Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-25
Republican Ratification i'm the Eighi N
District.

sPERCHEs BY GENERAL CHIPMAN AND OTHERS
A large and enthusiastic mass meeting TO rat
ify the nominations of General Chapman for
delegate TO Con gress. and of Thomas W. Chase
fer the House OF Delegates was held in the Sth
district last evening A large stand was erected
atthe intersection of nth and . streets which
was decorated with flags, evergreens blazng
torches, and transparencies. some OF the latter
bearing the following inscriptions, '.The tanner
term deserves another Washington gave
ana Grant saved, the nation.7' .'Girant and
wilson" band Of music was in attendance.
Inc meeting was called TO order by Mr..
George Burgess, president of the Sth district
club, S1d the following officers OF the meeting
were CHOSEN: President, ). Il. Bond, vice pres
Z. Tay .or, Casper Keller, Richard Ross, Sam
mel White; secretaries, Washington Waller,
David G. Muse, and W. H. Gaines.
Dir. Alexander Her dersOn was introduced and
addressed the meeting, but few rOwdes ma lie
so much disorder that il was almost impossible
ioI him 70 make himself heard.
DIR. 4. Il. Pardon next addressed the meeting.
He regretted that there were differences in the
sth district. There but one republican
party in lhe country and one here, the nom;n nee
OF which Is General y. Z. Chapman, and they
should support and elect him. Applause
letter from Colonel VIM. A. Cook regrettRg
his inability to be present on account OF illness
was read
GEN. CHIpNAN's SPEECH
Gen. y. p Chapman was introduced as the
present. and next delegate 70 Congress. AMI re-
ceiyed with cheers. He said that ne came 10
tell the people why they should stand Nv the
nCmiI ees, and would ask a patient hearing; and
were MeS-Ts. Hiue and Boswell pTes eut he would
AK ne same 1or them. tie referred TO the or
ganiZation OF the new government which was
bitter opposed, and said then the republicans
stood shoulder &C shoulder. Why could they not
90 so now? 4 voice. Because you fooled
us Every well; we will see" said the GEN
era, ana he then REFER ed TO the loan bill for i'm
rTovements having been opposed with An in
junction, and 1heE submitted u the Gpprova!
OF the voters. They approved it, and Il became
q law. Now, II the bill is oppressive the people
should bear the blame. Ii the bill was too
harsh, the people had a remedy, which weuld be
given them doubtless by the legislature; and if
that body refused, they could ask Congress TO
relieve them, aud he would do what he could in
this direction. He thought the bill was less OPP
pressive than supposed. People along she line
OF the improvements are relieved of two-ts.rds
OF the expense. He refa-red to the appropxia-
hons made by Congress for the District at the
last session. amounting TO S4,i04 900, when be-
lore but el,l25, 900 was appropriated at any ese
sc ssioD. He asked what had made this differ
ence, and said it was owing to the fact OF the
local government being in sympathy with the
general government. He urged that it was the
duty of the people to elect ofSeers in sympathy
with the general government. for more aid is
acres of public lands to endow our schools the
improvement OF the harbor, which will require
hve million, and lead to the requirement of
from SEQ TO 1000 acres of land. He had nothing
TO say of his opponents, other than that Mr. Hine
was the representative of the GreCiey democ-
racy, and no true republican would he found
voting that ticket. In conclusion, he said he
favored eight hours and 50 per day, being con-
WINGED that the laboring men could not live on
sl-oO per day. Congress had fixed the number
OF hours, and they would doubtless at the next
session fix the minimum OF pay for all govern
ment labOrers al 81.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Ger: Chapman retired amid cheers, and John
II. Johnson, District Treasurer; Major John
williams, of Miss, and Messrs Peter CampbeII.
John h. Brooks, Charles l.. Hulse H. r. Wis.
We'll Thomas W. Chase, and DR.. Wilmer, OF