Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-23
DISTRICT POLITICs.
Meeting of the General Republican

A ca led meeting of the Republican Central
Committee was held last night at L Mon League
Hall, and as a high old time was expected in
settling the disputes as to who are or are not to
be candidates in some of the disputed districts,
, m, was , large number OF spectators present
and a. G.. McGrew secretaries.
Mr.. Williams stated that all were aware OF
made Tor candidates for the House of Deiegetes
and in some districts TWO or more republican,
candidates had been nominated. He had latter
waiting 50 hours after the day of nomination for
objections TO be filed) published a list of those
he regarded as the republican standard bearers.
He determined on this course because he was
UNWILLING TO RECOGNIZE ANY BoLTERs
and his whole efforts would be directed 10 fJht-
ing those who claim to be republicans and who
run on :" independent" peoples" or "citi-
MIR. G. G. Briscoe offered resolutions de-
nouncing the action of the chairman and secre-
tary OF this committee in assuming to saw who
are are the regular nominees from the severaIlegis-
latiye districts, and that this committee recog-
ME only such nominees shall appear with
ceruhcates OF their election duly attested by
the judges of their respective districts
Mr.. W. l.. COwan moved to Law the resolution
on the table; carried.
Sometime was spent in discussing whether
the nall should be cleared, and finally a motion
prevailed that the districts be called, and the
delegates take the front seats.
NODE OF SETTLEMENT PROPOSED.
Mr.. j. W; Freeman moved that all communi-
cations and protests from districts in which
there are contests be referred to a special com
mittee TO report at an adjourned meeting, which
was carried o.
MIR. W. Ii. Barker moved that the committee
consist OF eleven, TO be appointed by the chair-
man from districts in which there are no con
tests; carried.
The chair called for communications from the
districts IN which there are contests.
CALLING THE CONTESTED DISTRICTS.
Ir Iompkins, when the 18th district was
cailed, stated that the contestants, not having
anticipated the acton of the committee, had
prepared no papers, but they would appear be-
fore the special committee. Mr.. Jerome John
son presented a petition from VIM X Brown
and others, of the 18th district, against the
nomination of FREQ. Waterman, of the 18th dis
tTtct, on the ground of being a nonresident
Mr. Perry Carson presented protest from the
9Th district. Mr.. Freeman presented one from
the Goth district. Mr.. II. Piper one from the
2lst district. Mr.. Settle one from the 22d dis
tItct; all of which were referred.
night.
The chairman has announced the following
committees
Special on Contested Elections Second district
s. 4. Settle; Sd, wm. II. Barker; 4th, VIM. o.
Drew 18th, Wrl. Schooler; sth, VIM. A. Cook;
II. Miller; 18th, T. W. W. Griffin; 18th, Jno. W. ".
Freeman; 18th, Andrew j. McGrew. The com
mittee will meet Friday, at O'Clock, in Union
League hall.
PERMANENT COMMITTEES.
The chairman has also appointed the follow
ing committees, and requests that the several
en- aiImen call their committees at once for
action:
Finance Committee.-Eighth district, VIM. A.
Cook, chairman; LIST district, Chas. r Doug
lass; ID, j. L. Settle; Sd, VIM. III. Becker; It6
W. o; Drew; 9Th, Sandy Lacy; 9th, NJ. J. Laugh;
Hudson; 18th, j. L. n Bowen; 18th, n. II. Mil
leri 18th, +. W. W. Griffin; 18th, H. c. BOaldin;
18th, John W. Freeman; 10th, T. a. West; 18th
Perry Carson; 18th, A. j. McGrew; 18Th, An
drew Gleason; Goth, Daniel Connolly: 2Ist, L.
G. Fletcher; ed, W. L. Cowan.
IN IN daGreSseS and CorresPondsnce- Messrs.
m A. Cook, Logan Williams, John II. Brooks
j. T. Settle and Col. T. Lubey.
=, Campaign Committee.-First district, NJ. II.
Hunter; 2d, j. W. Buker; Sd, Samuel r. Col
a. II. Underwood; It'll, j. IL jackson; stn, T.
h. Chase; 9th, Henry Piper; 10th, j. A Jeni-
Ter; llth, j. l.. y. Bowen; 18th, LLOYD Brooks;
18th. Geo. II. Boston; 18th, Peter Campbell:
18Th, W. H. Peterborough; 10th, F. A. West;
18th, VIM. Y. Hunt: 18th, Col. 7. Lubey: 2lth
VIM. Searls; Dist, Richard RotbweIi; @2I, Mid
GietOn Foster.
Primary Election I'm the Fifth Dist riot.
number OF republican voters of the stu
district dissatisfied with the nominations here
tOiOre made held primary election, at the
corner OF I'd street and Pennsylvania avenue,
In accordance with the instructions of the re-
puOliCan executive committee of that district
The friends of Chas. n. Thomas, who was
Nominated at the mass meeting on the 10th, and
who l. recognized by the republican central
committee as the regular republican candidate
claim TO have taken ne part in the election
The canvass Of the ballots showed: For George
1851, coo, VI W oHehellJ o9i " ~ IHOlnds,
total vote, 422; Wilson's majority, $40.
Miscellaneous Notes.
a delegation from the 10th legislative
district, called on Governor Shepherd yesterday
and presented him with the resolutions adOpted
at the meeting of the republicans of that di.-
trict, indOrsng his selection as Governor Mr.
Shepherd, III response, said that, in his iudg-
ment, the regular nominee IN all the districts
should be supported, and that any support he
could properly give them would be rendered
A meeting of citizens in favor of a prohibit
tory law is called tonight at Temperance hall,
l. street, with the view of considering the ad-
Instability OF nominating ticket for the present
District campaign pledged to the passage OF a
law prohibiting the manufacture and sale OF
Intoxicating drinks.
The primary election for choice of A republi-
can candidate in the 4th district is in pro-
gress this afternoon.