Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16
strictly Confidential.

Pirate R,eiiEg # a, E-eeatire Committee Of the
Csffssas' 4ssOciatiOB-D Discrepancies iH Ac-
soUHts-Ths ChcsTPtaH q "a Finance C0Nmittee
Hohf RePort-AHottsr Seareh for the TAIN
Ed0es Reporter Of TIE Star The Er. Com. Of
tAe Ctfiz,sS ass. Htsk th.y bdre CdUsAt HIM
sH Striet'y Con fdeNtial NoIc-Tis Committee
5ssEia0te Each CtheT for O8os-TA ''Ps0ple's
CL0soe-StTietIy Con EdeRfial.
strictly confidential meeting OF the Execu-
tive Committee CT the Citizens Ass. was held
last night at the Board of Trade rooms. Present
I'VE ms mbeTS. G. p Culver occupied the chair.
The Chair called for reports of committees.
MIR. jesse II. Wilson, chairman of the commit
tee TO audit the accounts OF the late Citizen
paper, Rad his report; adopted. j. II. Crane
moved a vote of thanks to Mr.. Wilson for the
thorough manner I'm which he had discharged
the duty. lIt leaked cut that there were some
discrepancies in the receipts aud expenditures
OF the concern, but all differences were mutually
arranged without public exposurel A timid
ms nbsX wanted TO know whether any report
haS2 received from Mr.. III. 5. Davis, 1.-THE
ekH4t OF the finance cOnmittee.) The Chair
repI.sJettet ne had imPOrtuned Mr.. Davis TO
put IN an krance or make a written report,
krToEILY DECLINED
10 do either He would, however, perseyere.
Here Mr.. A. Watson entered and excitedly
asked 'wbO-csn that reporter of The STAR be
who Is invisible and vet ever present? ' Mr. VIII
Sos to whom III ASSOCIATION staSd indeSted
thirty dollars, but he be added . this is one OF
the fruits of
Several voices 1t could not be him. Who
was il. them" II was then recOllected that an
other gentleman had been present, not a mel
Der OF the committee; but Mr.. A. Watson
vouched fOi him las true a. Steel" which left
the question, "WhO il that cOnfOunded STAR
repol ,er2'' undecided. The Chair said he was
willing to swear that he knew norhing of how
TIE STAR got its reports; and in turn every one
present made the same solemn protestatiOn.
1.-The reporter OF the Patriot here entered the
sacred precinct, and the subject was dropped. I
IN nj he pln "a.
meeting. The object of the public meeting hav-
ing beer accomplished, the committee came TO-
gether again. Mr.. Crane was still suspicious
hat the unpaid canvasser was THE STAR re-
porter, and he advised the chair TO invite him to
take his departure, which the individual
promptly did; not, however, without threatening
q suit TO recover the amount due HIM for SER
vices renderedthe ASS a sensational Feehag
quite secure that everything would now be
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
the chair then stated the the object of the
conference TO be to nominate suitable persons as
candidates for the Legislature. Mr.. y. \. Cush-
ing had friend TO trOt out, Gen. Henkle. He
elected. Mr.. j. W. Crane then nominated
Jesse b. Wilson. Mr.. W. was too well known
to need endorsement for the nomination. He
Naselected- Mr.. a. Watson nominated Rev. y.
W.sGTeen- Elected. j. W. Barker was nomi-
mated by the chair. Elected. j. ". Barker then
nominated the chair, &C. p. Culver.) Elected.
enjoy much honor without his friend
Oyster &C. NJ partaking of share, so
he promptly rose to his feet and nominated
him for the Legislature, and he would only re-
mark that a better selection could not be made
Mr.. Oyster was unanimously nominated Mr.
Oyster was UNIV Hing to be put forward a. a sac
rifice. He said he had been along that road
before and was free to confess that he found il a
hard TOadt travel He must decline the honor
Dir. A a. Wilson was nominated by Mr..
Barker. All the members of the committee
having been provided for, they became
10 mutually happy that they neglected
TO make any further nominations A
question then arose as to how these nomina-
tons should be announced 10 the public, whether
a. nominations authorized by the Citizens Ass. or
a. authorized by Ex- Com, or made by disin-
terested friends. Finally, the latter was adopted
as the true policy, and, with the assistance of
Mr.. Harvey, eN-editOr of the Patriot, and the
suggestions of MIR. Crane, late manager of the
GRtzen, a card was written, and ordered to be
published in the morning papers The expense
Of advertise ment was then introduced Mr.
Crane did not think il worth while to
attempt a collection TO defray expenses. His
experience would advise against ii. Mr.. j. W.
Barker, who has been a candidate before and is
well up in the peculiar ways of election lodges
came 20 the relief of MIR. Crane By suggesting
that expense be equitably divided between the
candidates. So ordered.
MIR. Crane suggested to the committee that
some action should be taken to reconstruct the
Citizen. Ii could be run until Congress meets
for about one thousand dOiarS-NO response
And the committee adjourned.