Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-17
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Collins acknowledgements by Rev. John
Green, n. A, Boswell add Others.


Green, n. A, Boswell add Others.
The boiling Republicans Of the Seventeenth
district held q meeting At Island hall last
night to Tatity the nomination OF James Col-
Inns for the House Of Delegates. There were
about one hundred persons present. John T.
CQstln called the meeting to order, and asked
Rev John W, Green to address the meeting.
Mr.. Green urged the citizens Of the district TO
gates and 10 Congress who would not sell them
out aud take sides with the Board Of Public
works. Ahora TRADE against the Governor
concluded by announcing himself az q Horace
Greeley man.
The CHAIR. l want It to be distinctly understood
that this Is not Greeley meeting, but meeting
to ratify the nomination Of James Collins as
delegate. AIN for Grant and Wilson, but
whenever the name OF Charles Sumner Is called
In question shall defend him.
Dr. SnOdgrass followed and got of his usual
speech on the taxes, and about the poor man
going Y pe robbed Of his little house, He said
General Chapman was most excellent man,
but he was In bad company.
Frank Middleton then obtained the floor and
attempted to speak, but his voice was drowned
Middleton held the floor for some time, but
finally yielded to G. W. HattOn.
At this point Hon. +. A. Boswell entered the
han, and was received with cheers.
While HAttOn was speaking 4 number OF the
negroes present announced themselves In favor
| OF General Chapman, which created cOnslierA-
bio excitement aud disturbance,
| HattOn. You say HattOn Is no account. How
Ia Il whenever he speaks he sets you to ghtiugr
A Voice. because h0 IL n liar and q thief
The disorder at this time became quite gen
| eFal, aud one negro In favor OF Chapman was
put out Of the hall amid much confusion.
HattOn then continued In a rambling speech,
which he concluded about $50 O'Clock.
| Calls Were'then made for MT. Boswell, who
came forward, aud spoke substantially as fol.
| lows:
Fellow. citizens, ! regret that for the first
| time In the history Of the district there should
l has disturbance In0gLlnUH.
But as II has been stated that We are TO have q
| red hot campaign, and that men are to be sent
around from other districts TO create disturb.
Ances, | suppose this Is but the beginning Of the
i end. | have got no personal spite or spleen
against any candidate Of tho Board Of Public
| Works, or Of any other organization. am here
TO say that far as my voice will 20, and health
| permit, they shall be used TO defend the people
| against oppression. Need / say 70 you that In
darker days than these have never ALTERED OF
| failed to discharge my duty, and neither shall
now. There will bo no ialtering. Come vic
tory, come defeat, shall oppose the right Of the
Board Of Public Works 10 dictate candidate
1 tor me TO vote for
Twice l have represented you In the Lsgisla,
ture; twice have gone out OF this district the
| slave Of no man; and because, In the discharge
Of my duty, was not willing TO yield up the
| rights conferred upon me, and wink at what
did not think right, and when say 10 those con
stltutlng the District government halt, then
| comes the cry that am anti Republican and q
traitor TO the Republican party, and the cry thai
am opposed 10 the District Improvements. i
there was a man that worked harder for lm
prOyements than DID, where e het with ths
members Of the Board Of Public Works as indi
VlduAls l have no quarrel. / know some o.
| them personally and respect them.
They we're appointed by the President TO dis
charge certain duties, and not TO be MASTER
over u.s. Mr.. Boswell then referred To Mr.. Dol
lIns and urged his hearers TO support him FOL
the House u Deleg Rtes. As to the Delegate u
Congress he said; ] am not particularly inter
ested In that, shall not support Den. Chip
man. He thinks he has acted honestly, whit
his sympathy has been In speculAtlOnB AnC
schemes before Congress, ! want the DELEGATE
elected 10 Congress 10 use his influence 10 hAYi
the board Of Public Works elected by tn
Mt. Boswell then referred to the tearing dow
| Of the Northern Liberty market, which, h.
characterized as an outrage that should not "
unTebuked, and concluded by speaking OF tn
abuse OF himself by the press.
The meeting then adjourned.