Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-04
THE FALL CAMPAIGN IN THE MS.
TRICr.
Meeting OF the Republican General

Meeting Of the Repu blican Genera
| Committee.
/ REPoRT OF THE COMMITTEE OF TWENTY-FIVE
\ THEIR PLAN OF MAKING NoNINATIoNs-I.
| Is OBJECTED TO AND SHARP DISCUSSION
| FoLLows-THE PLAN FINALLY ADOPTED.
tee Of the District Of Columbia was held At uaio,
| League Hall last night, Vice President A. H
Underwood in the chair, j. T. Settle secretary
PROGRAMME OF THE COMMITTEE OF TWENTY
\ TWO.
| Col. W. A. Cook, from the committee o
| nty-two, to recommend plan for nominatin,
candidates for the House of Delegates, submit
ted report "that nominees of the republican
party for the House of Delegates be chosen b,
| the republican voters in each district on Tues
DAY, the 10th OF September, as nearly as prac
ticabie between the hours OF and O'CLOCK D
m; that the candidates be selected at primar,
elections or In mass meetings, as o majority O
the members of the general committee from
BILE, Determine; that public notices of the man
ner, time and place Of selecting the candidates
be published by the chairman for at least five
primary elections in any district be conducted
by judges and clerks; one judge and clerk In
each district to be appointed by the committee
each candidate"
DIR. BowKN's OBJECTIONS.
DIR. j. l.. N. Bowen said he could not concur
(as one member OF the comm itteel in the report,
and would have to submit a minority report
because under it three persons In each district
(tbe delegates to this commlttee) corld govern
people of the respective districts to choose what
course they will pursue and at what time.
Mr.. 2. II: Marshall opposed the report, be-
cause IL did no prescribe a uniform plan. II
sfould provide for choice in all the districts by
mass meeting or primary election-one or the
other.
is Mr.. GooDHART MEMBER?
Mr.. X. Goodhart arose to address the meet
ing, but several points of order were raised as
to whether he was a member.
The secretary read his credentials, signed by
A. Campbell president of the 2lst district re-
publican club, as a delegate in place of G. Nj.
Barton, removed from the district.
club or haa fSs
cy in a delegation elected BY the people of the
district in mass meeting.
MT Settle claimed that the question was one
which belonged to the people, and not to this
Mr.. j. w. Freeman moved that the commune
cation be referred to the committee on creden-
tials.
MR.. GooDHAEr RULED OUT.
MT. Emery moved that the committee do not
admit Mr.. Goodhart as delegate; carried.
The secretary presented the credentials of w
II. Webster and James H. Tighlman, elected
by the sixth district club, as alternates. The
credentials were referred to the committee with
the understanding that alternates be allowed to
participate in the proceedings of the meeting
TEE THIRTEEHTH DIsTaICT LITERALLY PRO-
vIDEn FOR,
Mr.. James Nelson inquired how many al
ternates each district was entitled to. Anu 49,.
tina: the 18th district was voting FIVE. Laugh
The alternates from the 9Th district were ad-
mitted.
Mr.. Flynn moved that all questions be de-
cided by call o. the districts; agreed to.
Mr.. Douglas moved that the report of the COM
mittee Of twenty two be adopted.
MT. Emery moved to consider the report by
sections; agreed to.
THE REPORT AMENDED AND ADOPTED.
Mr.. Emery moved that the first section be
amended so as leave the hours for the mass
meetings or primary elections to the delegates
from the respective districts.
Amid much confusion the amendment was
decla- ed carried by rira roce vote; but to so
the decision did not appear satisfactory, and
isaiah washington charged that the whole
Mr.. Lewis Douglas moved the report as
q mended be adopted.
Several rose at once, among them Washing
ton, who moved to lay it on the table.
The question was taken on the adoption of
the report, and it was declared carried.
GREET CONFUSION
now eDsued, Jerome johnson, Washington,
and others striving to rake themselves heard
above the uproar, and DIR. Bowen mounted a
bench. and looking towards Washington ex-
claimed; IT'S disgracefui the way you are car
republican party, God help it,"
Washington retorted, charging that a few
men had things cut and dried for this meeting,
and the chairman was acting in their interest,
and unfairly. Cries Of "set down." &c.
Col. Perry Carson and g. II. Marshall were
appointed sergeants- at arms.
Jerome A. johnson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the report was adopted, and
claimed that the committee had decided to vote
by districts.
The motion to reconsider was lost; II in the
Affirmative, and q in the negative.
After another scene of confusion Mr.. Henry
Piper obtained the floor, and expressed the
hope that they had not lost sight Of the fact that
,ney had been elected as representatives Of the
several districts, and hoped that the scenes Of
disorder would cease,
AN ADDITION TO THE PLAN.
Mr.. Emery offered an additional section to
the report Of the committee, providing that the
Judges and clerks be selected by the committee,
and that to determine as to who is com petent to
vote at a primary election the last years regis
tration shall be used, and any person who voted
the republican ticket last year shall be regard
This gave rise to considerable debate, and In
the confusion Mr.. Marshall was heard to say
fTHERR's NOTHING HONEST IN POLITICS,
the same time" The hrst part Of Mr.. Emery's
was not acted on, and the other part
was adopted. The meeting then adjourned.
TRANSFERS OF POLICE SKRGKANTs.-At a
meeting of the Police Commissioners last night
assignments Of officers and men were made as
follows :-Sergeant Guy from the fourth to the
Sergeant Acton, Of the eighth, exchanges places
with Sergeant Boteler, of the fifth; Sergeant
Leech win remain at the first; Sergeant Glenn
ents I'd tne slNLn ana sergeant milsteau 10 the
seventh; Acting Sergeant Trunnell will do duty
at the sixth; Acting Sergeant Huntington will
remain at the first; Sergeants Perry and Red
way remain at the second, as do Sergeants
Rodgers, Bull and Hess at the third; Swindells,
Knease and Acting Sergeant Brosnshan at the
fourth; Fainter and Vernon at the fifth; Cor
man at the sixth; Seibold and johnson at the
seventh, and Pierce at the eighth; ex-Sergeant
Ashton, of the first precinct, has exchanged
places with james Gates, on duty at the Police
Court, and ex-Sergeant Franklin, Of the sixth,
has been detailed at police headquarters.
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PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN Con-
vENTIoN.-The delegates to the Prince George
county Md convention met at Huntington
city yester day, and was called to order by VIM.
II. Harrison. j. w. Wallis was elected tempo
rary secretary. A committee on credentials
was appointed, and reported all the districts
represented. The following gentlemen were
elected delegates to the state convention: A.
Van Robey and X. ii. Beall; alternates, James
II. Parker, Eli s. Prime, W. W. Dsnenhower.
and VIM. Smith. The convention then elected
four members of the state central committee,
as follows: X. s. Widdecom6e, James II. Par
ker, Richard Douglass, and VIM. Ii. Harrison.