Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-01
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LIVELY TINE AMONG THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS
, The Southern Republican Association met last
night at Becks Hall; D. Med. Lindsey in the
chair, and A. NJ. Harley secretary. Messrs s.
A. Swails, OF South Carolina, and r, P, Murray,
OF missouri. were added to the executive COM
mttee. since the combination OF the old
southern Republican Association and the new
corners, who were about to effect separate Or
ganzation at Wizards Hall, there has been a
desire on the part OF many members Of both
branches to reOrganize and elect new Officers
the desire took form last night.
THE SECRETARY RESIGNS.
Tne secretary, Mr.. Hardey led OIL, and gave an
account OF the first formation OF the association
He stated that it was made up generally OF fed
eral ofceholders in this District from the south,
and was organized for both social and political
purposes. He was one of the original members:
There were none of them who could command
any respect or recognition in ther own state,
and consequently had little political standing
outside the counties from which they came.
received large accession to their membership,
many Of them men OF high social and political
standing, who had influence at home as well as
in high circles at the capital of the nation-men
who can call upon the President and have infi,l-
ence with him. Under these circumstances they
Snould reOrgan1Ze and elect officers. To this end
he rendered his resignation, and said he would
step back into their ranks and work with them
all the same. He desired to see more political
work done and less talk and gas at their meet
mgs The chair requested him to put his resig-
uatiol III tllU Oh mOtlOu IL was dc-
cepted, and vote Of thanks was rendered him.
OTHER RESERVATIONS.
Mr.. Green, of Florida, rendered his resigna-
ton as vice president. The chair requested that
1t be reduced to writing, which, after some
trouble, was done; and the association, by vote,
declined to accept tie resignation. Mr.. Thomas
&, douglass, of Mississippi, rendered mis- resg-
nation as vice president. The chair requested
and insisted that the resignation be put in
writing. This new way of transacting business
by requiring all motions, no matter how trivial,
10 De put IN writing, caused some comment, bat
the chair seemed Obvious to criticism. Mr..
McWhorter, OF Georgia, treasurer Of the asso-
citation, rendered his resignation, and the chair
mad done his best as treasurer since he had been
acting, and was sorry to say there was but
twenty-five cents left in the treasury. Laugh
teri The association then, by vote, declined to
accept the designations of any of the gentlemen
the hope evidently being that the chairman
would resign too, but he
DIDN'T RESIGN WORTH A CENT;
nna!ly, Mr.. X. d. Reckley, OF Virginia, offered a
resolution that the president of the association
1t be done in writing. This caused considerable
commottOn, and several motions were made to
adjourn, but the chair refused to entertain the
motions. Mr.. McWhOrter took the floor and
said such resolution was highly discorteOus,
and he hoped the gentleman would withdraw it.
MY. Beckley said he offered it in good faith, and
he stood by it, and insisted that it be considered
Several motions were made to adjourn but the
chair would not listen to them; he said this
thing had got to be settled first. Finally, the
clamor became general for an adjournment
which they contended was always in order, and
the chair reluctantly put the notion and de-
clared 1t carried.