Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-18
TIE POLITICAL CIECVs.
Ord0ay -IeBarnes- Reddy', weIch
Convention To-day
a CandIdate for Congress o BE Chosen
QueerIy MIXED Crowd Present.

I man Of Executive Committee and j. ". lie
Barnes, Chairman Of Subcommittee" 20
nominate a candidate for Congress, met At Odt,
/ Fellows Hall at noon TO-DAY. The hall was
opened about II o'clock, when some I6 or Is
entered, among them Constable Henry Lacey.
r. 3 Atkinson, ex-WaIc Commissioners IL. y.
I johnson, Rev. W. u. Walker, y. u. tbetter
| known rs Resolution GIeen, Edward CruSo, X.
| >. Beah, n. q Ordwsy, (tbe Sick Chief z.
/ King, (eX-TTustee OF CclOred Schools Charles
| Wallace, " aVcelius West, she Greeley bully, }
| DI. j. L. y. Bowen, Bernard West, John L.
| Thomas. jim Butler, Major George Hill, jr.,
| Cex-Postnsster OF GeOEsetown,l Martin (siias
= Retdy' WelCh, Collins Cursor, Ned LsffeTty.
| MoSese Bradshaw, (of the lively B.'s,j Il. ID.
Rrfin, and John r Brooks. The crowd vas
not is large expected, and at l.. - there were
! not over 200 present. Until the meeting Was
! called 20 order, Sergeant alarms Orlway few
"LyKE BEE IN SKILLET
tEf'onholing various delegates, ani assistant
strseant- alarms LeBarnes followed suit, while
| " Teddy WEIGH and Col Perry Carson GEO. =
| dele gate} stuck their heads together, but
! whether they were discussing the question a. 70
the legitimacy of the bogus convention or the
reTCrtet assassination OF George Hstton in
North Carolina. did not transpiTe. AIeek Will
Hams and Chaplain Green discussed the removal
OF the northern market, or some other abstruse
Issue, but these confabs were cut short by Rev.
". y. Walker, OF Shiloh church, Chairman WHO
took bis position on the platform at l., minutes
Ias' one. and rapping With the big end vi an
umbrella, sad, Z" HE convention will
COME TO ORDER,
and delegates will take the front seats" After
the gathering was seated, Mr.. Walker offered a
prayer.
Mr. +. s. Atkinson moved hat Mr.. j. W.
LeBarnes be the temporary chairman.
Mir. Walker called Tor the reading OF the CAL
Ior the convention, and Mr. LeBarues read il,
TIE LIST OF DELEGATES
IS foilNs:-1, NJ: II. Hunter, j. ". Scott, ". II.
X. Nelson; 8, a. Crimes, r. bowman, -
-; 4, q. FL. Dyer, j. Martin, Thomas Wood
ward :, II. ID. Peyton, ). Lacey, II. Kennedy;
~ Lacey. X. II. Freeman, VIA. Ii. CLARK: 3, r.
j. Beall, ID. L. Curry, W. H. Bowman; o. Fran
els Han, w H Shorter, Lewis Howard; 10, j.
W. LeBarnes, Martin Welsh, q. W a,lace; IL, W.
kennangh, j l.. y Bowen, y: Thompson; u,
+. A. Ellsworth, ". Lee, j. Miller; Is. Charles
Hing, Robert Butler, DIR. Dietrich; Il. -:
IR'I; % ID; = Barrett, ~ y. Plowden, E.
W Q. Costin; is, II. .. johnson, Jesse Chinn
James Evans; 10, b: c. Berry, r. 4. Porter,
David Green; 20, f: S. Atkinson, ". 6. Orlway,
q. Grandson; u, WA T. Davis, Moses Brad
shaw, 4: NJ. Green; %, Peter M0seAy, Samuel
Scott, ". u. Roundtree.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
NJ. II. Lacey nominated Henri Bea!l for chair
man Z. j. Beall, j. W. LeBarnes ara l.. *.
Douglas were nominated. Mr.. Walker put the
question, and Mr.. LeBarnes was elected tenn
lOrary chairman.
REMARKS BY Mr.. Lr BAEHES
Mr.: LeBarnes, Or taking the chair, sa;d-that
Tor the second time in our history they were
typl
One year ago they had dominated man ~ the
interest OF the oMoers of the District govern
mert. He lad shown his unftuess cor The po-
sition. To-day they had met to yirdicate their
rights. They had Iivedsunder a more potent
despotisn than the famous Venitian Council
Of Ten. They had met TO make sight
against the tyranny OF the District government
Let his hearers grid their loins for tue
ftruggie ana the victory will be sure. To-
day an organization takes its piaee-the people
against the District gOvernment-the end was
nrzasR
ful as six weeks before its overthrow, six weeks
in'errenes between now and October-mark
well tie lesson. Grant snd Wilson and Greeley
and Brown have nothing 70 do with this cleo
ton. Doubtless strong effort will be made TO
cheat the people, an effort to create AZ enthu-
siasm for the Presidential candidate. The re-
puoilcans, democrats and conservatives should
be on their guard. Let not their attention be
diverted FROM local affairs. To illustrate: Cen
Grant was the candidate of his LeBarnesD
party. Applause Gen. Wilson was his lie
Ba-nesp friend, and he wanted to see him Vice
President, and four years later President, unless
that most illustriOus statesman, Charles sum
ner, iH candidate. fCheers.l
Dr. X. Il. Freeman, Of the seventh district
was nominated By Mr.. X. j. Beali and elected
TEMPORARY secretary.
Mr.. 0RDwAY SAID
be hoped they would proceed carefully and de-
liberatelY, and before a nomination il made
that they have platform. II is well known
tEst there Is some contest a. 20 the committee
who issued the call for this convention, The
other side did not propose TO give the people
primary election, such as is given in the states.
bit an election for delegates to select csndi-
Gates. This was to his mind a snare. lie pro-
posed that they appoint committee on per1na-
nent organization.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
MT. Atkinson moved that a committee OF
eleven be appointed on credentials; carried
and MesSrs. Hunter. Rut4in. Grimes, Over e.
Sruso, Bean, Ellsworth, Berry, kenpangh, Nj.
Bradshaw and Atkinson were appoihtei.
COMMITTEE on PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS
Mr. Ordway moved the appointment OF d COM
mittee OF seven on permanent organization;
agreed 10, and the following were selected ~.
Lacey, II. Q. johnson, ". C. Costin, and H. ID.
Peyton. The committee retired. and while 9u.,
the hob-nobbing was resumed.
AT 2:lO p M the committee on
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
reported Through Mr.. Ordwsy, the following:
DR.. q: l.: y. Bowen, president; %. ID. Barrett
and W. d; Bel, yiee-presidents; DIR. X L. Free
Chase and George Horton, sergeauts-at-arm
Mr.. Hunter submitted the
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS,
which was adopted.
THE report embraces the names rs stated
above, with the exception that Dr.. Slick is sub
shtuted for Mr.. Nelson In the "a district, Batson
and Sanders for Martin and Woodward in the
attn, David Curry for Wright in the 9Th, III. A.
Pixton for Wall in the 10th, DR.. X. b. DIETRICH
for ID. Carroll in the 18th, DIR. Stephenson for
". ID. Plowden in 10th, II. o. johnson in place
OF CHM in 18th
The report Of the committee on permanent
organization was adopted.
Dr D. l.. n. Bowen was conducted to the chair
by Messes. Bradshaw and Sandy Lacy, and
briefly returned bis thanks and said future gem
erations would rise up and call them blessed il
they stood UP like full grown men, not ruled by
money or the press.
Mr.J- L. COstin offered resolutions deprecating
the action OF " the Brooks committee" and pro-
yid;ng for The appointment OF a committee of
one from each district 10 wait on leading re-
publicaus and endeayor TO bring about good
feeling.
4 motion was made to refer the matter to the
committee on platform, and carried.
MessTs. LeBarnes, 5. Lacey, W. h. Bell, W.
=. Costin, q. Crusor. W. +. Kennaugh and T..
VI. Smith were appointed.
MI ID. Barrett was called for, and respond
ed in an address.
lIhe convention was still in session when our
report closed, and the Indications were that
Mr.. +. A. Boswell would be nominated as their
candidate for delegate to Congress on the FIRST
ballot.
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A FEMALE PICKPoCHEr ARREsTYp-Alice
Redmond, a colored woman, was arrested yes
terday in the act of abstracting a pocket book
of lady named Mrs. Parrish, while she was
standing at the corner OF eth street and Penn
sylvania avenue. happening to feel the hand