Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-10
4 Red Hot Meeting of FIFTEENTH DIS.
trict WOrkiuyme0.

sHAEP CRITICISMS OF THE COURSE OF DELE
GATE cHoATE AND COUNCILMAN BROWNE.
A. meeting of the Fifteenth District Work
inguen's club last night the chairman mfr
Free man) stated that by some mistake the news
papers had given too much credit for recent dis
trict le gislative action on the eight hour and ~
per diem question to Mr.. Warren Choate. He
(freenan) had never been fully Satisfied with
,,, course of that gentleman in relation to this
matter. he thought when they selected Mr.
Choate as their rerresentatiYS tsey offered an
insult to the dignity OF
AN HONEST DEMOCRAT,
Captain Moore. When two dollars day for
eight hours labor vas under consideration, Cap
tain Moore came out square in support OF II. He
was not speaking in support OF democracy, but
when it came to the question OF increasing his
wages and lesSening his hours OF labor in the
sun he could understand who was his friend.
and thought that As workngmen they should re-
member who assisted them. he reminded them
that be:ore Mr.. A. X. Browne, their president,
had received bis appontIneEt 10 tue Council he
was mach among them. He Was trying to Sc
cure ali the influence he could, but since his ap-
rOiDtment he had not been with them. Mr..
CLoate was also with them before his election,
but not since, except TO explain his action the
EIesT HOUR QUESTION.
He thought the workiDgmen should remember
to support only those who supported them.
Mr.. Barley was in favor o. declaring the Off
ces Of the club vacant; all such as didn attend
the meetings.
VIM. Bowen called attention to the fact that
he recently resigned the position of superinten-
dent of laborers, and that Mr.. Choate had placed
MT. Waters in it, who was unknown in tue
district and who never voted IN it.
The chair made a speech on Mr.. Choate's
course in the legislature on
THE NORMAL SCHOOL QUESTION,
and said that he would never vote again for a
man who wanted to make discrimination in
school matters against his children. Mr.. Choate
bad said the colored children had the Howard
University to 60 to, but he seemed to forget that
that institution was open to the white students
| as well as TO the black ones. When Mr.. Choste
was seeking the nomination from them he
| seemed like q very cherubim-he was reli-
| gious and go apparently sanctihed that they be-
neved in him, and nominated and elected him.
He was Sunday-school teacher, and came 70
4 get their votes through their children. He would
Ike to hear him teach his Sunday-school class
As he .uppoeed his prayer was "Sufisr ii.tle
white children to come unto me, but let the little
nIReers stay away" (Great laughter.l
Mr.. Loman said that before elections candi
ARMS ARGUED THE xxaRo's NECK,
asked him to drink with them. smoke with them
Sc. After getting elected they refused to lei
ad e. to the Ss :e Tho via
| taxpayer to send his children to the neares
school, whether white or black. The legislator,
Was paper one and owned by the board o
Several members objected to remarks reflect
ing on the board Of public works, through whicl
on motion Of Mr.. Freeman, the secretary wa
directed to notify the officers Of the associate,
10 attend the next meeting, and that In case o
their failure TO do 30 they proceed to reorganiz
and elect new ofhcers. Adjourned.
The ALARN OF FIRE from box 80 at noon 10
day was caused by the discovery of nre in tn
second story OF Somerville & Leitch's brass
| finishing establishment on 18th street, betwee,
| and ID. The fire department promptly re
sIonded, but the flames had been extingulshe
| bv the workmen before the engines arrived. /
is supposed to have been caused by epontaneou
| combustion among q few rags.
The alarm at $40 O'Clock this afternoon wa
Caused by the burning of roof OF an old shant
| on Is Z street, between and ID streets, north
west, occupied BY colored family. Not muc
loss.