National Republican., 1873-09-12
TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT,
PLAIN TALK FROM CoLoRED VOTERS

Animated nIcetins In the Tweuty-hrst DIE
,r,et las, Nigbt-Action Of the General
Committec Repudintcd-sidHey W. Her
b.r, Iudor.ed-'sDiaboIien Audncity"
--..I,,t us Assert Our Rights Ms Hlnck
Meu,,-Mu,tcrinE OF Disceutent.
pursuant 10 the call OF Isaac Sinner, president
n, ,ne pennbllcau club OF the Twenty-hrst dis
tr,ct pubIlshed In yesterdays REPUBLICAN, o
ms.t,pe Of the Twenty-nrst District Club was
hs,S Al Brovna hall, corner Of Fourth and d
streets seutaast, last night.
M. sinner called the meeting 10 order, aud, In
tne absence Of the secretary, several gentlemen
were nominated az temporary secretary, OF
whom sidney W. Herbert was elected.
Tnc report Of the executive committee was
called for, and the chairman being not ye. pres
snt Mr. Herbert said that the main feature Of
tne business before the meeting was to decide
vhether the district would nominate It's cand-
aste for the District Legislature by primary
election or a mass meeting. lie reviewed the
action Of the central committee IN claiming
power 70 pisre one Judge aud one clerk over the
pr,mary elections, and ccnsured the actlon Oh
tne committee IN the scyerest terms.
Mr. Rothwell, one OF the representatives, OF
the rwenty-irst district 10 the central commit
~. mid he usually said little, but he always
mssnt what he did say. lie thought the central
committee had acted wisely, and had no inten-
tion 10 alord IL over the voters OF the districts
Ue vould personally oppose the appointment OF
snv indse on the day OF the primary election
from anv other district, aud will insist that the
Judge anaii be voter Of the Twenty-nrst dis
NJ. Gray and Mr.. Herbert censured Mr.. Roth.
well for his confessed silence In the meetings Of
the central committee, and for coaiescing In
their views, instead Of protesting against this
ss. Jno. clark moved thn, the club resolve
itsslf Into mass meeting, with the president OF
tho club ~ chairpan.
MT, John Clark srain took the noor, and said
that Rothwen, with Others, had. few nights
since in rnass meeting, ignored him and refused
restsd there and nned s5 for trying to be heard
when he wanted 10 protect and represent the
i'bone and sinew" OF the Republican party OF the
Action OF the Central Committee In wishing to
eppulnt Judge and clerk Mt the primary cleo
ton, and then offered the following resolutions:
Rsssspsd That We, the Republicans Of the
Tsenty. .frst District in mass meeting assem-
bled, DO hereby indorse our representative in the
district Legislature, Mr. Sidney W. Herbert, be.
a% 70 SS nsea aSy a
90 motion, the resolution was adopted.
Written communlcations sent to the club meet
thsm 70 be read, because the club meeting had
adjourned and a mass meeting formed.
Nc Gray advocated primary election. ~.
AIs
BY Mr. Herbert) aud said that he had no sym
paxhy with the Rothwell Campbe,l faction In this
Dtstrict. We will submit to no dictation from W
A. Cook or other schemers In the Republican
party. He had no objection To primary elections
but 1s want to control this election as voter
and citizens OF the district, and not submit y
cal audAcity" for Rothwell to cume here and at
tenpt TO dictate to US; he Is q british subject
no1 even an American citizen. Let us follow th
ss os % SS M as,
Mr. Sinner was called TO order by the Chail
thsge being no husiness before the meeting.
4 motion WAS made and carried to permit NJ
Bhtuer 70 proceed.
M. sbiner proceeded. lie wanted the priv
70 me Gainmsy o. s those who hs
on election day as II they were dumb sheep. II
didn't beiieve swearing q slavery TO the Republ
can party and being outlawed as a ,.bolter" b
~ black men. The speaker here reviewed a
history OF slavery, arralgned Gen. Grant for al
pointing Longstreet and Mosby, and nnal
NJ. Clark moved that we nominate our cand
dates BY mass meeting on the 10th instant,
the hour q 9 ?. M, a. place TO be made know
prior 70 the day. The question was put and pr
Michael SINNER here addressed the meeting o
the rights Of the black men to identity then
honest BY them. fhey were now in the he hand and
Of IN unprinciped clique, who were man9uvei
Ing for the interest OF "thieving." Mike Shine
never has sold out aud never viii be foun,l q
sell out. These men will let US "slip'as soon a
they use Us on election day, and say He's OIL
poor old niger" They are slippery set.
Mr.. Herbert gave notice that he would not "a
more to night, but would make himself full
known "on the stump and moved that they ad
journ.
The motion failed for want OF second.
Nj. A. N. SpraRue, Of the Twentieth district
being present, WAS called on for speech.
Mr.. Barron called up his resignation as secre
tary Of the Republican club OF the Twenty-nrs
district.
The Chair refused to recognize him, as III
club meeting had adjourned.
M. b. then said he would address the ma.
meeting. lie said he was the nrst man In th
Dtstrtct Of Columbia who ever voted for negr
suffrage, and Landed himself for about nftee
minutes and then resumed his seat.
Mr.. sprague WAS then called for again, and II
sponded, congratulating the meeting on ignorin
the action Of the Central Committee. He didn
believe In submitting to any two or three ma
power which seeks 60 rule. Let US stand OF
ground for Q square nght. The rings are no
busy colonizing men to pack the meetings Q
the 18th instant. The contractors are emplOyll
men, and cracking the whip over them IN u
interest Of the ring.
Amer Mr. Sprague ceased speaking, II WI
moved to adjourn, and 80 decided,