Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-13
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEES.
President Larner Sends Out q Circular
Adjourning it without Day.


pR. RErBURS PROTESTS AND ISSUES A CALL FOR
MEErNo-MR. LARSER's ExFLANAIIoN-
VIEWS OF MEMBERS OF rHE COMMITTEE.
The card published by Dr. Eeyburn, vice.
president of the citizens representative CON-
mittee, in yesterdays STAR. was read with lively
interest by the members Of that committee.
DIR. Reyburn vigorously protests against the
action OF President Larner in sending out
circular, which had the effect of preventing a
committee meeting Tuesday night. The circular
said: In view ofthe difficulty experienced oflate
in obtaining quorum of the committee, owing
to an apparent lack of interest in its proceed
ings, and that several Of the local associations
have failed to re-elect delegates, so that many
of the members of this body are such by suffer-
ance only, and refuse to act longer il has been
deemed advisable, after consultation with sun
dry members, that no further meetings be held
until actual notice to that effect"
WHAT PRESIDENT LARSER SAYS.
The circular was signed by Noble d. Larner,
president, and Il. I. Morsell, secretary. Mr..
Larner said this morning to a STAR reporter
that the circular explains itself The action
was taken after consultation with members of
the committee. 'Of course" he added, Il
was unable to see all the members. have no
notoriety. What did was. as / thought after
consultation with number of the leading
members, the best thing for the interests of
the committee. That body is no. dead. and I
want to say that when tie hour of dissolution
comes that will not be the man to desert the
post of duty. Now l could say more. but |
don't propose to engage in any newspaper con-
troversy. / see that DIR. Reyburn saws in the
newspapers that have no right 10 take this
action. In my opinion the objection is q triy-
ial one."
DIR. REYBURS's POSITION.
DR.. Reyburn told a STAR reporter that the
presiding officer had no right 10 stop the meet
ings of the committee. The proper course TO
pursue" he said. twas to submit the question
| at a meeting and let the members make known
| their wishes. l have no object in this matter
except to have our business done regularly,
and If 1t is the wish of ma jority OF the com
mittee to disband. let il be done properly.
Personally, l think that we ought to keep up
the organization and the meetings. Through
| the committee Congress can be kept in
formed of the needs OF the District. The COM
mittee has accomplished much in the past and
there is still great deal TO do"
DIR. Reyburn said that it was true some OF
the associations had not reelected delegates
this year. He was of the opinion, however,
that the committee might be reorganized and
placed on a strictly business footing. DIR.
Reyburn stated in his notice in TIE STAR that
the next regular meeting would be held on the
second Tuesday in January. His object in
calling this meeting is to have the committee
determine upon Its future course.
Other members of the committee in talking
OF this matter said that the failure of some dis
| trlcts to renew their representation, the
dissensions in other districts the short session
of Congress and excitement of inauguration
were the main reasons which influenced the
president of the committee and his advisers TO
ia ie the action they did.
Mr.. CHURCH FAVORED sUsPESDINa THE MEET
INGs TEMPORARILY,
Mr.. c. B. Church said that MIR. Larner told
him that number of the members of the COM
mittee had suggested that the meetings be sus-
pended for the present. This plan was pro-
posed, was told" continued Mr.. Church, be
| cause several of the delegations were not COM
plete, and, furthermore. because il was not
| likely that there would be any matters of i'm
portance before the committee during the
present winter. 1t was not thought probable
that any special District legislation would be
acted upon by Congress at the present session.
L told Mr.. Larner that, in my opinion, each as
| ISOLATION ought to be fully represented in the
committee If We were to continue to act as rep
| resentatives of the people. For this reason
thought the meetings might be suspended for
| the present. j also said that the only legisla-
| ton that Congress was likely to consider was
| the matter of the steam railroads within the
| that matter and will be ready to advise the
| congressional committees when called upon.
| So 1 considered that there was no special rea-
son for the continuance of the meetings on this
account. As to the point raised that the con-
tlnuance or dlscontinuance of the meetings
| should have been determined at a meeting of
| the committee, perhaps it would have been
the best way, but it is hardly material, and if
| majority of the members prefer to go on with
| the meetings there is nothing to prevent them
frnts, nd Iaol rf.ir
THOUGHT IT GOOD THING TO DISCONTINUE
TIE MEETINGS.
Josiah Millard, of northeast Washington, said
he had received the circular sent out by Mr.
Larner, and thought it was good thing to dis
continue the meetings for the present. He did
not think that the committee doing any
! good, and in that case meetings might lead to
harm. If there was an extra session of Con-
| gress then there would be some chance for Dis
trict legislation. In that event he was of the
opinion that the committee would be able to
do great deal of good. As to the method
| adopted of suspending the meetings he did not
regard that Of any material consequence.
| II THINK SOMEBODY HAS ovERsTEPPED HIS
! AUTHORITY"
said Mr.. NJ. /. Weller, of the committee to a
STAR reporter. Mr.. Larner has no right
whatever" he continued, Ito abrogate the
constitution governing the Committee of One
Hundred, which distinctly says that regular
| meetings of the representative committee shall
| be held on the first Tuesday in each month
| He has right to call special meetings in his
| discretion. In a short while this matter of
| postponement will be thoroughly ventilated
| and some developments will follow. All of the
| members on this side of the capitol are thor
oughly incensed at Mr.. Larner's inexplicable
action, as this matter could have, with due
propriety, been argued at our last meeting"
Real Estate Matters.
| b. H. Warner g. Co. has leased for ten years
the new hotel building, La Normandie, at the
corner of 18th and streets, to Horace NJ Cake
The property belongs to Washington Mclean.
As soon as the hotel can be furnished it will be
opened to the public.
John F. Dyer has bought for $500 of W. II.
Dyer, part lots and Z. So. 40, 17.44 feet front
on H. between 18th and 10Th streets northwest
d. Loughran has bought for Sl7 900 of W. H.
Dyer part lot 6, SO. 120. fronting $3.50 feet by
a depth of So feet on III street, between 18th
and 10th streets northwest.
L. A. Lewis has bought of Inez L. Lyon for
"a, 200, sub IL, square n. of III, l249 So feet
fronting on I, between 10th street and New
Hampshire avenue.
Baltimore and Ohio's New President.
MR MAYER WILL BE ELECTED TO SUCCEED MIR.
sPNCER ON THE 18th. INSTANT.
There is no longer any doubt about. a coming
change in the Baltimore and Ohio presidency,