Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-14
A Rntlef Citlh Formed.
A LIVELY MEETING AT COSMOPOLITAN HALL LAST
EVENING-ALLEGED ATTEMPT OF BLAINE MEN TIC
CAPTURE THE .ETING

LIVELY MEETING AT COSMOPOLITAN HALL LAST
EVENING-ALLEGED ATTEMPT OF BLAINE MEN tn
CAPTCk RE THE u ..ETING.
meeting was held last night at CoSlnopoIitan
nail, corner OF Sth and streets, for the purpose
as the call stated. OF forming Butler Liberty club
anu adopting lnC"nS 20 promote independent DO
ntlcaI thought and actiOn among the people The
call was signed by /. Fulton Can't. james l. Miles,
joseph Fannin3, Gilbert Rockwoo1 Gaorre !
Ennis, Paul I. Bowen, james w Consiline d. C.
Halliday, 5. l. Slack Thomas l. NcNickle and
Others.
lie hall was well filed the attendance tnrlua-
ing u NUMBER OF co ored men, James W. Colrl,it,
was cAOsen temporary chairman, MIR. McNickle
temporary secretary. MesSrs CAN'T Jane, /
Niles. Gilbert lockwood. ". :. WautIbv and Geo
D. E-ins were appo,n,e1 u committee Oh orsaniz;-
tion, AL Pdnl l. Bowen, Joseph inning, David
T. Hol.id ". Thomas l. NCNIchle ana George A.
Iayor were appointed Il committee ca re,olutioli
Inc COMMIT, zee On org IMITATION recommended
permanent Officers as 10 lows: PreSid n, r. Full
ton CAN'T; vice presid -nL, iae Grand III, Judr
MdrWlch. Martin j. Gordon. Jama, flaming ana
Nm H. SicAl-a recording secretary. Thon Is Nc
Nc-e: corresponding Secreary, Gilbert Rock wood;
treasurer, Frank j. Sool. The rep TT wa, d,Dtp
When the chair invited persons present t. ii "a
The roll que rash was N III 10 the table TO sy
aii-ois 'il-h Hiss Catherine Odlum and several
other 1t les.
BLAI*E MES N THE MEETING
"hen of'ier was resumed member arose and
STATE tA;t TO his 'rSohal Hnowiedge he had seen
lntn 20 forward IND sign the roll who we're Ollie rs
ana members Of the WOrklnymen's Blaine and
Logan @''b He did Eot Understand IT, Mr. Bowen
iAOfe ~ Il no one Dc allowed 10 vote for officers of
the ciu3 VINO are mclperS OF any Blaine or Ceye-
land clubs.
The vote by which the report of the committee
on org tillZtton was adopted was then recon-
sidrrtd.
II vas moved by Mr.. Bowen that any gentleman
piescht WHO was a member any ojne: pol. l;.lI
cluo Oe nOt allowed 10 Vote. Mr. Daniels mad. an
.i1tirtoS III FAVOR Of the Butler Liberty club /, mere
i!ad been ~ man. he said so true to the hbo,lur
pubic as General Butler, and no man need ID,
ashamed 10 sand by hun. sir. Blake and sever
others look the nOor and all talked at once some
CONFUSION followed Mr. CAN'T declared that ~,
dluI care what the opposition wa, nor what he
purpose OF the enemies OF Butler was there would
DC organized III this city Butler club from the
worklnSInenS organizations
ME CRASDALL ELECTED PRESIDENT
He dared the Blaine or Cleveland parties present
10 interfere longer in their organization and made
a motion that Nr. Lee Cran!alI be declared The
permanent president This motion was carried
almost Unanimously. Nj. CranddlI came forward
ana defined his position. He had labored TO UNFOLD
u ID, raj iuter-hdd labored as editor in benz
oi Bot,er l. Fulton CAN'T was made vice pre,i-
'u-ht nS acc4iIllitiJn- VI. j. L. KenneIay was
elected secretary. Mir Frank j. Sol,in was elected
5iedsuitf: 10 W. Cox. srrgeant-at-armS Mr.
.r1ht'. JAS Niles, Joseph Tanning, Gilbert Lock.
Nood ana Geo j. Ennis Were appointed a com
ihittte on ratification meeting. The cub thnn
ddJourDtru Tor one week. MI CAN'T said there " ire
men In The ofg.niZ ton who believed that Mr. Lee
SraIdaE, the president OF the club was an enemy
u the movement He branded this a falsehood