Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-27
The District Republicans Reor~au-
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ACTION OF THE MEETING LAST y1GHr.

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rose of reorganiZiDg the republican party of
the District assembled at Lyceum Hall last
evening, and was attended by over one hum
dred persons, among whom were the follow
ing white republicans: Allen Coffin Henry
barton, DR.. Stevenson, B. F. Swageart
Aaron Bradshaw, f. b. Hughes. George
Holmes, p. II. Reinhard, s. s. Smoot and J.
y Cox; also, the following colored repub-
licans: DR.. j, l.. N. Bowen, Professor A NJ
Green, j. M. Talley, Perry Carson, w. F.
Davis, Isaiah Washington, Henry Piper, F.
Sidney Mcfarland, Jerry Robinson, George
L. Downing and c. c. Briscoe. Dr. Bowen
called the meeting TO order.
ganization was appointei: Messrs' Si NJ NJ
Green, +. III. Carson, E. B. Hughes, j. T.
Bel. Edward Chase. George w. Holmes and
LIST OF OFFICERS:
President, j. l.. N. Bowen, LIST district; vice
presidents, Fred. Douglass, LIST district; Es-
sex Roberts; I'd district; Logan Williams, Sd
PaEton, 9th district; j. T. Bell, 9th district;
=; ID; Williams, Ith district; w. II. Bennett,
sth district; s. w. Mcfarland. 9th district;
WIN. kennedy, 10th district; James Thomp-
son. 18th district; James Shaw, 18th district;
j: III: Butler. 18th district; II. G. Bouldin,
18th district: W. III. Edinburg. 18th district;
son, nth district; J. W. Branson, 18th dis
trict; Andrew Gleason, 10Th district; A
Grant. 2Oth district; f. b. Hughes, 21st dis
trict; Charles Champion, Odd district Sec
retaries, r. A. Green, w. T. Davis, B. F.
Grant, James NJ. Talley and A. w. Adeleon.
MT. ripper called attention to the fact thai
MT. Mcfarland was not now a resident OF
S T district, and he moved that the name of
Col =. >. Smoot be inserted in the place of
mat OF MI McF., as the vice president from
adopted, was
THE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Collins Crusor offered resolutions, which
were adopted, that the republicans of the
several legislative districts be required to
Republican Central Committee for the en-
suing year on Wednesday, February ?. either
by primary election or mass convention, as
each district may elect. If by primary.eiec-
tign, the convention suggests that the cleo
tlOn be held between the hours of II m. and 7
p m; If by mass convention, between the
hours OF p. m. and II o'clock. The mem
bers elect VIII meet at Lyceum hall on We'd
nesday, February 9, for the purpose of effect
ing an organization. That the present COM
mittee here represented, with such additions
be continued till the new committed shall
have been elected and effected an organtza-
tion.
The resolutions were amended before their
passage so that the primary elections or
mass meetings be held on the 9th of Febru-
airy, and the committee assemble on the
10Th.
Col. S. s. Smoot moved a reconsideration
OF the vote by which the resolutions passed:
which was agreed to.
Mr., Frank ID. Gaines slowly arose AMI
asked: chow many clubs are in your dis
trict? am sorry TO see that some have axes
here to grind.'
col. sMOOT DENIES AND EXPLAINS.
Col. SmoOt denied that he had any axes to
GRIND; he had come here as "a citizen to aid IN
reorganizing the party. He remarked thai
he had attended the meeting of the national
committee at the Arlington, and he had sug-
geSted an amendment TO the call for the Gin
clnnatl convention so as TO include the Dis
trIcL, ana in TINS ne was supported by Sena-
tors Morton, Mitchell and Others and the
q q Crtsal L..
Ican at heart, and would do all in his p0wcr
10 make 1t success. Can we. as republi
cans, surrender the keys of the government
10 those who fought to DESTROY ifp T;JrieS nf
"NO."l He would not have been sUrnrised ~
q democratic Congress had taken SuTrag 70
from them; but he felt ashamed to ackDOWI-
tdge that IL was republican Congress who
nad done this act. He had no axes To grind
anO would inform them that nc did NOT seek
position, and he was elected to the Honse of
delegates when absent from the city. aud ne
was not ashamed of his record, having been
the only republican who stood on the floor or
the house and protested against the Infamous
sewer bill, which had IT not been cancelled
by an act OF Congress would have driven a
Applause
A CINCINNATI CONVECTION RESOLUTION
LAUGHED DOWN.
MI. u 7. BriscOe offered u resolution that
me president Of this meeting be requested to
call the republicans of the several districts
To meet ON Wednesday, February 9, to elect
elther Dy mass or primary meeting, three
deleSates, TO meet or Thursday, February 10
10 elect two delegates to the general conyan-
non, TO be held in Cincinnati June II. but
was met with shouts of laughter and he did
not press il TO q vote.
THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS
The resolutions OF Mr.. Cursor XVere aoaio
adopted.
Professor Green offered a resolution, which
was adopted, that the central committee the
pre- sident OF this convention. the vice presi-
ients and the presidents of the several iegIs-
auve district clubs meet together AMI ar
range the call for the several district cleo
lions.
Adjourned subject TO the call Of the chair