Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-31
LOCAL NEWS.
MEETING AT POLKINHORN HALL
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Lively Time.
Last night, an adjourned meeting for the
purpose of forming 4 club TO support the res
toration policy OF President Johnson, was held
al Polkinhorn's building on ID street. 1t was
held In the fourth story and up the steepest
steps that ever architect designed or builder
achieved. 1t was painful to see venerable
short-Wlnded gentlemen like Tom Florence,
Judge Mason, DIR. Clayton and others putting,
sweating and swearing mp those steep stairs,
Was II sharp dodge of the young scape-
graceS OF the association to bluff of the pleth-
oric old fellows by selecting this sky-parlor
meeting place! 80 disgusted were these elderly
gentleIaen that We are confident not q soul of
them aged ever 81 or weighing over 2iO pounds
VIII ever mount those steps again unless sent
mp by hosting apparatus. Mr. Cornelius
Wendell, (26O lounder,) president of the
association, and Mr.. james q. Berret, (2SO)
Chairman OF the committee on permanent or.
ganiZatloD, were missing through the entire
evening, very much to the surprise of every.
body; and there was no end of inquiries and
surmises as to the cause. Their absence was
afterwards explained, howe yer, in q manner
entirely honorable to those gentlemen. 1t is
understood, In tact, that they were present
quite early in the evening, and made super.
human exertions to mount TO the meeting
room. MIR. Berret, it is stated, struggled up
TO the first landing, where he got hopelessly
stranded. Mr.. Wendell, by an amount Of ex.
ertion little less than marvellous, lifted his
immense avoirdupois to the top Of the second
flight, where, though determined to take no
step backward, he found 1t physically i'm DOS
sible TO take another step forward, SO seated
himself there for the evening. Like man in
q cataleptic trance, who, powerless, suffers IN.
describable torments through hearing arrange
ments going on for burying him alive, so the
portly president Of the A. J. O. u O. of w was
tortured by being within earshot OF the pother
above, on account of his ABSENCE could hear
the frantic ing uiries for him, but could make
no response.
Among those who su cceeded in mounting to
the meeting room, as participators or spec
tators, we noticed Messrs. James S. Holland,
James Ward, James English, Jonah ID. Hoover
9th ward; Charley Hodgson, Judge Charles
Mason, Thomas b. Florence Snow, of the
IHteLli9encer, DIR. Allen, J. w. Mead, NJ Duffey,
Aldermen A. Lloyd and Noyes, F. McNer,
hany, +. A. Klopfer, Elias Barnes. lanes
Lynch, j. w. Dyer, Thomas Frazier, w. J.
Gary, E. F. Queen, +. A. Aiken, Henry Lyles,
Marion Fenwick, special policeman, and one
or two policemen.
After some time spent in waiting for Messrs.
Berret, Finn, Wendell, and others, Mr. +. A.
meeting TO order, nominated Judge Charles
mason as chairman, who was elected.
MT A. Lloyd nominated Mr.. @. 5. Noyes as
secretary; and he was elected
Mr.. 7. A. Tolsen, in the absence of the chair
man Colonel BerreD Of the committee to nom.
mate officers, reported that the committee had
held meeting, and had selected but one name,
viz: Mr. Cornelius Wendell, for President
Mr.. Michael Duffey moved to lay the report
on the table.
Mr.. E. Barnes moved the adoption of the
report, and was seconded by Mr. M. Mar
ceron.
i Mr.. Dufey.-I insist on my motion. The
committee OF course had q right TO nominate
VINO they pleased, but their nomination was
not nnal and binding on the meeting.
mr.. a. Dodge (amid some confusion,) said he
trusted that the meeting would transact the
business harmoniously, and that they would
NOT act as they did last week The committee
had acted In good faith, and he saw no propri.
ely OF laying the motion on the table, and he
1opeo tnere Would be NO factions opposition
Ihey nad been shown up Handsomely because
o. rns h aeuons at the previous meeting, and he
hopea mar at this meeting they would not make
fools OF themselves.
Mr. Barnes.-Questiono on my motion
Mf: Lyies said that the committee had been
nppoihted ior specific purpose, and asked in
they had done what the meeting expected. II
was understood that they Were to report Of
heers Tor national clubs president from one
Si .ne states and vice president from each
State ara the District, but, instead, they report
me name OF but one officer, and he from the
Distriet; and for this reason he would second
the monon OF Mr.. Duffey TO lay on the table.
mr.. Toison said the committee proposed that
the association should be local, and so reported
the name OF Mr.. Wendell 80
ceverH parties here attempted 70 get the
noer, When 4r. xSoya raised the point Of order