Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03
THE EASTERN SECTION.
Large Republican Meeting.

continue the good work Of ratlfylng the party
nominees, and to indorso the nominations made
in the Twentieth, Twenty.hrst and Twenty.
The stand was rather small for the number
Of persons invited to occupy IT. still II was taste
fully decorated with lags and eyergreens and
Illuminated with torches and Chinese lanterns,
while 10 tho rear was the Marine band which
| during the evening discoursed some excellent
music.
Jones, and the following officers chosen Presi.
dent john 7. Johnson vice presidents, VIM.
H. Brown, W. q. Marshall, A. II. Tlnney, jos.
Gibson, VIM, l.. COwan, Clarence NJ, Barton;
secretaries, WIN. Boron, Michael Sinner, Peter
Muslcy. Andrew Neville, Daniel A. Connolly
and Alex. Eaton.
MT, johnson, on accepting the chairmanshlp,
said that he acknowledged the compliment con.
ierrcd upon him, unexpected as II was, Their
presence gave him Insurance that they were In.
terestel In the objects OF the meeting, aud felt
the responsibility devolyipg upon them to cast
their ballot for legislators whosoacts would re.
dOund to the interest Of the whole District. II
was a lamontable spectacle that presented itself
In the divisions In the ranks, and showed that
they must decide with calmness and for their
best welfare. There were three RchmOnds In
tho held. all cl9mSripg to represent ne RePue.
choice. He should vote for Gen. N. =. Chapman.
one party calls themselves the Reformers. In
the Wallach campaign Saylos J. Bowen was
called the great rofotmer.
He served hts frst term and inaugurated the
system that tho board was perfectlhR. He was
cried down under the plea Of extIayagance. and
defeated by Matthew u. Emery, who won't In on
the platform Of economy and reform, but In less
than six months there was the cry Of corruption
and fraud, and they potltionod for territorial
form Of government They obtained II, and
almost before 1t gets into working order they are
crying out against II. He was opposed to this
form VI government because he Thought Il was
an attempt to abridge the freedom Of the cOlOred
man. These same men that fought the form Of
government are now trying to obtain tho help Of
the colorod man to overthrow IT, He asked, as
N8Va, aNaNa to q
better Tor the cOlorcd man 70 pay his third and
have them completed.
This work had put bread 10 the mouth Of the
poor man. The action Of tho board had been In
vestigatod and sustained. Gen. Chapman had
worked hard and we'll, and surely deserved the
reelection he would secure. He desired 10 make
| q personal statement In regard to N. q. ORD.
way. he had asserted that while Mr.. Atkln.
son was riding along one day ho mot Hon. Mr.
Cobb, Of North Carolina, who said that he had
held conversation with the speaker, WIN in
reply to question had stated that the board had
ground the lnboring !man down; they were poorly
paid, and the whole thing was a failure. He,
the speaker, called on Mr. Cobb and got his full
denial TO any such conversation, and pronounced
N. q. OrdwAy tho greatest vlllher on the face
Of tho globe. Whom he found that he could not
rule the speaker, he undertook 10 degrade him
lie had Stunned and watched Mr.. OrdWay
ever since he came to him and said that he loved
cOlured men better than his own people. He
was now aTnugning cOlOfed men against their
own color, and he pronounced Mr.. OrdwAy a
hypOcrito Of tho deepest dye, and warned the col.
Ored men to beware Of him. Before he would
support a man IKE ny; 0rdMay, he would vote
He concluded by urging them to support their
party candidates and elect them by 0veTWhelm.
Ing maiorltles.
NON. JAMEs A. MAaRUpER
was next introduced and said that he was one OF
the members Of that much abused Board Of
Public Works, but no did not come to defend
them, for their actions would speak for them.
selves. He then Invited them TO make a com.
laTisOn between the streets and alleys to what
they were before the board came Into power.
than any other city In the United States This
cry Of fraud was only gotten up to beat the Re-
publican party. They tried the same thing one
year ago before q Congressional committee
where a verdict was given In favor Of the board;
but tho opponents, not satisfied, followed the
| members TO their homes. They thought II was
| their action that defeated Senator Patterson
but It was a mistake. Then they threw . cir.
| cular In MIR. Eldridge's district, but his con-
| stituency thought 50 little Of 1t that he was
unanimously fenOminated.
Last Saturday night, at ten O'Clock, another
Injunction was granted TO prevent tho collection
| Of tho assessment on New York avenue, from
which money was expected 70 pay the laborers
This writ was made foturnablS on the 9th Of DC.
tober, day after the election. The action was
plain on It's lace. IL was done 10 lniuro the Re
publican party. The tax did not fall heavy on
/ the poor man, because no would pay only one
| sixth, as no poor man owned property on both
| sides Of the street They all go for the Gray
Dl sTPl Sv because Sni u aid not PAs' u had
| tOus law, which should be repealed. He WIshei
to know II thoy Intended to be carried of by this
howl against portion Of the District govern
ment.
They were afraid to put up Democrat, and
nominated Mr.. Hine because they thought he
Iii - -, ~. oP .i W Nytes. mI. DOS
| hoped Mr.. Boswell would see II and act accord.
ingly b. ore the day Of the election. The Demo-
liz i,sSss sOb hsho ~ , nOa iLooek ny q
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