
ceTtained that he was colOred. four reporter
called upon Mr.. Shepherd this morning to learn
something about this matter Mr.. Shepherd
knew nothing whalever about the bOy Fleet his
employ ment or his discharge, but promptly
made inquiry and learned that the following
were the facts: The boy in question was not an
apprentice, as stated at the meeting, but had
been employed for some time, and had been
iUrloughed, together with several white bows
when work grew slack, as is always done in the
season when work gets light. At the same time
he was informed that when there was ANYTHING
tor him to do he should be taken back The
member OF the firm who has charge OF the work
men informed our reporter that Mr.. A. r. Shep-'
herd knew nothing whatever OF the matter aud
vas not even aware that the boy Fleet had been
In the employ of the establishment. These
being the facts, il would seem that some maliy-
nant purpose is at the bottom of the story put
forth last night
The committee to wait upon Gen. Babcock
were announced as follows j. NJ. Bolts, Henry
Edwards, b. F. Grant, A. Day, VIM. Ferguson,
Sandy Lacey and George Forester,
AT this iuncture Henry Hmber ex-contrac-
tor, entered the cellar and made most exciting
harrangue, derouncing the Board OF Public
Works in the most violent manner. Sundry
tantalizing remarks were made to him about
bis contrP Il, &c., show il was he got discharged
by the board" which 50 enraged Humber that
he loaned at the mouth
Henry Himber, b. F. Grant and Alfred Jones
were chosen members OF the general committee
Adjourned.