Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-06
The Political (ircus.
ANOTHER oRDwAY BOLT.

The NcisiCsf Mating Tet-TTe 21st District Out
does as PTsTIcus ReIadrl allie Performances.
one Of the most dsCrdtTly meetings ever held
even n tie lively 21st district, assembled there
last night III tie frame hall Oh 18th street east
ear ID south. The hall seems to have been
HiItd u ior sllTlted performance, as the floor
was s'reVn with about inches of sawdust.
those who were present think the people who
PAID lily cents TO go TO FOrepaugh's show, lust
threw theI money away for they might have
seen twice the fUn at this meeting without any
expense. The BrGd>baws, Moses and Aaron. (
Bal Brown. the ShirarS( Mike and Ike, )EsReso
htcn" Green and others not unknown to fame
were present. IL was soon apparent that fine
Crcway men, headed by Green, made up i'm lung
power what they lacked in numerical force
About O'Clock Mr.. ). Herbert called the
meeting 10 order. stating that the object was to
rec; Eanize the republican club in that district.
aid 1t COUnseleG all
TO ACT AS GENTLEMEN.
Ny. ETewer moved that the present incum-
cent OF the chair be called TO preside over the
meeting; This was the signal for great confu-
S'or, and while followers of Green were singing
~ chorus Me- mol" s.nO,' Mr.. Herbert puf
the question, and declared il carried The
chorus OF the Green men was then changed to
"divislOn ~ lets divide - &c. amid rreat
CO infusion Capt. Fred Fritz was elected score
tary: Messrs. BraZile and Aaroni and Moses
bradshaw all attempted to speak at once, the
latter getting on the bench beside the president
but he was quickly hustled of. The crowd
lbradshaw's friends) made a heavy press toward
tIt IldtlOiH, NHen The police force present
(litut. Austin, with SeTgeants Acton and Tee
pie, and number Of privates,) threw them
selves IN front OF the bench and soon forced hack
Tie surging mass. All were talking at once,
and tor some time
CONFUSION REIGNRD SUPREME;
Herbert rapping with his hickory, Brown call
ng observe oraer!" and others CRYING &" Hold
your holt" Let us have peaCe!' &c. Green
MARY succeeded in gaining attention, and
counselled peace and harmony and a fair vote
promising 10 abide the result and suggested that
al squat" so that the voting could be done by
rising. Herbert and John Thomas johnson
also addressed the meeting, counseling harmo
ny, after which McReyn0lds, Brazile. Frank
aid Brown az claimed the floor at once.
Cen, made -"ue fnrther remarks, and his ad-
hefspts simmere,. ccNn, tut when Herbert
essayed 10 sneak the wells were renewed, and it
heinp impOssible to proceed 10 any business,
Uncle Mike Shinar appealed to the CHAIR to adj
jOuTn
"pIs HUNBVG NRETIN',"
Green insisted on taking the question on ad-
jour ment by tellers- MIR. Herbert stated that
the eeting had determined by vote TO elect Of
fcers. Messrs. John L. johnson, 5. W. Her
bert, and William Boron were announced as
the candidates fer president. Green, in the
meantime, had called his friends 20 vote on the
adjournment by passing through tellers sat the
door" and as the meeting was about TO proceed
To the election he came back and stated the
number that, according to his count, had voted
TO adjourn (as they passed OUT, and asked that
the other side be taken. He protested against
any further proceedings by the meeting The
chair mir. HCrbert) said he
WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE BOLTEG.
Green thereupon retired and the meeting pro-
ceeded to ballot, with the following result: Her
bert, 50; johnson, -; Boron, 5. Herbert was
declared elected, and after several nominations
lad been made for vice president the meeting
adjourned.
Jas. johnson, a lsmplighter, was relieved OF
his revolver during the meeting.
Caucus OF oRDwAy DELEGATES To THE
GENERAL REPUBLICAN COMNITTEE-I sew
Cral Of the legislative districts there have been
two sets OF de .egates elected to the general re-
publican committee-the regularly elected dele.
gates and others chosen by Ordway boilers
These latter held meeting last night at Unior
League Hall to determine upon the course they
would pursue in regard to the meeting of the
committee to- day. Some twelve of the claim
ants were present at the beginning of the mees
ing, with number of outsiders. Mr.. Ordwa,
was there; also his assistant, Mr.. lie Barnes. tn,
latter presiding. Resolutions were adopted
THAT II Is the opinion of this caucus OF me m
hers of the republican general committee cleo
thai the call published in TIE STAR calling ,
meeting of the general committee elect for Sat
uTdsy. the 9th instant, at II a. m, is wholly un
authorized, that the call as issued by the presi
dent OF the existing general committee Is TIL
regular call, il being in accordance with oil,
/ established usage; that the call, as appears IL
The STAR, does not contain majority of tn
non-contested districts as published in the re
ports OF the several district meetings In the cit
papers; that iDasmuch a large number of tn
regularly elected mt mbers OF the new commit
/ tee are unable, from their occupations, to at
tend meeting at the early hour named in TIL
STAR, IL is quite evident that the irregular cal
/ was issued for the purpose OF accomplishing in
directly what can not be done drectsy." Mr.
OrJway made a speech, in the course of which
he said. that she was tiredOf holding ND colore
/ men bv their tails, and then have them deser
/ him." Mr.. John II. Brooks, who happened to b
pres.nt from the sixth district, declared tn a
/ the remark was an insult 10 the colored peopI
o. the II strict, whom Ordway seemed to thin
! could he dragged after him. As for himself. h
\ wished IL understood that before he would sin
/ his manhood and 20 what he did not conside
/ right. politics. conventions, and politicians
{ With y. q. ordway at their head, might 60 Q
/ HE'LL The caucus remained in session ant
after midnight, and. upon separating, there wa
to be present at the meeting to-day.