Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-08


EIGHTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
meeting Of the sth district republican club
was held at Liberty Hall, 10th street, near X
street last night Mr. s. X. Bond presiding.
Mr.. Edward Green offered a resolution, pre-
senting the following platform of princi pies,
which was adopted: First. the speedy compile
ton of the market house on 18th and and Z
streets. Second, the construction within this
district of suitable school houses. Third, the
erection and maintenance within or near the
Sth district of an engine house and the organi-
Zation Of an Efficient fire company. Fourth the
general reclamation of waste lands and the
building Of docks. Fifth, the encouragement
OF manufactures.
Messrs. A. X. Browne, o. S. b. Wall. DIR.
PuTvis and Prof. Greener made addresses in
favor Of the election of Mr.. Chase, the republ-
can candidate
TBR wORKINGMYN OF THE NINTH DrsTRUCT
held meeting last night at Asbury Hall; W. Ii.
Simpson chairman and II. b. Fry secretary.
After speeches by Messrs. POsey, Cross But
Ter, Fry and others, Mr.. +. r. Hail submitted a
resolution nominating VIM. II. Rutherford a.
their candidate for the House of Delegates,
which was adopted.
MIR. Rutherford, who was present accepted
the nomination, and after adopting a resolution
endorsing Governor Shepherd the meeting ad-
jOuIned.
ROUsINa REPUBLICAN RATIFICATIoE-TwES-
TIKTH DISTRICT.
An open air mass meeting of the republicans
of the 10th district was held last night in the
open space at the intersection of Pennsylvania
avenue ard Sd street northeast. stand hal
been erected and handsomely decorated with
flags, Chinese lanterns, and a canopy Of Amer
lean banners over the top, and when il was
brilliantly lighted, and with a brass band play
ing, n large crowd soon assembled, and re
ed until the lights were turned off about
10 O'Clock. Mr.. L. ID. Vincent called the meet
ing 20 order. and a. NJ. Sprague was chosen
chairman, with James Thomas and II o. HOyt
secretaries. After brief speech by the chair
man. j. 7. Settle was introduced, and made a
stirring campaign speech. after which Mr.. Fred
erick Douglass was introduced, AVID stated that
in passing by he had been pressed in, and had
not prepared himself for speech; but would
state that he believed their candidate for the
House of Delegates, Mr.. Mcmahon, to be an
honest man; further, he was the regular nom
inee of the republicans of the 10th district
That was about all he knew of him per-
sonally. and II was all that was necessary.
To do the best thing they can for the District Of
Columbia, they should in every case support
the regular nominees. He denounced boiling.
IL was necessary to have party. and to support
10 on all occasions. To have party they must
have head TO il and abide the decisions of that
head. In this city that head is the central COM
mittee. The central committee recognized Mr..
McMahon as the regular nominee, and all should
turn TO and elect him. No one should raise any
objection on account of race or religion, for the
fact that their standard bearer is of the Irish
race should be no objection, and he would blush
10 bis very bones If any man of his (the speak
er's) race should bring up this objection. The
man who is on the side of equal rights, no mat
ter where he comes from, is his brother and
kinsman, and especially If he comes from the
land Of O'COnnell-Ireland's liberatOr. TCheer-
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welcome and support by cOlOred men. He hal
had the fOnor of shaking the hand of Daniel
O'Connell, and better and truer patriot never
Mr.. Douglass was followed by Messrs j.
NJ. laDgstOn, Barbour Lewis, Joseph Will
liams, Frederick A. Boswell, Prof. A. NJ
Green, G. II. Holden. and Michael Duffy, all of
whom spoke in favor of the candidate Mr.. Thos
Mcmahon, and fully endorsed his ability and
zeal as republican standard bearer in the 10th
district.
Rpsolntious uara adopted Farori,, an,aI
rights TO all; endorsing the action of the repub-
lican central committees reaffirmng their I'M
qualified approval of the acts of the Board OF
Public works; approving the selection of Hon.
a. X. Shepherd as governor, and the selection
of Thomas Mcmahon, esq, 70 represent the
Goth district in the legislature.
MR.. yRNABLE THE CANDIDATE OF THE ODD DIS
TBICT DEMOCRATS.
Al meeting of the democrats of the 22d dis
tict, held Monday evening, Mr.. JudsOn Gull,
who was defeated BY Mr.. NermilliOn last year,
was rendered the nOmination'as delegate Mr.
Gull declined the honor, and stated that he
proposed TO support Mr.. Venable, and the
meeting thereupOn Endorsed Mr.. Nenable and
promised him its support.
PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN MEETING
was held last night in the 10th district at No.
POS. Pennsylvania avenue, w. P. Drew in the
chair, and b. ID. Peck secretary.
The first speaker was Maj. Divine, of Virginia,
who ad yocated legal restrictions in the sale of
spirituous liquors, making the sellers response
BILE for the damage to families kept in poverty
and want by the traffic. He advocated the
election OF Mr.. WheelOck, the temperance
candidate in the 10th district.
Ny. j. b. Huntington was next introduced,
and said the property owners were willing TO
pledge their last cent 10 complete the improve
ments, which had decided the questi on OF the
removal of the capital in the negative, and to
trust Congress to do its share in reimbursement;
but there was another system which cost peO-
pie more per annum than the taxes for improve
meDts, IL was the liquor license system, which
yields the District but $50 900 annually and
costs the people So 800, 900, including every
incidental from the sale and consumption Of
liquor. He urged the election OF Mr.. Wheelock.
Mr.. Il. ID. Peek and others made addresses.
MEETING OF GERMAN VOTERS.
A well attended meeting of Germans irrespec-
tive of residence in legislative districts was
held last night at Turner hall, on ID street, be-
tween 9th and 18th streets. Speeches denOuncing
the temperance movement in politics were
made by Justice Walter, Mr. Liens and others.
Resolutions were adopted, deprecating the pro-
posed pr ohibftOry legislation as tyTranical and
Its consequences As antagOnistic to republican,
ism; declaring that the Germans will support
no candidate pledged to the temperance move
ment; and recommending the holding of a mass
meeting on the 10th instant, which all the
legislative candidates are invited 10 attend to
define their status on the temperance questi on.
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