Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-29
POLITICAL.
PACKED MEETING.
Upsacesssfa, Attempt 10 Override the ys-
tets er the Tepth Distr,ct - Hsw Lee
Barnes Does tTIs wsrh.

A meeting Of the Republican voters Of the
Tenth district was called last night by the pres.
ident Of the club Of that district for the purpose
Of slecting three delegates 70 represent them In
the central Republican committee.
The hour uamed for the m setinr vas O'Clock,
aud prompt at that time the voters Of the dis.
trlct and the president VI the club were At the
place designated, but for some reasons best
known to himself Mr.. JennItsr declined to call
the assemblage to ORDER ayerring that ~ he
waited q short time more Of the workingmen
ould be on hand.
IL this no was not mistaken, for before half
an hour had expired the hall was crowded with
q mob Of colorod men, who had never before
been seen In the district. They came IRON Va.
rious sec Ions Of tho city, and we're led by such
men as Dick Smith, Of the Eighth, Maeellus
and Bernard West, Of the Fifteenth, Aaron
bradshaw, and long.iegged Anderson, Of the
Twenty. afst, John Green, Chaplain ~ J. W.
Green, A. J. Mcgreu, and others Of like ilk,
whose opposition to the Republican party and
fealty 10 such men a. ]. W. LsBarnos and the
sioG chief IL 90 we'll known In the community.
The meeting was called 10 order by the prOsi.
dent, Mr.. Jennlfsr, at about 1is1 o'clock, who
stated that the object was to elect three dele.
gates TO the central committee.
A motion was made by some one that before
any further proceedings we're held the books DO
opened, aud each Republican voter Of the Tenth
district be invited TO register his name In order
that he might be entitled 10 vote.
An amendment was made by another party
(nOt known, that the meeting resolve itselt into
mass meeting, and proceed with the election
Dr. 3. W. Bliss, IN a few remarks, opposed
! the amendment, az no only wanted the voters Of
the Tenth district TO participate In the election
ha Taa NTtttluU In folnF0N NUloTa
q Of the District Of UOlumbia, whether they hap
poned to live In the Tenth district or not with q
vUte.
/ a motion was then made that the meeting Of
the elub adjourn, and. the holy resolve Itself
An embodiment va; offered that Mr. LeBprues
ment made that Or. Bliss occupy that position.
| quite noisy debate followed during which q
motion was male that the meeting adjourn.
] This was put BY the president and the mob
brought In BY the agents Of Mr. LeBarnes, not
being properly Instructed, ali voted In the a..
-nrmatlve, and u was declared carried, and Mr..
Iennifer vacated the chair.
| This did not suit those who wanted an election,
and Mr.. LeBIncs Immediately mounted a
table and, amid confusion which certainly
amid which even the reporters in behind him
could not hear, called the meeting TO order.
The voters Of the district, seeing him on "a
Is adjourned" ss. But he Kept his place, aud
AFTER fully half an hsur's shouting by those
present, succeeded In getting comparative quiet,
and said that, a. vice president, he called the
club 10 order
4 Several points Of order were made that the
club had ad journed, but Mr.. L. u. was too buslly
engaged In llstenlngto Marcellus West to notice
them, aud after a consultation with that worthy,
he said that there was q motion to roorganiIe
tho club, which he put and declared carried.
Then, after being coached" BY young man
named Pixton, he nominated aud declared
elected full set Of officers for the club, the Re.
publican voters Of the distrist looking IN al
Spectators, but taking no part whatever 10 the
proceedings. He then, Ia the same manner,
proceeded 70 have nominated and declared
, elected three representatives TO the central CON
mlttee, whose names could not bo heard. Amer
this farce onr reporter lett the mob being at
the time squabbllng over the election OF an oK
ecutlve ootnmlttoe
MEETiHo or TINE Roma PtpN worms
OF the district will be called for saturday night
at which delegates will bo elected 10 repruten
them IN the central committee, and such othei
business a. they may feel necessary will b
transacted.