Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-18
NINTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
Col. Smoot Nominated for Delegate,

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last one.
On motion, II was resolved to 10 into MAJ,
meeting for the nomination Of delegate to thu
Legislative Assembly.
Uol. Hosmor, 10 ! short speech, nominated
remarks. moved that the nomination be made
by reclamation.
Dr. Purv6 opposed the motion, and In
speech Of some length proposed the name 81
Mr. CHARLES Peters and others advocated the
nomination Of Colonel Smoot.
The previous question on the motion 10 take
the vote on the nomination BY exclamation was
The vote on the nomination OF Colonel SmooI
was thou carried by hcolamtaion.'
Colonel Hosmer,, Charles Peters and DR.. PUT
Wis we're appglntcd cOmmltteo 10 Inform Colo
nel Smool OF his nomination.
The following campaign committee was an
nou need by the CHAIR: Robert 4 Boston, Robert
bT Ts washiaStSs fSEram, TSomhl
Barker, John Middleton, James A. Nelson
Charles u. Peters, WIN. n. simpson, Samuel
Proctor, Samuel savoy, Samuel Hunter and
The following committee on finance was ap.
polluted OOl. HOsmer, OhaA ia Peters, A. 3
Solonons, Robt. Boston, Arthur Payue.
walt 90 CT s@oot ret returned with tERS gentle
man, who was received with cheers.
The president Of the meeting Informed Dol,
Smoot that he had been unanimously nominated
col. Shoot then addressed the meeting as fol.
lows:
GENrLEMEN AND FELLow. CITIZENS. return
~ you ny tl .te'ul sssnohleok ,nenls W this
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have recently mo yed, when 1 know there are
many men more able 10 represent you than
T,ai IN ~. ~ ~ IA ~ "
only exercised tho elective franchise since u no.
came a Territory; l lAbOtod hard with many
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TsSso6abis prsspset Of a Srsai ImnToye msnt'
Inc Lesuits % isI have been seen py you. our
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and bsst sovSSed city in tbc Iinion"tIms viii
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si H,n su' tnat 'nse " uCn mercy SUI
prosperity Of t6ls city as any one In II; at the
came time l am not 10 favor VI squandeTing the
peoples money These improvements will bear
heavily upon many OF our people, and particu.
larry the poor Every dollar should be expended
In tho most IudiciOus manner, The people have
q right to Judge, for II is they who pay for Il.
without the aid Of tho people nothing can be
done. Errors may have been made by the Board
" Euoly moiks' bul' kehuehenl you must
bear IN mind that y + great undertaking, and
all are liable to blunder. I think, taking every.
thing into consideration, tho Board Of Public
works have made wUndeftul Improvements In
our city, and has committed as lev errors as any
other hVe men would have committed, taking
into consideration the great revolution made In
the improyementahero.
, am not here TO indorso or condemn the Board
o. Public Works. II AN 10 be a candidate In
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