Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

They Assemble In Hotel PsFlors to OrgaI
Who We're There and What " as DsH

They Assemble In Hotel PsFlora to Orgn nIxe
Who Were There and What Was Dshe.
In pursuance Of q published call TO organise
q Greeley and Brown club in this District, q
meeting was held last evening In pArloTs and
2 Of tho st. marc hotel.
Among those present were J. d. Defrees,
OoLIO Smith, Robert !. Fleming, y. II. Oar.
]. UOOmbs, Virginlus Clayton, - Merrill,
Judge Casey, Walter Hawkes., Tom ToWnley,
byron @. Daniels, and Or. Claytoa.
frees, who aid the call was merely 1 preiIml.
nary one, tor the purpose Of organising 4 cam
pAlgn club,
Judge Casey was then elected temporary chair.
man, and Mr.. Robert Fleming and Walter
Hawkes. were chosen secretaries.
Judge Casey returned thanks for the election
&c preside over tho hrst Greeley meeting IN this
District. At Cincinnati the nomination Of MIR.
Greeley took them by surprlse-the more 90 the
personalities from this District than else
Of those spoha actions that spring up from
the masses OF the people. lie then lAuded tho
convention and It's candidates
Mr.. TOwnley moved that q committee OF one
be appointed 10 dram bylaws.
Mr., Daniels said that there were hundreds Of
men In the District who sympathizod with this
movement and thought IL would DO premature
to organize at once. He moved that a commit
tee OF hye be appointed to recommend otileers
for permanent OrEa nlIation.
A motion was made that the meeting proceed
TO the organization Of u club, and that the
officers be elected at subsequent meeting.
The following gentlemen then signed the roll:
Judge Joseph Casey, j. ID. DetreeH, q. NJ. Alex
Ander, X. T., Fleming, =. W. Carver, b. X.
NickersOn, j. II. Merrill, u johnson, Tom
ToWnley, ]. T. Hallaek, ID. q. Daniel, Alex.
bingham, ], J, COombs, L. q. Bennett, Robert
W. johnson, J, VI. Miller, J. Y. Knight, John
Thomas, II. NJ wAtorsOn, Samuel Hyde, L. Q,
TX. senator johnson, OF Ark, said he wss
heart and soul in the movement, and wished 10
know II those only would be permitted TO join
that were residents here.
Mr.. Ooombs moved that all temporary resi-
dents In the District desiring TO Join the club DO
permitted 10 do so. Adopted.
Colonel smith moved that the book for mem.
berAhlp bO kept open at the headquArterL at the
st. Marc hotel, and all that signed previous 10
the next meeting be considered members OF the
Greeley and brown Club Of the District Of 90
Dol. smith had read the letter Of acceptance
OF Mr.. Greeley twice; II was good music much
better than the Old Log Cabin, and he would
| like 70 hear II again.
This Secretary then read Mr., droelsys letter
| Of acceptance.
Mr.. Fleming moved that whom tho meeting
| aditu urn It be to next Monday evening at such
place as may DO designated by advertisement.
Messrs Fleming, Alexander and Carver were
appointed committee TO secure q place Of meet
Ing.
Mr.. Daniels moved that committee Of five be
appointed to report on the permanent organise .
ton Of the club: Agreed to:
Defrees, b. y, Nlckerson and Dol. j. o. Smith
we're appointed As the COMMITTEES. This name Of
Judge casey was added 10 the committee.
The meeting then adjourned,