Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-06

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multitude, In the course Of which he expounde,
MS views on the liquor question, - well q o,
. number of the disputed passages In Scripture
Ae announced that he was q member Of tn
tones the fact that he was, 8rst. last and ali Ia
ume, . Carsonite. During the course of th,
subsequent proceedings it required the service
OF two able-bodied sergeants-at-arms to kee,
him in anything like subsection.
GEORGE BOSTON PREsIDEs.
Promptly ct o'clock the president of the a.
| ISOLATION entered the hall This was Mr.. Geo
d Boston. portly colored gentleman, who
carried huge walking stick that was after
ward called upon to do yeoman's service as
gavei IN the vain attempt to preserve order. In
opening the meeting he read the call and ther
proceeded to make few remarks, in which be
| outlined the work that they had been called to-
gether tc perform. He then announced tina,
nominations were in order, and a member BY
the name OF Williams rose to his feet with a note
oook In his hand. This note book seemed to
be the slate of the Chase faction, for he read
from 1t the name Of Mr. Boston for president
This was the signal for scenes Of the widest
confusion In the gathering, which had been in.
creased oy this time by the arrival Of about q
sons OF a half dozen members of Clan Carson. al
once began to make themselves heard, and
their obstruction methods would have done
| credit TO veteran politicians. There were nu-
mefous and loud cries to the effect thai they
were not ready for business, and one brother
raised the point Of order that there was no sec
rotary. This official was just then seen enter
ing the nall. however, and this objection was
necessarily waived.
Mr. COLLINS OBJECTS.
WIN. Collins. one Of the leaders Of the ex-
treme right. was on his feet in minute and in
stentorian tones raised the point of order that
the chairman and secretary were not residents
OF the thirteenth district nor had they the best
int . OF republicanism at heart. In answer
could be heard above the uproar. that he was
Just as good resident and taxpayer of the dis
trlct as was the man who had raised the charge
against him. Furthermore he said that he
was the best friend that Collins had ever had
anu good friend to the colored people. too
for when he was connected with the old board
OF pubic works he had never given employ
ment to any but colored men. This was the
sort OF gratitude he received in return and it
was Just this spirit existing among the colored
people, ne said that keeps them where they
are today. In order to put q stop to the de-
bate, which was now verging on a general row.
the chairman said he would call for a vote on
the nomination. Then the noise and confusion
became worse than ever. There were wells and
cries OF allsOrts and every effort was made to
prevent q vote from being taken. All the
chairman could do was to pound on the table
with bis club and call for order a call that re-
ceived not the slightest attention, for the OBJ
srucUonlsts saw clearly that things were not
going their way. Finally the chairman man
aged TO be heard, calling for the ayes ON the
question.
THE DELEGATES ANNOUNCED.
his followers set up one tremendous shout
ana without stopping to call for the noes Mr..
Boston announced that Mr.. Boston had been
irs by an overwhelming majority. Bart
Taylor was reelected secretary Robert
Powell was then elected delegate tn the central
committee and Chris. Addison. alternate. These
were the TWO regular nominees OH the Chase
ticket and the meeting adjourned with cheers
tives.
CLAIM OF THE CARSON MEN
Inc Carson men claimed the election of W.
II. Collins, delegate, and Lawrence West, alter
nate.
Fourteenth District
In the fourteenth district the election was
the most peaceable and orderly one ever known
In the political history of that district. The
reason for this was simple one. One side was
SO much the stronger that the other could do
httle more than put up respectable fight and
as the Chase faction did in the thirteenth dis
uict SO ala the Carson men in the fourteenth
The meeting was held in the basement of the
miles tabernacle, on Sd street between New
YORK avenue and L street. There were upward
OF 2OO c0lored men and bows present and the
meeting, while noisy one in itself. was 0uiet A
compared with many of the others around
town. II was devoid of any particularly inter-
esting features, inasmuch as all the proceed
inss seemed to be pretty well cut and dried be-
i0renand. Ihe permanent president, J H.
hiii, VINO held over from four years ago. was re-
elected to fill that more honorable than import.
ant position. he used as the baton Of his Office
large umbrella, with which he pounded yipor-
ousiy upon the reading desk. After reassnm-
Ing the chair he announced that the election of
a permanent secretary was next in order. and
Lemuel Mackell was reelected without much
difficulty
CARSON DELEGATES.
Charles Freeman, the nominee of the Carson
party, was elected delegate the central COM
mittee. The opposition party put up nomi-
nee, but they were so completely outvoiced
and outvoted that their man was showed unJer
In the blizzard OF defeat The nomination of
John W. Bell for alternate was received with
cheers, as was the nomination of the delegate.
ana dis election was carried in the same almost
unanimous manner The meeting lasted con-
siderably less than an hour and was adjourned
with the benediction, pronounced by Rev. Mr.
Duckett pastor Of the church.
CLAIMS OF THE CHASE MEN.
The representatives Of the Chase element
present gave notice Of a protest in both of the
elections on the ground that many of those
who had voted for the successful candidates
we're small boys and not citizens in the enioy.
ment of the right Of franchise. They claim
that they elected Maj. A. H. s. Davis and
Henry Clark, alternate.
Fifteenth District
Fifteenth district republicans who cared
about local politics met in the Second
Baptist Church, on Sd street between H and
streets northwest The fifteenth district is one
OF the most prominent subdivisions, because
within its boundaries is located the earthly
dwelling place Of Andrew Gleason.
At o'clock less than fifty people we're in the
edifice, and all these with about four excep.
tions, were colored-born so. Mr.. Gleason was
one OF the exceptions. He occupied pew in
the center Of the church and looked, as one of
his admiring friends POLITICALLY put it, 'like
q diamond set in COAL" II Mr.. Gieeson was at
all anxious as to results his anxiety was not
apparent. The vote showed clearly that Mr..
Gleason had no occasion for even the least
mental discomposure.
The meeting was to have opened I'D punctu-
ally at 2, but the absence of the fifteenth dis
trict president held the proceedings back for a
brief season. While the balance Of the assem-
bled politicians waited half a dozen bows con-
gregated around the stove and decorated that
useful machine with splashes Of real tobacco
juice.
John L. Bell called the meeting to order.
He did this because several people, among
them Mr. Gleeson, had requested linn to do so.
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