Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-29
south Washington Republicans.

| DISORDER oUEILED BY THE EYE OF THE CHAIR
| NAN. CRUSHED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES By VS.
| Ting STATESMEN, &C.
When Mt. !. d. Baltimore. the president OF the
| Seventeenth District Republican club, raped on
the table With hath last night the hail. Sd street
! southwest, was packed, and an overflow meeting
WIS In progress in the front yard. ..TheSe meet
| ings during this week and last week. said Mr..
Baltimore ''haye been a disgrace to Washington.
nope that the republicans OF the seventeenth dis
tfict VIII 20 behave themselves that the reporters
VINO are going 10 report things Just as they lind
them, VIII Sa, that south Washington Is somewhat
| respectable" After complaints had been made
from various parts OF the hall that republicans
| nom adjoining districts were crOWdiBg H. the
meeting proceeded 10 the election OF new officers
please YOUR HONOR"
A seventeenth district colored republican, with a
| blshy head, 4 watery nose, and several yards Of
wooden comforter wrapped about his neck. and go
disposed TO hide his shirt, endeavored to catch
the charmanS eye and set up a paintive cry OF
"Mr- President please your honor When at last
ne Was recognized he had forgotten what he had to
Say and SAL down. In a moment, however. the
piaintive voice was heard again. and the owner Of
II noIniDatctia man who already had been nom-
| mated He was crushed again. but recovered him
SELF soon and put again the same nomination. The
election Tor president resulted in the choice of
Samuel = Jones Mr. Jones. young man. one of
whose chief characteristics was cuffs, upon as
Stunning the chair made a brief speech, rendering
"hiS heartfelt SynpathieS and thanks for their
generous act" OF electing him president which he
observed had been accompanied by the usual
solemn and impressive rormalilles." MI. ". p
AddSon was elected secretary. There were several
nominees for the office OF vice president, all OF
whom were renomina1ed several times by the man
envelOped in the comforter DR.. ). 4. Sumby was,
however. chosen by an overwhelming ma 1Ority, and
therrUpon brought from his place OF retire
ment near The door, and compelled to exhibit him.
Sell ana make q speech to his constituents. great
DIily nominations were made Tor delegates to the
central committee.
THE CHAIRMAN's Awful EYE.
sinister chairman was shouted by dozen
|
in his element. The men who made nominations
rushed to the table to make sure they had been re-
corded. and for moment it looked as though the
reputation of South Washington, of which Mr..
baltimore was so jealous, WAS in jeopardy, but Mr..
S4ililIc! f. Jones rose eqrei to the emergency. He
fastened his eye on the gentleman in the COM
forter, and that gentleman was crushed again
Then Mr. Jones threw the eye about the gathering
struck three quick blows with the narrow side of
the Hath. and the incipent instruction was
quelled. MeosTS- James Small, s. \. Sumby and
: f. JcneS We're, in due time declared elected
delegates and Henry Miller and James A. Ford
alternateS 10 the central committee.
CASE OF CONTEMPT.
young white man, who had squeezed into the
door. here attracted attention by keeping his hat
on. garing mark OF dlsrespect to the republicans
OF the seventeenth district. which moment ap-
pail5d the audience. Then stout republican began
ciallberlnr over the benches towards the diSre-
spectfu young man. with the intention evidently
OF viHdicatng the dignity OF the club He paused
breathessly, after climbing over several benches.
=
please" He took Ii OFF. and the meeting proceeded
A motion was made TO adjourn. but 1t was over
ruled by enthusiastic republicans. who would not
TT the occasion go by without hearing words OF
cheer from their leaders There We're loud cries for
Carson, and Mr. Perry Carson. visiting statesman,
| was dragged forth from a corner OF the room. He
said he was not speaker when he lived In the
seventeenth district. and two months residence
abroad in the sixteenth district had not made him
speaker. He thought they were nearing the
lighthouse OF suffrage. Notwithstanding the fact
that he STAR was criticising their actions and
| putting him down as saying, ''ds" and dat The
| great struggle coming he said would be for the
/ craftsmanship OF the central committee, and he
made a speech that was generally understood to be
in favor OF MI. A. VI. Ciapp for that high Office al
/ though he dill not mention Mr.. Ciapp's name
/ Speeches were also made by Mr. Small, Mr.. Balt1-
/ more, Mr. VIM. Brown. Mr. John y. Freeman. OF
| the fifteenth district; Mr. Wills, and Mr.. Vim.
Taliaferro.
RESPONSIBLE THEMSELVES.
| Mr. Baltimore. in his speech said that the reason
perhaps. that they had lost suffrage was that the
! coiCred people, as race, had not been careful
| enough lie urged them individually and collec-
| lively IL do the best they could TO prove them
I selves worthy OF suffrage. He said II was unpleas-
ant 10 II. but he had witnessed things that con-
vnced hin that the colored people themselves were
responsible 10 certain extent for having lost SUI
| frage. II am happy to say" said Mr.. Baltimore,
That haven't seen an Intoxicated man in this
hail Tonight and hope the reporter will be kind
enough 10 say that this was an orderly meeting. -
| ''Our leader
| Mr.. Freeman in his remarks congratulated the
! oCNcItoci'h uiNtIlcl upon having put the young
| lien 10 the front.
| TIE READJCSTER HERO
Mr.. Willis devoted his remarks chiefly to discuss
ing his herculean and successful efforts In the
readjuster cause in Virginia. number OF seven
teenth district republicans raised howl of dissat-
/ isiactton with MIR. Willis remarks, and the
savior OF the readjuSter cause in Virginia struck a
tragic attitude ana roared, II hope III be treated
| with cOteSy. hope III be treated with cotesy ~
The republicans o! the seventeenth district thus
minded OF their lack OF chlvalry To visitor Gained
down. Mr. Willis i'll his peroration alluded TO Sen
/ atOr Nahone'> gratitude TO Mr.. Willis and as q
proof of ii he declared ''He has sent NE about If
| teen hundred documents to my house, After
p3Sig 10 let this statement hayeitS proper effect.
/ he brought his first down on the table, and rOared
And ali ranked Mr.. Willis then took his seat
During Mr.. TaliaferroS closing remarks, the man
in the comforter and the gentleman IN base ball
cap engaged In bunting contest. which distracted
attention for SOM moments. The hunters We're,
however, separated, but left the hall to con-
tihue their sport on the outside. and it is reported
the man with the comforter Was crushed again.