Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-24
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District Politics.

THE PROHIBITION MEN IN THE CAMPAIGN.
About fifty or sixty citizens identified with
the temperance movement met at Temperance
hall last III ght, 70 take council relative to the
pending political campaign. Mr.. Il. ID. Peck
was chosen president, and Mr.. ". IL. Young,
secretary; and NesSrs. Constantine, Lynch,
Savage, Coffin, and Wheelock were appointed
committee % report resolutions expressing the
sen sense Of the meeting; During the absence of
the committee, Mr.'D. Baker, in response to
call, addressed the audience, taking the view
that the temperance men should do something
% make their organization felt The commit
tee returned to the hall, and through their
chairman, Mr.. A. G. Constantine, reported a
preamble and resolutions denOuncing the liquor
traffic and the license system; proclaiming that
they will vote Tor no man for any office in this
District who Is not an outspoken friend of tenn
peIance, an enemy of grOg- shops, and who will
not do all in his power, by ris influence and his
vote, to secure the enactment OF a prohibitory
law; and that If, In any instance, existing par
ties have nominated or shall nominate suitable
men whom they can trust, they recommend
temperance men TO give them their support
but, in each and every district where this Is not
done, that the temperance voters bring out
their candidates, and whether their votes shall
be few or many, stand by the cause and
by principle until victory is achieved.
Mr.. Allan Ccffin addressed the meeting in sup
port Of the resolutions, and Mr.. j. Il. Duuning
against their adoption. The latter speaker did
not think it best to carry temperance into poll
tics until its advocates are strong enough to
achieve victory, and thought the Christian
church would be strong ally in the great
the church would bring about reform, and asked
what it had accomplished in the past. The
battle must be fought out in the political arena.
II the women OF this District could vote every
grog shop would be shut up in thirty days. As
to the chances of victory, he would say they
depended upon one man alone, for his hearers
must remember that they were living under a
despotism, so absolute that IL was unparalleled
In the history of the world. The temperance
men have only TO ask that man If he Will favor
their movement, If he says Eyes" it will sue
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supported the resolutions, and would not vote
for a rumseller under any consideration. Messrs.
A. W. Mankin and c. w. Denison were in favor
of the resolutions. 4 committee of six, consist
ing of Messrs. Il. ID. Peck, chairman; ID.
Baker, Allan Coffin, John w. Hayes, A. q.
Constantine and Allen Lynch, was appointed.
to arrange for a campaign-''short, sharp aud
decisive"-in the several districts, and the
bringing ont of the candidate. The meeting adj
journed subject to the call of the committee.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN THE FOURTH DIS
TRICT.
AT a primary election of the republicans OF
the 9Th district held yesterday between the
hours Of and O'Clock p. NJ, at 116 Congress
street, Georgetown, for the purpose of selecting
a candidate for the House OF Delegates, John
f. Cox received 10 votes, George II. Dyer "A,
scattering3.
The CAMPAIGN IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
At mass meeting of the republicans OF the
9Th district held last night at Jones hall on X
street, the chairman, Mr.. George W. Phillips
announced committees as follows: Finance
Messrs. PaYton, Scott, Lacey, Crawford, Phil
lips Hatton, Lee. and jerome johnson. Ex-
ecutive-Messrs. Irvine, Payton, De Voss,
Logan, Bailey, Cook, Goer, Hatt0n, Martin,
Watson, ami Mcfarland. Campagu-Messrs.
Kennedy, Himber, Rhodes, Nelson Hall, Quig-
ley, Frederick, Martin Spencer, Samuel John
son, Bowen. bucket. Taylor, Talbot, Jones
Cover Nelson, Ford, Carter, Anderson, Shank
lin, Harris, Keefer, Burns, Morgan, Carey,
Brown, Charles Smith, John Smith, and s. G.
Scott.
A resolution was adopted vacating the offices
held by boilers OF the regular nominees, namely
The president, John w. Booth, and Charles
Lemos, VIM Payne and b: F; Grant, OF b the ex.
was unanimously elected permanent president
of the club and NJ. j. Quigley vice president.
committee of three was appointed to make
arrangements for ratification meeting on
Thursday next; also, committee on decora-
tons. Henry Himber was chosen to represent
the district in the central committee, vice Rich
ard Brown. Speeches in favor of supporting
the regular nominee were made by Messrs.
johnson, VIM, Peyton, Carey, Quigley,
THE EIGHTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
met last night at the corner of 10th and streets,
and Rev. J. Sella Martin sddr essed the club,
and scored the boilers. Thos. Green also made
TWELFTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
At the meeting of the republican club of the
twelfth district last night-Michael Duffey in
the char-Clarence NJ. Carton was elected
delegate to fill vacancy in the central COM
CITIZENS OF THE 18th DISTRICT
street for the purpose Of nominating an indie
pendent candidate for the legislature, with the
following result: Franklin Barrett, III; w.
Pier &C Bell, los; scattering,2.
TsR NEW HoTE1..-fd. Star In THE STAR
and Republican of the sd inst, appears list OF
the subscribers 10 the new hotel Improvement
| on Capitol Hill, and among them Is my name
| for ten thousand dollars. This Is a mistake,
arising probably in transcribing the books of the
! company. Permit me in this connection to say,
that while my means do not permit me to give
IQrQ a gnh mt II hav full Aare a
! in tie necessity and importance of this enter
| prise to the interests of our city.
JOHN CHESTER.
TEE THEArER CoMIQUE is giving very pleas
| ant entertainments this week, and the car hook
| trasedy seems likely to have quite run.