Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-13

1T Is ALLEGED TO BE UNAUTHORIZED.
meeting OF some of the republicans OF the
9TH district was held at Bethel Hall wv street
near 16th) last evening, W. Andre Freeman
(eN-Councilman) in the chair, and G. b. Fisher
secretary.
Included in the minutes of the last meeting
was memorial in regard to the election OF Off
GERS, and Mr.. Joseph III. jackson urged that il
should be amended before it was adopted by pro-
v.ding ior asking Congress to establish days
%he chair suggested that the question was
local one, which Congress ought not to be called
on to consider.
Mr. w. SyphaN thought as they now exercised
the right OF utfrage was a mere mo.kery His
idea of republicanIsm was that the people should
elect their own rulers. He would endorse the
memorial with pleasure.
Mr.. ". Walker said the days work was a local
question and the delegates should have attended
10 TINS matter long since. He hoped the memoir
al would be signed as twas without any amend
ment.
Mr.. VIM. Gray, although he favored Mr..
Jackson's motion, could not see how they could
ask days work from the Board of Public Works
who have given contracts to men from Virginia.
Maryland and other states. He urged that they
should ask that the officers be made elective so
that they could have this thing remeded. He
would coEdsmn the Legislature in nearly all
their acts-he knew that they had done wrong
but suggested that that be done in another reso-
luton.
Mr.. Williams said they SHOULD ask Congress-
Tor ali they want and then they would get some
thing.
Mr.. John Guber said they were asking Con-
gress to take action in reference to local Ques-
ton.
Mr. 6chOoler urged that he would be ashamed
to see the proceedings in print.
Mr.. John Hunter said they were not rs much
ashamed Of this measure than they were of the
men who had represented them in the legisIa
ture for the last two sessions
The Chair ruled that the representatives were
not before Inc house, but the question was on
DAYS work. "
Mr.. Sehooler said that it would he better to
ask to elect all the officers, and if they did not do
their duty pitch them overheard.
Mr. Cornelius Clark would ask has the Board
Of Public Works refused to give days work,
and what right has Congress, after giving that
power to another body to iegislate on that sub
The amendment OF Mr.. jackson to incorpor
ate days work in the memorial was adopted-63
IN TIE Affirmative; noes not counted, and the
memorial as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Freeman offered a resolution calling the
attention Of the Governor and Board of Public
Works to the act Of March q, 1867 relative to
laborers and their pay, and they are hereby re-
quested to grant to the men who labor the hen
eft of said act, unless such law has been repeal
ed, which was adopted.
The meeting proceeded to elect officers for a
club, with the following result:-Joseph III.
jackson, pre- sideIt; Cornelius Clarke, vice pres
ident; q. w. Stewart, secretary; VIM. Beckett
treasurer; VIM. j. Walker, W. A. Freeman and
{: B. Fisher delegates to the central committee
MI. Gray offered a resolution endorsing the
action Of the labOring men Tor refusing to work
for 81.
Mr.: Freeman hoped the resolution would not
pe ADOPTED, as 1t would appear they endorsed
riot How did they know but what the men
who take dollar day are obliged to do it?
Mr.. Gray said that he did not know there was
any not on L. street, but saw men being per-
suaded TO work for 81 per day.
MI. Williams thought that the less said about
the subject the better. Take no action, take no
nouce; but II they can persuade men individ-
uaiIy not 70 take e1 per day, do 10.
Mr.. Gray asked to withdraw the resolution
and explained that he offered 1t under q msrep,
resentation. The resolution was laid on the
table, the chair having decided that n conid not
be Withdrawn. NV
lOtber republicans Of this district state that
the above meeting was unauthorized, no cali
papers or at the churches, and they saw that =
formal call for genuine meeting will soon be
issued.