The Washington critic., 1886-12-16
DESPITE THE CHAIRMAN
The Committee of one Hundred ig
nUred nv tho Citizeus' Meeting.

Ahb VI Ohb
nored by tho citizens Meeting.
Seventy. determined looking
men, with an inch OF snow sticking
TO Il cir clothing, were found b. TnE
tn1iC reporters In front of Masonic
Temple last night. The announce
ment printed in an evening paper to
the effect that there would be no meet.
ing TO perfect arrangements to appoint
citizens committee of one hundred
TO look after the needs and interests of
this District, in Congress, was disrc.
garded by them. They said that Chair
man VIM. NJ. Gait had no authority to
postpone their meeting and they consid-
cred 1t a presumption on his part TO
attempt 1t.
MIR. GALT's ANNOUNCEMENT
that there would be no meeting, the locking
of the doors on them, the driving storm,
and the fact that they had to cool their
heels in the snow for the best part of an
hour, was not sufficient to throw a damper
on them or prevent their holding meeting.
They said they came to squech the attempt
made at the last meeting to impose com
mittee on the public that was selected al
most entirely from one favored section, and
they proceeded TO carry out their purpose
THOSE WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
Among those observed by The CRITIC be-
fore the meeting dispersed were George
Francis Donaldson, Charles Pelham, George
NJ. oyster, Thomas W. Smith, Andrew
Archer, NJ. L. Brldwell, l.. G.. Wheeler,
John G.. Slater, John Walker, Major Samuel
III A n ~
man, M. I.Weller, A. l.. Bliss, q. Y. At Lee,
General. Il. w. Whitaker, a. b. Coppes,
Charles Entwisle, Noble ID. Larner, o. I.
THOMPSON, J. Ormond Wilson, j. NJ. Jones,
A. NJ. Raymond, ii. j. Lauck, II. w. Emo,
Lawrence kavanaugh, Daniel +. Lee,
Joseph .. Worthington, q. Il. Fraser, A.
Gaddls, Thomas Gray, George 7. Newton,
George X: Repetti, Colonel Thomas A.
Gardner, II. A. Griswold, DIR. II. b. Donald
son, L. Chappell, W. II. Barstow, Johu e.
Pelham.
PROCEEDING TO BUSINESS.
"Tho meeting will please come TO order,"
rang out the clear voice OF Mr.. NJ. !. Weller
OF Capitol Hid, in a high key, promptly at s
o'clock. The meeting came TO order with
great expedition. sin the absence of the
chairman, Mr.. Gait, move that Mr.
George Francis Dawson be chosen to take
the chair" continued the gentleman from
Capitol Hill. Mr.. Dawson looked wist-
fully at the great doors that barred his en-
trance to where the chairs were kept. He
walked up the four granite steps aud turn
ing his back on the door, apparently to
show his contempt for It and the powers
that kept 1t closed, stood In three inches Of
snow, protecting his face from the storm
with hts umbrella. His election was unani-
nous. Judge Charles Pelham was ap.
pointed TO act as secretary for the meeting.
lie sat down on tho steps in the snow to
perform his duties.
THE COMMITTEE KILLED.
"The first business before the meeting is
the unfinished business Of the last meet.
| ing" suggested Mr.. Weller. The I'M
| finished business referred to was the motion
| TO adopt the report OF the committee OF five
| appointed to select 100 names to constitute
| the committee.
81 move to lay the report of the commit
| tee on the table, - said Mr.. Charles Entwisle
| Mr.. Weller amended the motion by adding;
"aud that the committee Of five be dis.
charged" The amendment was accepted
and vote was taken. The "ayes" could
be heard at the Washington Monument and
no man said nay.
| A motion to adjourn sine die was carried
unanimously. "Tbere wasn't any Calf left
In that" said jubilant member OF the
| crowd as he vanished In the storm.
A noticeable feature OF the meeting was
the fact that only one member OF the
| proposed committee Of 100, selected last
week, was present.
| WHAT THE PEOPLE FAVOR.
| There was unanimity Of opinion among
| the gentlemen ut last nights meeting that
another method OF selecting a committee
should be adopted. Inquestioning them on
what plan would be the most satisfactory,
they eaid that each section OF the city
should be allowed to hold a meeting to Sc
lect its representative men, and that these
should be sent to represent the interests of
| their respective localities, and that the com
mittee of 100 should be selected from among
them. There was considerable feeling
against the alleged attempt to ignore the
southern and eastern sections In the selec-
tion Of last weeks committee.
awe don't want such a committee, and
we won't have it, and If IL is necessary We
will fight" said S. Taylor Suit this morn
ing. IL own as much land In and about
Washington as any five of them" he con-
tinued, heating up little. "'ve had a
score of the solid citizens Of Washington TO
come to me and protest against the way In
which that committee was selected" he
continued. ave don't want ninety-seven
men out of a hundred from one section.
The very idea OF issuing call one day aud
holding meeting the next to select com
mittee, is absurd. II they give us sufficient
| time VIC may get committee that will be
credit to the object for which It is Sc
lect1d.n He stated that committee had
been appointed to wait on Mr.. w. W. Cor
coran to ascertain whether he had author
| lied bis name to be used at the last week. &