Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-06
THE CITIZENS, COMMITTEE.
The Railroad Questionable. Heming
ways Claim not RECOGNIZED.

Mr.. Noble ID. Larner presided at the meeting
| OF the Citizens Committee Of One Hundred al
| Odeon hall last evening.
Mr.. W. G. Dodge, from the special commit
| tee on steam railroads, said that nothing had
been done by his committee during the last two
or three months; but hearing was held before
| subcommittee of the Senate District commit
tee, which was stated to be for the benefit Of
| East Washington The subcommittee, com
| posed OF Messrs. Faulkner and Farwell showed
| much interest in the matter. Mr.. Dodge sug'
gested that as new members had been elected
| to the committee, and some of the old mem
| bers were not now in attendance, the special
| committee appointed last summer on steam
railroads should be recognized by filling va
cancies
DIR. Allen said in reference to the hearing
before the Senate subcommittee that all the
members of the special committee we're not
present. He himself had known nothing OF
the hearing although he would have been glad
| to be present, and to have presented his views,
on which he agreed with he believed. a ma
jority of the people of South Washington. The
! only representative of No. l. or, the South
Washington association, was Mr.. G. B. Church.
DIR. Allen said that Mr.. Church did not repre-
sent the views of all the citizens of South
Washington.
Mr.. Dodge said that this hearing was not a
matter of which the Citizens committee had
any control. Some of them were notified that
the subcommittee would hear citizens of East
Washington. When he got there he found Mr..
Church and Father Donnelly, and other citi-
zens of South Washington. Mr.. Church and
Father Donnelly occupied fully one-half of the
time OF the hearing which was very satisfac-
tory one so far South Washington was con-
cerned. Notice of the hearing was given in the
newspapers and oil had IN equal chance.
motion of Mr.. AIullett to postpone the ap-
pointing of new members on the railroad COM
mittee until after all the associations had
elected their delegates was carried.
Mr.. Mullett, from the special committee to
consider the credentials concerning the contest
from the eighth or northeast county district,
made report stating that MIR. Hemingway,
who claimed election from that district. had no
right whatever.
Mr.. Hemingway asked if the committee took
no action on another paper of his an alter
nate. MIR. Larner said tire credentials approved
by the committee presented Mr.. Hemingway s
name and seated him as an alternate.
MIR: Mullett said that the special committee
had distinctly asked Mr.. Hemingway whether
he would claim to have been elected by bogus
association as a delegate, or would accept the
position of alternate, He positively declined
to be returned as an alternate. Mr.. Heming-
way said that he had not declined to act as al
ternate. but when asked by the committee had
declined to make any statement on the subject.
Mr.. Mullett insisted that his statement was
correct.
Mr.. Hemingway went on to recite the cir
cumstances under which he claimed election.
He and others, he said found. as they believed,
that the old association had gone out of ex-
istence. In order to secure representation
they had called n meeting and he was elected
Afterward, he said. some members of the old
organization got together and for the purpose
OF opposing him elected delegates.
After some discussion Mr.. Mulett's report
was adopted. This seats the following dele
gates and alternates: Delegates-S. A. Coombs,
VIM. II. Hoover. ]. Wilt. j. J. West. and p G.
Grimes. Alternates-Jas Butler, c. B. Hem
ingway, and ". J. Holtmain.
The president said that he believed all the
delegations were filled now except that of
association No. 5.
The resignation of Mr.. John E. Herrell as
treasurer of the committee. on account of his
health. was accepted. There was an inquiry
as to the condition of the finances of the COM
mittee, and Messrs. Dyer. Clark and Morsell.
the auditing committee, were required to make
a report.
The credentials of the following delegates
from association No. were received: Messrs
Eugene Bettes, ii. l.. Biscoe, Jno. H.
Brooks, VIM. H. Browne, A. NJ Gangewer.
VIM. II. Minnix, r. I. Morsell. A. 3. Mullett,
B. s. Pike. r. Reyburn. Daniel Shanahan. J. T.
Sothoron, A. S. Taylor, Jno. ". Thomas. and
E. s. Wescott. Observation-Disclosures AbDe
j, c. Allen, s K Brown F. q Calyer