Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-29
Radical Meetines-ThiFd Ward.

held in the basement OF the old Court House,
ta~t night with j. Mckenzie Ware 10 the chair.
and I. j Eielin, Secretary, and reorganized
the Sd Ward radical club by The elcctioa OF
the following named rficars: J. Mex. Wsre,
President; John Field, Vice Pres:denl; A. B.
Crupper, Secretary; HapoibaI King, Treasurer
On motion OF Hannibal KIM it was resolved
that the del, gates from the Ward 10 the Con,
Vressional Convention, to be held here on III
3Oth inst, we're Instructed to vote for l. 9.
D Neal, and the meeting adjourned.
FOURTH WARD.
The Fourth Ward Hayes and Wheeler Club
held meeting at the colored ODD Fellows
Hail, last night. The room was toerably we'll
filled with negroes, the only white persons pres
ent being the Gazatte reporter, w. l.. Penn and
Isaiah Fisher.
Gus. LumpkiDs called the meeting to order
ard said the first business would be the scIec
tiop OF chairman.
After Is solemn PAUSE for some minutes some
body moved thai Lumpkios act as Chairman,
which motion, after aDother pause for a secoud,
Vas put and carried, although the noes were
decidedly louder than the ayes.
Lumpklus, on assuming the chair, thanked
the meeliug aud said that be had had the honor
before OF presiding over bodies fully as honor
able, although, perhaps, not 80 large lie then
asked tor nominations tor secretary, but no
one scemiog disposed to make any, Dick Dogau
was dispatched to look for Nckens, but report
I'd that be could not be found.
Alter another long halt aod dcclinaton
iGom Tom 1aucil. Clag.tt aud others, Lamp
ki9s left the chair, went out size the door and
.lter az absence of ten minutes, returned win
NC. Chase, Eashing;o 90 dandy dark"y,w hon
he Installed as secretary.
Lumpkips then requested VIM. Clagctt,
whom he designated as the chap.alu, 20 lead
the club in prayer, and thereupou assumed a
Devotional attitude.
After d pause OF some moments, C!agctt 5alC
that he was DOT the chaplain, and did uot wan
to bray where there was ~ much DISORDER
Gaines vas then caIlsd for to pray but noI
being present,
Lumpkins said that if no one had grace
euough TO pray, the meeting must proceed
without 1t.
Walter l.. Penn being introduced. proceeded
to crate. lie warned the DeerOcs to beware g
the lcmccrats, who wanted 10 do them al
llusginablc kiuaS Of harm. lie admitted tha
there mas corruption in the republican party
| out thought that cumlnon 10 all parties lit
coudvrnncd Bciknap, but at the same time coo
| count OF the cost. lie closed by giving the o!
icrhotders rap.
Isaiah Fisher spoke next, his speech briDl
more OF 4th of July oration aud aliuning to h.
| gorIes of onc hundred years ago, &c. lie be
cvcd 10 BeIkoap's Innocence; thought him AL
houcst, simp" hearted man. who had b en- b.
iraycd by ms suborduates He cu1siz"t
Grant and Hayes, aud assalicd the democratic
| pnmin III "a ark n ~ pi yai that there ha(
been stealing by the republican officials. bu
di! nct think that he party should be held re
| spou>iblc Tor their faults.
The next speaker was introduced by Lump
kius as MIR. Lieut.. Howard L. Smith cop
per colcred youth, evidently new beginner or
| the rostrum. He proceeded in a dolores
and WhDlpg toue vi Voice to read writer
speech OF sOme length, in which everything
contrary to the speakers notions was BRANDED
as "desplcablr' His remarks were mainly al
appeal to the race prrjudces OF the negroes
whom be wanted to have their share OF TIT
government and II they could not get 1t 10 an,
other way, to taxi w arms and tight Tor 1t
saying 10 the white people, we bave met yol
before, and are pr pared 10 do so agalu. Ap
plausc. He said that without the negroes tn,
republican party would be nowhere, aud still
that party was false 10 them aud did not Civ,
them fair share of the Offices. Notwithstand
Jog his hr appealed TO them to keep on sup
porting nat party. He waved the blood
shirt little, aud took his seat on bench
which, unabl: 10 bear 50 pondcrou> Il weigh
of wisdom, let him down on the floor, au, d.
mucl laughter.
Vi. Z. th.s the secretary, then commcncc'
to read another speech, bus the hou: being late
the reporter leit, aud was not enlightened b.
his wis lOm