Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-21
Republican Rail, at ,he " est End.

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ray AID G " Dyer foT the Eoase of Delegates.
Tier was eeueT Al turuout from both districts.
ana TIE ef-atest eTthUsissH prev liled during
the meeting. The stan. Was Illuminated win
Chinese lar-erns al nd ira nspa-encies. and prior
10 anC during The meeting rockets and Rom an
Cahules were sent up frosn the stand. At about
SO COCK Tn meeting was called to order by Mr..
gohn H. Brooks. who announced that Carter A.
stewart hat been selected as chairman OF the
meeting, yfth Linfsev rrse, W. j.. Savoy and
W. H. Reed, vice presidents, and ". H Cole
aDO a. ;. Isylor, secretaries.
MI Stewart, OF taking the chair, made a few
remarks eusoeistie of Gen. Chapman and Messrs.
Murray and Over. White he was speaking me
9th and . tn district republican clubs. bearing
torches and headed by brass band. arrived
and formed around the stand. Prof. j. p.
sampson, editor of the Cel0red Citizen, was
then introduced. and elo4uenty set forth the
issues involved in the coming election in the
District OF Columbia. The fight is the old fight;
We are under the same banner that We were
under on the battle feld; under the same ban
Der that has been borne IiEnphaI tly to victory
in Maine and Vermont, end we must keep il
unsuliied by defeat
GEN. N. p. CHTP1AN
was then introduced, and was received with
Hail TO the Chief by the band and loud
cheers by tie audiences. The sight, he said,
was Peculiarly Inspiring one, and he
asked ii MS hearers realized the fact thar in no
other coBr try but ours can such a scene be wit
messed. IL wac something 10 be an attorney for
one client, but entirely another thing To be the
attorney for 139 600 people, AZ he is. He fully
appreciated the responsibility of the position
ana had thrown his whole soul into the work OF
representing the people of the District in Con-
gress, and had entirely given up his private
business III order hat he might the more con-
scientiOuslv disck arge his public duties. In re-
ferring 70 the last election he took occasion 10
pay high tribute to the courtesy, honor
and ability of his political opponent. Mr..
MerTick. IL on the eighth of October
the people of the District believe he has not
served them well, let them elect some one who
can serve them better; but ii they concluded to
repudiate bin, he appealed to them to choose
some one Sho viii be in accord with Congress
and the District government, or he will be DOW
eTless to advance the interests of he people. Ii
anybody is to blame for the improvements now
being made, 1t is the citizens themselves; for BY
a. immense majority in an election they au-
tbOrized them to be made. The board has m lde
mistakes in the details, perhaps; but without
allowing the mistakes to extend the entire
street, as was the case under the old corpora
ton, they have the courage TO remedy them He
was sorry to see some OF his old political friends
opposing him, not because he felt that their
votes would be wanting, but that they were going
astray. He believed that the day would come
when they would bless instead of curse the board
OF public works. The struggle has been u ade day
after day TO hinder, hamper and throw epposi-
ton in the way of the board almost ever since
the first day OF the creation OF that BODY
He then went on at some length to explain his
attitude daring the District Investigation, ana
said that in the speech which Mr.. Roosevelt got
permission to print, there were, at least. ten
falSehocds. He then POINTED out several OF the
most glazing INTERPRETATIONS in that speech
anu sdlu II Mr.. rs assertions were really true
those who read it would never come here to
reside, and those living here had best pack up
and leave as soon as possible. Speaking OF the
appropriations that had been made, he sail
thatit had been asserted that he was making
capital out of theE, and Congress would have
appropria. ed them any how. That was absurd
and to prove it he would read from a statemen
which he and another gentleman had preps red,
showing the appropriations made for the Dis
uict by Congress for the year ending June 81
1872, (the District having no rePresentatiy re in
Congress at the time they were made) and
those made by Congress for the District for the
year ending June 80. 1873. The amount aporo.
pTiated for the District for the year ending June
so, 1872. was 81 ,i0i.I1Sii, while those for the
year ending june so, 1878, for the time he was
in Congress, 81 125 2s5. So. the difference he
tween which approp riations-S2, 72) ,507 IA
being made up almost entirely Of appropriations
mac directly to the District government. For
inst nee, lie had asked Congress for an apprO-
priatiOn OF one hundred and ninety-tws thou
and collars to pay for paying streets in front of
government property. Here was practical
question and Congress met it h0norably by
granting the desired appropriation. He asked
or SIS ,0e for filling the canal, and his request
was likewise granted in this instance. Among
he other new appropriations which had been
secured for the District exclusive of the usual |
regular appropriations made yearly was 800 OlJ
Tor new Chain bridge; siO0, 900 for extending
the Capitol grounds; and S3oo,O0o for a new Jail
Gen. Z. then alluded to his efforts to secure
the passage OF a bill appropriating So, 900
n behalf OF the fire department, and said that
The bill passed the House, and would have
passed the Senate but for lack OF time. In re-
gard to special assessme nts he said he is not re-
.ponsible for it, but the Legislature. If this law
Is found to be hard upon the poor men, there
should be some law devised to relieve them,
and if the legislature did not act in the matter
be promised that ie would in the House OF Rep
resentatives. Before he retired TO private life |
he wanted TO secure an appropriation to open the
Potomac from An2cosda to tide-water above
and also to secure a donation Of
The public lands as dowerror the public sch ools
If this District. He concluded Dy informing |
his audience that he was in favor OF eight hours
or days work and 50 for wages. |
OTHER sPEAKEgs.
Col. Robert M Doug lass was the next speaker,
ind asked his hearers to vote for Gen. Chipm An, |
because he Is a Christian gentleman AMI an /
honest and faithful representative OF the ma
ional republican party. AS highly H. he /
,steems Gen. Chapman personally, he would not /
ask republicans to vote for him Tor personal, |
out Tor political consider atoms, because he is
he regular nominee of his parry. He knew ]
nothing OF General C.'s '.IiberaI republi,,pn I
y, nonent, except that he is u bolter aud the |
apdlis'e Vi oolers, ana Tor this reason he |
houi5 not receive the support Of true repub-
Jeans. |
Colonel George VI. Dyer was then Introduced, |
and said he was not the nominee Ofthe board OF |
public works. nor of any ring or any clique, but |
Of the republicans of the 9TH district.
Mr.. John f. Cook next made q few enarlSs,
Ut giDg united action Oh the part the republi-
cans of the 9Th and 18th districts in behalf of
Nnlpuhn Au0 luCn CouNiudlCS Tue
House of Delegates.
Mr.. John r. Murray was the next speaker
He said pu bic speaking was not bis "best holt"
In speaking OF hIs course in the House OF Dele
gates, he said he had votes 70 explain and
none to regret, IN conclusion, he urged al re-
publicans TO register.
The chairman extintroduceds as coming from
Bosweifs district, and a member of the cd city
councils. Mr.. Joseph Williams, who spoke in
defence Of the District government.
At the conclusion OF his remarks, DR.. A. 2.
Pardon made brief, but telling, speech in
favor of Chapman and the candidates OF the re-
publicans of the 9Th and It'll districts for the
Horse OF Delegates.
David Robinson was next introduced as an
old war-horse, and for several minutes reg sled
the audience with some decidedly original and
unique remarks ''on the general result" which
occasoned great amusement.
At the conclusion of his speech, the meeting
adjourned with cheers for Chapman, Murray
and Dyer.
y NOVEL RELIGIOUS MEETING-Progress Of
Womea's Rigbts.-FOr the past week a number
OF colered women who attended the camp meet
ing on the Berry estate, near GienwoOd, have
continued IL, notwithstanding the tact that the
mtn in charge decided it closed and withdrew
from IL on the 18th inst. The women when
deserted by their male companions went to work