National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-14
HoDAErI's MoNeREL "T0-Do."


The demonstration Of the Labor Leaguers last
night at Lincoln hall was another name for the
slorifcation Of the sefstyled successor of Daniel
O'Connell. The crowd assembled was sufficient
TO fill all the available space in the hall. The
cut.and. dried programme of Hodnett was tolera-
bly, well executed, with the exception Of the large
body of distinguished strangers who were to sd-
have failed TO appreciate the great national i'm
portance of the vote Of this District In the Presi
Dental election. They were not on hand, at all
events; but they were not missed, for Hodnett is
a host in himself. He spoke on suffrage for the
citizens Of the District, and presented bill for
q new government, moreremarkabie fortts length
General Landers, of Indiana, made q speech
which pleased his hearers nightly, If one may
Iuags the WITH f Mn th ne .sd n0%
His nomination must have been very gratifying
to the General, inasmuch az he was fully aware
of the fact that If his audisnce had thousand
Presidential election.
IDOL A. K. Owen also delivered q long essay
He enlarged upon the superiority Of due-bil as
pay for labor gold and silver or their equiva
Tents. His discourse must have brought freshly
to the recollection Of many of his colored audi
tors their experiences with Confederate currency
during the last days Of the war, when they
needed their msrketbaskets more for carrying
their Treasury notes to the store or market than
for the transportation home Of the means OF sub
sistence which such funds would purchase. The
audience dispersed, heaGed Dy q DlnQ OF music.
At q very late hour. apparently well satislsd
with the work Of the night.
George W. Stewards Exposure.
70 the Editor of the National Republican:
SIR: did not intend TO expose this political
trickster, John Pope Hodnett, until after the
mass meeting which is TO be held to night at LIN.
coin hall, for fear It would hurt the strength oil
the leagues, which I worked so hard to make q
success, but the members Of the Central council
and insisted that should let the public know
that they aware Of this little game. and th al
they Joined me in the Just step have taken in
telling the officers and members Of the leagues
that things are not working TO suit Us. was
central organizer, 1t is true but could not learn
the secret Of what Hodnett had done with the
money.
be the Council also, but WAS in his way. Solo
Michael Crotty wish me to state that they are
members of the Central Council and that they
never voted for any such expulsion resolution,
and that Hodnett has frsudulently signed their
names to the dfsgraceful paragraph that he
wrote In their absence, and that the only resolu-
tion presented and acted upon was that the
for the security OF the money that the Leagues
paid into the treasury. That was done to get
The money out OF Hodnett's handE, which he had
D Desp i use and tbs intended t e
j remedy on Thursday night last, as the Cen.
Ss Sa WnS 70 Of Il ana da
game up on me 70 save himself from
being exposed: go, long before the time for the
council to meet, he wrote that disgracsful para.
graph which appeared In the columns Of your
paper Oh Friday morning, and sent Il to your
office in the name Of the Central council by tia,
friend of bis from New York, who came here &c
| help him out. A number Of innocent men have
| since told me that they did not think Hodnett
| such Q mean and big liar. The members Of the
league were greatly astonished when told then
| about It, but the Central council intend to re
| quest his resignation as soon as the mass meet
ing is over. on the ground of fraud, and disgrac
| ing the LABOR Leagues On last Thursday nigh
he put an old man In the hall and told him not Il
| let me up to the meeting, which was held In hi
own office, under any circumstances; of cours,
| the old man was so wrapped up In Mr.. Hodnet
| that he wanted to fight me before l could ge
past. He IL the meanest old man In the organiza
| lion, especially when he is drunk, which he wa
| on that night; but, being law-abiding citizen
| went away rather than have fuss, for ex
pected that Hodne.t had put up Q job of som,
kind, but did not dream Il was on me; but tn,
| public shall know the whole secret when tn,
| council meets again, when intend to explain
| matters. GEORGE W. STEWART.