Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-30


lHsY NOMINATE REV. JAS. A. HANDY Foa
DELEGATE.
a meeting of sorehead republicans and boilers
of the It'll district was held last night at Bethe'
CT urch, on street, W. A. Freeman, messenger
in the Treasury Department and ex-msmber OF
the old city councils, in the chair, and 4. L.
Freeman secretary.
The chair stated the object of the meeting To
he 10 nominate candidate for the House of
Delegates, and the club then adjourned and a
mass meeting was organized with ". A Free
man as chairman and X. L. freeman secretary
Mr.. Charles Syphax moved that they now pro-
ceeu to nominate candidate for the House of
Delegates. MIR. Taverns moved to amend by
PpOintirg a committee of fifteen on nomina
ions to present a mama two weeks hence
Mr, CHARLES Syphax was opposed to leaving
TINS business TO committee to report in two
wee ks. If they postponed it weuld afford the
as Its OF the board OF public works time to
manipulate things to suit the mselves. He wished
it understood that this club was formed TO on
pose the board of public works and Gen. Chip
man. At meeting the other night At the
Quaker church. a candidate (Col. Geo ".
Dyer had been nominated expressly BY order of
the board OF public works.
Mr.. Tayerns said that he had offered the reso-
luton to avoid the very disaster that Mr.. Sy-
phsX feared, and 1t was an insinuatiOn tn ,t
there could not be fifteen honest men found
who would be proof against the Vaccinations
VIM. Ii. Gray hoped the motion would be put
and voted down; he saw the little game that a.
about TO be Played there were
TRAITORS AMONG THEM.
Mr.. Tayerns called Mr.. GRAY to order an
asked if he alluded to him. The chair rapped
TO order, and considerable confusion followed,
some dozen members irving TO be heard C.
Shorter attempted to speak, aud several charged
that he was opposed TO the club Shorter after
wards explained. He said this board OF public
WORKS had got to oe great monster; 1t seemed
shat they should all this year commence to fight
IT. Lost year they were all doing all they couid
in behalf OF the board, and
WHAT WAS TIE MATTER NOW2
VIZ inc II, \, L,
was not going TO tight it. lie regarded the board
as part and parcel of the republican party
hey had been nominated by the President of
the United States. who is the chief standard
bearer of the party. The very first thing the
republicans of this district did last year was TO
appoint committee TO wait upon the board of
pubic works to assure them that they were not
antagonistc to them.
Charles Syphax reiterated that this club had
been organized In opposition to the board of
public works, and as far as he was concerned he
should continue TO oppose them 80 long as they
carry on the present system, and Mr.. Shorter
was with them, as all would bear him witness.
Mr.. Shorter denied that he had ever opposed
the board in any manner, shape or form and
Sypha1 knew it; therefore he had
ASSERTED FALsEHooD.
Gurdon Snowden got the floor, and said the
discussion was foreign % the subject and would
damage them. They had not met to denounce
would be put.
The motion of Mr. syphax to proceed to the
carried Henry Lacy submitted resolution
mat this club is unqualifedly in favor of the
Gray bill; the election of all the officers by the
people; opposed to the re- election OF Gen. n. p.
Chapman, &c, &c. Lacy advocated the adop-
tion OF the resolution, and hoped all would be
called upon to
SHOW THEIR HANDS.
After sundry amendments of not much i'm
portaDce the resolutions were adopted.
Rev. w. j. Walker, Rev. James Handy, III. c.
Cavanangh, and II. Il. Freeman were nomi-
mated Tellers were appointed, but before they
to take a vote Charles SyphaN made
AsPReAD EAGLE SPEECH
N favor OF James a. Handy, aud charged that
ne had given mortal offence to the board OF
public works in voting for the Gray bill and in
faVor of making the officers elective, therefore
he urade was made against him through the
agency of the board.
Mr.. Colbert Sy phax stated that they had tried
ng; he was the
THE WEAKEST MAN THEY COULD FIND.
Henry Lacy said he hoped they would not
ouch upon the private character of their can
iidates, as they would not bear sitting. Laugh
W. II. Gray opposed the claims of Mr.. Handy.
tating that he had done nothing for the benefit |
II the 9Th district.
A letter was here read from Rev, VIM L.
alker, stating that If they concluded to nomi- |
rate a man outside of the present representa-
ION. and without regard to UNCONVENTIONAL |
such candidate would be heartily |
Imported by him and his friends
ms letter staggered the members percepta. |
ly, and Henry Lacy made speech against the |
OmnatiOn OF HANDY.
Mr. SyphaX here appealed to the colored men |
0 vote for a colored man. Mr. Cayanaueh is a |
'hite man, and he wanted to know if one thou |
and colored voters we're going to submit to /
aVlng white man for their choi &c when there |
re not hundred white voters in the district.
After long d .s-.,a. The vote was taken
nd Rev. James inaIy chosen as candidate
djOuTned.