Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-19
EAST WASHINGTON TALK.
The Citizens Association Discuss a
Good Many Subjects.

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Good Many Subjects.
MR. DAWSON TELLS SOME OF THE THINGS HE
THISKs A COMMISSIONER SHOULD Do--A MAN
WHO FOUND THE FOUNTAIN OF HEALTH on CAP
IToL HILL-GEATEFuL CITIZENS IN DOUBT.
DR.. s. A. II. McKim presided at a meeting of
the East Washington Citizens association last
night at Weller 4 Repettis Office. on Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. The secretary read
letter from Mr.. George Francis Dawson. in re-
plying to the official notification of the nomi-
nation by the association as its candidate for
the District Commissionership. and accepting
the honor thus rendered him. Mr. Stocking
explained that the delegation appointed at the
last meeting of the association had been to the
White House, where they were kindly received
and assured personally by the President that
their claims should be considered. Since then
other endorsements of the candidate had been
put on file from persons not connected with
the association, whose influence materially in
creased the chances. MIR. Stocking added that
he had great confidence in a successful issue,
and felt sure that East Washington's candidate
has as good chance as any other man now in
the field.
Mr.. Weller said that he thought it should be
generally understood by the people that the
East Washington association had exhausted
between the northeast and the southeast and
recited the facts of the various conferences
held between representatives of the association
and those of the northeast, all of which had
been undertaken by the former, but had proved
of no avail
Mr.. Sperry offered resolution thanking
Senators Ingalls, and Spooner, of the Senate
District committee, for their earnest, untiring
and intelligent interest and labor in behalf
OF the affairs of the District for long time
past but particularly during the last hours
of the Fifsieth Congress. This was unani-
mously adopted.
DID NOT Know VINO TO THANK.
Mr.. Weller then introduced another resolu-
ton thanking Senators Plumb, Dawes, and
Cockrell. the District subcommittee of the Sem
ate appropriations committee. who, he said,
had been very earnest and active in the inter-
ests of East Washington in the matter of ap-
preparations.
Mr.. Sperry inquired where were the benefits
which had come to East Washington through
any source of late. and was told by Mr.. Weller
that East Washington had received 40 per cent
of the street appropriations in the last bill.
MIR. Sperry said that he still thirsted for facts.
and would like to know who was responsible
for this state of affairs before he voted to thank
anybody. Mr.. Stocking said that those
his sentiments also. He had noticed of late
about pound and a-half more pressure on the
water-pipes in his house, and several other evil
dences that folks are awakening to a realization
taxpayers residing east of the capitol. He did
not know who to look to as the cause, but he
certainly would not feel like thanking the Com
mlssioners for finally doing a little of what
they should have done years ago. If anybody
had. by any extra effort succeeded at last in
getting generous appropriation for the east
crn section of the city, he would be perfectly
willing to thank them. but he did not want to
20 throwing his thanks around generally and
promiscuously without knowing whether or not
they were deserved.
At this Mr.. Weller offered an explanation of
the efforts of the subcommittee to secure an
increase in the bill from something over $780,
900 to figure over 81 .OG0. 900. This had failed
20 pass in the conference committee. and in the
hurry OF the closing of the session a compromise
was reached about midway between the two.
Thus East Washington had been materially
benefited. He was sure that in the Senate
there was hardly gentleman who was not in
formed of the true condition of affairs in East
Washington. and that those named in the reso-
buttons were entitled to a slight token of the
esteem of the people of that section.
The resolutions were finally adopted.
EAST WASHINGTON AS HEALTH RESORT
Mr.. Duncan Thompson remarked that he
lived in the northeast but had joined the East
Washington association and was glad of it, for
he wanted to know no north or south in the
matter of the improvement of that beautiful
portion of the city lying east of the capitol.
He declared his firm conviction that he had
saved his life by going to live in East Washing
ton. When he moved, three wears ago. he was
so feeble, he said. that he had to be carried
from carriage to his house. but" he added.
slapping himself. now 1 weigh 1856 pounds,
and was never better" statement fully justi-
fed by his looks.
Mr.. DAwsoS's REMARKS.
Mr.. George Francis Dawson. who had been a
quiet listener TO all that had been said, arose
at this juncture and remarked that he had
by several members. to make few remaks in
the nature of a platform upon which to stand
in that capacity. but he thought it indicate
and unwlse for man to give utterance to his
views under such circumstances. and for his
platform he would have to refer people to his
past record as one actively interested in the
welfare OF the District There a few
points, however. on which he felt at liberty to
speak. For instance, he thought that associa-
lions Of taxpayers like that he addressing,
with the study the members give to the matter
OF public Improvement, should have weight
with the Commissioners in the preparation of
their annual estimates. In the matter of school
trustees, also. the associations should be con-
suited each being given opportunity to name
two or three from whom a board might be Sc
lected- The Committee of One Hundred. a
very important body so long it confined
itself 10 Its legitimate field, which consists of
District interests, should be an element of in
Unite value TO the Commissioners. III all the
candidates for the position should realize and
declare those truths there would be better
outlook, and citizens of the District would be
made to feel more like men than whipped dogs
Mr.. Dawson repeated his thanks to the associa-
ton for its courtesy in making him its candi-
date. and assured the members that. if he
should succeed in securing the nomination, he
would try TO be just and fair to the entire Dis
trict. and that would include justice and fair
ness to East Washington.
PROPOSING AN ORGANIZED BOOM.
Mr. taA ia
committee be appointed to prepare plans and
specifications for an organization of the nature
of a board of trade, whose object should be
the booming of East Washington. This propo-
sltlon did not seem TO meet with much favor
with the members. for after the speaker had
taken his seat there was a silence for a minute
or two. Then Mr.. Thompson remarked that
he was heartily in favor of boom for East
Washington. but that he should really like to
know just how the booming was to be DONE
Mr.. Stocking rose to oppose the carrying out
OF the suggestion. He said that every section
of the city will be doomed permanently and
successfully when the people succeed in get
ing District Commissioners who are partial TO
no section. II was the partiality of previous
administrations that has doomed the northwest
10 the detrlment of every other section and
the only way TO boom East Washington and the
other sections that have been neglected ia to
make Commissioners of men who have broad