Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-18
GEORG ETC W N.
Another Retroces~ion Meeting.

HOW THEY AhUsE THEMSELVES THESE
COLD NIGHTS IN GEORGETOWN
Another meeting was held at the Mar ct
House hall last night in the interest OF he
refrocession of the city of GeOrgetown and
that Fart Of the District west of Rock Creek
10 the state of Maryland. The meeting was
rot very large. and was called to order by
Mr.. Esau Pickrell, AID Mr.. j. u. Mctiill took
his position as secretary.
Mr. MeGill said that the project, which ad
been started by few, had been met with tcr-
rloie and malevolent opposition, and in view
OF that he wanted the citizens OF Georgetown
To assert their manhood and contempt OF the
iampOoning which they had received from
the people OF Washington on the folly of re-
procession. He suggested that the Off rers
elected at the previous meeting take seats on
The chairman gave the invitation. and
hessrs. w. II. Cassin, Joseph l.. Simms and
James Goddard, vice presidents, took seats
on the platform.
Mr. Joseph l.. Sirlms was called on and
expressed himself in favor of the movement
and charged that the valuable water power
mere was Low going to waste, and said that
capitalists would not invest where they
wonld have no voice in the government. He
believed that if Georgetown was taken hac k
by Maryland ii would be the making OF the
OLD town. Mary land controlled the canal
and water over, and hc was certain that
The state would not aid in utilizing that
power outside OF its own Jurisdiction. Mr..
Si1nnlS claimed that great oUtrages had been
IerpCtTat"d or our citizens. viii N if She had
been in the state OF Maryland would never,
have been.
Mr.. W. f. Soper declared himself in ray., r
o. the movement, but declined To speak IN
account OF Ill health. He asked if there was
any OPPOSITION 10 the movement.
hr. MCGill said the opposition came from
pure scltshnCss, ard he had met hut r, r
persons in Georgetown opposed to the noy =
ment. He never saw anything so pitiful g
the COZ Iii ton of Georgetown. He said the
miserable pittancr the District got from Con-
gress was all swallowed up before it got to
Rock creek.
stating that he had found bat little oppo<i-
ton. and the Maryland papers favor il. He
claimed that since the new District govern
ment had swallowed up Georgetown she had
not received her share OF improvements and
had been taxed greatly beyond her just pro-
portion.
Captain James Goddard said that George
town was Tow looked on as 1.-THE little end of
nothing" whitfield down to n point but pro-
tested against the movement being ridicIlei
by the Dis trtct press. If the people OF Wash
lngton had played the drama of robbing the
peopi" OF Georgetown almost completely 10
was the privilege of the latter now to play
farce without being interfered with.
Mr.. j. NJ: Stake remarked that although il
was late in the Congressional session it
weuld he well to start the ball So as to be
ready at the next session.
Mr.. r. l.. Cropley inquired, min case of
retsOceSsiOn, who was to paw the George.
town quota OF the District debt.
Nr. Cassin said that Georgetown should
only nave pay legally for what improve
nleHlS were mace IN Georgetown proper.
Mr.. CaSSin moved that q committee of
seven be appointed To confer with the people
of Maryland, ard also to proceed to Annapo
lis 10 confer with the Maryland legislature
and ascertain their views in regard to re-
celVlng back the people of Georgetown,
Agreed to unanimously.
Mr. Blair, cOlOred, amid considerable con
fusion expressed himself in favor of the
movement, but wanted the ignorant class
of people TO fully understand the question
ON motion of Mr.. SimmS. the sense of the
meeting was taken on the question of retro
ceSSlOn, and il was carried unanimously.