Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-05

six inches of wood pavement as six inches of
typhoid fever; in all small sewers in any city
pipes were used; all sewer pipes were subjected
TO hydraulic test, and stand from coo to 1,OoO
pounds pressure to the square inch.
Adjourned until ten O'Clock Monday.
Eighth District Republican Boilers.
A DEFEATED CANDIDATE CALLS MEETING
HIS HANDFUL OF FOLLOWERS OUTvoTED By
THE REGULAR REPUBLICANS, BUT HE PER.
sIsTs IN HIS WORK OF DISCRIMINATION.
About fifty or sixty persons assembled at
Minors hall. corner OF 10Th and o streets, last
night, in response to call published in one OF
TIE morning papers, and signed " X. j. Beall
President" president of what y for a meetjno
Of the republicans OF the Sth legislative district
Ito organize the republican club under the res
olutiOns of the republican general committee
passed January 80, 1872, and to choose three
delegates to the general republican committee
for the year commencing April, 1872"
As the regular republican club of this district
held meeting several weeks since, and elected
dele gates to the republican general committee
and also to the convention which selected dele
gates to the Philadelphia convention, the great
majority of the republicans of the district re-
garded Mr.. Bealls call as entirely unauthorized
espo cially as MIR. Beall was the candidate of :,
few boilers tor the House of Delegates at the
last election, and was badly defeated by the
meeting was called to order il was evident that
STORM WAS BREWING,
and that 1t would ultimately break upon the
head OF the sol distant chairman, Mr. BealI, who
exhibited considerable nervousness, and fire.
guentiy went to the door to shake hands with
his followers as they entered. Prof A. VI.
Green was present,
"GRAND, GLOOMY, AND PECULIAR"
ard apparently not all pleased with the pros
pect A large number of those present whiIed
away the time In sky-larking, and there were
remarks passed about "sore-heads," " disor-
read his published call after which he unblusb-
ingly said that the order of the republican com
mttee in regard to recognizing the club of the
nd sla fIr..r. lzlA
eTal committee had never been complied With
and that he had been directed by the Chairman
Of the general committee to call meeting for the
purposes indicsted He hoped those who came
10 interfere with the proceedings would leave
Al This Juncture some one interrupted by saving
IT TEEN THE WHOLE HOUSE WILL co..
MI. Beall then went on to say that he should
recognize no one who was opposed to electing
all the District officers. Here the ball onenei
IN earnest, Joseph Il. Brooks Charles Garrett
Washington Waller and a dozen others being
Ga t6eir feet and trying to make themselves
made the best of q lucid interval to say that the
hrst business in order would be the election Of a
chairman, and some one moved that the meet
ing proceed to elect that officer. Jos. Il. Brooks
moved to lay that resolution on the table which
motion seemed TO be almost unanimously car
ried. Mr. Brooks said he was present to
PROTEST AGAINST THE PROCEEDINGS.
Inc regular republican club had already held a
meeting and transacted the business for which
This one was called. Mr.. Beall knew this, and
nad no authority to call meeting of the repub-
means OF the district Loud cries of "That's so y,
followed Mr. Brooks remarks. Wasbinoto,
!" amer said he, for one, did not propose to sit
here and have men assume that thew were the
republican club Of the district, when they were
no such thing. Joseph X. Brooks was then
nominated as chairman of the meeting. fhe
motion being seconded by a score of voices At
TINS point large number mounted the benches
motions, and a crowd besieged the table Of the
chairman" who vainly ende avored to make
himself ht ard. Some one was heard i'm the din
10 nominate MIR. Beall for president of the club.
Wnereupon that gentleman put the motion and
DECLARED HIMSELF ELECTED,
notwithstanding the storm OF "noes" which
came from all parts OF the room. One of Beall's
nedade followers here suggested TO Mr.. Brooks
that III ne DIDN'T like the proceedings he better
get out but H. determinedly notified the gentle
an OF his intention to stay and dsed him to oust
MN: AMID the greatest confusion Mr.. Beall de-
cared that X II. Waters had been elected sec
rotary, and Wilson Smith first vice president
Mr. Brooks again denounced the meeting "a
unauthorized, and put motion to adjourn,
Mr.. Brooks as delegate to the general commit
tee amid loud cheers and cries of "Brooks,,
This gentleman then mounted chair to address
the meeting. Beall, seeing
THE CRITICAL SITUATION
OF ahalrs. made desperate effort to rally his
handful OF strikers, and mounted a bench, amid
i9ud wells and shouts for Brooks" Not a wuru
snas e,'ner gentleman said could be dstin-
ssa.a mt ~ 'ns general "...mos. AZ: Crooks
motion to adjourn, and
II was again almost unanimously carried.
MI. Beall, from his perch, yelled out re-
quest for Professor A. M. Green to come for
ward and pour oil on the troubled waters, bat
that gentleman failed to respond. Meanwhile
everybody yelled at the top OF his voice for
Brooks, and again Beall made
FRANTIC APPEAL FOR GREEN
to come forward. The tumult continuing, Mr.
Beall put motion to adjourn, and declared it
carried. Mostof those present then left the hall.
but soon returned, observing that Beall and
several others remained. Loud cheers were
given for Col. VIM. A. Cook, Casper Keller and
Thos. w. Chase, the regular delegates to the
republican general committee. Beall thereupon
mounted bench and called for three cheers for
Col. n. G. Ordway, which call was mainly re-
sponded TO by groans and Misses. Bean then
disappeared through the back door, carrying the
kerosene lamp with him, and the meeting dis
persed.