National Republican., 1876-06-03
LOCAL POLITICS,
Rsvus,so.n Club of tn. nis..ie. 0, Columbia

Republican Club Of the District Of Columbia.
large number of tho most respectable Of the
old radical Republicans OF this District met at
Lc Droit building last evening. The meeting
was very harmonious and enthusiastic Its OBJ
ject was the organization Of apermanent club Of
the leading men of the old Radicals, to be known
as the "Republican Club of the District Of C0lum-
bia,' for the purpose OF sustaining the nomina-
tlons at Cincinnati on the nth instant. per-
nanent organization was effected by the election
of the following officers: President, VIM A. Cook,
vice presidents, Samuel Gedney, Fred. Douglass,
+. II. Smith, John +. Cook and VIM. H. Lee;
secretary, WIN. E. Mott; corresponding secretary,
VIM. L. Tompkins, and treasurer, William L.
Cowan.
An executive committee was also appointed, one
from each council district, follows: First dis
triet, Joseph Brooks Second district, II. q. Crier;
Third district, ]. W. Booth; Fourth district, J..
jackson; Fifth district, Theo. Gatchell; Sixth
district, Charles H. Hurdle Seventh district, Ar
thur Shepherd; Eighth district, Thos. Ellwood;
Ninth district, Thos. Kirby; Tenth district, w.
Perry Ryder; Eleventh district, Jos. Vensble, and
four from the Territory at large, to wit: Messrs.
Lewis Clephane, DIR. d. W. Bliss, Gen. Gerhardt
and Lester A. Bartlett
1t was purely business meeting for the per-
manent organization of the club. After a free
and full interchange Of opinion, in which ex-Gov-
ernor Alex. Il. Shepherd, Simon Wolf Timothy
Lubey, Joseph Jackson, J. V. johnson and others
participated all the gentlemen present signed
the roll, and the meeting adjourned.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
A large, enthusiastic and orderly meeting of
the Republicans Of the former Sixteenth legis-
lative district was held last night at 4T3 Penn
sylvania avenue. The meeting was called to
order By MI; W,y;. 2; W. swaggars on whose motion
Z. W. Swaggart was chosen secretary.
After a brief address, an election for delegates
sas pith oss sssq wa% fU0w Io:sMb a. W
H. Tai, Z. S. Preuss
The followint resolutions were offered by Mr.
Nelson, and after discussion were unanimously
adopted, and the meeting adjourned.
Resolved, That we, as Republicans, citizens Of
the Sixteenth Il gisative district, earnestly and
heartily indorse the movement looking 10 the
holding of convention to select delegates to the
Republican nominating convention at Cincinnati,
as presented In the late call of prominent Repub-
lean citizens. believing, as We do, that the action
of the gathering at Lincoln hall, under the name
of n Republican convention, was of such a charac-
mass convention to denounce 1t and select such
delegates to represent IL as will reflect credit upon
1t In point Of dignity, probity, gentility and de-
cency.
ResoIred, That 1t is the sense of the Republicans
Of the Sixteenth district that the proposed Dis
trict convention should adopt measures to present
to the Cincinnati convention with the credentials
of the delegates selected by 1t a statement show
ing the status, both personal and political of the
delegates named by the mob recently gathered at
Lincoln hall, IN this city.
ResoiUed, That the chairman Of the delegation
from this district present these resolutions TO the
mass convention.
TwENTY-FIRsT DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
At mass meeting of the Republicans Of the
Twenty first district held last evening" the follow
ing delegates were chosen to represent the dis
trict In the convention the 7th instant: Messrs
Michael Sinner, Henry Better, VIM. II. Brown
and Charles Langley, together with Walter Mid
dleton, who completes the delegation. George
McReynOlds and Joseph johnson were selected as
alternates. Resolutions were adopted severely
criticisng and repudiating the A. NJ. Green con-
ventiOn on the 27th of March; after which the
meeting adjourned.
TWENTY-SECoND DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
A mass meeting of the Republicans of the
Twenty y-secOnd district was held last evening.
Mr. John A. Clark called the meeting to order,
and read the call for a Republican convention on
the 7th instant, to elect delegates to Cincinnati.
Mr. Jas. Jones was elected secretary.
The chairman stated the object of the meeting,
to elect three delegates to the convention, two
holding over.
On motion of Mr. Isaac Sinner, the following
gentlemen were elected, viz: Messrs. WIN. .COwan,
Joseph Hodgson and Josiah Venable. These gen.
tlemen, with Messrs. Isaac Sinner and John A.
Clark, complete the delegation.
Resolutions repudiatng the A. NJ. Green con-
vention on the 9TH of March, indorsing the ad-
mnistration of President Grant and the RepubIi-
can party, were unanimously adopted.
After speeches by Messrs. CLARK, Sinner and
others the meeting adjourned with cheers for Gov
ernOr Shepherd, Frederick Douglass and the Re-
publican party.