Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-05


national committee directed or in
tended he should do, and discharged his whole
duty IN the premises. And when 1 contenGcd
that | alone had authority to call the committee
together. and acted accordingly. was II an 'ur-
au;hyriz notice whose effect would he
70 intensity the faction fight and repeat
the GIsgracefTl scenes Of the past. which
every good republican. good. decen: man.
should try TO avoid aud prevent? Authority
TO slen that call was given me. net by the ma
tonai committeeman, who evidently conceded
my rights in the premises or they would have
otherwise directed. but by our constitution.
Here is what il says:
The delegates-elect 10 each rev committee
shall meet on Tuesday succeeding their cleo
ton at such place as the president OF the ou:-
going committee shall designate by advertise
ment in some daily newspaper.
III the District of Columbia for at least two
days preceding each meeting and shall he
called 10 order by the president of the out
gong committee for the purpose of effecting
an organization
In view of thcse indisputable facts. sub
init that the purposes Mr.. Carson charges me
with desiring to accomplish were more prop
erIy chargcablc to himself. and | leave a dis
terminating public to decide between one who
has given the best evidence Of a desire TO avoid
the faction fights and disgracoiul
would be published just il WAS. l read it to
HIM and did not understand that he made any
objection 10 1t after my explanation that he was
not expected nor would IL be proper for him to
sign 1t with me. The kicking TO which he now
resorts IL evidently tie result of aftcrthought.
when, perhaps, bad counsellors advised him
that unless the committee were al
lowed to meet and organize in the uslin and
Customary way The and his partisans" might
not be able TO do as they INTENDED to. In tlIe
charge that l would issue tickets of aGmissfon
only to those whom l might arbitrarily de-
eide had been legally elected and TO
such other persons as are friendly 90 me
and thus pack the hall with my partisans
crops out strong shadowing of the very pur-
poses he so recklessIy accuses me CT designing
10 accomplish. Such talk is supremcst nom
sense. it will not be for me 20 decide who were
elected. That question will have to be settled
by the elections. and the Credentials. who
presented, will be proof or prima facia
evidence sufficient to entitle the holder
to admittancc, and | am certain no right
thinking, wcil-disposed person can object to an
arrangement by which 1t As proposed to keep
out those who have no night there. Posi-
bly, some other person might more impartinily
have decided the question, bat IN the light of
today think it will be generally conceded that
At least MIR. Carson is not that person.
1T IL scarcely necessary for me 10 instance
the mob like meeting of the central committee
at its Organization in 1883. when it met in the
usual and customary way. nor 10 add that all
good republicans, white and colored. deprecate
1t and thousands have expressed the hope that
IA similar meeting should not be possible. As
Chairman Of the committee L have been
appealed to by men without number
whose ideas and opinions are worth something
to use all fair and honorable means TO prevent
the recurrence of such disgraceful scenes. With
this purpose in view l issued the call which
seems to be SO Objectionable 10 Mr.. Carson.
propose that all who have the right to do SO
| shall be admitted to the hail on the
18th instant. In the interests Of har-
mony, fairness and Justice no
| Others should attempt 10 and
judgment and good citizenship OF the great
| majority of our colored people to believe that
| any considerable number of them Will seek ad.
mittance unless they have such right 1 also
believe that MIR. Carsons very bad advice will
be disregarded. He has no more right TO die.
tate IN this matter than any republican in the
District.
at must be apparent, think, to every per
son who reads what have submitted that my
| authority to issue the call referred to cannot
| be questioned, and 1 trust that no person
| elected to membership in the new central com
mittee will hazard his right to such member
ship by refusing to take part in its organization
| to crafty the caprices or bad humor OF any
man"
| TALK WITH Mr.. CARSON.
Who will lead the Carson forces tonight in
the fight for the selection Of the new centra
republican committee? is the question that j,
worrying alike the followers and politica
enemies of the big colonel"
At present Perry is confined TO his home or
Pennsylvania avenue with a severe case of griI
attended with pneumonia symptoms.
reporter OF The STAR found the stricken
leader confined to his bed surrounded by hi
Iieutenants and co-laborers.
Every now and then a special messenge,
would arrive with information from the sew
eral districts, and Mr.. Carson would direct on,
of his men TO do certain things pro or con i.
connection Herewith.
There's life in tie old war horse yet" b,
said as the reporter entered; land, although
may be prevented from personally con
Quoting the fight tonight, We will wiz
to certainty. l am directing tn,
battle as best can, and from information re
ceived from fourteen districts out of twenty
two we are quite sanguine of success. %
course Andrew Gleesou will virtually be oul
leader tonight. He will have plenty of gooC
men back of him. and when the,
come to count up you will find the ether sid,
| swamped out of sight. 1t breaks my heart tc
be obliged to stay here he continued II
l was only able to be out" ant
he shook his head threateningly. "Yo,
see this fight promises to be tn,
bi.terest ever known. There are any humber
of schemes on hand to defeat us. but wepsl
get there" 20 ofsss1T
lou Uet, answered MS ucuteEantei Il
chorus. - -
Il cannot for the life of me understand tla
call, said Mr. Carson. referring to Maj. Davis
call for the central committee meeting "Nhy
just before Christmas he agreed with me abou
calling meeting of the members-elect of tia,
central committee, as has been the chs
tom the day after the election. Al
soon as / learned what he had dont
l appointed committee composed of Kno,
Brown and Charles Hopkins to call upon him
for an explanation. This they did and pre-
scented my letter, to Which the major
replied that he would come and see
me. This he has failed 20 dc
as yet Now, what right has he to issue such q
call? None in tie world. By virtue of being
chosen by tho national committee and alsu
being the first appointed it was manifestly my
right and privilege to issue whateyer call was
necessary. "a
Zone thing is certain, the members-elect will
meet Wednesday at Reh's Hall Not Wednes.
day one, two or three weeks hence. but the
Wednesday that comes tomorrow. II this meet
ing were put off it would be productive of no
good, but on the contrary would do consider
able harm. Oh, we'nget 'em, said the colonel
as the reporter withdrew.
WHAT NE. GLEEsoN SAYS
Mr.. Carson had not today received any reply
to his letter to Maj. Davis quoted above.
Mr.. Andrew Gleeson, who is identified with
Mr.. Carson as q republican leader, said toda,
to STAR reporter that the national committee
undoubtedly meant that the call for tie meet
ing should be signed by both Carson and
Davis Mr.. Davis action in calling the meet
\ - l. IL