Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-30
The District Commi..ion:er.hip.

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A MEETING IN EAST WASHINGTON PRESENTS THE
NAME OF MR.. soMKRvILLE
A meeting of citizens was held at McCauley'5
Hall, Capitol Hill, last night to recommend %
the President candidate for District Cor xais.
sioner. There were present about sixty ssrsons
Mr. John E HeSreIl presided, with Mr.. w. p
Allen as secretary Mr.. Herrell So I'd that GENERAL
canddates for District Cor Snas SECTION mas as
a meeting had been he' al which the choice
fell on Mr.. Somervtlle, at subsequently a dele
ga.iOn LAY MP T. @ the name OF Gen Paine
on some one c. .ass.iate. M. W. E. Vermillion
siiu that, acc Ic,gRg to THE STAR Mr.. Paine's
Gamul1acs .oQfd not be pressed. He then
warmly eddofse0 Mr. SoIneTVille and moved
that he oe declared the chosce of the meeting
aa s -not committee of one hundred be ap-
-ntsd 70 present his claims to the President.
at Mr W. ". <; Young suggested that the name Of
lion replied that Mr.. Dixon was Ineligible as
the choice OF this meelsng, as he resided out OF
this section. He Thea renewed his motion. Mr.
&c. kirkwoOd said that Gen Paine had not
declined, but he woEld not seek the Office. Mr.
Sermillion remarked that there was but enc
candidate, as Gen. Paine WIS not citizen and
Hawkins Taylor advised that the meeting SIM
ply ask fer representative man from East
washington 1 ad not name sna any one Se He De
sentative. He thought 1t would be ridiculous
| for this meeting to suggest a narse for
| tne 4o,ooo people easI VI the Capltol.
President would appoint the nan that
| they wOtfsd all concentrate on, and he
urged unity of action. A vote was tken taken
| as TO whether they would ballot for candidate
and IT resulted 81 in the affirmative and Il in the
negative. Mr.. Taylor.-Le. it GO cut that the
p who'pOted for the ballot are for Mr.. Somer-
vile. Mr.. Hayghe said he had come here to
1 abideity the decision of the meeting. Mrs Lin
coin inquired If Mr. Somervie was temperance
man, and receiving an affirmative answer said
heFwaalld have the support or the ladies. Mr..
Sidney Herbert urged that they should not act
hastily, and seeing that they were divided he
| suggested that the meeting adjourn. Mr.. S. w.
| Mckee urged that they take aNpte and support
| the person named. He would do so If the choice
| FEB on old Mike Sinner.
soMERy1Id.E SELECTED.
| After some further debate In which it was
stated that Gen. Paine would serve If the people
| asked for him and the appointment was ten
| dered, the chair announced the candidates.
| MeSSrS. Dixon, Paine and SOnervllle. Mr.. Brow n
| said that Mr.. Paine had not been nominated,
| and Mr. Kirkwood said he had not named him as
/ candidate The ballot Notwithstanding
| As, Bowen 3, Dixon and Paine I each. Mr..
| Hayghe moved that committee of 100 be ap-
pointed to present Mr. Solnervilles name; car
| ried. The chair announced that he would an
nounce the committee by Saturday morning.
CAPTAIN GRANT,
| who Is alluded to in the call for this meeting,
| as having g called few OF his friends, under
| selection" is out in a card, in which he states
| that the legislative committee Of the Capitol
/ Hill and East Washington Association was reg
| ularly called, and under the authority Of the
| constitution of the association they made re-
| commentator of Gen. Paine for the position OF
| District Commissioner, adopted petition in his
| favor. and eighteen members of the committee
| signed it.