Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-19
TIE ORDwAY-f.e BsEN.S-RFDDy
WEIGH CONVENTION
a PLATFORM, BUr NO CANrIEATE,
the Si-Ox Chief Beats Boswell. On an
INFORMAL Ballot.
Adjournment TO- n Week tie fsIk II
over.

! AlleI our report OF me proceed ngs OF rue
Ordway convention - Odd Fellows Hat closed
yesterday, Mr.. LeBs-nes, from the ooR FIittee
| PLATFORM,
! submitted the same in a series of resolutions,
1 which was adopted with cheers. Ere re>Oiu-
| tions declare that they endorse the nominations
Of L. :. Grant and Henry Wilson; re I'll ric their
! unqualified adherence to the principles OF equal
| political and civil rights to all the sOpIe; set
ioEth that since they eannOt vote Tor presidential
! electors local affairs should claim their ar me
4 date and direct attention; that the present
| form of government for this District, comprising
/ an appointed executive and an spp0bi.ted
| branch of the legislature, is an imposition on
| tse people wholly rePIgnant to the American
! political system; that tie present administration
| OF the District government i purely personal
one, arbitrary, tyTanuical, and oppressive; Tat
| the maladmiDStTat alton O. the appointed exeCG-
tive officers of the District offers striking L.i-
deGce OF the injustice and ineNpedeGcy OF
system of government BY appointment, and
affords new illustrations OF the wisdom at tie
| elective principle; that the attention o. Tho
President OF the nited States should he called
70 alleged violation al Laws by the board Sf UIE-
Tic works, in curing laICser> upon the pEbiir
Improvements IN the city OF Washington 70
work ten hours per day, under a biISteriEs anu
lurnjJg sun, for a dollar and a half. while ex-
istiIg law establishes eigk- hours for days
Work and tive dollars for u dGvS pay. within the
Limits OF the old corporation that We ali upon
The President 10 promptly exercise his lawful
IreTogatiye and 10 make removals from o .iee OF
the present iEcUmtents ~ the District govern
mont, AID 70 appoint in their places m n who
Will put our local government "a harmony with
the willCt the people; that ia tie imposition OF
system OF special taxes for impr0vem euts.
caicHlateC eS the risor o. is terms to force
small hoiGers ~ property t. rE.nOuS sacrifice.
and IN the -OrTSefon OF an 2llege combination
or pool" with the design OF ultimately pur-
chasing at tax sales the property from
which TeaE holders &c lie thus driven
We see q scheme Of cold blo0ied cruelty
demanding the utteTmOst reprnbstiOn at the
hands OF an oppressed and outraged people;
that the pees!e of the District, OF all parties
demand OF Congress such char geS - our pres
ent form OF government a. will reS.9re to tho
people the common rights of citizens OF a free
community to eject their officer, wEG admins
lister their Affairs; that the charge Tat those
who are opposed to the board OF public works
are opposed to improvements; is wholly IN
founded and totally false; that We endorse the
principles OF the bill introduced in the legiSla-
tive council By EIr. John y. GRAY Ia relation to
special assessments, and declare that no mem
Der oil the IL gislati-e assembly who voted against
That measure Oug ht 10 be returned to that Body:
That committee OF seven be appointed &c wait
upon the President Snd lay before him the state
G. affairs in the District, and especially the con
dtOn of the small property holders under the
policy pursued by the board of public works,
End TO assure him that while the people favor
all ust and eNpedient improvements, and desire
to zee the District permanently improved, they
are opposed to a wasteful and cOrrupting sys-
tenn OF contracts and to the cOntiScation of the
homes of the poorer and miSdling classes; that
the course of y. p. Chapman, as delegate in
Congress, merits neither approval nor respect
from the people of this District; that we rcpel
with IMAGINATION, and brand as a premedta5ed
falsehood, the base calunny set afloat in the in
terest OF the present delegate il Congress, and
py me mbers of the District government, to
blind deceive republican voters, that the re-
publican opponents of Chapman aud the board
OF public works are in favor OF the election of
Sreeley and Brown, and We hereby proclaim
mat We stand by the regular republican nOmi-
nation OF Grant and Wilson; that as representa-
uves of the republican party Of the District of
Coiambla We repudiate and condemn the action
OF tie irregular, unauthorized, self-styled COM
mittee, OF which John III. Brooks Is the oStensi-
bic chairman, in Issuing q call Tor a primary
election on the 3lst OF July, and for a CONVEX
ton on the LIST of August to nominate a candi-
date for delegate TO Congress; and We re ON
mend all honest and true republicans to refrain |
from any participation in such primary election |
or convention.
W. q. Costin offered a resolution that as an eff
fort Is being made by certain parties controlling
the iaboreIs on our streets to prevent them from
using and exercising their own opinion. and to |
make them vote in the coming election a. they |
would have them, we should to it that the law
OF Congress, section 80 of the organic act, which
makes such action a crime punishable by a fine |
not exceeding five hundred dollars or three |
years imprisonment, is enforced. Mr.. G. SAID a |
large force o.. laborers had been imported into |
his district. (the 1Sth,) and he proposed to see
that they should vote as they pleased
Mr Atkinson moved to proceed u nominatea |
Candidate for Delegate to Congress; agreed TO. |
THE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS
were made, each one being received with |
cheers:-F. A. Boswell, by Mr.. W. II. BealI: y.
G.. Ordway, by Mr. f. s. Atkinson; ID. A. Stra- |
ker. by X. ID. Rufin; A. NJ Green, by |
Moses Bradshaw; and j. w. LeBarnes, by |
Mr.. Stalker declined. Mr.. LeBarnes also de.
c lined, and asked his friends to vote for Mr..
CrdWay. Prof Green withdrew his name
Nr. Thomas Commodore offered a resolution
which was adopted, declaring that the couven,
tion Is IN favor of no one who is not in favor OF
the OfhceTs OF the District government being
elected by the people, and OF ''eight hours and !
81 per day"
-. "a. Green cautioned the delegates to |
act 18th elaboration. They had seen with sad /
ness the men they had trusted the most houpht |
out and trailed after the board of public works
He alluded to Mir. Boswell walking down the |
avenue behind band Of music with the hire |
lings OF the board of public works, by their or |
der, and such man he could not trust.
DIR. j. l.. y. Bowen (Mr. W. IL. Bell in the |
chair with some difficulty obtained the floor, |
and urged that the convention should nominate
MIR. Boswell. He did not object to Mr.. ord |
strongest man.
at some length, and charged that Mr.. Boswell
had not come up to the expectations of tue peo-
pie.
After further talk, an
INFORMAL BALLOT
was taken, and resulted as follows N. G.. Ord.
way, %; F. A. Boswell 10; A. NJ. Green, =.
MIR. Ordway asked leave to make some re-
marks and said he would support MIR. Bos we'll,
but would demand that he should be true 70 the
platform they had adopted. He was not present
To- pour out any grievances but to wage war
dSftHst dBu>c vi power hON StSn we Dis
entered on second revolutionary war in which
he hoped no black man would sell his principles
for two days work. Many voters could be
bought with few drinks OF whisky. aud some
white men were ready 10 sell themselves. TIE
speaker then pitched into the newspapers in a
lively but harmless way. He desired TO remind
them that If they continued TO malirn their
meetings they would find that there is money
and brains enough 10 start paper. and they
would find IL out in less than a month. He ill
not desire the nomination but would leave il
with the convention.
A SCENE OF CONFUSION
followed, owing to the fact that the sergeant-at-
arms had not explicitly declared his position,
some alleging that he was still in the field
Others denying *.
Henry Lacy moved that as Ordway had de-
clined r. A. Boswell be elected by acclamation.
This was followed by yells and cries of s'Ord-
way, ""Ordway"
Order being partially restored, r.. s. Atkinson
said he had been authorized by Mr.. Ordway TO
withdraw bis name, bat urged his friends To be
careful and get the right man for the right
place. Shouts and yells drowned his voice, and
amid the confusion, some one moved to adjourn
for two weeks.
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