Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-13
What VIII They DO With Them

An effort is about being instituted by GER
tain class Of the Republicans OF Baltimore To e.
feet a new plan Of ward organi cations in y hch
they propose Ia leave their negro allies out IN
the cold. II appears from the statements Of
those interested IN the new movement that Tor
some time past the negroes have controlled the
ward nominations in some of the wards, with
the expectation OF realizing a Consideration
for their votes in making nominations for tn.
party. The white Republicans propose 10 de-
feat this little game OF their friends and
brothers OF African descent, and have already
taken preliminary steps toward carrying into
effect their purposes. At - meeting on Friday
night in the Twentieth ward, which bad
large attendance Of White Republicans only. al
organization was effected by electing the fol-
loving officers President Samuel cownAn /:
F p Vice President James Bruat; Second
We President, George Atkinson; Secretary,
4. G. Cadwallader Treasurer, Jerome Alrey.
For Sergeants-at-Aarms. William Reese and
Peter Bond were attcrward elected.
The speakers on the occasion We're Mr.. Cow
man, the President: James Brun;, john &.
Stiicher George VI. Smith. Charles T. Allen
baugh, Jerome Airey and Others. M Allen
baugh inquired II negroes would be admitted
20 the meeting. and Was answered ~ several
persons in the negative. lie ihen expressed III,
Deiiefthal the negroes had ruined the Republican
party. MIR Smith said they were determined
to have the nominations made by the white Re
publicaus. A. he understood II, the white clc
ment OF the Twentieth ward, the pTciolul-
naut party as God had made them. were going
to control the nominations. II this did not
suit the negroes they could vote wiki the hcu-
ocrats. The Republican party would gain
other votes that are being lost because -; the
negroes. In the Twentieth ward go negroes
were registered, and at the late Council ele, gion
the total vote Was only Ie9. The speaker had
implored, prayed and begged the negroes To
vote, but they refused. II WAS now proposed
TO eiablish white Republican party, and IL,
the negroes vote for their nominees or the Irish
Democrats.
Mr.. Sti;cher understood the object Of the
meeting 10 he TO form new party from " hiCh
the negro was to be excluded, ana he admun-
ished those present that it was an important
step and should be considered cautiously
Speaking further he endorsed Mr. smith
The Republicans have been defeated with the
''niggers at the front, as they always would
be in the lead He favored laying the niger
on the shelf. \ committee TO confer with
other wards and prepare a constitution WAS APP
pointed as follows: Leander Foreman, James
Brunt, John c. Sutcher, ST., George +. Hobbs
and Vim. Rupp. After some further debate
Mr. Smit b presented the following paper, vi ,ch
was unanimously adopted.
The white voters of the Twentieth ward in
meeting assembled do declare this as their plat
form That we submit thai in view of the late
elections that We shall control nominations for
our party that while we do not oStracize any
class of citizens from participation in our cleo
tons, We submit in view of the manner in
which the late elections have gone that the
time has now come when the white voters OF
the ward shall nominate the candidates of the
party, and should the colored people see fit not
to endorse them they are at liberty to choose
between the nominees of the White Voters
party and that of the Democratic party.
Among others present at the meeting were a
number of ex-Customhouse and PoStofiicc en-
ployes.
A great excitement occurred in the neigh
borhood of the Baltimore Customhouse on Sat
urday, which was rather startling, considering
the nervous condition of the incumhents who
occupy that building at present. jim Jackson
alias Rock alias Mahogany" jackson en-
gagged in political discussion with Oscar Love,
said to be an employe of the Customhouse, on
Gay street, near that building. Words were
followed by blows and jackson in few min
utes was very badly thrashed. No arrests were
made Baltimore GdzeHe.