Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-28
A. VI. GREEN'S CONVENTION.
A Break Up and Numerous with.
draWals.


ton at Lincoln Hall closed Yesterday after
noon, the committee on credentials reported
list Of delegates las printed in yesterday
starr including the "Walp' delegation
from the I'd district, and the report was
ADOPTED.
DR.. j. L. n. Bowen was elected president
of the convention by q vote of Bowen 80,
Tompkins ~, Purvis1.
On motion OF Mr. Otey, the temporary sec
retaries (HOlmes, Douglass, and Cook), were
declared the permanent secretaries of the
convention.
Col Perry Carson, Joseph Flynn, and C..
IL. Peters were appointed sergeants-a alarms
Mr.. Hunter moved the appointment of q
committee on resolutions, which was adopt
ed, and Messrs. Boston, Gleason, Smoot
Payne, Green, Otey, and Commodore were
appointed.
DELEGATES NOMINATED.
Colonel Carson made motion that they
now proceed 10 the election OF delegates to
the CINCINNATI convention, which was car
ried with cheers, and nominations were made
as follows: Say les j. Bowen, A. NJ. Green, j.
A. Johnson, ]. T. Johnson, G. B. Purvis, s.
s. smoot, George w. Balloch, and E. p.
DR.. Purvis Withdrew his name.
LETTER FROM Mr.. BROOKS.
Mr.. j. A. Johnson said he had letter in
his hand, which he intended to have read
had he had an opportunity. The unread let
ter was as follows:
WAsHINGToN, d. c., March u, 1876.
Jerome A. johnson, Esq:
SIR: Believing that the convention to be
held to-day for the purpose OF electing q dele
gate TO the national colveu ton at CincIn-
lati has not been so elected as to secure a
complete and satisfactory representation Of
Metropolitan voters of the District, ask
you Lot to present my name as q candidate
TO be delegate TO Cincinnati. The harmony
OF the party imperatively requires that In
your convention to-day all the primary
meetings and movements shall have been OF
an unquestiOnable character, and believe
mat some of the delegates who will be adj
mitted TO your convention have been elected
through Influences inimical TO the republic
can party. In other words, | believe that
democratic agencies have been at work sue
cessfully 10 obtain control OF a certain mum.
Der of the delegates who will be admitted as
members OF your convention. / also ask
That in the event my name is presented as
candidate by any one else You Withdraw It
from nomination. Respectfully yours,
ED. Z. BROOKS.
A vote was then taken on the motion to
eject by majority vote, which was adopted.
Boston, Collins CrusOe, Wall, and others
got into debate at this time, in which the
words, "Io u're not Republican, - ~ deny
it," &c, were uttered.
Schooler and Boston threatened to with
draw If there was not more fair treatment
A BREAK UP.
The chair called on the secretary 10 call the
roll, and Mr.. Holmes proceeded to do so, and
on the Sd distri being Gale the delegates
arose and left the hall amid cries of I'll at
them CO." Ii. j. Cryer, OF the 4th district,
declined TO vote, as also j. II. Smith, b. A.
Freeman, and Jerome A. Johnson, OF the 5th
district. The eth district delegates also, as
they said, in view Of the gag law Col. S.
as Withdrawn, and Charles Wallace, of the
10th district, declined to vote.
SAYLES j. BowENS RECORD.
When the name OF Charles Hurdle was
called he said he would decline to vote on
account OF few things he had heard-frst,
Sayles j. Bowen was delegate at his own
request to the Liberal Republican Conyen-
ton and had ostracised himself from the
party; and second, over his own signature
lBowenl had charged the President of the
United States with being liar and thief.
Mr.. Hurdle then withdrew. The 18th district
withdrew or declined to vote, as also John
Freeman, of the 14th district; Swaggert, of
the 10th; and Isaac Shnar, j. A. Clark, and
Charles Thompson.
THE RESULT OF THE BALLoTING
was repOrted-whole number of votes cas- {,
81; OF which Sayles j. Bowen received II, A
NJ. Green 15, scattering 10.
On motion OF DIR. Purvis, Collins Crusoe
and A. Gleason were elected alternates.
Messrs. o. b. s. Wall. Andrew Gleason,
John Freeman, Henry Himber, Sidney Nc.
Farlsnd and Charles H. Peters were appoint
ed the committee to walt on Mr.. Bowen.
This committee withdrew, and Mr.. A. NJ.
Green returned thanks for the honor con-
ferred.
Mr.. Hunter made motion that the dele
gates to the Cincinnati convention be in
strueted to vote for Roscoe Conkling for
dent of the United States, but it was not Sec
onded.
At this time large majority of the dele
gates had left, and Mr.. Lewis Clark, of Ohio,
was called on and addressed the meeting.
Professor Langston was called for, but de-
clined on the ground that he was entirely
ignorant OF their proceedings. Drs. Bliss and
Cox also declined to speak.
LETTER FROM BOWEN.
The committee to wait on Mr.. Bowen re-.
turned and presented the following letter:
WASHINGTON, March q, 1876.
Gentlemen Of The C0RUentiOn When a few
days since was asked whether would &C.
cept the position of delegate TO the Cincin-
natl convention, / answered promptly in the
negative, and assigned as reason that had
retired from politics and preferred to remain
private citizen. Being Afterwards urged
by many OF my old and valued friends TO
permit my name to be used, finally con-
sented, remarkiDg at the same time that 'if
the republicans OF the District wished me to
represent them In part In that convention,
and thought proper to elect me as one OF
those delegates, would 60, and 1t would be
my endeavor 10 carry out their wishes, and
so act as would, in my judgment, best pro-
mote the interests of the republican party
and insure its success in November" The
convention having, in its partially, elected
me as one OF the District delegates, and that,
now repeat the pledge then made, and pro-
mise, through no act of mine at Cincinnati
snail any discredit come TO the District of CO.
!umola nor TO those who have honored me by
their confidence and support. In the full be-
lief that the candidates receiving the nomi-
nation for President and Vice President at
VII po GIuiupudntly erected at
the polls In November next, and thanking
The convention for the honor they have con.
ferred on me by electing me as one of the
delegates TO the Republican National conven-
uon In June next, am, gentlemen, most
respectfully y, your obedient servant,
5. j. BOWEN.
Mr.. Mcfarland offered resolution, which
was adopted, that they instruct their dele
gates 10 vote for Presidential candidate
according to the dictates of their own con
science, untrammeled by any expresst d de-
sire Of their constituents.
The convention then adjourned,
FISH MARKET To-DAY.-Sold by Z. A,
Golden & Brother, fish agents., 900 shad,
sold for $3.50 10 So per Thousand; 500 giIi
rock. sold for 20 TO % cents apiece; 1000
punches fish, sold from 10 to IS cents per
bunch.
FLORAL CONCERT this evening at Tall
mage Hal. Miss Eva Mills sings noun