Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-06
Tie Republican General Committee.


NgETrNC TO-DAY TO ORGANIZE THAT BODY.
Most CT the p ct.larIy elected delegates TO the
general r,Iublcan CO mmjttCe of the District
q Columbia. recently chosen in the several
/ legislative districts. met at Union League Hall
81 II o'ClSCk fHis morning, in pursuance of a
can Published IN Tar STARof yesterday. MANY
tTdway delegates we're assembled about the
/ door. consulting as 20 what course they would
IUTsUc. The door OF the hall was oniy opened
I e. delegates. u dCOTkCcpcr being i'm charge.
Ut Henry T. mbeT called the meeting TO order
and Mr.. y. W. Guker, OF the second district,
a. elected temporary Chairman, and Mr.. j. T..
n. Plant, OF the twelfth district, temporary
Mr.. Peter Campbell said that he believed it
was the privilege of q majority OF the members
Of the committee 20 call meeting at any hour
they might see fit: but. having noticed that the
chairman of the last committee had issued a
cal Ter this evening, be would offer the follow
''Rssclrcd. That while we recognize the right
OF majority OF this committee TO convene the
committee ar any time We are not unmindfuI of
TIE TACT that call has been made over the sig
nature Of the president OF the retiring com
mitee Tor this evening at half past seven
''Rssolrsd. therefore. That for the purpose of
preserving the integrity OF the republican party,
and for the sake Of harmony in our orgau zation,
We do now adjourn TO meet at that hour"
After - me discussion as TO W neither a majority
q delegates signed the call published in yester
days STAR, MIR. Campbell supported his resO-
ution. claiming that there were no serious diff
tons brought about by few am itiOus persons.
IL order to have the investigation of the affairs
present. tho mselves to Congress a united party.
re Claimed that if they came tonight together
q ey could unite.
MI. Henry Himber urged that thew proceed 70
organize now. for he did not believe that Mr.
lie Barnes would act fair ana square to might.
They had seen how he had packed meetings in
ms Own district.
Mr.. ". a. COCK remarked that he had no axe
20 grind, and had told his friends that he would
net I'1nit The use OF his name as a candidate
ior any otfce. He claimed that il was doubtful
whether at che meeting tonight they would be
treated fairly. They could judge OF this by the
asst aCticn OF Mr.. lie Barnes, and of the action
be hes just talen. He Is a factionist and he
tNT. Cock Predicted that If they went into the
meeting to- night they would have one of the Old
squat bcs. He wOulG not give UP Their position
low. As to That the factiOnstS would do. see
v hat he had done in his-the eighth-district
After meeting adjourned they elected dele
gates who did not represent twenty men.
MI ;. G.. Brown sand he would not disgrace
his district by coming TO the meeting tonight.
Mr. j. L; n. Bowen urged that they consider
wen what they are going 70 do, and urged that
they should give no excuse for the other party
40 charge them with beng opposed TO union
dlLC he therefore favored the resolution.
MI y. +. Murray favored proceeding under
tie call to orgalize and would inform the other
body which meets Tonight OF their action; hu-
~ organizing he would tell Messrs Ordwav, lie
EaLes and Green on one side. and Billy Cook,
Peter Campbell and Henry Himber On the 9TH
Mr.. John II. Brooks. of the 9th district. on
Tossd the resolution. He lid Ect believe they
v UUld acCC Ilish ANYTHING.
Nj. HUfev urged immediate action.
This discussion was continued until 1:I0
clock. when the roll was called, and forty-tiye
dCle gates aESwCTfd TO their names.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Campbell to adj
IcrTn was lest: Yeas-Barker. BOuldin. Craig
C"mFttn, Emery, Grant. Hilton. GcGreW
Newman, Thompson, Williams, Wallace-T2
psys-Mtssrs. Brown. j. II. Brooks, q. H.
Ercoks. Barber, Bliss, Boston, Boron. Glenn
6rts. Cook. Chase. Cahiil. Connolly. COviurton
Iuhey, buckett, Pardon. Foster. Gleason, Hum
ter. a. Jones. Jcniter, II. \. Jones, Kelar, KEEL
", ubey, Murray Needs, McReynold>. Neville
Piper, Plant, QuiTk, y. II. Smith, ". IL. Smith
Whiting WashiDgton-37.
TIE credentials were called for and referred to
The following committee: Emery, Barker Craig,
n lmher. D. II. Smith, Washington, Newman,
Rant: Kelly. Campbell, W. III. Smith, Pardon
MCGTew, and Neville.
The committee had rot reported when our
report closed at O'Clock.