Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-31
From Saturdays Daily.l
IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED.
The Independent Order Of Disap-
pointed Office Hunters Holds a
Stormy and Unsatisfactory Session
COMMITTEES Reports Submitted.


were present: Dr.. J. NJ. Hodge, presi-
dent; G. F. Mead, secretary; S. K.
Strother. treasurer; Geo. Burroughs
and r. B. Claiborne, janitors.
The meeting was called to order by
the president and its object briefly
stated. 1t was to see what should next
be done to retrieve the waning fortunes
of the society. tits generally admitted,
he said, that thus far its efforts have
been unsuccessful. 1t has, so to speak,
been "hoist by its own petard." That
last double-leaded editorial in the
Chronicle was fiat-footed failure
Here Mr.. Mead jumped to his feet
and wanted to know If the president
meant anything personal.
Not at all, was the reply. 1t is
simply stated that the article made no
impression on the people. There was
nothing new or original in it.
Mr.. Mead remarked that there wasn't
anything new to say.
Exactly so, went on the president
urtanely, and that brings us to the
object of our meeting. We would like
to hear from the other brothers present.
Mr.. Claiborne arose. He had done
his best. He printed several hundred
extra copies of the Jan. 18th issue of
the Chronicle, taking out of pawn with
his own money some old paper that
was held by the First National bank.
The extra copies had not increased his
subscription list; on the contrary over
80 subscribers had stopped the paper in
the last week and he thought somebody
ought to reimburse him for the outlay.
He threw out strong hints that those
who had got more Doodle out of the
campaign than he ought to ''whack
up"
Burroughs evidently thinking himself
| to be hit, was on the floor in an instant.
He would have the gentleman under
stand that for all his part in the cam
paign, ali the dirty work he had done,
all the injury to his paper, the bad name
he had made-for all this he had re-
| ceived but paltry S25. ''Of course,
he admitted. Il have hopes of getting
the Hope postofice'' there he glanced
meaningly at the president. who smiled
upon the speaker benignlyl 'but that
| is not yet a certainty" He thought
that the News man ought to help foot
the bill as he had got slice of the
county printing.
Mr.. Strother being recognized by the
president, said that he had as yet got
no money out of it and as his paper
was not designated the official paper he
was not very proud of his fight for the
printing. There was a little matter
| though that he wished to bring before
the meeting. Itwas in regard to MI.
Warnings having the combination to
| the
Mr.. Mead arose to point of order
and protested against bringing fool
matters before the assembly.
The president adjudged the point
we'll taken and Strother was Set down
upon.
The report of the committee on cor
| respondence was then called for and
read. The president had written to
the Manchester Sun for copy of the
letter which Mr.. Green said it was not
proper for the Central Committee to
write. Green wouldn't send it and
now Mr.. Cooper's asking for it publicly
and the probability that the central
committee would order it published
had robbed it of its value. The Abb.
lene correspondence to the Hope Her.
aid had been carefully prepared.
Special pains had been taken that
nothing true should appear in it.
Mr.. Burroughs arose to remark that
the handwriting of the president was
so bad that he found difficulty in set
ting up the letters in type and hoped
more pains would be taken hereafter.
He also informed the society that to
the last letter he had added an item
about Harger's sending in a dispatch
to the Topeka Capital Commonwealth.
He had since found out that HargeI
did not send it and the item was a
| falsehood. He wished to know if he
had done wrong.
The president assured him that as he
had not heard of Harger losing any
| sleep over a little one-horse lie like
that, they had better let it 60 and say
no more about it.
The report of the committee on polit-
ical intrigue was called for and read
by Mr.. Strother. 1t was chiefly re-
view of what ought to be done next
spring to split up the Republican party
and so punish the REFLECTOR which
| was evidently DESTROYS of electing a
straight Republican ticket.
As split in the party would seem to
be for the advantage of the Democrats
the report was, on motion, laid on the
table and the committee discharged.
The principal object of the meeting
Il IL