National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-05-17
DISTRICT POLITICS.
THE REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE

Election OF Permanent Onicers Joseph
williams, Of tho Seventeenth District,
Chnirman-J. r. Settle, Of the second
District, secrctaBy-stlli Another Eicc.
tion In the Thirteenth.
An adjourned meeting Of the Republican Gen.
trail Committee was held last evening, at Union
League hall, for the purpose OF perfectlng an or
ganlzatlOn. There was a very full attendance
Of members, every district being represented.
Col. W. A. Cook, president pro tenn, occupied the
chair, and Mr.. Charles Douglass acted as secre-
tary.
The chairman announced that the meeting had
been postponed until that evening on account OF
being unable to procure hall, and the Assem-.
bling could be acqulesced In by common consent.
The roll was called, and forty-nye delegates
and eleven alternates answered 10 their names.
The Chair laid before the committee communi.
cations from the judges OF the election held In
nouncipg that Messrs. X. W. ". Grimm and W
II, Daw were elected delegates 10 the com.
mlttee.
Isaiah washington presented another paper
charging that thirty OF the ballots In the box did
not appear on the tally lst. several other Pc.
pers were presented, bearing on the same sub
on credentials, who, after long consultation,
reported, through their chairman, that they were
unable to report who were elected delegates, and
recommended that the papers be referred back
committee be appointed Judges to conduct the
election.
Mr.. n. II. Miller moved that the two delegates
whose election hsd been certified to be admitted
members and one alternate be selected to act
during the evening.
Mr.. Hunter said that the report submitted had
been concurred in by majority Of the commit.
tee on credentials,
The majority report a. then adopted.
The chairman announced that the next bust.
ness In order was the election Of permanent
on motion, It was decided that majority OF
all the votes cast should be requisite to constitute
an election,
The candidates were then announced as
Mcssrs. Joseph Williams and Henry Piper.
The roll was then called, and after the ballot
had been cast u was announced that nfty-nine
counted slxty-two were found In the hat, and
cast as follows: Williams, 81; Piper, 10; johnson,
.; scattering, !.
Der Of votes cast, 81; necessary to q choice, 81;
OF which Mr.. Williams received IS; Mr.. Piper,
Is; Mr.. johnson, Q, and scattering, ..
The election Of Mr.. Williams was then an
nounced, aud received with great cheering.
The chair announced as the committee 10 con,
duct the election In the Thirteenth district
Messrs. Perry II, Carson, Andrew Gleason, VIM
o. Drew, James Hudson and Jos. Nelson.
Mr.. Williams, on taking the chair, made brieI
speech, thanking the members for the honor con
terred, and stating that he had always worked
for the interest OF the Republican party, aud
position TO WHICH they had elevated him.
The committee then proceeded TO elect sec
Rotary, and the following nominations wert
made: Messrs. Charles X. Douglass, J. I. Settle
4: W. Chase, A. J. McGrew, $. +. Robinson anC
W. j. Walker.
The vote was then taken and resulted as fol
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MIR. chase Withdrew In favor OF MIR. Settle ant
Mr.. Robinson In favor OF Mr.. Douglass.
second ballot was then taken, and resulted