Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-01
DIRTRICT POLITICS.
Meetings Last Night.
FIFTH DISTRICT.

| Joseph jackson In the chair, Mr.. j. H. PAYNE.
| assistant secretary. Col. Dyer addressed the
| be would vote for mixed schools; as a question
| of expedieney. If called upon to vote on It. he
| would be guided by the best information OBJ
| tainable at fhe time. He had al.o voted to
4 make a large number of officers elective, and
| believed that under the present form of govern
ment both branches of the legislature Should
be elected by the people. j. S. Martin addressed
| the NEE ting, after which the following rmit-
tees were appointed: On Finance-wm. Beck
1T @. a: Stewart, II. Lee, Otto Branson, Aft.
Parker, Arthur Tansil, VIM Schneider. Harrison
Gordon, and Alfred Hill. Executfve-Edwar,l
l.. Savoy, Henry Pinckney, Otto Branson go.
Anderson, Samuel Taylor, Charles A. Trout,
ley, Basil Bell, j. Edmonston, H. Gordon Levi
Pennington, +. o. Young, Landwell Williams,
D. Robertson, d W. Anderson, j. II. Painter.
VIM. Chandler.
TIE EIGHTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
held meeting AT Liberty Hall last night; Mr.. S.
k. Bond in the chair, and Nj. II. r. Wiswall
secretary. Mr.. Bond addressed the meeting
urging that every one should support the regu-
lar rominee, Thomas W. Chase. Henry Piper.
Arthur Shepherd, W. A. Cook, j. l.. n Bowen
and Jerome johnson also addressed the meet
ing, cOunselling unity of action and the u,e of
every honorable means to defeat the boilers
who have nominated EiphOnzO Younrs SIEVE
raj OF the friends of the latter were present
ANOTHER CANDIDATE IN THE TENTH DISTRICT.
Jhe dlsaffectrd republicans of the 10th dis
irict held meeting last night in Carrau Hall;
MI. John Wallace in the chair. and Mr.. Henry
Young ecIetary, and for a candidate for the
House of Delegates by reclamation nominated
DR.. a. W Buckley, who said he would make a
formal acceptance in writing to-day. The chair
appointed the following committees: Execu-
dve-Charles Wallace, John Bligh Henry
Young, Robert EmmOps, AloHzo Perry, An
Grew W. Elliott, and Wilson Belt. Campaign
William Belt, P. MOrkens, Fred. Norris, Alonzo
Perry. a. W. Elliott, Richard Carpenter, and
John Wallace.
a Red Hot Meeting in the Seven
BOSWELL AND HIS OPPONENTS HAVE A LIVELY
TIME.
A meeting of the republican club of the 18th
district was held last night at Island hall. The
president, c. II. Marshall, stated that he had
called the meeting at the solicitation of many
of the citizens, to consider the action taken by
the central committee in referring back to the
district. for a settlement by primary election,
thei differences as to a candidate for the House
of Delegates. He had consulted with the other
members of the central committee OF the dis
trict, and they had come to the conclusion that
the best way is to agree to the action of the
central committee, and hold primary election
at Island hall: He thought 1t quite hard that
such conclusion had been arrived at BY the
committee, as Mr.. Boswell had been fairly
elected. 1t appeared that the disappointed as
piTant (Taliafero) had entered a protest az ainst
the action of the mass meeting, no one knows
for what. He had no right to protest at ALL as
he had voluntarily left the room with his
friends; but they 1.-THE friends of Mr.. BOswelD
mittee.
Mr. Parker moved that primary election be
held Wednesday, (t0-day) between the hours of
and s p. m.
MR. BOSWELL RISES TO EXPLAIN.
Mr.. Boswell came forward at this point, re-
marking that he had a word to say. This was
a matter that interested them more than it did
him. He had received 30 votes against Is votes
at the mass meeting. His opponent had said
before the vote was announced that he could
get no show there, and had left the meeting
with his friends. Under ordinary circumstances
his opponent would he considered ga better"
but in this case the extraordinary fact was pre-
sented of his being declared "a regular" The
trouble was, the boot was on the other leg.
TaliaferO had been numbering after the central
committee ever since, and they had ordered a
primary election. This committee represents
70 body, as any body who had visited their
ME etings on Saturday and Monday nights last
and witnessed their disgraceful proceedings
could see. 1t had been given out by certain
members that they would put up $500 TO
defeat him, iBOswelD and again If he would
put up SiG0 for use of the central committee
he could receive their endorsement. He was
NOT BUYING ANYBODY NOW,
ne could get votes enough without paying for
them. As to the charges that there were demo-
Gratis at the meeting that nominated him, he
would say that he knew nothing about that; it
so, they would not have been noticed by the
other side had they voted with them. But he
had no fears of going into a primary election
and would beat them two to one. He recog-
nized no mar Tor his nationality; all we're alike
if they behaved themselves. The central COM
m.trsS are the weakest set Of men he ever knew.
and their disOrderly and dis graceful gatherings
ought not to be suffered by the authorities, and
the delegates there from the 18th district had
made all the disturbance; one member he had
raised up
OUT OF THE LOWEST PITS OF HELL,
and set him up, and the other one he had kept
on his feet and he called upon his friends To
witness the kindness he was receiving from them
in return.
Thomas Commodore made remarks condemn
ing the action of the central committee, and
L..
Joseph Williams, denouncing it as malicious
". G. Costin protested against the disloyalty
to that committee Of such remarks as those just
Thomas Owens advised them to accept the
situation, az they have no other choice; they
could easily pile up big majority for Boswell.
Robert Gilchrist got the floor and opposed the
primary eleetiOn-it was child's play. The mo-
ton was then adopted.
QUESTION PoR BOSWELL.
Thomas Commodore offered resolutions, which
were adopted, endorsing the appointment OF
Governor Shepherd, complimenting the course
OF Ex-Governor Cooke, and expressive Of con-
Edence in the Board of Public Works.
Mr.. Eudd.-HOw can MIR. Boswell support
that resolution and he opposed to the sewers?
Mr. Boswell Perhaps 1t would be well to tell
but 70 the system that taxes his neighbors per
cent. and citizens of other localities Of per
cent.
SHARP ON BOSWELL.
Mr.. Mudd said it was bad to broker OPP
posed to taxation. Certificates and bills Of in
debtedness were what they thrived on. Mr..
Boswell might call him an ignoramus, but he IL
indebted TO just such ignoramuses for his eleva-
ton; now he comes forward To shove out nom
inee because OF his color. He hoped it would
wake up the ignoramusss.
MIR Boswell have ted, and clothed you too
and put you in office, and this is your gratitude.
Perry Carson got the floor, and said there had
been a great deal said which had surprised
him
Several objected to his speaking at this point,
but Perry claimed the floor on privileged
question.
Hugh Digney, (tight.)- MIR. Casson, if you
want to he seen anc heard you had better get
NJ on some high bench.
Dir. Carson.oO, I'm not talking to you. I'll
talk to you when you get sober.
PERRY CARSON HURLs BOSwELL's CHARGES
BACK IN HIS TEETH.
Mr.. Carson then went on to deny the iusinua-
TORS OF Boswell, and denounced them as false
and malicious; he hurled the charges back into
his teeth. No man had hauled him CARSON a
out OF the lowest pits of hell, nor was he thief
as had been insinuated by Mr.. Boswell. He
had never stolen anything, and he deied any
living man TO prove II.
Mr.. Boswell.-I know you, Perry, as you are
well aware.
MIR. Carson, continuing, said they had all seen
the time when
ROSWELL HAD SOUGHT THE NEGRO VOTE,
vh he ali ha IA