Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-27
DISTRICT POLITICS.
The Meetings Last Night,
FBTUBLIcAN EATIFIcATloN-TH

| n TOuSlHg mass meeting OF the republican
voters Of the Sd and 4th Legislative districts wa.
: held last night III MarkethOuse EaU, George.
town, TO raufy the nominations OF William Il
| Collins, OF the Sd district, and John +. Cox, oil
The 4th, as republican candidates for the House
! of Delegates. The hal Was very Handsomely
| decorated with eveTgreens, and a band OF music
! was in attendance. Shortly after o'clock the
meeting was called to order nv MIR W. II. Bar
ker, president CT the 81 district republican club
| who nominated Mr.. Joseph Williams, president
| OF the central committee, TO preside.
! MIR. Williams was chosen president bv an
| unanimous vote, and addressed the meeting in
! his usually able and earnest manner, counsel
| ing harmony in the party. He cited instances
! OF many noted men of the country who had be-
come almost forgotten in consequence of having
bOited. Tie would support the regular nominees
OF the party, was favorable TO rigid discipline.
ana would stand by no man that did not support
the party, and those districts that proposed 10
ignore tie central committee could work along
without any assistance from that commit ee
IN speaking OF Mr.. Collins. he said that he was
not only competent, but honest, and whatever
position he occupied he would perform his duty
without rear or favor. Tx urged them 70 give
Inn their hearty SUPPORT and do everything in
tLelr power 20 secure his election. Mr Cox thew
AL knew. His record was already before "a EN-
such a one a. they might fee proud Of II was
| sumcent to secure his rejection ny an over
NhelEiEg majority.
Richard Brown was chosen a. secretary. after
which stirring campaign speeCues were made
by MessTs. y. *. Browne and Rev. j. SGla
Martin, Who were bCtH ire ucntly app audeu.
Nj. Collins, tie candidate OF the 81 district
republicans, vas then called Tor and briefly re-
turned thanks for the honor they had conferred
upon LIN. lie had not desired Ia be a caudi-
date, bur HAD sacrificed his pesonal feelings in
lie matter when assured ira. II vas the unani-
nous wish Of the republicans OF the district
that lie should 10 so He promised shaft ID cleo
"a ne would IN the future, a. in tie past. en-
CedYOr 10 10 lbs whole duty. aud stand by his
SOlstltLtHL ana advance 20 tue extent OF his
power Tie Interests Of tue people Of George
town. He was born and raised arnHmn them
and in ~ the lyafi-f4rr-r + -t,4
he cogic IL LIS humble way 70 build up lis na
tive place.
The announcement vas Hade that Nj. Coy
Tie It'll district candidate, was out Of town and
had expressed ms regret az iv- being able - De
present.
Speeches then followed from Mes,ls Iuoisu
O'BrieH, Arthur Shepherd, I a. Cook, aud
Joseph I. Settle. Their speeches were able
and to the point, and had good effect, a;
Shown by frequent am warm applause.
Mr. Alfred Pope submitted resolutions, which
were adopted, THAT We heartily approve OF
she action Of President Grant ia appointing
Hon. :. Z. Shepherd to the guheruat1Tial char
and DO hereby declare such appointment 70 be
~ accordance with the wishes Of q majority OF
the people; that we have everything 10 com
mend IL the spirit Of Improvements fOstered
and carried Ouc by the Board OF Public Works,
and We believe is present policy Of bSautlt, lIg
ana auorhlng The city Is one which must 1,ti-
nately result IL good TO all classes or Citizens"
ELEVEN-H DISTRICT VETUBLTCANS.
bT. j. l.. y. Bowen, pFCSlder OF the 18th dis
trict republican club, Gas appointed the follow
- CJmmittees,-EN-cu tlVG-JameS N JmFsOu,
chairman, George II. Newman. H.cId Lewis,
Scriber, j. II. Butcher, 4. +. y lrker. g Lud-
IugtOu, EuOcG Ambush Hsr-y Han, 81, ".
ktIIaugA. TOlJyer Eedmau, C2tl ward aud
4 -. Cant. ElEaHce-it. VI. Iomgkills, chair
man, c. i. Brewer. Joseph Thompson, y. c.
k5nuaugh and Colonel S-ri1er. CtIaPligu-
W ;. rASe, Chairman, Z. C. Smith, William
Butcher, Edward Dorsey, James Baily, Ell
ward Chase, Charles johnson, VI. +. Hall.
Samuel Hlli, John WiilIanss Phillip Dues, 81,
VIM. Beckett, Isaiah Beckett. Truman loss,
Jefferson Wilson, George IoMPGins, Robert
Ward Titus Thompson NU. Smell, joseph
Vessels, A4uiila Monkey, James Dorsey Rich
ard Tyler, L. L. Beckett Wa. Ke0rgh. W. y.
EieuTy ana j. Oman
THE YOUNG REPUBLICANS or TTLR TWELFTH
DISTRICT.
held 8 meeting last night at Marmis han, on +
street.. ton the purpose OF organizing a club. y.
Il. Miller IN the chair. and Phil. A julien sec
rotary. permanent organization a. effected
with The following a. officers. President, y. II.
HiiIeT. vice president, n. W Brpisiord, secre-
tary, j. I X. Plant, treasurer, NJ. ScanlOn A
finance committee was appointed follows.
MesSTs. 7. N. Plowman, Il. +. Gilbert, VI. Duffy,
q. NJ Barton, NJ. A. Tappan, n. Scanlon, ".
Koch, X. Peterson and +. Il julien. The cam
Iaign committee was announced a. follows
Nessrs. II. w. BrelstOrd, -. p'ConnOr, and r
4. Auee. RESOLUTIONS were adopted fully ap-
proving the selection OF Hon. 4. X SheDherd
as governor; commanding the Improvements in
progress; saying of the mixed school question
children, and thus remove this as wen As
other questions, out OF OH local politics. there
tore, We will meet our opponents on true and
real issues presenting he name Of n A Tan
pan a. their candidate tor the House OF Dele
gates; AMI recommending the appointment of a
committee TO present these resolutions to and
consult with Hon. Alexander 4 Shepherd, the
Governor Of tins District. The committee was
announced A. follows. y II. Miller p A Jul
lien Ii. ". BTesfOTd, NJ. Scanlon, and &. n
Barton.
rag CONTESTED FRTf-PLIcAS No,frxATrc,s
The committee Of eleven appointed By tie
central republican committee 70 adjust the dit
terenCes IL the various contested districts. aud
70 decide upon the regular nominee In each dis
riot met yesterday afternoon at MON League
Ha'l-Nessrs. r. " ". Griffin, 18th district
Chairman, William II. Barker, Sd, Andrew j
MCGrew. 18TH. John W. freeman, 18th. j. z
Settle, %; n. II. Miller. 18th, ana Henry Piper
/ 'ith, present Nj Miller withdrew, AMI Z, n
Barton took bis place
The Case OF the I'D district, in which Nessrs.
". +. Nermilhou and Josiah I. NenGble are the
contestants, was taken up, aud after hearing
statements from Mr.. ". l. Cowen Tin behalf Of
( tee decided to report Mr.. NeIable's name for
1 recognition as the regular candidate.
The contested primary election III the 2lst dis
| heard from Sidney W. Herbert, VINO charged
that the election had been illegal and that Cat-
RACES had been practiced upon voters. After
his statement the committee agreed TO report
| Mr.. Lemuel Bursley as the regular nominee.
| The 10th district contest was then heard, and
the committee agreed to report Thomas hcMa-
| hon as having received the regular nomination
| WALLS OPERA HoUsK.-TO-ni ght the CHAR M
I ing "May' will appear in Nan, the Good tor
| Nothing" in which she made such pleas snt
| sensation at Willard's Hall some time since
This il her last night and is also the last night
| of the gifted Martinett family and the wonder
| full Kari Lind. On Monday evening the theat.
| real sensation of the season, "The New Mag
| salt n )" dramatized from wilkie Collins lstes
| and much -talked-of novel, will be brought oat
| with an excellent cast. 1t should draw well.
A GREAT RUs-on Wolford q Shilberg''
| establishment Is again anticipated next week
10 secure more of those handsome English Brus
els carpets offered there ST Al 25 per yard See
/ - vertisement
| VA Michigan widower lately espOused {
fourth helpmeet to look after his IS halt-oT
| phaned infants.
| .eIhe British admiral in the haThor c.
Of that place.
I Is estimated that the TichhorBe trial
4 IN England, has already COST rnWsrds M an.