National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-13
ARMING FOR THE FRAY.
The Republican Central Committee Hold an
Important Meeting.
Organizing for the Campaign by the
Election OF Onicers.

The central republican committee Of the
District of Columbia was reorennized for the
campaign of 1854 at Association hall, 632
Pennsylvania avenue, last night. There was
y full attendance Of delegates from the
twenty-five districts present when Mr.. A. NJ.
Clapp took the chair and called the meeting
to order Mr.. Clapp, who holds over as
chairman of the old central committee, then
addressed the delegates in ringing speech.
The presentation Of credentials by dis
tricts was then proceeded with. Two sets of
credentials were received from the fourth,
fifth, and seventh districts, and the matter
was laid over for tho action of the proper
committee.
Before proceeding with the roll call, Walter
Middleton and Robert Jones were appointed
marshals The roll by districts was then
called.
The chairman appointed as committee on
credentials, zone delegate from each of the
legislative districts, except the fourth, fifth
and seventh, from which contesting delcgs.
tions appeared. During the absence of the
committee to consider the conflicting ere
dentials series of resolutions were offered
ito arraign John Sherman, of Ohio; John A.
Kasson, of Iowa; John j ingalls,, Of Kansas,
and Judge David h. Cartier at the
bar of human rights and human justice
as traitors to the American ideas
principle that all governments derive their
Just power from the consent of the governed,
they having put themselve5 on record as
against popular governments in cities Re.
ierring TO judge Cartier, resolutions stated
that he had "gone out of his way while rem
dering a legal decision to assail the princi-
pies of republican government, under which
lie has grown itch as q judge, and from
which he Is about to retire on ponsion of
$3.50 per annum, wrung from the bone and
incw OF tie toiling masses he is now seek
ing to dsfrancliie." 1t was also 70 lol, ed to
"call upon the constituents o. sherman, Kas-
ron, AMI lrgallS TO take note Of their treason
able ut RANGES"
Short speeches were made by William n.
Chase, William Il, Laws, and Capt Donald
McCathrln.
Mr. Laws said "a little ballot in the hands
Of citizen is moro effective than muskc
in the hands Of n soldier" He thought that
outrage should be restored TO the 100000
citizens of Washington.
Capt. McCathran also spoke strongly in
favor of suffrage.
4 dense crowd Of spectators having assem-
blcd in the rear of tho hall, James Ford and
Charles Hurdle were appointed additional
rgeants.at-arms to preserve order. Other
speeches were made by Messrs Chase, Holmes,
and Atkinson. The latter said that blood
enough has been spilled by negroes in the
south to float the British navy"
Some discord having been occasioned, Mr..
George Holmes SAID that the newspapers
should not picture the scene tonight as
oneo of disorder. Worse scenes are enacted in
other cities In Philadelphia it is necessary
10 order out the entire police force on the
occasion of political conventions" Postmas-
ter Conger followed in short address
The committee on credentials reported ia
vorably on the delegations headed by Messrs.
Mostly of the fourth district; Whitaker, of
the fifth district, and JOY, of the seventh. A
minority report favoring the delegation
headed by Postmaster Conger, from the sew
enth district, was defeated by vote of 80
to %.
A permanent organization was then formed
fy the election Of the following officers
Chairman, A. NJ. Clapp; vice president, John
w. Freeman; secretary, Prof. X. r. Greener;
corresponding secretary, j. +. n. Wilkinson;
treasurer, J. III. Smith; sergeant.a farms,
George w. Stewart.
The convention then adjourned subject to
tho call Of the chairman.