Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-28
SECOND DISTRICT.
Lively Meeting in the Seventh Dis
triEr.

ing the 2d district voters, and Will register for
the same district at Tenaliytown tomorrow.
Lively Meeting in the Seventh Dis
triet.
COL. GEO. W. DIVER NOMINATED As REPUBLI-
CAN CANDIDATE Foa THE HOUSE OF DELE
GATEs.
One Of the most turbulent political meetings
that has taken place for some time came of last
night in the 9Th district, at the Quaker Church,
on 10Th street. the occasion being the nOmina-
ton OF a candidate iOT representative of the eth
district in the House Of Delegates of the Legis-
lative Assembly. The republican CLUB OF the
district first met and adjourned. when those
present formed themselves into mass meeting;
the president of the club, Joseph II. Jackson,
in the chair, and Mr.. John r. Clark secretary.
NT. Cross rose 20 point of order, which was
that the club should hear the report OF the COM
mittee on Nominations, which had been chosen
at previous meeting, and 80 into mass meeting
afterwards.
The Chair stated that there were evidently
persons present who had come to make a fac
tious opposition to everything done. He would
take his own way OF doing things. They were
now ready TO hear the report OF the committee.
The chairman of the committee, Mr.. VIM. b.
ingram, was about TO proceed when a man in
the rear Of the room, named Arthur CAN'T,
undertook 10 call the chair TO order and dictate
what should be done. Considerable confusion
followed all over the room, and
"a sCRIMNAGE,"
going on in the back part. attracted moro at
tentiOn than the proceedings. The chair in
vain endeavored TO preserve order, and a fight
freely banded between parties across the ROOM
some who were close together shaking their
fists in each others faces. The police here put
in an appearance, and partial order was finally
restored CAN'T having been hustled out. Here
the chairman OF the committee proceeded to
make lengthy verbal report, the object seem
ing 10 be 20 prepare the minds of those present
for the announcement OF the choice OF the com
mittee. The crowd got very impatient, and
called out for him TO - dry up" and come to the
point Finally Ingram said the committee had
examined into the uual lCa-IOTg III TO
candidates and had a. last come To the conclu-
sion 10 recommend
A LAWYER,
one in favor of Gen. Grant the District gov
eminent and improvements; he alluded TO Sir.
George ". Dyer. Some one moved that the re-
port be accepted, others that il be laid on the
table, under the table, or on the shelf Ths
chair put the vote on the acceptance, and de-
oide,, u carried unanimously. a few voices
way .. Nobody knows il.tn,' and a continuous
uprOar followed. AT seeme,I pressing them
selves towards the stand. and
FREE FIGHT
seemed about 20 commence. The reporters
caught up their manuscript, expecting u have
to take 10 the windows, bu- jackson. the char
man, by means OF a continuous rapping on the
table WITH huge HE kOry club, prevented any,
thin else being heard, and the turbulent crowd
finally became somewhat quiet.
YIN Schoo,sI mace a motion that the chair
spIcIH- q committee 20 wa upon NOl. Dyer anu
inf I'M him OF his nomination.
Mr.. JChn r. Cook, after a long effort 70 O5
heard, finally asked the chair whether this re-
port WIS., understood 10 be taken as a nOm;na-
ton Of Mr.. DYER. He wanted the affair con-
Quoted as il ought to be; and II the chair was
going to push through this thing in this way,
the party would be defeated. The masses must
be satisfied with the choice and the manner OF
The Chair replied that he was not responsible
for what the committee had done, nor what the
Mr. Cook said if Mr.. DYER was the man
wanted by the citizens, lie Was in favor Of elect
irg him-
MIR. SimmS charged that gag Law had been
used and TO lair discussion allowed.
The chair here put the question on the aiOp-
ton Of the report. and such yell of ayes AMI
nos mingled together was probably never heard
in the northwestern conner Of Washington. The
The REPORT ADOPTED.
The motion % Mr.. SchOOer for a committee
20 il form Mr.. Dyer was then adopted, aad the
char appointed Messrs. ScLOOleT, Williams,
CIOn.r, Slack and Joy.
During the absence OF the committee the
vrsrgl.ne was 'ntinued, and the chair put the
vote three successive times on the q ioptiOu Of
tie committees report, aud each time declare /
MT. Cross moved 70 adjourn to meet again Al I
have primary election. Others move / that IN /.
choice OF Mr. Dyer be made unanimous.
ANOTHER SCEtMMAGE
in front OF the hall took place between some
twenty OF thirty on each side, and A crash was
heard a. Il TIE house was coming down. IL was
ssct Ttaiued 10 be the M step in front. A per
feet IauCemOuium was kept an Tor half an hour
and 10 add to IL a stout-built colOred man, vgitb
lungs Cqua! 10 pair OF bellows, mounted a
bench ia irOut and sung out, with loud voice,
"WOe be to the man that raises his hand against
tie POOR" This he repeated over and over
asain, until pulled down by the CROWD.
Three cheers were proposed for Col. Dyer,
which were given, with grOans by the oppO-
sition-
NE. DYER MADE HIS APPEARANCE
at this time, and the cheering was resumed.
After quiet was restored, the chair introduced
b N a. their standard bearer in the coming con-
test; few voices, "who nominated him;
We don know you" Others, 20 Let's hear him;
hear, heart Mr. Dyer said he first wanted u
know If be was their candidate, and properly
nO I.iI M voices, :" Yes and 'No."l Re-
mated be would step aside, as he would not
stand IN the way Of the success OF the repu blcan
party de would not address them As a cardi-
date unless they desired to hear him nor xopId
he obtrude himself upon them. He believed the
once should seek the man and not the man the
Cfice. IGreat cheers He would not be charged
with bringing discCrd into the party He 49,
not know what had been done but III uh.f a. 4
been done was done unfairly, he wanted il done
over again. [Cheers. The chair here stated M =,
THE NONIEATTON had BEEN FAIRLY MADE
Carter A. Stewart here proposed that teller:
be ordered and the work done again in the pres
ence OF Jr. Dyer. This was hOoted down, snC
Mr.. Dyer went on 10 say that IL he had beer
fairly nominated, he accepted the position AM
would do all in his power for his constituency
He repeated the queS whether or not he haG
been fairy nominated, or whether there wa
any one who had anything against him. Mr.
cross rephed tnat no one bad ANYTHING agains
him personally, but only 20 the manner he IA.
been brought forward Constant interruptiOn
here followed. and Mr.. Dyer wen. on 20 saw IN A
be was a republican In the fullest sense. He in
dorsed Grant and Wilson, Governor Cooke
General Chapman and the board of public works
and Was in favor OF eight hours aud - per da'
for the labOring men. lGreat cheering, aud
decided change of opinion about Col. DYER
He continued his speech for some time, an,
after considerable Categorical questioning o
each ether smOug the leading ones, the meetin.
nnally adjourned with three cheers for Colone
Dyer.