Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-02
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AT meeting OF the young mems republican
club of the 9Th district hast night, J. X. Brooks
IN the chair, and F.. ID. Dudley, secretary The
candidate Mr.. ElphOnzo YOungs. was called
for and addressed the club. stating that he was
better worker than speaker. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Turner, Washington and 9TH
ors. MIR. Bowman ~ admitted resolutions which
were adopted, in favor of public improvements
conducted in a spirit of intelligence and ecoHo-
my, and a full proportion of the taxation thereof
TO be borne by the general government; and pre-
senting the name OF Elphonzo Youngs, esq, as
a candidate for the House of Delegates, on the
ground OF his true republican principles, as
ax,payer, a friend and well-wisher of labor
and industry, &c.
DIR. HUXLEY DECLINES THE NOMINATION IN
THE TENTH DISTRICT.
Or. Buckley, who received the nomination as
candidate for the House of Delegates in this
district at mass meeting on Monday night last,
yesterday addressed letter to the club of that
district which nominated him, declining the
nomination, stating his reasons therefor TO be
political ineXperience and the interference with
his professional engagements.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT CONSERVATIVES.
"A meeting of the conservatives of the 10th
district was held last night at the Territorial
house, Pennsylvania avenue James Hurley in
the chair, who stated the object to be the select
ing of candidate for the House of Delegates
Mr.. WIN: q. O'Meara was chosen secretary
were placed in nomination, and Messrs. Poul
son ana Campbell acted as tellers. The result
was the selection of Mr. Hughes, and he was az
forwards nominated by reclamation.
THE SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.
At the primary election at Island hall, which
took place between the hours of 1 and O'Clock
7. N. yesterday, the vote stood as follows: F. A.
Boswell, &l6; VIM. A. TaliaferO, 74-maiority
for BosV ell, 222. Total vote cast, 80.
REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION TWENTIETH DIS
TRICT.
large and enthusiastic republican ratifica-
ton meeting was held last night at Rehecca
ball in the Goth district, the friends OF Mr.
Mcmahon turning ont in large force.
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DISTRICT.
A ratification meeting was held in the 21st
district at the new market house last night. A.
Campbell in the chair, and VIM. Garges secre-
taTy. DIR. g. g. Cox addressed the meeting,
and paid handsome compliment to both Gov
eInor Shepherd and Ex-Governor Cooke; spoke
eminent, and closed by reciting services rem
'dered by Mr.. Bursley to the republican party to
which he had been faithful ally. Dir. Cox
was followed by Messrs. ID. W. Bliss, Joseph
Williams, Arthur Shepherd, Maglll Pierce, G.
W. Smith, Prof Cook, III. Piper, and II. A.
han. Letters were read from Governor Shep-
herd and I: j. johnson expressing regret at
not being able to be present. A resolution was
adopted "that we do, as the regular republican
clubo of the 2lst legislative district, affirm our
islth IN the passage of such law as will place
general statute, thereby breaking down the
prejudice of ignorance, caste and color"
NERMlLLION THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN
THE TwENTY-sECoND DISTRICT.
At the primary election in the 22d district
yesterday in accordance with the instruction of
the republican central committee the result
was as follows: Whole number of votes cast 7OS,
Of which Mr.. w. f. Vermillion received 367
and Josiah L. Nenable 81, majority for Yer
million &c.
The Washington City Savings Bank.
Editor II the Star: Sir:-YOur issue of last
evening contained the report of "the committee
or thIteen,' appointed by the $50 called
mIeeting of the depositors of the Washington
have a word TO say about this "meetiny of
del ositors," and it is that / am quite ignorant
OF the matter or the meeting, but that 1 and a
great many other depOstOTs are interested in
The affairs of the Washington City Savings
Bank. Interested we are, Mr.. Editor, but not
represented in any meeting of depositors" that
has yet taken place, because we know of no
such meeting. We say we are not represented
In spite OF the committee's assertion that "all
parties having any interest in the Washington
City Savings Bank were fully and faithfully
represented" The number of depositOrs is else
where stated to be about two thousand, and /
judge that nineteen hundred and fifty of them,
at least, know as little about this "cOmmittee,'
or this injecting of depOsitors" as l do. When
was this meeting? Where was it? Who were
present at it, and how many were they, ali
told? Did it include 'the committee of thir-
teen?" There has been no general ''meeting of
depOsitOrs" for the simple reason that such a
meeting was impossible without previous notice
given in the city papers, and no such notice was
given.
BY what authority, then, does this commit
tee CT thirteen" assume to act, and what bust
ness have they TO pretend to represent "all
parties having any interest in the Washington
City Savings Bank ?" We hold that ''all Just
powers derive their authority from the consent
of the governed" but we are governed, 1t
seems, without our consent being asked or
given; governed by COMMITTEE OF thirteen"
appointed in mysterious way, at some obscure
meeting of depOsit0rs," and afterwards clos
eted with the bank officers, who kindly claim
that call parties having any interest, ETC., are
"a
sequel 70 this impudent claim, and a tit cOnclu-
sion that the committee recommend "that no
action be taken, and that the public meeting of
the depositOrs adjourned to October be post
poned, subject to the call Of the committee Of
thirteen 20
Gentlemen, this will not do. The Washington
City Savings Bank is not yet a close corpora
ton, and its depOsitors have some rights which
committees and bank officers are bound to re-
spect. They have right to be heard in open
proper notice served in the usual
way-the right to a voice and a vote in matters
directly concerning them, and, above all, the
right 10 appoint their own cOmnAtiee and TO saw
by wnom they choose to be represented. 1t
would be waste of time, therefore, to discuss
the report OF this cor. mittee, or to comment on
the absurd proposition of Mr.. Rufus friends (?)
TO 'secure written pledge from the depOsitors
that they will not take legal action against the
bank to recover their money within one year."
as ii, while Mr.. Ruff lived and was capable of
managing his affairs, anybody dreamed Of such
action, or there could be any circumstances of
the bank which would justify it. As TO making
the 1900 depOstOrs ''whO did not draw out their
mostly sensible and intelligent
persons, we suppOse-enter into an agreement
TO tic up their hands, and not to trouble the
bank for one year-it is too much like the prop
ositiOn OF the fox who lost his TAIL and who said
to the other foxes, ''go all and do likewise"
For our part we desire TO see Mr.. Ruff again in
charge of the bank, and he may be assured OF
our forbearaRce and cOnsiderate sympathy in
his misfortunes-confdent as we are that he
knows his own affairs best, that he needs no
help from a receiver, and no advice from any
COMMITTEE Of thirteen" a DEPosIroR.
BIDS FOR THE FIRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH
But two bids were received by the Board of
Public Works for the reconstruction and extern
sion of the tire-alarm telegraph in the cities
of Washington and Georgetown, which were
opened to- day-One for S75, 900, which includes
100 automatic signal boxes of the most ap-
proved form, to be located at such points as
may be deemed desirable, and all the neces-
sary apparatus and work to make a com
plete and perfect system. No payment is
to be made until the whole work Is exam
ined and found satisfactory by the board.
In the bid for SIS, GOO, the amount appropriated
by the last Legislature, the contractors propose
to furnish fair propOrtionate part of the
apparatus and worK, included in their bid for